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Portrait by Arnoud van Halen, c. 1700
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Born | Maarten Hamckema c. 1550 Follega, Friesland |
Died | 1620 (aged 69–70) |
Pen name | Martinus Hamconius |
Occupation | Writer, poet, historian |
Nationality | Dutch |
Maarten Hamckema (c. 1550, Follega – 1620), sometimes anglicized as Marten Hamkes and mainly known by his pen name Martinus Hamconius, was a Frisian writer, poet and historian best known for his apocryphal history books on the Kingdom of Frisia.