What is Jacob Cats?
{{Infobox writer | name = Jacob Cats | image = Jacob Cats by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Jacob Cats by [[Michiel van Mierevelt]] | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1577|11|10}} | birth_place = [[Brouwershaven]], Netherlands | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1660|9|12|1577|11|10}} | death_place = [[The Hague]], Netherlands | occupation = Poet, writer, politician | nationality = Dutch | ethnicity = | religion = | citizenship = | education = Law | alma_mater = | period = [[Dutch Golden Age]] | genre = [[Emblem book]]s | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''Het Spaens Heydinnetje'' | spouse = Elisabeth van Valckenburg | children = Anna, Johannes, Cornelis, Elisabeth, Helene & Jacobus Cats | awards = }} '''Jacob Cats''' (10 November 1577 in [[Brouwershaven]] - 12 September 1660 in [[The Hague]]) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] poet, [[judge|jurist]] and [[politician]]. He is most famous for his [[emblem book]]s. His poems were told like [[nursery rhyme]]s for many years. Cats was [[pensionary]] of [[Middelburg, Zeeland|Middelburg]] and [[Dordrecht]], and [[grand pensionary]] of [[Holland]]. ==Other websites== * {{Gutenberg author | id=Cats,+Jacob | name=Jacob Cats}} * {{Commons-inline|Jacob Cats (1577-1660)}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cats, Jacob}} [[Category:1577 births]] [[Category:1660 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch jurists]] [[Category:Dutch poets]] [[Category:Dutch provincial politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Zeeland]] [[Category:Writers from Zeeland]]