Gerbrand Bredero

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
Portrait of Bredero by H.W. Caspari after an engraving by Hessel Gerritsz
BornGerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
(1585-03-16)16 March 1585
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died23 August 1618(1618-08-23) (aged 33)
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
OccupationPoet, playwright
LanguageDutch
Literary movementDe Egelantier

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero (16 March 1585 – 23 August 1618) was a Dutch poet and playwright in the period known as the Dutch Golden Age.