Dutch writer, born on the 15th of June 1834, at Appingadam; studied theology at Utrecht, but early devoted himself to literary pursuits. After a short residence at Batavia, he returned in 1862 to teach Dutch at The Hague, and since that time he has earned for himself a prominent place as a critic, especially in the department of fiction and belles-lettres. A popular novel of his is Het Verloren Kind (1879), and his Causerien over Moderne Romans (1885) is a valuable critique of modern novels.
