JACOB ZEVECOT
\d͡ʒˈe͡ɪkəb zˈɛvɪkˌɒt], \dʒˈeɪkəb zˈɛvɪkˌɒt], \dʒ_ˈeɪ_k_ə_b z_ˈɛ_v_ɪ_k_ˌɒ_t]\
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A Dutch poet and dramatist, considered by his contemporaries the greatest Latin poet of his time; born at Gand, 1604; died 1646. Among his works are: "Elegies"; "Greek Maria" and "Rosimunda", tragedies; "Esther", a tragi-comedy; "The Siege of Leyden" (1626), a tragedy written in Flemish; and various collections of shorter poems.
By Charles Dudley Warner
