Jan Fontijn

Johannes Henricus Antonius "Jan" Fontijn  (9 February 1936 – 6 January 2022) was a Dutch linguist and Dutch literary historian. He was known for a large number of biographical studies of Dutch writers, including Frederik van Eeden and Jacob Israël de Haan. He was a critic for multiple newspapers.

Fontijn was married to the writer Charlotte Mutsaers. He died in Amsterdam on 6 January 2022, at the age of 85.

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Category:Linguists
Category:Dutch historians
Category:Dutch essayists
Category:Literary critics
Category:1936 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:People from Amsterdam