Legacy
Constantijn Huygens died in The Hague on Good Friday, March 28, 1687 at the age of 90. A week later he was buried in the Grote Kerk in the Hague, together with his son, the famous scientist Christiaan Huygens.
In 1947 a literary award was created, the Constantijn Huygens Award, to honor his legacy.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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