Willem van Haren
Jonkheer Willem van Haren was a Dutch nobleman and poet. Van Haren was born in Leeuwarden and died in Sint-Oedenrode.
Poetry
Haren's best known work was an epic poem, Friso, written in 1741. He has also created Het menschelijk leven, 1760, a review of his life and another epic poem: Gevallen van Friso, in which he describes the fate of the first king of the Frisians.His brother, Onno Zwier van Haren, was also a poet and wrote patriotic verses.