Eeltsje Hiddes Halbertsma

Eeltsje Hiddes Halbertsma
Born	8 October 1797 Grou, Netherlands
Died	22 March 1858(1858-03-22) (aged 60) Grou, Netherlands
Occupation	physician, poet, writer
Language	West Frisian
Nationality	Western Frisian
Citizenship	Dutch
Period	19th century
Genre	Poetry, short stories
Literary movement	Romanticism[1]
Years active	1822–1858
Notable works	Rimen en Teltsjes De Alde Friezen
Spouse	Baukje Fockens ​ (m. 1823)​
Children	4 (2 sons and 2 daughters)

Eeltsje Hiddes Halbertsma (West Frisian: [ˈeːltsjǝ ˈhɪdəs ˈhɔlbǝtsma]; Dutch: Eeltje Hiddes Halbertsma [ˈeːltɕǝ ˈɦɪdəs ˈɦɑlbǝrtsmaː]; 8 October 1797 – 22 March 1858)^[1][2] was a Frisian writer, poet and physician,^[3] member of the Halbertsma family, and the youngest of the Halbertsma Brothers.^[4] He became well known when he and his elder brother Justus published the poetry and short story collection De Lapekoer fan Gabe Skroar in 1822.^[5][6] Afterwards, this work was continually expanded, and also came to include contributions by a third brother, Tsjalling,^[7] until all the Halbertsma Brothers' prose and poetry was posthumously collected in 1871 to become the famous work Rimen en Teltsjes.^[8][6] This book played a role of crucial importance in the development of a new literary tradition after Western Frisian had been used almost exclusively as a spoken language for three centuries.^[6][9] Of the three Brothers Halbertsma, Eeltsje was probably the most talented, en his poetry especially is still very much admired.^[3][10] His oeuvre included the poem De Alde Friezen, which later became the national anthem of the Western Frisian people.^[11][12]