Beets, Nikolaas (1814–1903)

Dutch poet and writer. His collection of humorous sketches Camera Obscura (1839) was first published under the pseudonym Hildebrand. He also wrote critical essays, the best of which are contained in ‘Verscheidenheden meest op letterkundig gebied/Diverse Writings Mainly on Literature’ (1859). His poetry was published in four volumes 1873–81.

Beets was born in Haarlem. He was a parson and was professor of theology at the university of Utrecht 1875–84.