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Martinus Hamconius
Portrait by Arnoud van Halen, c. 1700
Portrait by Arnoud van Halen, c. 1700
BornMaarten Hamckema
c. 1550
Follega, Friesland
Died1620 (aged 69–70)
Pen nameMartinus Hamconius
OccupationWriter, poet, historian
NationalityDutch

Maarten Hamckema (c. 1550, Follega – 1620), sometimes anglicized as Marten Hamkes and mainly known by his pen name Martinus Hamconius, was a Frisian writer, poet and historian best known for his apocryphal history books on the Kingdom of Frisia.

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