Herman Gorter
Dutch poet and communist
- Lived
- 1864–1927
- Country
- Netherlands
Updated September 2026
About Herman Gorter
Herman Gorter was a Dutch poet, classical scholar, and communist theorist. A leading member of the Tachtigers, a highly influential literary movement in the Netherlands, he was one of the most acclaimed poets of his generation for his 1889 lyrical epic Mei. After 1897, he became a committed Marxist and a prominent theoretician of the international communist left.
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