Geryt Potter van der Loo

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Geryt Potter van der Loo (died 10 November 1454) was a Dutch nobleman at the court of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut until her death in 1436, [1] and from 24 April 1445 a councillor of the Court of Holland in The Hague. [2] His Middle Dutch translation of Froissart's Chronicles is one of the 1000 notable works in the Canon of Dutch Literature.

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References

  1. Dirk Schoenaers, "Potter van der Loo, Gerijt", in Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle, edited by Graeme Dunphy (Leiden, 2016), s.v.
  2. "Repertorium van ambtsdragers en ambtenaren 1428-1861". 15 May 2012.