Maarten Hamckema (c. 1550 in 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.[1][2]

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

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  1. ^ Ridder-Symoens, Hilde De; Goudriaan, Koen; Moolenbroek, J. J. Van; Tervoort, Ad (2004). Education and learning in the Netherlands, 1400-1600 [electronic resource]: essays in honour of Hilde de Ridder-Symoens. BRILL. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-90-04-13644-1.
  2. ^ True, Micah (2019-09-16). The Jesuit Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix's (1682–1761) Journal of a Voyage in North America: An Annotated Translation. BRILL. p. 40. ISBN 978-90-04-40864-7.