| Arend Fokke Simonsz | |
| Birth Date: | 1755 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation: | Writer |
Arend Fokke Simonsz (3 July 1755 – 15 November 1812) was a Dutch writer and intellectual.
Arend Fokke Simonsz was born to Simon and Cornelia Fokke. Simonsz is best remembered as a writer,[1] but was also an important figure in the literary world at the end of the eighteenth century. He had for some time a publishing house and was a member of many literary societies. One of his most famous works, Het toekomende jaar 3000, is one of the earliest written examples of a utopia, and probably one of the first in Dutch literature.[2] Many of his books where critical analyses of current events and trends. He had established himself as a critical observer, especially of the French government at the time. Though not illegal, this critical view brought him into the close eye of the authorities.[3]
He died at the age of 57 in Amsterdam.