Max de Haan

Max Jan Marie de Haan ( Rotterdam , January 1 1942 ) is a Dutch literature researcher and author .

De Haan studied Dutch language and literature and philosophy . He received his PhD in 1973 on the thesis text criticism of Middle Dutch texts. He was for many years associated with the University of Leiden and the Hague School for Language and Literature, which he rector was. He has served as director of the then educational branch of the retail group Vendex and then briefly director of the Foundation Kinderpostzegels .

De Haan translated several poems from German, including by Heinrich Heine, and wrote several books on Freemasonry . When he came into contact with the work of the 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, he fell under the spell of this man and his work. He may be seen as a specialist in the field of Burns and Scotland is also a frequent speaker on the topic. ==[Bibliography  edit ] ==
 * Burns
 * Four poems of Robert Burns, in-house (250 numbered and signed ex.), Roelofarendsveen 1993
 * Poems / Robert Burns, a selection of his work, The Hague: The New Hague, 1996, ISBN 90-72766-10-5
 * Blacklock and Dr. Robert Burns, or which saw a blind critic, Roelofarendsveen 1996
 * Robert Burns, poet and Freemason: about a man who wanted to be above man, The Hague: The New Hague / Fama Fraternitatis [1997], ISBN 90-72766-28-8
 * Robert Burns, the poet of auld lang syne, Roelofarendsveen, 2005
 * Freemasonry
 * Sonnets for freemasons, The Hague: Rite Masonic Foundation and Temple Building, 2000, ISBN 90-803158-2-6
 * The word search: texts about Freemasonry, The Hague: Foundation Rite Masonic Temple and Construction, 2001
 * The Order of Freemasons under the Grand East of the Netherlands: a brief history, The Hague: Foundation Rite Masonic Temple and Construction, 2006
 * Through a window fittings: a discussion of Freemasonry, The Hague: Rite Masonic Foundation and Temple Construction, 2008
 * On the way to the beginning: a booklet for those who decided to join the Order of Freemasons under the Grand East of the Netherlands, The Hague: Foundation Rite Masonic Temple and Construction, 2008