Jan Feith

{{Short description|Dutch writer (1875–1944)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Jan Feith

| image = JanFeithMerkelbach.jpg

| caption = Jan Feith in 1913

| nationality = Dutch

| occupation = Writer

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|5|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|9|2|1874|5|12|df=yes}}

| death_place = The Hague, Netherlands

}}

Jan Feith (12 May 1874 – 2 September 1944) was a Dutch writer. His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/921711 |title=Jan Feith |work=Olympedia |access-date=31 July 2020}} In his younger years he was an accomplished sportsman. He celebrated a some minor victories in cycling and speed skating, sports in which his friend Jaap Eden was the champion of his age.