Willem Jacob Rozendaal was born in Scherpenzeel Holland and attended schools in the Hague and in Rotterdam. He started out as a stain-glass designer 1916-1924. His first woodcuts were done in 1921 and exhibited in Rotterdam in 1922. He was a prolific designer of bookplates and became a member of the Dutch Exlibris Circle after 1932. He also designed book covers including one for the art journal “Wendingen” in 1930. From 1932 until 1960 he was a lecturer at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. In 1959 there was an honorary exhibition of his work held at the Gemeentemuseum. He died in Wassenaar in 1971.