Hieronymus de Bosch

For the painter see Hieronymus Bosch (1450–1516)

Hieronymus de Bosch or Jeronimo De Bosch (1740-1811)

Hieronymus de Bosch or Jeronimo de Bosch (23 March 1740, Amsterdam – 1 June 1811, Leiden) was a Latin poet and notable scholar from the Netherlands. He wrote several books, the most important of which was the "Anthologia Graeca", containing the Anthology of Planudes with Latin translation.[1][2]

He was a member of Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen from 1776, a member of Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde from 1780, a member of Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen from 1793, and a member of the Maatschappij ter bevordering van de Landbouw. In 1808 he was asked by Louis Bonaparte to be a member of the committee for the formation of the Koninklijk Instituut along with Martinus van Marum, Jean Henri van Swinden, and Martinus Stuart. He subsequently became member of the institution.[3] His sister married the Haarlem minister and librarian Abraham de Vries.

Works

His works were:[4]

He was the grandfather of the Dutch politician Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper through his daughter, who married Joan Melchior Kemper.

References

  1. "Bosch, Hieronymus van". L'Enciclopedia Italiana. Treccani. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. George Ripley; Charles A. Dana (1873). "The American Cyclopaedia". D. Appleton And Company. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. "Jeronimo de Bosch (1740 - 1811)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. "Bosch, Jeronimo de (1740 - 1811)". CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
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