Jaap R. Bruijn

Jacobus Ruurd "Jaap" Bruijn (born in 1938 in The Hague), is one of the best known and respected Dutch maritime historians. He was professor of maritime history at the University of Leiden from 1979 until his retirement in 2003.[1] During his 41-year teaching career as The Netherlands' only university professor of maritime history, he guided the doctoral theses of no fewer than 43 graduate students.[2]

Education and Academic Career

He completed his doctorate in 1970 at the University of Leiden with a thesis on De Admiraliteit van Amsterdam in rustige jaren, 1713-1751. In 1974-75, while associate professor of histiory at Leiden, he was a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Awards and Honors

On his retirement, Bruijn was presented with a festschrift In het kielzog: maritiem-historische studies aangeboden aan Jaap R. Bruijn bij zijn vertrek als hoogleraar zeegeschiedenis aan de Universiteit Leiden, edited by Leo Akveld, [et al.], (Amsterdam: De Bataafse Leeuw, 2003). In 2001, the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Zeegeschiedenis named a prize in his honor, the J.R. Bruijn Prize, which was first awarded in 2003, is given for an outstanding undergraduate theses in the field of maritime history.[3]

Published Books

Sources

  1. http://www.hum.leiden.edu/history/organisation/professors/professors-mog.html
  2. Arjen van Veelen "Interview with Prof dr. J.R. Bruijn", Forum: Niewsbrief Faculteit der Lettern, Jaargang 3, extra nummer (maart 2003))
  3. http://www.zeegeschiedenis.nl/bruijn.htm

External Sources

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