Ursul Philip Boissevain (4 November 1855 – 7 May 1930) was a Dutch historian and professor.[1]
Biography
Boissevain was born in Amsterdam as the fifth and youngest son of Henri Jean Arnaud Boissevain and Petronella Drost.[2] He was named after Ursuline Philippine Baroness of Verschuer (1794–1866), wife of theologian Hermann Friedrich Kohlbrugge. He studied in Leiden where he wrote his dissertation in 1879.[3] He also studied in Berlin. After his studies Boissevain traveled through Europe and lived in Italy for a number of years. In 1882 he started teaching classical languages at the Erasmus Gymnasium in Rotterdam. Two years later Boissevain married Wilhelmina Carolina Momma (1859 – 1921).
In 1887 he was appointed professor in Ancient History at the University of Groningen. From 1889 onwards he also taught 'Roman Antiquities'. He has published various historical works and treatises, including a five-volume edition of the Historia Romana (Roman History) of Cassius Dio.[4] In 1898 Boissevain became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5] Between 1911 – 1922 he was the vice-chairman of the academy.
In 1911, Boissevain became professor at the University of Amsterdam, followed by his retirement in 1926. He died a few years later after a short illness, and was buried at Zorgvlied cemetery in Amsterdam.
References
- ^ Hesseling, D.C. (2010). Levensbericht U.Ph. Boissevain, Jaarboek, 1930-1931 (PDF). Amsterdam: Huygens Institute – Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). pp. 35–78. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Stamboom Boissevain". Genealogie Online. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ WorldCat, U. Ph. Boissevain, De re militari provinciarum hispaniarum aetate imperatoria Thesis (D. Phil.)--University of Leiden, 1879; Amstelodami : J.H. & G. Van Heteren, 1879
- ^ "Boissevain, U. Ph (Ursulus Philippus)". worldcat.org. Worldcat Identities. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "U.Ph. Boissevain (1855 – 1930)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Ursul Boissevain at Wikimedia Commons
- Ursul Philip Boissevain Biography portal of the Netherlands
