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Adolf van Meetkercke
Adolf van Meetkercke was a Flemish diplomat and humanist.
Adolf van Meetkercke was a Flemish diplomat and humanist.
Aernout van Buchel
Aernout van Buchel (Latinised: Arnoldus Buchelius) (Utrecht, 1565 – Utrecht, 15 July 1641) was a Dutch antiquarian and humanist, specialising in Genealogy and Heraldry.
Aernout van Buchel (Latinised: Arnoldus Buchelius) (Utrecht, 1565 – Utrecht, 15 July 1641) was a Dutch antiquarian and humanist, specialising in Genealogy and Heraldry.
Arnoldus Arlenius
Arnoldus Arlenius Peraxylus, (c. 1510 - 1582), born Arndt or Arnout van Eyndhouts or van Eynthouts, also known as Arnoud de Lens, was a Dutch humanist philosopher and poet.
Arnoldus Arlenius Peraxylus, (c. 1510 - 1582), born Arndt or Arnout van Eyndhouts or van Eynthouts, also known as Arnoud de Lens, was a Dutch humanist philosopher and poet.
Caspar Barlaeus
Caspar Barlaeus (February 12, 1584 – January 14, 1648) was a Dutch polymath, Renaissance humanist theologian, poet, and historian.
Caspar Barlaeus (February 12, 1584 – January 14, 1648) was a Dutch polymath, Renaissance humanist theologian, poet, and historian.
Daniel Heinsius
Daniel Heinsius, one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, was born at Ghent.
Daniel Heinsius, one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, was born at Ghent.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian.
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian.
Dominicus Arumaeus
Dominicus Arumaeus (1579, Leeuwarden - February 24, 1637, Jena) was a Dutch jurist.
Dominicus Arumaeus (1579, Leeuwarden - February 24, 1637, Jena) was a Dutch jurist.
Dominicus Baudius
Dominicus Baudius, a latinised form of Dominique Baudier, (Lille, 8 April 1561 – Leiden, 22 August 1613) was a French Neo-Latin poet, scholar and historian.
Dominicus Baudius, a latinised form of Dominique Baudier, (Lille, 8 April 1561 – Leiden, 22 August 1613) was a French Neo-Latin poet, scholar and historian.
Erycius Puteanus
Erycius Puteanus (4 November 1574 - 17 September 1646) was a humanist and philologist from the Low Countries.
Erycius Puteanus (4 November 1574 - 17 September 1646) was a humanist and philologist from the Low Countries.
Florens Radewyns
Florens Radewyns (or Latinized Florentius Radwyn) (c.
Florens Radewyns (or Latinized Florentius Radwyn) (c.
Geert Groote
Geert Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch preacher and founder of the Brethren of the Common Life a...
Geert Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch preacher and founder of the Brethren of the Common Life a...
Gerard Geldenhouwer
Gerardus Geldenhouwer (Nijmegen, 1482 - Marburg, 10 January 1542) was a Dutch historian.
Gerardus Geldenhouwer (Nijmegen, 1482 - Marburg, 10 January 1542) was a Dutch historian.
Gerardus Vossius
Gerrit Janszoon Vos (1577 – 19 March 1649), often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian.
Gerrit Janszoon Vos (1577 – 19 March 1649), often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian.
Hadrianus Junius
Hadrianus Junius (1511–1575), also known as Adriaen de Jonghe, was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, emblematist, school rector, and ...
Hadrianus Junius (1511–1575), also known as Adriaen de Jonghe, was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, emblematist, school rector, and ...
Honius
Honius (died 1524) was a Dutch jurist and humanist, known for his views on the Eucharist.
Honius (died 1524) was a Dutch jurist and humanist, known for his views on the Eucharist.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic.
Hugo Grotius (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic.
Janus Dousa
Janus Dousa Jan van der Does
Lord of Noordwyck (6 December 1545 – 8 October 1604), Dutch statesman, historian, poet and philologist, the first Librarian of Leiden University Library and ...
Janus Dousa Jan van der Does
Lord of Noordwyck (6 December 1545 – 8 October 1604), Dutch statesman, historian, poet and philologist, the first Librarian of Leiden University Library and ...
Johannes Acronius Frisius
Johannes Acronius (or Atrocianus) Frisius (1520, Akkrum, Frisia - 18 October 1564) was a Dutch doctor and mathematician of the 16th century.
Johannes Acronius (or Atrocianus) Frisius (1520, Akkrum, Frisia - 18 October 1564) was a Dutch doctor and mathematician of the 16th century.
Johannes Goropius Becanus
Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519–1572) was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist.
Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519–1572) was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist.
Johannes Murmellius
Johannes Murmellius (c. 1480 – 2 October 1517) was a Dutch teacher and humanist, known for numerous textbooks, and his spreading of humanism, particularly in the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.
Johannes Murmellius (c. 1480 – 2 October 1517) was a Dutch teacher and humanist, known for numerous textbooks, and his spreading of humanism, particularly in the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.
Johannes van den Driesche
Johannes van den Driesche or Drusius
Protestant divine, distinguished specially as an Orientalist, Christian Hebraist and exegete, was born at Oudenarde, in Flanders.
Johannes van den Driesche or Drusius
Protestant divine, distinguished specially as an Orientalist, Christian Hebraist and exegete, was born at Oudenarde, in Flanders.
Lawrence Torrentinus
Lawrence Torrentinus, also known as Lorenzo Torrentino, Laurentius Torrentinus, Laurens van den Bleeck (1499–1563) was a Dutch-Italian humanist and famous typographer and printer for Cosimo, Duk...
Lawrence Torrentinus, also known as Lorenzo Torrentino, Laurentius Torrentinus, Laurens van den Bleeck (1499–1563) was a Dutch-Italian humanist and famous typographer and printer for Cosimo, Duk...
Macropedius
Georgius Macropedius, also known as Joris van Lanckvelt, was a Dutch humanist, schoolmaster and 'the greatest Latin playwright of the 16th century'.
Georgius Macropedius, also known as Joris van Lanckvelt, was a Dutch humanist, schoolmaster and 'the greatest Latin playwright of the 16th century'.
Petrus Cunaeus
Petrus Cunaeus was the pen name of the Dutch Christian scholar Peter van der Kun.
Petrus Cunaeus was the pen name of the Dutch Christian scholar Peter van der Kun.
Rodolphus Agricola
Rodolphus Agricola was a pre-Erasmian humanist of the northern Low Countries, famous for his supple Latin and one of the first north of the Alps to know Greek well.
Rodolphus Agricola was a pre-Erasmian humanist of the northern Low Countries, famous for his supple Latin and one of the first north of the Alps to know Greek well.
Theodericus Ulsenius
Theodericus Ulsenius, the Latin version of the Frisian Dirk van Ulsen, (Zwolle c.1460 - 1508) was a Renaissance humanist and physician.
Theodericus Ulsenius, the Latin version of the Frisian Dirk van Ulsen, (Zwolle c.1460 - 1508) was a Renaissance humanist and physician.
Wessel Gansfort
Wessel Harmensz Gansfort was a theologian and early humanist of the northern Low Countries.
Wessel Harmensz Gansfort was a theologian and early humanist of the northern Low Countries.