BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• physics

Biography:
Inventor of the so-called Volta pile (or voltaic pile)

Residence

• Pavia 

Occupation

• professor of philosophy , Padova

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, eerste klasse
  Associated Member 25-02-1809
• Royal Society of London
  member 1791

Provenance

• Volta, A.G.A.A., Algemene Vergadering Instituut 1827, p. 8 door J.F. Serrurier.

Publications

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• oriental languages and literature

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Leiden 

Occupation

• professor of oriental languages 1833 - Universiteit Leiden, Leiden

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, derde klasse
  Member 15-04-1836

Provenance

• Weyers, H.E., Algemene Vergadering Instituut 1844, p. 22 door I. da Costa; Verslagen Instituut Klasse III, 1845, p. 33-34 door C.A. den Tex.

Publications

N/A

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: phd

Fields of interest:

• rural economics

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Zutphen 

Occupation

N/A

Education

• Student  - Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, eerste klasse
  Member 18-07-1808

Provenance

• Borch van Verwolde, A.P.R.C. van de, Verslagen Instituut Klasse I, 1837, p. 6-7 door C. Alewijn.

Publications

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• art

Biography:
Art historian and draftsman

Residence

• Haarlem 

Occupation

• in the army 1785 - 1789
• drossaard 1795 - 1801, Tilburg
• teacher , Haarlem
• connoisseur of art 

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, vierde klasse
  Correspondent, living in the Netherlands 26-08-1816
• Teylers Stichting
  member 
• Akademie Antwerpen (art)
  member 
• Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde - Leiden
  member 

Provenance

• Willigen, A. van der, Algemene Vergadering Instituut 1841, p. 11-12 door J. Bosscha.

Publications

N/A

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• poetry

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Den Haag 

Occupation

• journalist 

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, tweede klasse
  Correspondent, living in the Netherlands / (resigned) 28-04-1848 - 26-10-1851

Provenance

• Ledenlijst in: De leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Een demografisch perspectief: 1808 tot 2008. Kaa, D.J. vam de, Roo, Y. de. KNAW Press (2008)

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• ancient literature
• physics
• medicine
• egyptology

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Edinburgh 1794 - 1795
• Göttingen 1795 - 1797
• Cambridge 1797 - 1799
• London 1792 - 1794
• London 1799 - 1829
• Milverton 1773 - 1792

Occupation

• Professor 1801 - 1803 - Royal Institution of Great Britain, London
• Physician 1811 - St. George's Hospital, London

Education

• Student of Medicine 1792, London
• Student of Medicine and Physics 1795 - 1796 - Universitat Gottingen, Göttingen
• Student 1797 - 1798 - Cambridge University, Cambridge

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, eerste klasse
  Correspondent, living abroad 11-10-1827
• Académie des SciencesParis
  Associate Member 1827
• Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesStockholm
  Foreign Member 1828
• Royal Society of London
  Foreign Secretary 1802
• Royal Society of LondonLondon
  Fellow 1794

Provenance

• Young, T., Verslagen Instituut Klasse I, 1829, p. 13-15 door H.C. Boon van der Mesch; Algemene Vergadering Instituut 1830, p. 20 door H.H. Klijn.

Publications

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Wiki and VIAF

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• history
• military history

Biography:
Member of the Dutch nobility, author of several historical works.

Residence

• Den Haag 

Occupation

N/A

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, tweede klasse
  Correspondent, living in the Netherlands 07-08-1828

Provenance

• Yvoy v.Mijdrecht v.Hangest Gerlis M. d’ , Verslagen Instituut 1832, p. 20 door J. de Vries.

Publications

N/A

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• architecture

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Haarlem 

Occupation

• architect 

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, vierde klasse
  Member / (resigned) 28-11-1835 - 26-10-1851

Provenance

• Ledenlijst in: De leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Een demografisch perspectief: 1808 tot 2008. Kaa, D.J. vam de, Roo, Y. de. KNAW Press (2008)

Publications

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Wiki and VIAF

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• medicine

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Leiden 

Occupation

N/A

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, tweede klasse
  Member Afd. Natuurkunde 07-01-1830

Provenance

• Halbertsma, H.J., Jaarboek 1866, p. 38-55 door W. Koster.

Publications

N/A

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• zoology
• anatomy

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Utrecht 

Occupation

N/A

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, eerste klasse
  Correspondent, living in the Netherlands 13-04-1849 - 26-10-1851
• Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen
  Member Afd. Natuurkunde 23-02-1855

Provenance

• Harting, P., Jaarboek 1888, p. 1-60 door A.A.W. Hublaw
• Bibliografie van Biografieën van biologen, dierkundigen, kruidkundigen, plantkundigen, biohistorici, natuurbeschermers, natuurfotografen, natuurillustratoren, natuurschilders etc. voor 1950 geboren. http://www.natuurcijfers.nl/biografieen.htm

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• art

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• London 

Occupation

• engraver/publisher 

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, vierde klasse
  Correspondent, living abroad 18-06-1830

Provenance

• Ledenlijst in: De leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Een demografisch perspectief: 1808 tot 2008. Kaa, D.J. vam de, Roo, Y. de. KNAW Press (2008)
• http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/portraits/engravers/cheath.html
• http://www.jjhc.info/heathcharles1848.htm

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Wiki and VIAF

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• philosophy
• theology

Biography:
Reformed minister charged with heterodoxy, after which he voluntary resigned from his post. He subsequently joined the Remonstrant Church. Protagonist of Kant and Kantian philosophy in the Netherlands.

Residence

• Den Haag 

Occupation

• minister 1781, Baarn
• minister 1781, Wijk bij Duurstede
• professor 1790 - 1796 - Remonstrants Seminarium - Amsterdam, Amsterdam
• Secretary 1818 - 1825 - Maatschappij van Weldadigheid

Education

• student 1774 - Universiteit Leiden, Leiden
• student 1778 - Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht
• student  - Athenaeum Illustre te Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, derde klasse
  Member 04-05-1808
• Vrijdagsch Gezelschap genaamd ‘Libertate et Concordia’ - Amsterdam
  member 1811~
• Gezelschap ter Beoeffening der proefondervindelijke Wijsbegeerte in ’s Hage
  member 1814 - 1824~

Provenance

• Hemert, P. van, Gedenkschriften Klasse III, 1836, p. 40-45 door M. Stuart; Algemene Vergadering Instituut 1825, p. 18 door W.A. van Hengel.
• “Naamlijst der leden van het Vrijdag’s Gezelschap”, in: Naamlijst der leden van het Vrijdag's Gezelschap, opgerigt te Amsterdam den 17 december van het jaar 1734, onder de zinspreuk: Libertate et Concordia, en eenige gedichten daartoe betrekkelyk (Amsterdam 1812).
• Naamlijst der leden van de Maatschappij voor natuur- en letterkunde (Den Haag 1814).
• Naamlijst der leden van de Maatschappij voor natuur- en letterkunde (Den Haag 1824).

Publications

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• philosophy

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Göttingen 

Occupation

N/A

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, derde klasse
  Correspondent, living abroad / (resigned) 25-04-1848 - 26-10-1851

Provenance

• Ledenlijst in: De leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Een demografisch perspectief: 1808 tot 2008. Kaa, D.J. vam de, Roo, Y. de. KNAW Press (2008)

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Wiki and VIAF

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BIO

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Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• theology
• physics

Biography:
Professor in theology at the Mennonite Seminary in Amsterdam since 1786. Teacher of physics at this institution (1800-1811).

Residence

• Amsterdam 

Occupation

• Professor in theology at the Mennonite Seminary 1786, Amsterdam

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, tweede klasse
  Member / (resigned) 06-07-1808 - 03-09-1808

Provenance

• Zuidervaart, H.J., ‘”Meest alle van best mahoniehout vervaardigd”. Het kabinet van filosofische instrumenten van de Doopsgezinde Kweekschool te Amsterdam, 1761-1828′ in: Gewina. Tijdschrift voor de Geschiedenis der Geneeskunde, Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Techniek 29 (2006) 81-112. Herdrukt in: Doopsgezinde Bijdragen. Nieuwe reeks 34 (2008) 63-104.

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• history of literature
• poetry

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Breslau 

Occupation

N/A

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen
  Foreign Member Afd. Letterkunde 07-05-1866
• Koninklijk Instituut, tweede klasse
  Correspondent, living abroad 11-08-1825
• Koninklijk Instituut, tweede klasse
  Associated Member / (resigned) 19-11-1834 - 26-10-1851

Provenance

• Ledenlijst in: De leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Een demografisch perspectief: 1808 tot 2008. Kaa, D.J. vam de, Roo, Y. de. KNAW Press (2008)

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N/A

Wiki and VIAF

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• herbology
• natural history
• agriculture
• chemistry

Biography:
Worked in a hospital in Ghent (East-Flanders) as a disciple of professor Byets. Afterwards, Hoorebeeke (or Hoorebeke) started working a military hospital, again in Ghent. Became a pharmacist at a very young age and won several prizes for his research and publications. His collection of plants and vegetation in Flanders comprised over 3000. Hoorebeeke was a member of several scientific societies in Flanders and Holland. He also had a special interest for natural history and owned a collection of mounted animals. Died in Gent on the 25th of July and was buried in the family crypt in Mariakerke, just outside of Ghent.

Residence

• Gent 1790-09-24 - 1821-07-25

Occupation

N/A

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, eerste klasse
  Member 05-07-1819
• Koninklijke Maatschappij van Landbouw en KruidkundeGent
  Member 

Provenance

• Hoorebeeke, K.J. van, Algemene Vergadering Instituut 1822, p. 13-14 door J.H. Molkenboer; Verslagen Instituut Klasse I, 1821, p. 6 door J.F. Serrurier.

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Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• history
• science
• classical languages
• mathematics
• metaphysics
• philosophy
• politics
• architecture
• theology

Biography:
Thomas Jefferson was born in april 1843 in a wealthy, prominent planter family in Shadwell, Virginia. At age 16, Jefferson entered the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, and first met the law professor George Wythe, who became his influential mentor. For two years he studied mathematics, metaphysics, and philosophy under Professor William Small, who introduced the enthusiastic Jefferson to the writings of the British Empiricists, including John Locke, Francis Bacon, and Isaac Newton. A diligent student, Jefferson displayed an avid curiosity in all fields and graduated in 1762 with highest honors. Throughout his life, science and books would play a pivotal role in his life. Through the years Jefferson collected and accumulated thousands of books for his library at Monticello, Virginia. Jefferson was also an accomplished architect who helped popularize the Neo-Palladian style in the United States. He personally designed his own home, Monticello and the campus of the University of Virginia. Jefferson invented many small practical devices and improved contemporary inventions. Although his interested varied widely, he started his career as a lawyer. In 1769 he first entered politics as a representative of Albemarle Country. In 1774 he first offered the then radical notion that the colonists had the natural right to govern themselves. After the American Revolutionary War broke out Jefferson served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. When Congress began considering a resolution of independence Jefferson wrote a draft version. The Declaration would eventually become Jefferson's major claim to fame, and his eloquent preamble became an enduring statement of human rights. In September 1776, Jefferson returned to Virginia. During his term in the Virginia House of Delegates, Jefferson set out to reform and update Virginia's system of laws to reflect its new status as a democratic state. He drafted 126 bills in three years, including laws to abolish primogeniture, establish freedom of religion, and streamline the judicial system. With the Revolutionary War at full force, Jefferson became Governor of Virginia. During the war, he was almost encaptured by the British, yet managed to publish an extensive work on the state of Virginia. When the colonies had won their independence and became the United States of America, Jefferson was elected to Congress and in 1785 he became Minister to France and upon his return to the United States in 1789 Secretary of State. In this position he often argued with Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson sided with the French revolutionaries as he believed that to back away from them would undermine the cause of republicanism in America. As the Democratic-Republican candidate in 1796 he lost to John Adams, but had enough electoral votes to become Vice President. In 1801, he won the presidency. Jefferson's presidency is remembered for three major achievements. First came the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803, which doubled the size of the United States. A second accomplishment was the defeat of Mediterranean Sea pirates in the First Barbary War. The third occurred during Jefferson's second term, when he proposed legislation outlawing the importation of African slaves. After leaving the Presidency, Jefferson continued to be active in public affairs. In 1819 he founded the University of Virginia. The university had no campus chapel as Jefferson believed the university should be free from religion. Thus, the university was centered around a library. Regadering slavery, he opposed slavery as an institution and said he wanted it to end, but he depended on enslaved labor to support his household and plantations. Jefferson's views of race did not differ much from many of his age. He believed blacks were inferior to whites in reasoning, mathematical comprehension, and imagination.
3rd President of the United States, 2nd Vice President of the United States, 1st United States Secretary of State, United States Ambassador to France, principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Credited with the phrase separation of church and state.

Residence

• Monticello (VA) 

Occupation

• Statesman 

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, eerste klasse
  Associated Member 25-02-1809

Provenance

• Ledenlijst in: De leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Een demografisch perspectief: 1808 tot 2008. Kaa, D.J. vam de, Roo, Y. de. KNAW Press (2008)

Publications

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BIO

Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• semitic languages

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Leiden 

Occupation

N/A

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen
  Member Afd. Letterkunde 23-02-1855
• Koninklijk Instituut, derde klasse
  Correspondent, living in the Netherlands 02-04-1848 - 1851

Provenance

• Dozy, R.P.A., Jaarboek 1883, p. 12-52 door M.J. de Goeje.

Publications

N/A

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Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• art
• neoclassism

Biography:
Joseph Ducq was a neoclassical artist of the Belgian School, though the paucity of his surviving works has meant that he is not well known. Born in Ledeghem in 1762, the son of a surgeon, he entered the Academy of Bruges at the age of eighteen, where he excelled under the tutelage of P.J. de Cock, winning the first prize in drawing there in the years 1782, 1784 and 1786. In 1786 he moved to Paris to continue his training in the studio of Suvee, another artist from Bruges. Whilst there he participated regularly in Salons, winning several prizes, including, in 1800, second place in the Prix de Rome, ex aequo with Ingres, which entitled him to lodgings in the Palais des Beaux-Arts. With Salon recognition came official commissions, including the execution of two paintings for the ceiling in the imperial palace of Saint-Cloud: Dawn and Night. In 1806, Ducq left Paris for Italy with the engraver J. de Meulemeester, where he lived for six years under the protection of the Viceroy of Italy, Eugène de Beauharnais and was given a studio at the French Academy in Rome in the Villa des Medicis. While in Rome Ducq painted portraits of Pierre Adrien Paris, who became Director of the French Academy on the death of Suvée and of The Painter J. Meulemeester at work in the Loggia of the Vatican, a painting which is stylistically very close to the Colnaghi interior. He also stayed in Florence for a while to work in the Uffizi. Two years after his return to Paris in 1813, Ducq moved back to Bruges where he became a teacher, and subsequently a director at the Academy where he remained until his death in 1829.

Residence

• Brugge 1815 - 1829
• Paris 1786 - 1792
• Brugge 1792 - 1795
• Paris 1795 - 1806
• Firenze 1807
• Rome 1805 - 1812
• Paris 1813 - 1815

Occupation

• artist 
• Professor  - Stedelijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Brugge
• Director  - Stedelijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Brugge

Education

• Student  - Stedelijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Brugge

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, vierde klasse
  Member 10-07-1822
• Koninklijk Instituut, vierde klasse
  Correspondent, living abroad 26-08-1816

Provenance

• Ducq, J.F., Algemene Vergadering Instituut 1829, p. 14 door J. Teissedre L’Ange.

Publications

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Dissertation: N/A

Highest degree: N/A

Fields of interest:

• architecture

Biography:
N/A

Residence

• Paris 

Occupation

• architect 

Education

N/A

Membership

• Koninklijk Instituut, vierde klasse
  Associated Member / (resigned) 12-12-1808 - 26-10-1851

Provenance

• Ledenlijst in: De leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Een demografisch perspectief: 1808 tot 2008. Kaa, D.J. vam de, Roo, Y. de. KNAW Press (2008)

Publications

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