Johannes Hendricus van der Palm
Johannes Hendricus van der Palm | |
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Portrait of Johannes Henricus van der Palm, Professor of Oriental Languages and Hebrew Antiquities, Leiden University. A gift by members of the family to the university in 1840. | |
| Born | 17 June 1763 Rotterdam |
| Died | 11 September 1840 (aged 77) Leiden |
| Burial place | Katwijk aan Zee |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Primary - home education by father
Secondary - Gymnasium Erasmianum, Rotterdam, 1774-1778 Tertiary - Leiden University, 1778-1784 |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, professor at Leiden University, educationist, theologian, Dutch Reformed Church minister, Bible translator, politician and orator |
| Known for | First Dutch Minister (agent) for Education and Bible translator |
| Political party | Patriot (Moderate democratic faction) |
| Partner | Alida Bussingh (m. 1786, d. 1835) |
| Children | Eight, only four reached adulthood |
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Johannes Hendricus van der Palm (17 July 1763 – 8 September 1840) was a Dutch Assyriologist, linguist, professor of (i) oriental languages and Hebrew antiquities and (ii) sacred poetry and rhetoric at Leiden University, educationist, theologian, Dutch Reformed Church minister, Bible translator, politician and orator. He made major contributions in all these areas.