Philip Willem van Heusde
Philip Willem van Heusde (17 June 1778 in
He studied literature and law in Amsterdam and Leiden. In 1803 he received his doctorate in literature with a dissertation on Plato. During the same year, he obtained his law degree. From 1803 to 1815, he was a professor of history, antiquities, eloquence and Greek studies at Utrecht University, where from 1815 to 1839, he was a professor of theoretical philosophy and literature. At Utrecht, he also served as university librarian (1816-1839). He died on 2 July 1839 in Geneva, while traveling to Rome.
Van Heusde was a prominent figure in the
Selected works
- Initia philosophiae Platonicae I-III, Utrecht, Joannes Altheer, 1827-1836
- Brieven over het beoefenen der wijsbegeerte, inzonderheid in ons vaderland en in onze tijden, Utrecht, Joannes Altheer, 1837
- De Socratische school of wijsgeerte voor de negentiende eeuw I-IV, Utrecht, Joannes Altheer & Van der Post Jr., 1834-1839
- De school van Polybius of Geschiedkunde voor de negentiende eeuw, Amsterdam, Johannes Müller, 1841
References
- ^ The Kuyper Center Review: Calvinism and Culture edited by Gordon Graham.
- ^ Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht (biography)
External links
- WorldCat Search (publications by van Heusde)
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