Anthony Johannes Blok

Anthony Johannes Blok

Anthony Johannes Blok (born February 25, 1868 in Hees, Nijmegen , † March 19, 1934 in Leiden ) was a Dutch criminal lawyer.

Life

Anthony Johannes came from an old dynasty of rulers who mainly directed fortunes in the 17th and 18th centuries. He was born as the son of pastor Andries Roelof Blok (born May 18, 1833 in Onderdendam; † January 16, 1908 in Rotterdam) and his wife Catharina Sibilla van Kuyk, who was married on September 30, 1862 (born January 10, 1838 in Nijmegen; † 4 Born January 1889 in Cuijk en Sint Agatha). After attending the grammar school in Nijmegen from 1881 onwards, Block began studying law at the University of Leiden on September 24, 1887 , where Henri van der Hoeven became his formative teacher. On June 21, 1889, he passed his candidate examination and on June 15, 1892, he passed his doctoral examination.

On October 10, 1893, he received his doctorate in Leiden with the title Over het onderscheid tusschen medeplegen en medeplichtig zijn (German about the difference between accomplices and accomplices ) as a doctor of rights. He then worked as a lawyer in The Hague and was employed by the public prosecutor there. On June 26, 1897 he was employed by the public prosecutor in Schiedam, on July 26, 1899 by the public prosecutor in Amsterdam and on May 24, 1904, he became a substitute officer at the court in Rotterdam. On July 27, 1908, he was appointed professor of criminal law and criminology at the University of Leiden, which task began on October 14, 1908 with the introductory speech Positie en Taak van het Openbaar Ministerie (German: Position and Role of the Public Prosecutor's Office ). From 1910 he was co-editor of the Tijdschrift voor Strafrecht , for which he wrote numerous articles.

Together with Louis Christiaan Besier (born March 10, 1868 in Utrecht, † November 4, 1938 in The Hague) developed the three-volume standard work Het Nederlandsche strafproces (Haarlem 1925/26). Blok, who was also committed to social issues, had participated in various committees and was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion . He also participated in the organizational tasks of the university. In the academy year 1924/25 he was elected rector of the Alma Mater , for which he gave the rector's speech De ontwikkeling van het strafstelsel in Nederland (German: The development of the prison system in the Netherlands ) on February 9, 1925, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the educational institution in the same context awarded the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina an honorary doctorate from the University of Leiden. For health reasons, he resigned from his professorship in 1930 and was retired on December 1, 1930.

family

Blok married on January 12, 1905 in Cuijk with Maria Wilhelmina Sophia Aberson (born March 30, 1881 in Arnhem, † March 10, 1956 in Leiden), the daughter of Frederik Nicolaas Lurretius Aberson (born September 9, 1854 in Amsterdam, † February 25, 1932 in The Hague) and his wife Maria Elisabeth Boogaard (* February 23, 1860; † April 24, 1919 in The Hague). The marriage has two daughters and a son. From the children we know:

• Andries Roelof Blok (born November 14, 1905 in Rotterdam; † January 20, 1961 in De Bilt) married on March 12, 1932 in Leiden to Laurence Dorothee Hamming (born September 5, 1907 in Den Helder; † July 15, 1996 in De Bilt)
• Maria Elisabeth Blok (born July 29, 1907 in Rotterdam, † December 19, 1991 in Oegstgeest)
• Catharina Sibilla Blok (born November 4, 1909 in Leiden; † April 24, 1995 in 's-Graveland) married on June 6, 1933 in Leiden with the bank director Dr. Bernhard Hendrik Holsboer (born September 2, 1907 in 's-Graveland, † June 18, 1995 ibid.)

literature

• E. André de la Porte: Blok, Anthony Johannes (1868-1934). In: Biographical Woordenboek van Nederland. The Hague, 1979, vol. 1
• Prof. Mr. AJ Blok †. In: Leidsch Dagblad. March 19, 1934, p. 1 ( online )
• How is dat Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, 1931, p. 25
• AS de Blecourt: In memoriam Mr. AJ Blok. In: Jaarboekje voor Geschiedenis en Oudheidkunde van Leiden en Rijnland. PJ Mulder, Leiden, Vol. 27, pp. XXXIV-XL

Web links

• Blok entry in the professorial catalog of the University of Leiden