Caspar van Baerle
Portrait of Caspar Barlaeus. Engraving by Reinier Vinkeles (1786).
Caspar van Baerle (born February 12, 1584 in Antwerp , † January 14, 1648 in Amsterdam ) was an important Dutch humanist , author , theologian , historian and poet . He latinized his Dutch name in Casparus Barlaeus .
Life
Caspar van Baerle was the son of the writer Caspar van Baerle and his wife Cornelia Eerdewijns. He studied theology at Leiden University and received a PhD in medicine from Caen University . In 1641 he became professor of philosophy in Amsterdam. His Latin poetry was highly regarded. He was friends with PC Hooft and Johannes Bodaeus van Stapel , received orders from the De Graeff family and corresponded with Constantijn Huygens and Descartes . He was also portrayed by the important painter Gerard ter Borch .
Works
- 1625 - Manes Auriaci
- 1628 - Hymn ad Christum
- 1628 - Poemata
- 1632 - Mercator Sapiens, sive Oratio de conjungendis Mercaturæ & Philosophiæ studiis ( digitized in the digital library Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- 1633 - Dissertatio De bono principe ( digitized in the digital library Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- 1633 - Rheno-Berca Capta ( digitized in the digital library Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- 1639 - Medicea hospes
- 1647 - Rerum in Brasilia et alibi gestarum
- 1651 - Various Low German poems
- 1643 - Faces augustae
Web links
Commons : Caspar Barlaeus - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Publications by and about Caspar van Baerle in VD 17 .
- Caspar Barlaeus Bibliography University of Leiden
- Caspar Barlaeus at the Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren
- Literature by and about Caspar van Baerle in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baerle, Caspar van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barlaeus, Casparus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1584 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1648 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |