Cornelis Adriaan Bergsma

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cornelis Adriaan Bergsma

Cornelis Adriaan Bergsma also: Cornelis Adrianus Bergsma (born May 12, 1798 in Leeuwarden , † June 22, 1859 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch chemist, botanist and agricultural scientist.

Life

Cornelis Adrianus was the son of the court clerk at the court of Friesland Willem Bernardus Bergsma (born February 26, 1760 in Dokkum; † October 26, 1820 in Oudeschoot) and his second wife Sjoukje Scheltema (born August 11, 1757 in Franeker; † April 26 1813 in Leeuwarden). From May 17, 1817, he attended the Athenaeum in Franeker and on September 17, 1821, he moved to Utrecht University to study natural sciences . He continued his studies on June 2, 1819 at the University of Leiden and acquired the academic degree of Doctor of Medicine in Utrecht on May 17, 1825 under Jan Isaac Wolterbeek with the work of de Thea . After a brief activity as a doctor in Hoorn , he received on May 1, 1826 a call as associate professor of chemistry and industry at the University of Ghent . He took on this task on July 18, 1826 with the introductory speech over de invloed der vorderingen van de Scheikunde op de Fabrijken .

In 1827 he received an honorary doctorate in philosophical natural history in Ghent, but felt compelled by the events of the Belgian Revolution in 1830 to finish his duties in Ghent in the same year. He returned to the Netherlands, where he was appointed adjunct professor of botany and agriculture at the Utrecht University on March 6, 1831, which position he took over on March 25, 1831. On October 4, 1835, he was appointed full professor of botany and agriculture, which he took over on October 16, 1835. In 1834 the Batavian Society for Experimental Philosophy in Rotterdam became a member and in 1841 he founded the Society for Agriculture and Herbology in Utrecht. He also took part in the organizational tasks of the Utrecht University and was rector of the Alma Mater in 1843/44 . In 1851 he became commander of the Order of the Oak Crown .

family

Bergsma married on April 25, 1828 in Utrecht with Johanna Theodora van Schermbeek (* October 2, 1803 in Utrecht † May 2, 1876 ibid), the daughter of the notary Pieter Adriaan van Schermbeek (* January 22, 1778 in Utrecht; † 24 August 1833 ibid) and Johanna Justina Ross (born March 25, 1775 in Waalre; † September 24, 1851 in Utrecht). The marriage resulted in nine children, six sons and three daughters. From the children we know:

  • Wilhelmina Bernardina Bergsma (born January 18, 1829 in Gent, † April 1, 1880 in Arnhem)
  • Pieter Adriaan Bergsma (born April 23, 1830 in Ghent † May 1, 1882 on a ship in the Red Sea)
  • Eiso Bergsma (born October 5, 1831 in Utrecht, † December 22, 1892 in Kralingen) was judge, married. on May 3, 1866 in Utrecht with Johanna Wilhelmina van Mansvelt (* January 2, 1839 in Utrecht; † May 8, 1890 in Kralingen)
  • Arnold Jacob Bergsma (born June 3, 1833 in Utrecht; April 28, 1893 in Johannesburg) married. on December 1, 1863 in Semarang with Maria Louise Andreas (* December 27, 1838 in Semarang; † November 16, 1908 in The Hague)
  • Johannes Justinus Bergsma (born June 3, 1833 in Utrecht, † September 5, 1909 in The Hague) married. August 31, 1871 in Ubbergen with Sara Gerarda Ripping (born September 21, 1843 in Rotterdam; † February 15, 1915 in The Hague)
  • Theodorus Paulus Bergsma (born July 27, 1835 in Utrecht, † June 1, 1897 in Winterswijk) pastor, married. May 28, 1869 in Rotterdam with Anna Elisabeth Ripping (* December 5, 1841 in Rotterdam; † May 10, 1873 in Winterswijk)
  • Maria Anna Bergsma (born March 30, 1837 in Utrecht, † June 24, 1919 in Montreux) married. on May 15, 1863 in Utrecht with Joannes Franciscus Benjamin Baert (* October 21, 1833 in Harmelen; † May 22, 1909 in Utrecht)
  • Jacob Hendrik Bergsma (born September 7, 1838 in Utrecht, † February 5, 1915 in The Hague) was Colonial Minister, married. on March 3, 1864 in Batavia with Arendina Wichers (born September 10, 1837 in Winschoten; † January 23, 1917 in The Hague)
  • Johanna Theodora Sjoukje Bergsma (born March 7, 1840 in Utrecht, † June 8, 1895 in Winterswijk)

Works

  • Over de samenstelling van turf, de verandering zijner stockdeelen bij de veranding en het gebruik der asch in fabrieken en in the landbouw. Groningen 1819.
  • Responsio ad quaestionem: "Quae sint cespitum nostrorum bituminoforum (turfarum) principia, quam mutationem illa sub combustione partiantur qui sint cinerum et fuliginis usus in artibus et agricultura?" Groningen 1821.
  • Een Schei- en landhuishoudkúndig onderzoek van de koemelk. Utrecht 1822.
  • Responsio de incrustationibus indigenis Rakaniensi. Leiden 1823.
  • Iets overt de omkorstingen van Rockanje. In: Konst en Letterbode. 1824, pp. 162-166.
  • Catalogus auctorum qui de thea scripserunt. Utrecht 1825 ( books.google.de ).
  • Redevoering over de invloed der fore van de Scheikunde op de Fabrijken. Ghent 1828.
  • Iets over de Nederduitsche are the names of the sheikunde. Amsterdam 1828 ( books.google.de ).
  • Aanmoediging en handleiding tot het aankweeken der witte moerbezieboom. Utrecht 1832, ( books.google.de ).
  • Negotiating over het nut van de gelei uit end, as voedsel voor den Mensch. 1833.
  • Beschrijving van de verbeterde inrichting tot spijsbereiding voor minvermogenden. 1842.
  • Observations thermo-electriques on the elevation of temperature des fleurs de Colocasia odorata.
  • Handleiding tot de vervaardiging van Dornsche leemdaken. Utrecht 1840, ( books.google.de ).
  • Some aanmerkingen betrekkelijk het werk van Justus Liebig, titled: Organic chemistry. 1841.
  • Handbook of the vaderl. Landhuishoudkunde. Utrecht 1845, 2nd volumes.
  • De aardappel epidemic in Nederland. Utrecht 1845.
  • Over the Turnipsbouw. 1845.
  • De Vlaamsche landbouw, volgens van Aelbroeck en van Lichtervelde. Utrecht 1845, ( books.google.de )
  • Description of inrigting en de wijze van soepbereiding ten behoeve der Minvermogenden te Utrecht. Utrecht 1847 ( books.google.de ).
  • Iets over het draineren. Tiel 1851.

literature

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Bergsma, Cornelis Adriaan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bergsma, Cornelis Adrianus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch chemist, botanist and agronomist
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Leeuwarden
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 1859
Place of death Utrecht