Daniel Colonius the Younger

Daniel Colonius the Younger (also: van Ceulen ; born April 18, 1608 in Leiden ; † July 9, 1672 ibid) was a Dutch legal scholar.

Life

The son of Daniel Colonius the Elder , had enrolled at the University of Leiden on February 2, 1626 and studied law there. On June 18, 1632, he received his doctorate in law there and then worked as a lawyer in his native town. After the departure of Nicolaas Dedel (1616–1646) he received a position as lecturer of the institutes at the Leiden University and was hired on June 8, 1648 as professor of law. After the death of Daniel Heinsius , he became secretary of the academic senate in 1655 and remained in this position until his death.

He was married to Anna van der Hoeven. With her he had two daughters. After her death, he married Elisabeth van Alphen on March 31, 1648. There are four daughters from the latter marriage.

Works

• Vita Gerardi Aemilii from Hoogeveen, Acad. Curatoris et Urbis Leidensis Syndici. Suffering 1666
• Oratio panegyrica de victoria quam Rerum Indiae Occidentalis Administratores, ductu Petri Henrici, 6 Id. Sept. 1628 capta Hispanorum classe, retulerunt. Suffering 1629

literature

• Molhuysen: Colonius, Daniel (2) . In: Petrus Johannes Blok, Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen: Nieuw Nederlands Biografisch Woordenboek. (NNBW) Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis (ING), AW Sijthoff, Leiden, 1918, vol. 4, col. 446, (Dutch)
• Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige people, who zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland vermaard made. Verlag JJ Van Brederode, Haarlem, 1858, vol. 3, p. 628, ( online , Dutch)
• Matthijs Siegenbeek: Geschiedenis der Leidsche hoogeschool, van hare oprigting in the years 1575, dead het Jaar 1825. Verlag J. Luchtmans, Leiden, 1832, 2nd volume, p. 126 ( online )