Diederik Jacobus the Beer Poortugael
Diederik Jacobus den Beer Poortugael (born April 16, 1800 in Leiden , † June 10, 1879 in The Hague , Netherlands) was a Dutch officer and poet and knight of the Military William Order .
career
In December 1817 he became an ensign in the battalion of hunters in Ghent , from where he soon came to the garrison in Ypres and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1820 . When the Koninklijke Militaire Academie was founded in Breda in 1828, he was assigned a lieutenant and lecturer in tactics and fortification .
For his military service during the Belgian Revolution , Den Beer Poortugael was named a Knight of the Military-Wilhelm-Order by royal decision of October 12, 1831 (number 92). Due to health problems, he left the military in 1835 and became Rijksontvanger in various cities. In the following years he published poems and writings on literary and military topics. He died in June 1879 at the age of 79, his grave is in the Dutch cemetery Oud Eik en Duinen in The Hague.
family
The Beer Poortugael was the son of the poet Anna Clarissa Maria (1771-1834, nee Wassenbergh) and her first husband (∞ on March 20, 1793), the lawyer Jacobus Cornelis Catharinus den Beer Poortugael (1775-1813). From this marriage two sons were born, his older brother Adam Camillus Johannes Marius (* 1798) and a daughter Leonarda Wilhelmina (1794–1876). Den Beer Poortugael married Hermina Clasina Muller, the daughter of a notary from Amsterdam, in 1829. The first-born girl, Cornelietje, died shortly after the birth. Her son, Jacobus Catharinus Cornelis, was major general and, among other things, Minister of War.
literature
- Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen, Petrus Johannes Blok: Beer Poortugael, Diederic Jacob den . In: Nieuw Nederlands Biografisch Woordenboek . tape 4 , 1918, pp. 99-100 ( dbnl.org ).
Web links
- Diederik Jacobus the Beer Poortugael. in the dbnl
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | the Beer Poortugael, Diederik Jacobus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | the Beer Poortugael, Diederik Jacob; Beer-Poortugael, Diederik Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch military and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leiden (city) , Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1879 |
| Place of death | The Hague , Netherlands |