Frans Burman (theologian, 1708)
Frans Burman (also: Franz Burmann ; born October 3, 1708 in Amsterdam , † April 10, 1793 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch Reformed theologian.
Life
He was a son of the theologian Frans Burman (1671-1719) and his wife Elizabeth Thierens. On September 18, 1720 he had enrolled at the University of Leiden . After an extensive study of theological sciences, he became pastor in Katwijk in 1732 , pastor in Nijmegen in 1736 and pastor in Utrecht on January 20, 1743. On July 22, 1743 he was appointed professor of theology by the curators of the Utrecht University, which office he assumed on September 23, 1743 with the speech de theologi docentis officio . On May 6, 1771, he moved to the chair of church history. He also took part in the organizational tasks of the University of Utrecht and was rector of the Alma Mater in 1746/47, 1766/67 and 1782/83 .
Burman married Anna Geertruid van Leeuwen († 1802) on September 15, 1737 in Nijmegen.
Fonts
- Oratio de recte Deum cognoscendi et colendi modo. 1746.
- with his son Frans Burman: De harmonie ofte overeenstemminge of the four evangelists, (...), II. Utrecht 1757.
- Some aenmerkingen de Nederduitsche tael aengaende. Utrecht 1757, 1768,
- Oratio funebris in obitum (…) Guilielmi Irhovii (…) publice habila dieXVIII. Decemb. MDCCLX. Utrecht 1760.
- Some news about the Dutch language and various other events. Utrecht-Amsterdam 1761, 1768.
- Deductie ter verdediginge tegen de soogenaamde regtmatige afkeering van Chr. Saxe. 1763.
literature
- A. de Groot: Burman, Frans . In: Biografisch Lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlands Protestantisme. Volume 2. Uitgeveru Kok, Kampen 1983, ISBN 90-242-4461-7 , p. 186 (Dutch)
- Barend Glasius: Biographical Woordenboek van Nederlandsche Godgeleerden. Volume 1. Muller Brothers, 's-Hertogenbosch 1851, p. 204 ( Online , Dutch)
- Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical Woordenboek der Nederlanden. Volume 2, part 2. van Brederode, Haarlem, 1855, p. 1605, ( online , Dutch)
- Molhuysen: Burman (Frans) (4) . In: Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen , Petrus Johannes Blok : Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek . Volume 4. AW Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Leiden 1918, Sp. 353 (Dutch)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burman, Frans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burman, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch Reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1708 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1793 |
| Place of death | Utrecht |