Henricus Oort

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Henricus Oort

Henricus Oort (born December 27, 1836 in Eemnes , † December 13, 1927 in Leiden ) was a Dutch theologian and philologist.

Life

Henricus Oort was the son of the pastor Henricus Lucas Oort and his wife Dina Maria Blom. He attended school in his hometown of Eemnes and in Delft . He later continued his education at grammar schools in Delft and The Hague. In 1854 he studied at the University of Leiden , where Carel Gabriel Cobet , Matthias de Vries , Theodoor Willem Johannes Juynboll , Johannes Jacobus Prins , Nicolaas Christiaan Kist , Johannes Henricus Scholten and Abraham Kuenen became his formative teachers. On October 1, 1860, he received his doctorate under Kuenen with the thesis Disputatio de pericope Num. XXII: 2-XXIV historiam Baleami continente as a doctor of theology.

In 1860 he became pastor in Santpoort and in 1866 pastor in Harlingen . On March 31, 1873 he became professor at the Athenaeum Illustre Amsterdam for Old Testament, Hebrew, Hebrew history, Arabic, Syriac, Aramaic, logic and metaphysics, which he took up with the speech De tegenwoordige toestand der Israëlietische oudheidkunde . On September 27, 1875 he was appointed professor of the Hebrew language, the history of Israel and the interpretation of the Old Testament at the University of Leiden, which task he took on on December 10, 1875 with the inaugural address Israël, het volk van den godsdienst .

In 1877 he was released from lectures on the interpretation of the Old Testament and in 1891/92 he was involved in the university's organizational tasks as rector of the Alma Mater . He was also a Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion. He retired on May 7, 1907 and retired on September 16, 1907.

family

On November 28, 1860, he married Elisabeth Wilhelmina de Goeje (born August 31, 1838 in Menaldumadeel, † March 1906 in Leiden), daughter of pastor Pieter de Goeje (born June 4, 1806 in Enkhuizen, † January 8, 1854 in Heerenveen) and his wife Wilhelmina Bernardina von Schilling, who married on March 9, 1832 in Leiden (* August 1, 1810 in Lingen, † May 10, 1872 in Leiden). There are children from the marriage. We know of these:

  • Henricus Lucas Oort (March 6, 1864 in Santpoort; † January 9, 1925 in Utrecht) became pastor
  • Reinoud Oort (1873-1910) became a pastor
  • Abraham Hermanus Oort (* Harlingen, † May 12, 1941 in Leiden) married. September 14, 1897 in Leiden with Ruth Hannah Faber († November 20, 1957 in Leiden), daughter of Jan Faber and Henrietta Sophia Susanna Schaaij.
  • Dina Maria Oort (* in Velsen) married. July 12, 1883 in Leiden with Dr. med. François Delhez
  • Jeannette Maria Oort (born March 28, 1881 in Leiden)

Works (selection)

  • The ministry of the Baälim in Israel. Leiden 1864 translated into English by JW Colenso 1865
  • Het Menschenoffer in Israël. Haarlem 1865
  • Jerimia in de lijst van zijn tijd. Leiden 1866
  • Twaalf wonderspreuken van Jezus. 's-Hertogenbosch 1868
  • Handleiding om Bijbelsche behavior with children te discuss, vooral ten services van zondagsscholen. 1870
  • Twaalf wonderspreuken van Jezus. 1870, 1892
  • De Bijbel voor jongelieden. Haarlem 1871–1874, 6th vol. (With dr. J. Hooykaas Herderschee)
  • De tegenwoordige toestand of the Israeli oudheidkunde. Leiden 1873
  • Godsdienst volgens de beginselen the ethical judgment on the modern. 1876
  • De laatste eeuwen van Israëls Volksbestaan. 1877 and 1878, 2nd vol., 2nd edition 1915
  • A ntwoord aan T. Tal. Amsterdam 1880
  • Een moeilijke plaats uit the valley mouth. In: Eigen Haard. 1880, no.1.
  • Evangelie en Talmund uit het oogpunt der Zededlijkheit verleken. Leiden 1881, English under the title: The Talmund and the New Testament In. The Modern Review. 1883, Vol. 4, pp. 464-494 and pp. 728-752
  • The origin of the blood charge against the Jews. Leiden and Leipzig 1884
  • Eene geloofsbelijdenis. 1897
  • Textus Hebraici emendations. 1900
  • Ons leven in God. 1902
  • De bergrede. 1905
  • What weten wij van Jezus? 1911
  • De dwaasheid the prediking van Jezus. 1913
  • Uit de prediking van Jezus. 1917
  • Het christendom dat komt. 1918

literature

  • C. Houtman: Oort, Henricus. In. Biographical lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlands protestantisme. Kok, Kampen, 1998, ISBN 9024292697 , Vol. 4, p. 350 ( online )
  • CE Hooykaas: Levensbericht van Henricus Oort (27 December 1836-13 December 1927). In: Handelingen en mededeelingen van de Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde te Leiden, over het jaar 1928-1929. EJ Brill, Leiden 1929, ( online )
  • BD Eerdmans: PROF. DR. H. OORT. †. In: Jaarboekje voor Geschiedenis en Oudheidkunde van Leiden en Rijnland. AW Sijthoff's, Leiden, 1928 ( Online PDF )

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personal data
SURNAME Oort, Henricus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch theologian and philologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Eemnes
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 1927
Place of death Suffer