Hermann Royaards

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Hermann Royaards

Hermann Royaards (born April 5, 1753 in Zaltbommel , † January 25, 1825 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch Reformed theologian.

Life

The son of the doctor of medicine Albertus Royaards (~ June 3, 1720 in The Hague; † June 16, 1761 in Zaltbommel) and his wife Godefrida Gertrud van Coeverden (* January 4, 1721 in Zaltbommel; † January 6, 1804 ibid) attended the Latin school in his hometown in his youth. In 1774 Royaards began studying medical sciences at the University of Utrecht and switched to studying theological sciences during his training. His initial formative teachers at that time were Christoph Saxe , Johann Friedrich Hennert , Meinard Tydeman the Elder and Carolus Segaar . Under Saxe he had defended the treatise Specimen philologico-criticum de emendandis plurimis veterum scriptorum graecorum locis, ubi et de hecatombis Homerique oceano and published four more tracts in the writings of the society 'Tandem fit surculus arbor'. Finally he also attended the lectures of the oriental languages ​​with Sebald Rau and heard the theological lectures of Frans Burman , Albert Voget , Jacob Albert Vos and Gisbert Bonnet .

In 1777 he became a candidate for the office of preacher, received a pastor's position in Scherpenzeel the following year and in March 1780 became a pastor in Elburg . In December 1780 he took over a pastor's position in Alkmaar , in 1782 he was active in the same function in Middelburg and in 1785 went to The Hague as pastor . Here he became quaestor and librarian of the 1785 Hague Society for the Defense of the Christian Religion. As early as 1780 he was considered for a theological professorship at the University of Harderwijk, but this failed. On April 21, 1788 the curators of the Utrecht University appointed him professor of theology, for which he was appointed doctor of theology by Sebald Rau on June 11, 1788 and he began the task assigned to him on June 12, 1788 with the introductory speech, qua Deus in patefacienda religione, usus sit on. From October 16, 1815 to November 6, 1815, he experienced a short period of vacancy in this position.

In his capacity as a Utrecht university lecturer, he also participated in the organizational tasks of the university and was rector of the alma mater in 1791/92, 1802/03, 1819/20 . In addition, he was chairman of the Dutch Mission Society from 1798 and an advisory member of the committee for the approval of scriptures of the first synod of the Reformed General Church in The Hague in 1816. In his lectures he devoted himself to learning an analytical method of preaching, dogmatically he paid great attention to exegesis. Especially from the study of the Greek and Hebrew languages, he examined the writings of the Old and New Testaments. In his theological view he was an opponent of rationalism. He retired on June 16, 1823 and was buried in the Jacobi Church in Utrecht after his death. In literary terms, he made a few speeches.

family

Royaards married on June 25, 1783 in Middelburg with Johanna Henriette Schorer (born April 11, 1757 in Middelburg; † October 23, 1813 in Utrecht), the daughter of Johan Guillelmus Schorer (born October 6, 1733 in Middelburg; † 15. April 1783 ibid) and Anna Henrietta Maisonneuve de Perponcher (born December 20, 1734 in Veere, † October 1, 1768 in Middelburg). There are children from the marriage. We know of these:

  • Johann Willem Albert Royaards (born November 25, 1784 in Middelburg, † January 16, 1847 in Utrecht) Dr. jur., councilor at the court of justice in Utrecht and from 1826 councilor of Utrecht
  • Godefrida Johanna Royaards (born June 28, 1786 in The Hague, † Utrecht, February 2, 1847)
  • Anna Jacoba Maria Royaards (February 5, 1788 in The Hague; † January 20, 1791 in Utrecht)
  • Henriette Elisabeth Royaards, (born May 3, 1789 in Utrecht, † October 7, 1790 ibid)
  • David Hendrik Royaards (born August 29, 1790 in Utrecht † April 11, 1848 ibid) married. November 17, 1813 with Louise Johanna Elisabeth Wierts (born August 19, 1791 in Utrecht; † Nov. 6, 1856 ibid)
  • Jaoob Hendrik Boyaards (born August 13, 1791 in Utrecht, † July 8, 1792 there)
  • Herman Johan Royaards Professor of Theology

Works

  • Diatribe de divinitate Jesu Christi vera. Utrecht 1791 and 1792, 2nd vol.
  • Concerns about an algemeen grondbeginsel, waaruit all de regulations van het natuurlijk suggested can be afgeleid. In: Verhandelingen van het Zeeuwsche Genootschap der wetenschappen te Vlissingen XIII (1786), p. 345.
  • Oratio de doctrina Christi. Utrecht 1792
  • Negotiating the goods aard van Jezus' koninkrijk. Utrecht 1799
  • Oratio de Guil. Emmery de Perponcher († June 25, 1819) , habita 23 Maart 1820. In: Annales Rheno-Traj. (1819-20)

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personal data
SURNAME Royaards, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch Reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaltbommel
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1825
Place of death Utrecht