Jacob Geel
Jacob Geel , also: Jacobus Geelius , (born November 12, 1798 in Amsterdam , † November 11, 1862 in The Hague ) was a Dutch classical philologist, man of letters and librarian.
As a philologist, Geel published editions by ancient authors such as Theokritos (1820), Polybios (1829), Dion Chrysostomos (1840) and Euripides (1846). From 1833 to 1858 Geel was a librarian at the University Library in Leiden . In this role, he created two major library catalogs.
In 1825 Jacob Geel was accepted into the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences .
Works
- Jacob Geel (ed.): Theocriti Carmina cum veteribus scholiis ad fidem optimarum editionum recensita. Annotationem criticam in scholia adiecit J. Geel , Amstelodami 1820
- Jacob Geel: Onderzoek en phantasie , Leiden 1838
- Jacob Geel (ed.): Dionis Chrysostomi Olympikos, ē peri tēs prōtēs tu theu ennoias , recensuit et explicuit, commentarium de reliquis Dionis orationibus adjecit Jacobus Geelius, Lugduni Batavorum 1840
- Jacob Geel (ed.): Euripidis Phoenissae . Cum commentario edidit Jacobus Geelius, Lugduni Batavorum 1846
- Jacob Geel (ed.): Catalogus librorum bibliothecae publicae Universitatis Lugduno Batavae annis 1814–1847 illatorum , Lugduni Batavorum 1848
- Jacob Geel (ed.): Catalogus librorum manuscriptorum qui inde from anno 1741 bibliothecae Lugduno Batavae accesserunt , Lugduni Batavorum 1852
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| SURNAME | Geel, Jacob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Geelius, Jacobus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch classical philologist, man of letters and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1862 |
| Place of death | The hague |