Jacques Adolphe Charles Rovers

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Jacques Adolphe Charles Rovers

Jacques Adolphe Charles Rovers (born July 22, 1803 in Dordrecht , † May 7, 1874 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch classical philologist and historian .

Life

The son of the physician Dr. Nicolaas Rovers (* around 1757 in Grave ; † July 17, 1815 in Utrecht) and Anna Maria Pompeijra (* around 1768 in Grave; † July 15, 1846 in Groningen ) had spent their childhood in Dordrecht and Utrecht. At the age of twelve he lost his father, so that his uncle Philipp Wilhelm van Heusde became a new formative reference person. After attending the Latin school in Utrecht, Rovers enrolled at the University of Utrecht on December 16, 1819 , where he studied classical literature and law . After answering two prize questions under the title “Quam maxime commutationem apud Graecos subiit philosophia auctore Socrate?” (Which change was the philosophy most likely to experience among the Greeks through Socrates?) And “Quaenam sunt praecipue Herodoti in rebus gentium enarrandis dotes atque virtutes?” ( What are the gifts and achievements of Herodotus in particular in the representation of the history of the peoples?), Rovers received his doctorate on June 3, 1824 with the treatise "De censorum apud Romanos auctoritate et existimatione, ex veterum rerumpublicarum conditione explicanda" (From the Explanation of the power and esteem of the censors among the Romans on the basis of the state of the old republic) for Doctor of Philosophy. Almost two years later, on April 27, 1826, he obtained the academic title with the work "Commentatio juridica in M. Tullii Ciceronis orationem pro Q. Roscio comoedo" (legal explanation of the speech of M. Tullius Cicero for the actor Q. Roscius) Degree of Doctor of Laws.

On July 20, 1826, Rovers was appointed associate professor of Greek and Latin literature at the Athenaeum in Franeker , which task he took on on September 15, 1827 with the inaugural address "De critica historiae diligenter adhibenda" (On the careful application of historical criticism ). In Franeker he also gave lectures on Roman history and on April 26, 1828 became a full professor of Greek and Latin as well as history. As such, he was elected rector of the institution on June 23, 1834, for which he lectured on the subject of “De philosophia Socratica optima ad religionem Christianam via ac praeparatione” (Of Socratic philosophy as the best path and best preparation for the Christian religion). On June 22, 1842, he was appointed professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Groningen , which he did on September 14, 1843 with the introductory speech "De dubitandi prudentia antiquitatis interpreti inprimis commendanda" (Of the wisdom of the Doubt) took over. In Groningen he was rector of the educational institution in 1853/54, for which he gave the speech “De aetate nostra historiologiae fautrice”.

On August 4, 1855, Rovers received the professorship for Roman antiquities and Latin at the University of Utrecht as the successor to his teacher Antonie van Goudoever , which he did on December 7, 1855 with the introductory speech "De historiologia aetati nostrae plurimi facienda" (From the science of history which should be valued very highly by our time). After Jan Ackersdijck's retirement in October 1860, he was also given the chair of modern history and the Middle Ages. As a university lecturer in Utrecht, he also took part in the university's organizational tasks and was rector of the alma mater in 1861/62 . He laid down this task with the speech “De aetate nostra optimatibus praecipue et civitatum rectoribus sapientiae magistra” (Of our age as the teacher of wisdom, especially for the aristocrats and rulers of the states). Rovers was a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences since 1840, a full member since 1848 , Chairman of the Society for Arts and Sciences of the Province of Utrecht and since 1866 Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion . On June 16, 1873 he gave his farewell lecture and on July 22, 1873 he was retired from his professorship.

family

Rovers was married twice. His first marriage was on July 9, 1828 in Leeuwarden with Titia Johanna Clasina van Sippema (* around 1808 in The Hague; † March 28, 1850 in Toulon ). There are children from the marriage. His second marriage was on March 16, 1853 in Groningen with Cornelia Charlotta van Heusde (born November 7, 1817 in Utrecht, † July 28, 1895 in Utrecht), the daughter of the Utrecht professor Philipp Wilhelm van Heusde and his wife Charlotte Marie Anna Pompeijra. The marriage remained childless. From the children we know:

  • Nicolaas Mari Rovers (born April 26, 1829 in Franeker, † June 17, 1845 in Groningen)
  • Willem Rein Rovers (born May 19, 1831 in Franeker, † June 29, 1849 in Arnhem )
  • Marinus Anne Nicolaas Rovers (born May 6, 1834 in Franeker, † June 23, 1898 in Utrecht) was a theologian, married. April 21, 1870 in Ubbergen with Françoise Louise Hinlopen (born August 16, 1834 in Ubbergen; 1834 † January 21, 1891 in Arnhem)
  • Magaretha Rovers (born January 7, 1837 in Franeker, † December 25, 1845 in Groningen)
  • Philipine Wilhelmine Rovers (born July 21, 1840 in Franeker, † March 19, 1847 in Groningen)
  • Johanna Maria Bowina Rovers I (born March 26, 1842 in Franeker, † November 30, 1843 in Groningen)
  • Johanna Maria Bowina Rovers II (born October 17, 1844 in Franeker, † October 7, 1846 in Groningen)
  • Anna Maria Titia Rovers (born March 1850 in Hyeres (France), † April 27, 1851 in Amsterdam )

Fonts

  • Responsio ad quaestionem litterariam. 1821, books.google.de
  • Commentatio de Herodoti in rebus gentium tradendis dotibus atque virtutibus praecipuis. Utrecht 1823
  • Disputatio antiquario-historica inauguralis de censorum apud Romanos auctoritate et existimatione, ex veterum rerumpublicarum conditione explicanda. Utrecht 1824, books.google.de
  • Commentatio juridica in M. Tullii Ciceronis Orationem per Q. Roscio comoedo. Utrecht 1826, limited preview in Google Book search
  • Oratio de critica historiae diligenter adhibenda. Franeker 1828, books.google.de
  • Memoria Heusdii. Utrecht 1841, books.google.de
  • Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae annus natalis ducentesimus vicesimus quintus. Utrecht 1860
  • Oratio de aetate nostra optimatibus praecipue et civitatum rectoribus sapientaie magistra. Utrecht 1862, books.google.de
  • Sermo ad Karstenii D. VII. M. Maii a. MDCCCLXIV vita defuncti, discipulos. 1865
  • Afscheid speech. Utrecht 1873, books.google.de
  • Like what Philip Willem van Heusde? Eene vraag ten behoeve van pertinent young people. Utrecht 1875

literature

Web links

  • Rovers at the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW)
  • Rovers at the Digital Library of Dutch Literature (DBNL)
  • Rovers in the Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae
  • Rovers in the professorial catalog of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
  • genealogieonline.nl
personal data
SURNAME Rovers, Jacques Adolphe Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch classical philologist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH Dordrecht
DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1874
Place of death Utrecht