Marcus de Jong

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Marcus de Jong (born November 8, 1901 in Amsterdam , † November 5, 1969 in The Hague ) was a Dutch Romanist and Lusitanist .

life and work

De Jong received his doctorate in 1938 under Karel Rudolph Gallas at the University of Amsterdam with the thesis (Ed.) Diogo do Couto, Década quinta da "Ásia" (Coimbra 1938). There he was from 1937 to 1954 private lecturer, from 1959 to 1967 lecturer (lecturer) and from 1967 until his death full professor of Portuguese .

During the Nazi era , de Jong escaped deportation by being housed in Barneveld thanks to Karel Johannes Frederiks .

Other works

  • Relações literárias entre Portugal ea Holanda , Coimbra 1936
  • Buttoned divorced from Portuguese letters , Amsterdam 1958
  • Fernando Pessoa, of het veelvoudig Dichterschap , Groningen 1958 (inaugural lecture)
  • Luis de Camoes en Torquato Tasso , The Hague 1968 (inaugural lecture)

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personal data
SURNAME Jong, Marcus de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch Romanist and Lusitanist
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH 5th November 1969
Place of death The hague