Nicolaas Beets

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Nicolaas Beets
Memorial stone for Nicolaas Beets in Utrecht

Nicolaas Beets (born September 13, 1814 in Haarlem , † March 13, 1903 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch Reformed theologian, church historian, poet and writer.

Life

Beets was the son of the pharmacist and chemist Martinus Nicolaas Beets (born April 19, 1780 in Haarlem; † August 5, 1869 there) and his wife Marie Elisabeth de Waal Malefijt (* July 2, 1787 in Haarlem; † April 8, 1855 there ). After finishing school in his hometown, he began to study theology at the University of Leiden in 1833 and was able to successfully complete this study on March 11, 1839 with the thesis Aeneae Sylvii, qui postea Pius Papa Secundus, morum mentisque mutationis rationibus with his doctorate . In 1840 he became pastor in Heemstede and in 1854 got a permanent position as a preacher at the Utrecht Cathedral . During these years Beets began to write poems and novels, most of which were published under his pseudonym Hildebrand .

On December 14, 1874, the University of Utrecht appointed him full professor of church history and Christian ethics, which he took on on March 16, 1875 with the speech Karakter, karakterschaarscht, karaktervorming . In 1877/78 he officiated as rector of the university , which task he resigned with the speech Groote mannen en ware grootheid and was retired from his professorship on September 16, 1884. He received an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the University of Utrecht in 1865, was a corresponding member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences in 1848 and a full member in 1859 , and an honorary member of the Society for Dutch Literature in Leiden. He was also Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion , Knight of the Order of the Leopold of Belgium , Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown and Knight of the Golden Lion of Nassau .

Contemporary literary criticism praised Beets and compared his early work with that of George Gordon Byron . But also the movement of Sturm und Drang found a worthy representative in Beets. In his novellas, Beets thematized the landscapes of his homeland with their inhabitants just as precisely as he wrote his non-fiction books. This includes theological works, such as his work on Paulus von Tarsus , works of literary criticism , such as Verscheidenheden meest op letterkundig gebied and again and again literary works.

family

Beets was married twice. His first marriage was on September 3, 1840 in Heiloo with Aleide van Foreest (born May 20, 1818 in Alkmaar; † May 8, 1856 in Utrecht), the daughter of Dirk van Foreest (born August 14, 1792 in Alkmaar; † April 17, 1833 ibid.) And his wife Jacoba Elisabeth van der Palm (* October 23, 1791 in Middelburg; † December 25, 1857 in Alkmaar). The marriage resulted in nine children. His second marriage was on October 20, 1859, with the sister of his first wife Jacoba Elisabeth van Foreest (born January 6, 1828 in Alkmar, † August 10, 1911 in Utrecht). There are six children from the marriage. From the children we know:

  • Martinus Nicolaas Beets (born June 1, 1841 in Heemstede, † October 9, 1857 in Utrecht)
  • Dirk Beets (born December 17, 1842 in Heemstede, † June 22, 1916 in Zeist) married. October 26, 1876 in Haarlem with Clara Johanna van de Poll (born March 21, 1853 in Haarlem; † August 23, 1931 in Zeist)
  • Maria Elisabeth Beets (born October 8, 1844 in Heemstede, † December 26, 1918 in Arnhem)
  • Jacoba Elisabeth Beets (born September 21, 1846 in Heemstede, † October 9, 1878 in Heiloo) married. August 3, 1871 in Utrecht with Pieter van Foreest (born September 19, 1845 in Alkmaar, † September 19, 1922 in Heiloo)
  • Nicolaas Beets (born August 23, 1848 in Heemstede; † May 29, 1850 ibid)
  • Johanna Jacoba Beets (born October 7, 1850 in Heemstede, † December 23, 1878 in Utrecht)
  • Jeannette Agnes Beets (born October 2, 1852 in Heemstede, † January 7, 1928 in Arnhem) married. on August 27, 1874 in Utrecht with Jan Gerrit van Gelder (born September 10, 1850 in Amsterdam, † February 3, 1917 in Arnhem)
  • Cornelis Beets (born March 24, 1854 in Heemstede, † March 22, 1928 in Arnhem) married. August 15, 1878 in Utrecht with Alida Petronella van Toorenbergen (* July 23, 1856 in Barneveld; † July 6, 1914 in Arnhem)
  • Theodorus Petrus Beets (born April 29, 1856 in Utrecht, † August 20, 1857 in Utrecht)
  • Adriaan Beets (born July 28, 1860 in Utrecht, † December 24, 1937 in Leiden)
  • Aleide Beets (born October 14, 1861 in Utrecht, † October 15, 1914 in Utrecht)
  • Dorothea Petronella Serena Beets (born June 18, 1864 in Utrecht, † September 14, 1939) married. March 31, 1892 in Utrecht with Dirk Wentholt (born October 13, 1863 in Heiloo; † September 7, 1928 in Hillegom)
  • Hendrik Albert Beets (born February 20, 1866 in Utrecht, † December 27, 1928 in Utrecht) married. with Neeltje Hendrika Court (born December 28, 1882 in Amsterdam, † September 4, 1937 in Utrecht)
  • Willem Beets (born October 1, 1868 in Utrecht; † February 26, 1869 there)
  • Ada Geertruide Beets (born April 12, 1871 in Utrecht; † January 4, 1955 there) married. on September 7, 1899 in Utrecht with Jean Jaques Went (born September 22, 1873 in Amsterdam; † May 2, 1940 ibid)

Works (selection)

  • José. Een Spaansch verhaal (1834)
  • Muzen (1834)
  • Kuser. Een verhaal (1835)
  • Guy de Vlaming. Een verhaal (1837)
  • Poems (1838)
  • Rijmbijbel (1839)
  • De Camera Obscura (1839, published under the pseudonym Hildebrand ), u. a. consisting of:
    • The Stastok family
    • De familie Kegge ( Ger . The Kegge family , after the Dutch by Wilhelm Lange. Reclam, Leipzig [1875])
    • Gerrit Witse
  • De Aenea Silvio, qui postea Pius papa secundus, morum mentisque mutationis rationibus (Diss., 1839)
  • Ada van Holland (1840)
  • Stichtelijke uren (1848–60, seven volumes)
  • Paulus in de weightigste oogenblikken van zijn leven en werkzaamheid voorgesteld (1851–53; Ger . Paul in the most important moments of his life and work. Biblical descriptions , from the Dutch by C. Groß. Perthes, Gotha 1857)
  • Korenbloemen. Nieuwe poems (1854)
  • Verpoozingen op letterkundig gebied (1856)
  • Nieuwe poems (1857)
  • De Kinderen der Zee (1861)
  • Verstrooide poems uit vroeger en later tijd (1831-1861) (1862, two volumes)
  • Sealing works. Compleet in chronologische volgorde verzameld (1873–1900, four volumes)

literature

  • Johannes Dyserinck: Dr. Nicolaas Beets . Haarlem: Bohn, 1903.
  • Johannes Dyserinck: Herinneringen aan Nicolaas Beets in woord en beeld naar aanleiding van de Tentoonstelling in 's Gravenhage 21–28 Maart 1904 . The Hague: Fuik, 1904.
  • André Bouwman, Ellen Krol: De Beetscollectie te Leiden: inventaris van papieren en drukken uit het bezit van Nicolaas Beets (1814–1903) delighted in de Bibliotheek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, collected. Univ.-Bibl. Leiden, Leiden, 2003. ISBN 90-74204-11-2 .
  • Beets, Nicolaas In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig and Vienna, 1905, 6th edition, vol. 2, p. 553.

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personal data
SURNAME Beets, Nicolaas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hildebrand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch Reformed theologian, church historian, poet and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Haarlem
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1903
Place of death Utrecht