Nicolaas Hoogvliet

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Nicolaas Hoogvliet

Nicolaas Hoogvliet also: Nicolaus Hoogvlied (born September 16, 1729 in Delft , † April 29, 1777 in Leiden ) was a Dutch Reformed theologian.

Life

Hoogvlied studied from September 13, 1746 at the University of Groningen and from September 18, 1748 under Johann van den Honert at the University of Leiden theology. On June 14, 1751 he was accepted as a candidate for the preaching office of Delft and Delftland. After he had passed his theological exam on March 6, 1753, he became pastor in Leiderdorp on April 1, 1753 , inn preacher in Delft on June 13, 1756 and pastor in Leiden on October 30, 1757. On August 27, 1770, the curators of the University of Leiden appointed him professor of theology. On November 23, 1770 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology by the university's senate.

In the same year he took over his chair on December 17th with the speech Oratio inauguralis de orotoris sacri in refutandis divinae revelationis contemtoribus prudentia (...) (Leiden 1771). As a teacher in Leiden he also took part in the organizational tasks of the university and was rector of the Alma Mater in 1776/77 . He put down this task with the speech Oratio de Latione Legis publica, non unico revelatae Religionis documento (...) (Leiden 1777). He had participated in the work of Nicolaes Hinlópen, Historie van de Nederlandsche Overzettinge des Bijbels (freely translated: History of the Dutch translation of the Bible ).

He was married to Anna Elisabeth Tatum. There were four daughters and one son from the marriage. Frans Cornelis Arnold Hoogvliet was his great-grandson. His son Frans Cornelis Hoogvliet (born March 25, 1757 in Delft, † December 8, 1803 in Schiedam) was also pastor.

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personal data
SURNAME Hoogvliet, Nicolaas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoogvlied, Nicolaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch Reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1729
PLACE OF BIRTH Delft
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1777
Place of death Suffer