Otto Verbrugge
Otto Verbrugge (born December 13, 1671 in The Hague , † September 24, 1745 in Groningen ) was a Dutch theologian, philosopher and philologist.
Life
In 1679 he was appointed teacher (professor) of philosophy and philology at the Gymnasium Georgianum in Lingen .
Verbrugge was particularly known for his speeches and was honored and rewarded by his superiors. He gave a welcoming speech for Friedrich I of Prussia , who then presented him with 40 ducats as a gift. In addition, Frederick I took over the costs for the printing of Verbrugges speeches and appointed him professor of theology. He took up this new professorship in 1702 and gave up his rectorate . In addition, he gave a speech in which he said: "de necessitate ac utilitate literarum orientalium in theologia". In 1717 he was appointed to the University of Groningen . There, too, he became professor of philology and theology and also received a theological doctorate. Five years before his death he was elected a member of the renewed Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin .
Fonts
- De motu & quite, 1699
- De lapidatione veterum Hebraeorum, 1701
- De quaestione: num praeter humationem etiam crematio cadaverum apud veteres Hebraeos ufitata fuerit. 1707.
- Observationes de nominum Hebraeorum plurali numero, pluribus differtationibus annis MDCCXXII ad MDCCXXVIII ventilatae
literature
- F. Stosch: Contributions to the scholarly history of the city of Lingen . In: New Westphalian magazine on geography, history and statistics . Volume 3, Issue 9, 1792, pp. 223-224 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Otto Verbrugge in the Biographical Portal of the Netherlands
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on "genealogy.net" , accessed on October 1, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Verbrugge, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch teacher, philosopher and philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1671 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1745 |
| Place of death | Groningen |