Pontus Heuterus
Pontus Heuterus (also Pontus Heuter or Pontus de Huyter ; born August 23, 1535 in Delft , † August 6, 1602 in Sint-Truiden ) was a Dutch historian and Roman Catholic clergyman .
Life
Heuterus was the son of the bailiff and reeve of dEFLt Jan de Huyter. He first attended school in Delft and in Leiden . He then went to Mechelen to study with the learned clergyman Franz Pauli. In August 1555 he went on a trip to France, which initially completed his studies. After his return he became a canon in Gorkum . When the Geusen conquered the city in the Eighty Years' War in 1572 , he was arrested with nineteen other priests. He escaped death by converting to Protestantism. The remaining fellow prisoners went down in history as the martyrs of Gorkum .
Heuterus was secretary to one of the Geusen leaders . However, he managed to escape and he turned back to Catholicism. He devoted himself to writing history, traveling to study archives and libraries. During this time he began to work as a writer. It was not until 1585 that he returned to church service. At first he was a canon in Deventer . When this city fell on June 11, 1591, he fled to Brussels. There he became pastor at the St. John's Hospital, then he went to the Church of Our Lady in Sint-Truiden as a canon.
Heuterus died as titular provost of Arnhem in Sint-Truiden. His historical work is valued differently. He is considered a strong supporter of Catholicism and his work is said to be partial and sometimes falsified. On the other hand, his writings are also classified as valuable, as he used sources he had recently discovered and sometimes lost today, or he recorded events as a contemporary witness .
Works (selection)
- Nederduytsche Orthographie , Plantyn, Antwerp 1581.
- Rerum Burgundicarum libri , Plantyn, Antwerp 1583.
- Rerum Belgicarum libri XV , Nutius, Antwerp 1598.
- De Veterum ac sui saeculi Belgio libri II , Keerberg, Antwerp 1600.
literature
- Heuterus, Pontus . In: Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW), Volume 7, 1927, Col. 585 f.
- Karl Theodor Wenzelburger : Heuterus, Pontus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 340 f.
- Heuter, Pontus , in: Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden (BWN), Volume 8, Part 1 (1867), pp. 755-759.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heuterus, Pontus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heuter, Pontus; Huyter, Pontus de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch historian and clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1535 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delft |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1602 |
| Place of death | Sint-Truiden |