Nicolaas Beets
| Nicolas Beets | |
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| Born |
September 13, 1814 Haarlem, the Netherlands |
| Died |
March 13, 1903 (aged 88) Utrecht, the Netherlands |
| Pen name | Hildebrand |
| Occupation | Protestant minister |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Subject | Short autobiographical stories |
| Notable works | Camera Obscura |
Nicolaas Beets (13 September 1814 – 13 March 1903) was a Dutch theologian, writer and poet. He published under the pseudonym, Hildebrand.
Life
Nicolaas Beets was born in Haarlem, the son of a pharmacist. From 1833 till 1839 he studied theology at the university of Leiden where he received his doctorate.
In 1840 he became a minister at the Dutch Reformed Church in Heemstede. In the same year he married Aleida van Foreest. In 1854 he moved to Utrecht where from 1874 till 1884 he was a professor in church history at the University of Utrecht.
He wrote prose, poetry and sermons. As a poet, Beets came under the influence of Byronism.[1]
His most famous work is Camera Obscura, which he wrote under his pseudonym during his student years. [1] Though it was first published in 1839, he added stories in later editions, so the final version was not published until 1851.
Beets died of a brain haemorrhage at age 88, in Utrecht.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chisholm 1911.
- Attribution
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Beets, Nikolaas". Encyclopædia Britannica 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "article name needed". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
External links
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- Works by Nicolaas Beets at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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