Herman Tollius
Illustration — Herman Tollius (1742-1822) Herman Tollius (28 February 1742, in Breda – 29 April 1822, in Leiden) was a Dutch philologist and historian. He studied jurisprudence in Leiden, earning his doctorate of law in 1763. From 1767 he served as a professor of rhetoric and Greek at the University of Harderwijk.
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Herman Tollius
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- Born
- 1742 · Breda.
- Died
- 1822 · Leiden.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- jurist · university teacher · linguist · historian · dutch language specialist · writer
- Education
- Leiden University
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Herman Tollius (1742-1822) Herman Tollius (28 February 1742, in Breda – 29 April 1822, in Leiden) was a Dutch philologist and historian. He studied jurisprudence in Leiden, earning his doctorate of law in 1763. From 1767 he served as a professor of rhetoric and Greek at the University of Harderwijk.
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Beginning in 1784 he was a private tutor to the children of Stadtholder William V. In 1809 he was appointed professor of statistics and diplomacy at Leiden, where he later worked as a professor of Greek and Latin languages. Among his written efforts was an edition of Apollonius Sophista titled "Apollonii Sophistae Lexicon graecum Iliadis et Odysseae" (1788), and a work on constitutional writings involving events taking place in the United Netherlands in 1786/87, — Staatkundige geschriften, betreffende eenige gewigtige gebeurtenissenin de Vereendigde Nederlanden, gedurende de jaren MDCCLXXXVI, MDCCLXXXVII, en vervolgens. His daughter Bartha produced a handful of pastel portraits, including one of her father.
Herman Tollius studied at Leiden University. The recorded working language is Dutch. Employment is recorded with University of Harderwijk, Leiden University and Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam. Work by Herman Tollius is recorded in the collections of Royal Collections of the Netherlands.
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1742
Herman Tollius born at Breda.
1822
Herman Tollius died at Leiden.
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Herman Tollius is recorded as jurist, university teacher, linguist, historian and dutch language specialist.
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