Johan Huizinga

Johan Huizinga was a Dutch historian, university teacher, resistance fighter, linguist and philosopher (1872–1945). He was born at Groningen and died at De Steeg.

Also recorded as J. Huizinga; Huizinga; Professor Dr. Johan Huizinga; Johan Huizing.

Johan Huizinga in brief

Born
1872
Died
1945
Known for
historian, university teacher, resistance fighter, linguist, philosopher and anthropologist
Place of birth
Groningen
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings J. Huizinga, Huizinga, Professor Dr. Johan Huizinga and Johan Huizing. His recorded languages were Dutch and German. His recorded confession was Mennonite Church in the Netherlands.

He was the child of Dirk Huizinga. 2 children are recorded: Leonhard Huizinga and Jakob Herman Huizinga.

Career and activity

Johan Huizinga worked in medieval history, historical linguistics, history, cultural history and art history.

He was employed by University of Groningen and Leiden University. Recorded position is rector magnificus of Leiden University. He belonged to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde and Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten. He worked at Groningen and Leiden.

Catalogued works

11 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1952 to 1972.

Homo Ludens. The Autumn of the Middle Ages. Dutch civilisation in the seventeenth century. The Waning of the Middle Ages. Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen. Homo ludens : a study of the play element in culture / Johan Huizinga ; [introduction by George Steiner]., dated [1970], held by Wellcome Collection. The waning of the Middle Ages : a study of the forms of life thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries / J. Huizinga ; translated by F. Hopman., dated 1955, held by Wellcome Collection. Erasmus of Rotterdam : with a selection from the letters of Erasmus., dated 1952, held by Wellcome Collection. Men and ideas : history, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance; essays / translated by James S. Holmes and Hans van Marle., dated [1959], held by Wellcome Collection. The assessment of population affinities in man / edited by J.S. Weiner and J. Huizinga., dated 1972, held by Wellcome Collection. Renwick correspondence, 1960-1965, dated 16 May 1960-13 Aug 1965, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Huizinga, Johan, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Johan Huizinga und Ernst Robert Curtius, Johan Huizinga 1872–1972, 1973. Johan Huizinga in Amerika, Amerika, 2008. Johan Huizinga et la « morphophilie » des années 1920, L’odeur du sang et des roses, 2019. Politica e morale ne La Crisi della civiltà di Johan Huizinga, Laboratoire Italien, 2006. Mary Poppins : The Inter-War, Outer-Mind Sojourner, Strenae, 2013. Christian Krumm, Johan Huizinga, Deutschland und die Deutschen. Begegnung und Auseinandersetzung mit dem Nachbarn, BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, 2012. La Universidad como espacio de mediación cultural, Historia de la Educación, 2010. Delírios I – Agonia e experiência (jogos de vida e morte), Anuário de Literatura, 2010. „Oni się tylko bawią” – czy tylko? Kontrowersje wokół hasła nauka przez zabawę, Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji, 2022. Danse et jeu vidéo : à la croisée des mondes, Déméter, 2018. PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS AND BIOLOGICAL FINDINGS, PART II: PLAY, ART, RITUAL, AND RITUAL SACRIFICE, Zygon, 2020.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1047576-X). Those registers additionally record the form Huizinga-Lezing.

Digitised editions and texts

13 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

O Outono da Idade Média (1994) — Internet Archive. 16.- Erasmo (1987) — Internet Archive. Johan Huizinga Homo Ludens Einaudi ( 1946) (1946) — Internet Archive. homo_ludens_johan_huizinga_routledge_1949_ (1949) — Internet Archive. The Waning of the Middle Ages (1955) — Internet Archive. 0795 Erasm (1974) — Internet Archive. Geschichte Und Kultur (1954) — Internet Archive. The Waning of the Middle Ages: a Study of the Forms of Life, Thought and Art in France and the Netherlands in the Xivth and Xvth Centuries (1924) — Internet Archive. Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen (1949) — Internet Archive. The waning of the middle ages,: Study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the xivth and xvth centuries, (1937) — Internet Archive. In the shadow of tomorrow / by J. Huizinga ; translated from the Dutch by J.H. Huizinga (1936) — Internet Archive. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation (2021) — Internet Archive. Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen: Studie over levens- en gedachtervormen der veertiende en vijftiende eeuw in Frankrijk en de Nederlanden — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 43 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Johan Huizinga studied at University of Groningen and Leiden University. the recorded working language is Dutch and German.

The field of work recorded is medieval history, historical linguistics and history. Georg Simmel is recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Groningen and Leiden. Employment is recorded with University of Groningen and Leiden University. Positions recorded include rector magnificus of Leiden University. Membership is recorded of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are The Autumn of the Middle Ages and Homo Ludens.

Work by Johan Huizinga is recorded in the collections of National Museum of World Cultures and Museum De Scheper.

Distinctions recorded are D.A. Thiemeprijs.

Chronology

  1. 1872Johan Huizinga born at Groningen.
  2. 1945Johan Huizinga died at De Steeg.
  3. 1946Johan Huizinga Homo Ludens Einaudi ( 1946) digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1949homo_ludens_johan_huizinga_routledge_1949_ digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1955The Waning of the Middle Ages digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1970Homo ludens : a study of the play element in culture / Johan Huizinga ; [introduction by George Steiner]. (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 19740795 Erasm digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 198716.- Erasmo digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1994O Outono da Idade Média digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Huizinga, Johan, Oxford Art Online, 2003

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    Johan Huizinga et la « morphophilie » des années 1920, L’odeur du sang et des roses, 2019

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  3. 3.

    Johan Huizinga in Amerika, Amerika, 2008

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Johan Huizinga und Ernst Robert Curtius, Johan Huizinga 1872–1972, 1973

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 95 articles naming Johan Huizinga.

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  6. 6.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1047576-X, Johan Huizinga-Lezing.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 23 digitised items catalogued under Johan Huizinga as creator.

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    Project Gutenberg holds 2 full texts attributed to Johan Huizinga.

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming Johan Huizinga.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q276280: Johan Huizinga

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Johan Huizinga”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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