Amsterdam Nieuw-West , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Hendrik van Wijn

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 30, 2023

1. Hendrik van Wijn Marker

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Hendrik van Wijn 1740-1831

De letterkundige, taalkundige en geschiedkundige Hendrik van Wijn maakte onder andere een overzicht van Middelnederlandse literatuur en geldt daarmee als grondlegger van de Nederlandse literatuurgeschiedenis. Hij was medeoprichter van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, een nog altijd actieve vereniging van letterkundigen, taalkundigen en historici. In 1802 werd hij de eerste archivaris van de Bataafse Republiek, wat het begin was van het openbaar archiefwezen. Hieruit is het Nationaal Archief, de grootste openbare archiefinstantie, voortgekomen. Van Wijn was ook raadspensionaris van Den Briel en van Gouda, directielid van de Bataafsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen en lid van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, een genootschap van vooraanstaande geleerden. Sinds 1987 wordt door de Koninklijke Vereniging van Archivarissen in Nederland de Hendrik van Wijn- penning uitgereikt aan mensen die zich buitengewoon hebben ingezet voor het archiefwezen.

(English translation:)

The literary, linguist and historian Hendrik

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van Wijn assembled an overview of Middle Dutch literature and is therefore considered the founder of Dutch literary history. He was co-founder of the Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde (“Society of Dutch Literature”), a still active association of writers, linguists and historians. In 1802 he became the first archivist of the Batavian Republic, which marked the beginning of public archives. This gave rise to the National Archives, the largest public archives institution. Van Wijn was also grand pensionary of Den Briel and Gouda, member of the board of the Batavian Society of Sciences and a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, a society of leading scholars. Since 1987, the Royal Association of Archivists in the Netherlands has awarded the Hendrik van Wijn Medal to people who have made exceptional efforts for the archives.

Erected 2023 by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 52° 21.68′ N, 4° 49.411′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Marker is at the intersection of Hendrik

Hendrik van Wijn Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 30, 2023

2. Hendrik van Wijn Marker - wide view

van Wijnstraat and Hemsterhuisstraat, on the left when traveling north on Hendrik van Wijnstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Hemsterhuisstraat 87b, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1065 KB, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frans Hemsterhuis (within shouting distance of this marker); Willem Moll (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Bakhuizen van den Brink (about 180 meters away); Pieter Bor (about 180 meters away); Cornelis van Alkemade (about 180 meters away); Reinhart Dozy (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Albert Schultens (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Johan Hendrik Kern (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Hendrik van Wijn (Wikipedia, in Dutch).

Overview (in translation): Hendrik van Wijn (June 21, 1740 in The Hague – September 26, 1831) was a Dutch historian, antiquary and poet. He became known as co-founder of the Society of Dutch Literature. Van Wijn is seen as a broadly trained academic who was one of the first in the Netherlands to pay a lot of attention to the history of Dutch literature.

(Submitted on November 6, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.