Hieronymus de Bosch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hieronymus de Bosch

Latin scholar and poet from the Netherlands

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1740

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1811

Profession: poet, classical scholar

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Hieronymus de Bosch

  • For the painter see Hieronymus Bosch (1450–1516) Hieronymus de Bosch or Jeronimo de Bosch (23 March 1740 in Amsterdam – 1 June 1811 in Leiden) was a Latin poet and notable scholar from the Netherlands.
  • He wrote several books, the most important of which was the "Anthologia Graeca", containing the Anthology of Planudes with Latin translation.He was a member of Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen from 1776, a member of Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde from 1780, a member of Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen from 1793, and a member of the Maatschappij ter bevordering van de Landbouw.
  • In 1808 he was asked by Louis Bonaparte to be a member of the committee for the formation of the Koninklijk Instituut along with Martinus van Marum, Jean Henri van Swinden, and Martinus Stuart.
  • He subsequently became member of the institution.
  • His sister married the Haarlem minister and librarian Abraham de Vries.
  • He was the grandfather of the Dutch politician Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper through his daughter, who married Joan Melchior Kemper.

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