Johannes van der Palm

Johannes Henricus van der Palm also: Johan Hendrik van der Palm ( July 17, 1763 in Rotterdam, † September 8, 1840 in Leiden ) was a Dutch poet, Reformed theologian, politician and Orientalist.

Life

Johannes Henricus was the son of the poet and boarding conductor Cornelius van der Palm (1730-1789) and his wife Matilda of Tonsbergen. After initial training in the boarding school he attended his father since 1774, the Erasmus High School in Rotterdam, where he held the farewell speech De eo quod est optandum ex sententia Juvenalis sive de sana in corpore sano elements. Then he enrolled on September 19, 1778 the University of Leiden. Here he attended the lectures of initially Lodewijk Caspar Valckenaer, David Ruhnken, Hendrik Albert Schulten, Frederick William Pestel, and later those of Ewald Hollebeek, Aegidius Gillissen, Hermannus Scholten, Broërius Broes and Peter Rietveld ( 1739-1784 ). After he had defended in Leiden with Schultens the treatise Ecclesiastes philo Logice et critice illustratus, he left on 31 January 1784, the educational institution.

Van der Palm, who had already worked at his birthplace as a poet, was a member of the circle around the famous Dutch poet Jacobus Bellamy in Leiden. He has appeared on 28 November 1781 Literature Society art by working ( Dutch: Literair Genootschap Art wordt door arbeid verkregen ) and in 1784 in The Hague poets society artist saves time no diligence ( Dutch: Kunstliefde spaart geen Vlijt ) at. At that time, among other things, his poem was verheerlijking van de Christ op den berg ( German translated freely: the glorification of Christ on the mountain ), and he became an ardent supporter of the patriotic movement. Later in his career, he still created several poetic works, which can be found in various publications of his time.

After passing the theological examination, he was on November 1, 1784 candidate for the pastorate, was appointed on 13 December of the same year as pastor after Maartensdijk and entered the office on March 28, 1785. When the Prussians in favor of Orange in 1787 intervened militarily in the Batavian Republic, he had to flee to his brother and was able to secure his retirement from the pastorate on March 12, 1788. On January 1, 1789, he was as pastor of the House of Johan Adriaan van de Perre family ( 1738-1790 ) and as Secretary of the library in Middelburg for a new job, which ensured his livelihood first. In Middelburg he became a member in 1792 also the nature knowledgeable society. After 1794, he was no more activity, he participated in the events of the new Batavian Republic in January 1795. Here he sat down with the head of the revolutionary movement in Walcheren, was born on May 28, 1795 Council of the provisional government of Zeeland and the August 27, 1795 deputy of the States General of the Dutch provinces.

On 1 December 1795 he was appointed by the Curators of the University of Leiden to the chair of philosophy as a professor of Oriental languages ​​and Hebrew antiquities, which task he took on June 11, 1796 of the speech De Literis hebraïcis exornandis. Here he had been 1798/99 elected rector of the Alma Mater, where he religionis islamiticae et imperii saracenici conditoner stopped at the gates of resignation speech De Mohammede. In 1799 he was also a member of the Batavian Society for Experimental Philosophy in Rotterdam ( Dutch: Bataafsch Genootschap the Proefondervindelijke Wijsbegeerte ), the Dutch Society of Sciences at Haarlem ( Dutch: Dutch Maatschappij the Wetenschappen ) and the Society for the Promotion of experimental philosophy in The Hague ( Dutch: Gezelschap ter Beoeffening the proefondervindelijke Wijsbegeerte in 's Hage ). On April 13, 1799, he resigned his professorship, he was Minister of Education in 1799 the Batavian Republic on 1 May. In the latter capacity, he campaigned for the unification of the Dutch spelling, by mandating Matthijs Siegenbeek draw this. After he had also been in 1801 a temporary Minister of Economic Affairs from October 2 to December 8, he was on 3 December 1801 to May 1, 1805 to the Council of the interior in the Netherlands. As 1805, the Netherlands had received a new constitution, he lost his title and was still working with some commissions.

On 1 February 1806 he was appointed by Royal Decree professor of theological poetics and rhetoric at the University of Leiden, which office he assumed on September 20, 1806 of the speech De Oratore sacro Literarum divinarum. In Leiden he was appointed in 1807 to the Academy of Preachers, which task he knew until 13 March 1836. In addition, he was appointed professor of Oriental languages ​​and antiquities in Leiden on 16 March 1808 which was confirmed on October 16, 1815 by a Royal Decree. In 1801 he was director of the Zeeland Society of Sciences ( Dutch: Zeeuwsch Genootschap the Wetenschappen ) and on May 4, 1808 Member of the Royal Institute of Sciences (second class). In addition, some homages to him were given. On 10 January 1812 he was awarded by the Senate of the Leiden University theological honorary doctorate, on 19 April 1808, he became a Knight of the Royal Order and Union on March 7, 1812 Knight of the Imperial Reunionsordens. 1818/19 he was a second time rector of the Alma Mater, which task he. Using the speech de imperatore Ali, Abu Taleb i filio, Saracenorum principum maximo resigned In 1818 he began his translation of the Bible, which appeared in 1830 and has become known as Palmbijbel. In 1833 he became Professor Emeritus from his professorship, but he still held until 1838 lectures. After his death he was buried on 13 September 1840 in Katwijk.

Family

( 1835 † 18 January in Vlaardingen * April 11, 1766 in Maartensdijk ) in Emmerich †, the pastor's daughter in Delfshaven Johannes Wilhelmus Bussingh (* January 15, 1727 13 On November 14th, 1786 van der Palm married to Alida Bussingh. Delfs May 1782 in Haven ) and his wife Elisabeth van der Linden ( born September 27, 1735 in Vlaaringen, † April 1, 1783 in Delfshaven ). The marriage produced several children come, these are known:

• Son of NN ( born May 4, 1789 † young)
• Cornelia Mathilde van der Palm ( born April 11, 1790 in Middelburg, † December 8, 1859 in Schiedam ) married September 9, 1814 in Leiden with Pieter Loopuyt ( born July 3, 1791 in Schiedam, † June 5, 1872 ibid.)
• Jacoba Elisabeth van der Palm ( born October 23, 1791 in Middelburg, † December 25, 1857 in Alkmaar ) m. May 2, 1816 by Dirk van Foreest ( born August 14, 1792 in Alkmaar, † April 17, 1833 ibid.)
• Elisabeth Henriette van der Palm (* February 21, 1794, † June 26, 1836 )
• Son NN. ( Born November 8, 1797 † unbaptized December 1797 )
• Jan Will Helm van der Palm (* November 28, 1798; † January 12, 1807 in Leiden )
• Hendrik Albert van der Palm (* April 8, 1802, † November 14, 1819 )
• Adelaide Louise van der Palm ( born May 2, 1806 The Hague, † February 17, 1875 in Arnhem ) married on 30 August 1827 Gilles André de la Porte ( born October 17, 1800 Elst, † May 21, 1869 in Arnhem )
• Anna Catharina van der Palm

Works (selection)

• Eenige liederen David van Vertaald s opgehelderd. Middelburg 1791, Leiden 1815
• De vriend of folk. Middelburg 1795-1796
• Isaiah Vertaald s opgehelderd. Dordrecht 1806, 3 vols
• Geschied -en redekunstig commemorative magazine van Nederlands Herstelling in de jare 1813. Amsterdam 1816
• De Bijbel. Leiden 1818-1830 3 vols ( Bible Translation / Palm Bible )
• Bijbel voor de jeugd. Tafereelen uit de gewijde geschiedenis voor christians - huisgezinnen. Leiden 1811-1834, 24 pieces, Gouda in 1859, 4 vols;
• Solomon. Amsterdam 1808-1816, 6 vols, The Hague 1821-1824, 6 vols, 1834-35 Leeuwarden, 7 vols;
• Al de empty talk. Leeuwarden 1841-1845, 16 vols ( herasusgegeben by Nicolaas Beets );