Jan van der Hoeven

Jan van der Hoeven ( born February 9, 1802 in Rotterdam, † March 10, 1868 in Leiden ) was a Dutch naturalist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Hoeven ".

Life and work

Jan van der Hoeven ( pron. hooves ) came from a wealthy merchant family in Rotterdam and was the younger brother of the physician Cornelis van der Hoeven. He began in 1819 to study natural sciences and medicine at the University of Leiden. Later he completed further studies at the University of Utrecht, Groningen University and acquired in Leiden in November 1822 of the treatise de Sceleto piscium the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy. That same month his doctorate the Leopoldinische - Carolingische Academy took him on to their member. Shortly thereafter he was Kustus on Reichsmuseeum of Natural History in Leiden. In 1824 he received his doctorate with a dissertation theses pathologica inaug. de Morbis aurium auditusque to the doctor of medicine. He then completed an educational trip which took him to the Sorbonne (Paris), where he focused on zoology. About Germany returned to his home, he settled as a physician in his native town, where he also lectured for pharmacists apprentices.

On January 24, 1826, he was appointed by Royal Decree as an associate professor of zoology at the University of Leiden. The place was the teaching of natural history, anthropology, osteology, entomology and comparative anatomy. To this end, he held on April 29, 1826 his introductory speech de deligenti veritatis studio, praecipua naturae interpretis dote. Later, the mineralogy and geology him were still applied. After he had turned down an appeal in 1831 to the University of Groningen, he was appointed on September 7, 1835 by royal decision to full professor of natural history. In addition, he also participated in the organizational tasks of the Leiden University and was 1842/43 Rector of the Alma Mater. In 1858 he became chief director of the Museum of Natural History in Leiden. He was a member of many learned societies of his time. So would mention his membership in 1859 in the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and 1832 membership in the Institute, and in 1851 converted the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences. He was also a Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion, Commander of the Swedish Order of the North Star and winner of the Baden Order of the Zähringerplatz lions.

Hoeven was married to Anna van Stolk († 1841). Of his children survived him only two daughters.

Reception

Van der Hoeven tried in his most important work, summarize the Handboek the customer the entire coding Zoology physiologically and describe scientifically.

Works (selection)

• Handboek the commanding customer. Leiden 1827-33 (3 vols German by Rudolf Leuckart, Leipzig 1847-56, 2 vols )
• Recherches sur l' histoire naturelle et l' anatomy of limaces. Leiden 1838.
• Redevoeringen s verhandelingen. Amsterdam 1846.
• Bijdragen tot de naturlijke geschiedenis van den Negerstam. Leiden 1842.
• Philosophia zoologica. Leiden 1864.

• Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis en naturlijke Physiology ( together with Willem Hendrik de Vriese )