Pieter Burman the Elder
Pieter Burmann also: Peter Burmannus; ( Born July 6, 1668 Utrecht, † March 31, 1741 ) was a Dutch classical scholar, historian, librarian, lawyer and political scientist. He is Pieter Burmann called the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Burmann Pieter the Younger.
Life
The son of a theologian Frans Burman visited from 1679 to 1681 the Utrecht school. At the age of 13 he attended the University of Utrecht to study, where he found a teacher in Johann Georg Graevius and Jacob Gronovius, who promoted his talent. He devoted himself to the classical languages . Since it was intended for a legal career, he worked for some time in this area. For about a year he studied at Leiden University Philosophy and Greek language. On his return to Utrecht he received his doctorate on March 26, 1688 under John van Muyden with the discussion disputation juridica inauguralis de transactionibus a doctorate in law.
He then undertook an educational trip to Germany and Switzerland. He then settled in Utrecht as a lawyer down. In December 1691 he was promoted to Zehnteinnehmer for Peter Codde ( 1648-1710 ), the Bishop of Utrecht. On November 30, 1696, he was appointed associate professor of history at the University of Utrecht. On April 18, 1698, he became a full professor of history and rhetoric, and on March 19, 1703 as the successor of Gravius professor of political ( Roman state institutions). He also participated in the organizational tasks of the Utrecht University and was 1703/ 04, and 1711/12 Rector of the Alma Mater.
On May 29, 1715, he was appointed as successor to Jacobus Perizonius professor of Greek language, history and rhetoric at the University of Leiden. After being transferred to him on November 24, 1716 the Department of Dutch history, Burman took over on February 23, 1724 librarian lead the Leiden University Library. In addition, he received on November 8, 1725 professorship of poetry and in the same year was awarded the title of professor in politics. Even in suffering, he participated in the organizational tasks of the university and was 1719/20, and 1731/32 Rector of the Alma Mater.
From his marriage with Eva Clotterbooke, daughter of the mayor of Briel Caspar Clotterbrooke come ten children, but these do not mostly survived him. Made famous are his sons Frans Burman, who made a career in the military and Kaspar Burman (1696-1755), who became mayor of Utrecht was.
Works
- Oratio de Eloquentia et Poetice. Utrecht 1696
- Oratio de feliciori vivendi conditione in rebuspublicis, quam s regnis. Utrecht 1704
- Oratio de Artibus Liberalitus, solis et olim Academiarum scholarum ornamentis, hodie vero ex dignitate infimum in looum dejectis. Utrecht 1712
- Oratio de publici humanioris disciplinae Professoris proprio Officio et munere. Leiden 1715
- Oratio de Bibliotheois publicis, earumque Praefectis. Leiden 1725
- Oratio in humanitatis Studia. Leiden 1720
- Oratio Pro Litteratis et Grammaticis. Leiden 1735.
He gave the following classical authors out:
- Phaedrus ( 1698 )
- Horace (1699 )
- Gaius Valerius Flaccus ( 1702)
- Petronius Arbiter ( 1709)
- Velleius Paterculus ( 1719)
- Quintilian ( 1720)
- Junianus Justin (1722)
- Ovid ( 1727)
- Poetae Latini minores (1731 )
- Suetonius ( 1736)
- Lucan (1740 )
He also published the works of George Buchanan, sat Graevius ' Thesaurus Antiquitatum et Historiarum Italiae continued, and wrote the treatise De Vectigalibus Populi Romani ( 1694 ) and a short manual of Roman antiquities, Antiquitatum Romanarum Brevis Descriptio (1711 ). His Sylloge epistolarum a viris illustribus scriptarum ( 1725) is important for the science of history. The list of his works consists of five pages in Saxes Onomasticon. His poems and speeches were published after his death. It gives an account of his life in the Gentleman's Magazine in April 1742 by Samuel Johnson.