Albert Burgh
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Albert Coenraadsz. Burgh (1593 – 24 December 1647) was a Dutch
physician who was mayor of Amsterdam
and a councillor in the Admiralty of Amsterdam
.
, in which he was reminding to the beheading of Johan van Oldenbarneveldt. Oldenbarneveldt pleaded for peace with Spain and shrinking the state army.
In 1629 Albert Burgh owned land in Rensselaerswyck, Albany, which he sold to the main investor Kiliaen van Rensselaer. He helped Caspar Barlaeus
, a famous Dutch scholar with a teaching job at the Athenaeum Illustre, after he was fired in Leiden in 1619. In 1638 he and Andries Bicker
offered Marie de' Medici
a meal with rice
, in those days very exotic and hardly known to Europeans. He sold her a famous silver rosary
, captured in 1629 by Piet Hein
in Brazil
.
Grain was extremely important for the city's wealth and influence. During his lifetime he visited Moscovia twice, in order to improve trade relations. Burgh died on Christmas Eve in Novgorod. The corpse was returned to Amsterdam. Dirck Tulp
, the son of the famous surgeon Nicolaes Tulp
who had accompanied him on his trip to Moscow
, married his daughter Anna.
Albert Burgh, a Franciscan
in Rome
, and one of his grandsons, argued with his former teacher Baruch Spinoza
in a couple of curious and famous letters, and another was the mayor Coenraad van Beuningen
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
physician who was mayor of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
and a councillor in the Admiralty of Amsterdam
Admiralty of Amsterdam
The Admiralty of Amsterdam was the largest of the five Dutch admiralties at the time of the Dutch Republic. The administration of the various Admiralties was strongly influenced by provincial interests...
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Biography
Burgh was born into a rich brewer's family. He studied medicine in Leiden in 1614 and became a doctor in 1618 in Amsterdam. In the same year he entered the city council as a Calvinist. He changed his view within a couple of years, paying a fine for the famous Dutch poet Vondel. Joost van den Vondel got into trouble because of a play PalamedesPalamedes
Palamedes could refer to:*Palamedes , the son of Nauplius in Greek mythology*Palamedes , a Saracen Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend...
, in which he was reminding to the beheading of Johan van Oldenbarneveldt. Oldenbarneveldt pleaded for peace with Spain and shrinking the state army.
In 1629 Albert Burgh owned land in Rensselaerswyck, Albany, which he sold to the main investor Kiliaen van Rensselaer. He helped Caspar Barlaeus
Caspar Barlaeus
Caspar Barlaeus was a Dutch polymath and Renaissance humanist, a theologian, poet, and historian.-Life:...
, a famous Dutch scholar with a teaching job at the Athenaeum Illustre, after he was fired in Leiden in 1619. In 1638 he and Andries Bicker
Andries Bicker
Andries Bicker was a wealthy merchant on Moscovia, a member of the vroedschap, the leader of the Arminians, an administrator of the VOC, representative of the States-General of the Netherlands and colonel in the Civic guard...
offered Marie de' Medici
Marie de' Medici
Marie de Médicis , Italian Maria de' Medici, was queen consort of France, as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici...
a meal with rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, in those days very exotic and hardly known to Europeans. He sold her a famous silver rosary
Rosary
The rosary or "garland of roses" is a traditional Catholic devotion. The term denotes the prayer beads used to count the series of prayers that make up the rosary...
, captured in 1629 by Piet Hein
Piet Hein
Piet Hein is the name of:* Piet Pieterszoon Hein , Dutch naval commander and folk hero* Piet Hein , descendant of the above, Danish poet and scientist...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Grain was extremely important for the city's wealth and influence. During his lifetime he visited Moscovia twice, in order to improve trade relations. Burgh died on Christmas Eve in Novgorod. The corpse was returned to Amsterdam. Dirck Tulp
Dirck Tulp
Dirck or Diederik Tulp was the son of the surgeon professor Nicolaes Tulp and involved in the Dutch East India Company and the Civic guard...
, the son of the famous surgeon Nicolaes Tulp
Nicolaes Tulp
Nicolaes Tulp was a Dutch surgeon and mayor of Amsterdam. Tulp was well known for his upstanding moral character.-Life:...
who had accompanied him on his trip to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, married his daughter Anna.
Albert Burgh, a Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, and one of his grandsons, argued with his former teacher Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...
in a couple of curious and famous letters, and another was the mayor Coenraad van Beuningen
Coenraad van Beuningen
Coenraad van Beuningen was the Dutch Republic's most experienced diplomat, burgemeester of Amsterdam in 1669, 1672, 1680, 1681, 1683 and 1684, and from 1681 a VOC director...
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Sources
- Elias, J.E. (1903-1905, reprint 1963) De vroedschap van Amsterdam 1578-1795, two volumes.