Peter Paul Maria Alberdingk Thijm
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Peter Paul Maria Alberdingk Thijm (b. at Amsterdam
, 21 October 1827, d. at Leuven
, 1 February 1904) was a Dutch academic and writer.
. After being called to a professorship in the Catholic University of Leuven
in 1870, he succeeded in establishing a chair for the special study of the history of the literature of the Netherlands.
He was President of the Association Tijd en Vlijt and of Constantius Buter. He was also a member of the Flemish Academy, and for a time, its President. From 1888 on, Paul Thijm edited the periodical Dietsche Warande, which was in this way transplanted into Belgium.
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...
, 21 October 1827, d. at Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, 1 February 1904) was a Dutch academic and writer.
Life
He made his studies in his home city, at first at the Gymnasium and later at the Athenaeum, from which heraduated in letters and history in 1857. For some years he was instructor in history in MaastrichtMaastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
. After being called to a professorship in the Catholic University of Leuven
Catholic University of Leuven
The Catholic University of Leuven, or of Louvain, was the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The university was founded in 1425 as the University of Leuven by John IV, Duke of Brabant and approved by a Papal bull by Pope Martin V.During France's occupation of Belgium in the...
in 1870, he succeeded in establishing a chair for the special study of the history of the literature of the Netherlands.
He was President of the Association Tijd en Vlijt and of Constantius Buter. He was also a member of the Flemish Academy, and for a time, its President. From 1888 on, Paul Thijm edited the periodical Dietsche Warande, which was in this way transplanted into Belgium.
Works
His chief works are:- "De H. Willibrord, Apostel der Nederlanden" (1867);
- "Karel de groote en zijne eeuw" (1866);
- "Gestichten van liefdadigehied in België, van Karel den Groote tot aan de XVI eeuw", awarded a prize by the Royal Academy of Brussels (1883);
- "Schets der Algemeene Geschiedenis" (1870);
- "Vroolijke historie van Ph. van Marnix" (1876);
- "Spiegel van Nederlandsche letteren" (1877).