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Willem Pleyte
Dr. Willem Pleyte (26 June 1836 – 1 March 1903) was a Dutch Egyptologist and museum director.
Family.
Willem Pleyte was the son of Cornelius Marinus Pleyte. He was born on 26 June 1836 in Hillegom, where his father was a pastor.
Education.
He attended the French school in Loenen (which was not very highly regarded) from 1840. He was then sent to the Gymnasium Bommel, where his uncle was the rector where he studied up to 1855. From 1855
People.
A major donor was the linguist Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk. From 1887 to 1902, the collection was managed by curator Cornelis Marinus Pleyte, who wrote a guide. Though it was published by the Society Natura Artis Magistra, Pleyte and his father, the Egyptologist Willem Pleyte, went on to serve on the board of Brill Publishers.
References.
- Bibliography
- Dartel, Daan van, "The Oldest Collections of the Tropenmuseum: Haarlem and Artis", in: David van Duuren et al