Adriaan Kluit [SEP] place of birth
Adriaan Kluit
Adriaan Kluit (Dordrecht, 9 February 1735 - Leiden, 12 January 1807) was a Dutch scholar, important in Dutch linguistics. He was rector of the Latin school in Alkmaar and Middelburg. In 1779 he became the professor of history at the University of Leiden, remaining there until his death.
Kluit has two major historical works to his name: "Historia critica comitatus Hollandiae et Zeelandiae" (published between 1777 and 1782 in Middelburg) and "Historie der Hollandsche Staatsregering tot 1795" ("History
- Igor van de Built, "Landkaartschrijvers en landverdelers. Adriaen Verwer, Adriaan Kluit en de Nederlandse taalkunde van de achttiende eeuw" (Amsterdam 2009).
- Wyger Velema, 'Contemporary Reactions to Patriot Political Discourse', in idem, "Republicans: Essays on Eighteenth-century Dutch Political Thought" (Boston 2007).
- Ivo Schöffer, 'Adriaan Kluit, een voorganger', Afscheidscollege Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Leiden 1988).
- Theo Veen, 'De legitimatie van de souvereiniteit der Staten bij