Willem Jacob Verdenius (3 April 1913 โ€“ 23 June 1998) was a Dutch classicist.

Life

Born at The Hague on 3 April 1913,[1] he completed his PhD thesis on Parmenides at Utrecht University in 1942. He became Professor of Greek language and literature at Utrecht University in 1947.[2] In 1965 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3] He died at Zeist on 23 June 1998.[1]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 W.J. Verdenius
  2. โ†‘ Catalogus Professorum: Prof. Dr. W. J. Verdenius
  3. โ†‘ "Willem Jacob Verdenius (1913 - 1998)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2015.


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