Authorised form of name | Vossius; Isaacus (1618 - 1689); philologist and author |
Other forms of name | Isaac |
Vos, Isaacus |
Dates | 1618 - 1689 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Place of birth | Collegium Theologicum, Leyden, Netherlands, Europe |
Date of birth | 1618 |
Place of death | Windsor, Berkshire, England, Europe |
Date of death | 21 February 1689 |
Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
Activity | Education: Taught at home in variety of subjects; DCL (Oxford 1670) Career: Travelled to Rome and Florence, France and perhaps England (1642); city librarian of Amsterdam (1646-1648) and appointed historiographer of the States of Holland and Zeeland; travelled to Sweden at the invitation of Queen Christina (1649-1652), taught her Greek and sold her his father's library; joined the Church of England (1663); travelled to England (1670); Canon of Windsor (1673); naturalised British (1674)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 20/04/1664 |
Proposer | Walter Charleton |
Other Royal Society activity | Proposed on the same day he was elected |
Relationships | Parents: Gerard John Vos [Gerardus Johannes Vossius] and Elizabeth Junius [du Jon] |
PublishedWorks | RCN: R64988 RCN: R64987 RCN: R67066 RCN: R64985 RCN: R67067 RCN: 31037 RCN: 32258 RCN: R64989 RCN: R64986 |
OtherInfo | During his travels, Vossius formed contacts with well-known scholars across Europe, e.g. James Ussher, Hugo de Groot, and Henri du Valois. As court librarian in Sweden, he travelled once more to acquire new works for the library. As a writer, he was interested in a variety of topics, including ancient geography, chronology, and classical literature. His more religious treatises caused some controversy at the time and later on, he became more interested in natural philosophy and mathematics. His library, considered one of the best private libraries in the world, consisted of approx. 4,000 books and more than 700 manuscripts, and was bought by Leyden University after his death. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; Hunter; Shaw LD; ODNB References: Douglas McKie, 'James, Duke of York, FRS' in NR 1958 vol 13 pp 6-18 Notes: Correspondence of Isaac Vossius in EMLO project by the Bodleian library [http://emlo-portal.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/?catalogue=isaac-vossius; last accessed 28/03/2022] |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/54197108 |
Code | NA8207 |