Beschrijving
Leyden, P. Engels, 1839, (4)+42pp. edges frayed, blank paper softcover binding, usual wear and tear, library stamp from Noortheij on titlepage, vignette on titlepage. Obituary of Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen (15 May 1776, Haarlem – 15 March 1839, Amsterdam) who was a Dutch Mennonite author and deacon. While never university educated, he studied literature and history and published a large number of writings, including a history of the French domination of Europe (1810-1823, eight volumes). In 1829 he was called to teach Dutch literature and history at the Athenaeum (university) of Amsterdam. During his time in Leiden he was a deacon of the Mennonite congregation (1812-1815, 1818-1819, 1821-1829).
