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4 unusual facts about Jacob van Lennep


Battle of Warns

The Battle of Warnsveld was the inspiration for the historical novel De Roos van Dekama by Jacob van Lennep.

Jacob van Lennep

He spent his summers at Huis te Manpad, where his family had a summer home, and where his father convinced the Heemstede city council to place a monument to Witte van Haemstede.

Marita Mathijsen

Mathijsen graduated with work on the correspondence between Jacob van Lennep and Gerrit van de Linde (also known as "De schoolmeester" - the schoolmaster).

Tiberius Hemsterhuis

Hemsterhuis was the founder of a Dutch school of criticism, which had disciples in Valckenaer, Jacob van Lennep and David Ruhnken.



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