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Cornelis Hille Ris Lambers

b. 1865

A Dutch minister and scholar with unusually wide interests, he wrote about both church history and the philosophies of Asia. His work invites readers into a curious, early modern attempt to understand religions across cultures.

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De wijzen van het Oosten Brahmanisme, Boeddhisme, Chineesche philosophie, Mazdeïsme

De wijzen van het Oosten Brahmanisme, Boeddhisme, Chineesche philosophie, Mazdeïsme

by Cornelis Hille Ris Lambers

About the author

Born on November 10, 1865, Cornelis Hille Ris Lambers was a Dutch writer and Protestant minister. Records connected with his family and later references to his career show that he lived a long life, dying on February 21, 1958, and that he served as a minister in Jorwerd from 1907 to 1927.

His writing ranged widely. In 1890 he published De kerkhervorming op de Veluwe, 1523-1578, a substantial study of the Reformation in the northern Netherlands. He is also known for De wijzen van het Oosten, a book that introduces readers to Brahmanism, Buddhism, Chinese philosophy, and Mazdaism, showing a strong interest in comparative religion and intellectual history.

Later descriptions of him remember him as a striking and learned figure, especially for his interest in Chinese philosophy and his place in liberal Protestant circles. Even from the limited surviving sources, he comes across as a writer who tried to connect faith, history, and world thought in a way that still feels distinctive.