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Jacob Dermout

1862–1915

A Dutch writer of the early 19th century, he is linked with fiction set in the Dutch East Indies and is remembered today mainly through later reprints and digital editions of his work. His life also took a very different track: alongside writing, he trained in theology and served as a minister in several Dutch towns.

3 Audiobooks

Piong Pan Ho: Oorspronkelijke Indische roman

Piong Pan Ho: Oorspronkelijke Indische roman

by Jacob Dermout

Moderne schelmen (Indië in Den Haag): Oorspronkelijke roman

Moderne schelmen (Indië in Den Haag): Oorspronkelijke roman

by Jacob Dermout

In de koffie: Oorspronkelijke Indische Roman

In de koffie: Oorspronkelijke Indische Roman

by Jacob Dermout

About the author

Born in Amersfoort on 22 February 1802, Jacob Dermout studied theology at Leiden University and received his doctorate there in 1825. Contemporary biographical sources say he went on to serve as a minister in De Vuursche, Meppel, Schiedam, and later Leiden.

Older Dutch reference works listed in DBNL note that he died in Leiden on 26 November 1845. Those same sources describe him primarily as a theologian and minister, and they mention little published work beyond his dissertation, which suggests that the literary works now circulating under his name survive in a somewhat scattered historical record.

Today, Jacob Dermout is most visible to readers through digital and reissued editions of novels such as In de koffie, Piong Pan Ho, and Moderne schelmen (Indië in Den Haag), all associated with stories of the Dutch East Indies. I couldn't confirm a reliable portrait from the sources I found, so no profile image is included.