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Jeanette van den Bergh van Eysinga-Elias

1880–1957

A Dutch writer, speaker, and feminist, she brought big ideas into public conversation through books on philosophy, religion, history, and women’s lives. She is especially remembered for her work on Multatuli and for helping shape intellectual life beyond the university classroom.

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Multatuli Onze groote schrijvers, deel 2

Multatuli Onze groote schrijvers, deel 2

by Jeanette van den Bergh van Eysinga-Elias

About the author

Born in Amsterdam on January 6, 1880, Jeanne van den Bergh van Eysinga-Elias was a Dutch writer and feminist. She wrote on religious, philosophical, and historical subjects, and her work ranged from early philosophical studies to books about social questions and literary history.

She was also active as a public intellectual. Sources describe her as a co-founder of the Internationale School voor Wijsbegeerte in Amersfoort, where she worked as both a speaker and teacher, and as a leader at several public education institutes, including one in Haarlem. That mix of scholarship and public engagement gives her career a warm, outward-looking character.

Among her better-known books is Multatuli's Leven en Werken from 1920, along with a related anthology from his writings. She died in Lausanne on July 19, 1957. I could confirm biographical details and her published work, but I could not confirm a suitable portrait image from the available page images, so no profile image is included here.