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Johan George Schlimmer
1833–1901
A Dutch schoolman and classicist, he wrote practical books that helped students make sense of the ancient world. His best-known works on Roman antiquities and classical culture stayed useful long after his lifetime.
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Woordenboek der Grieksche en Romeinsche oudheid
by Johan George Schlimmer, Z. C. de (Zacharias Cohen) Boer
About the author
Born in Rotterdam on October 23, 1833, Johannes George Schlimmer studied letters at Utrecht from 1853 to 1860 and completed a dissertation on Sallust in 1860. He later built his career in education, first as conrector at the Latin school in Doesburg in 1862 and then, from May 16, 1868, as rector in Tiel.
During his years in Tiel, the school developed from a Latin school into a progymnasium in 1879 and was expanded into a full gymnasium in 1888. Alongside his teaching work, he published a steady stream of books for students and general readers, including Handboek der Romeinsche antiquiteiten, Oude aardrijkskunde, Leerboek der Oude Aardrijkskunde, a study of the Latin subjunctive, and editions of classical texts.
He is especially remembered for clear, usable reference works on the ancient world. In partnership with Z. C. de Boer, he wrote Woordenboek der Grieksche en Romeinsche oudheid (1890), and records in DBNL show that both this work and his Handboek der Romeinsche antiquiteiten remained part of the Dutch literary and educational record. He died in Tiel on July 23, 1901.