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Jr. Abm. (Abraham) Des Amorie van der Hoeven
1821–1848
A gifted Dutch theologian and preacher, he built a reputation for eloquence and literary talent before dying young at just 27. His work reflects the intellectual and religious life of the Netherlands in the first half of the nineteenth century.
1 Audiobook
A-Saga, E-Legende, O-Sprook
by Johannes Bosscha, Jr. Abm. (Abraham) Des Amorie van der Hoeven, J. van (Jacob) Lennep
About the author
Born in Rotterdam on February 15, 1821, and raised after 1827 in Amsterdam, he was the eldest child of the Remonstrant theologian Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven and Agatha Stuart. He attended the Latin school in Amsterdam, later studied theology first at the University of Amsterdam and then at Leiden, and completed studies in both theology and literature in 1843.
In 1845 he became minister of the Remonstrant congregation in Utrecht. Contemporary biographical sources describe him as an especially gifted speaker, and later catalog records also identify him as a poet, showing how closely his religious and literary interests were linked.
His career was brief. He died in Utrecht on March 20, 1848, only a few years after entering the ministry. Even with such a short life, he was remembered as a theologian, man of letters, and striking young voice within Dutch Protestant culture.