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K. ten (Karel) Bruggencate
1849–1922
Best known for a long-running English–Dutch dictionary, this Dutch language writer helped generations of readers, students, and teachers navigate English with confidence. His work was practical, clear, and durable enough to keep being reprinted well into the twentieth century.
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About the author
K. ten Bruggencate, usually listed as Karel ten Bruggencate (1849–1922), was a Dutch author and lexicographer remembered above all for his Engelsch woordenboek. Published by J.B. Wolters, this English–Dutch and Dutch–English dictionary became his signature work and appeared in many later revised editions, showing how widely it was used.
His surviving bibliographic record points to a writer focused on language learning and reference works rather than literary fame. In addition to the dictionary, his name is also connected with school-oriented editions of English texts, including Shakespeare, suggesting a strong interest in helping Dutch readers study English in a practical way.
Although detailed biographical information is scarce in the sources I could confirm, his reputation clearly rests on usefulness: he created tools that readers kept returning to for decades. That lasting place in Dutch reference publishing makes him an interesting figure in the history of language education.