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Samuel Muller
1848–1922
A pioneering Dutch archivist and historian, he helped shape modern archival practice while also writing widely on the history of the Netherlands. His work connected meticulous record-keeping with a deep curiosity about the past.
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Geschiedenis der Noordsche Compagnie
by Samuel Muller
About the author
Born in Amsterdam on January 22, 1848, and later active in Utrecht, Samuel Muller Fz. became one of the most important Dutch archivists of his time. He is remembered not only as an archivist, but also as a historian and museum director, with a career that brought scholarship and public history together.
Muller played a major role in organizing and professionalizing archival work in the Netherlands. He is especially associated with the influential Manual for the Arrangement and Description of Archives, a foundational text in archival theory. Alongside that practical work, he published historical studies and wrote on medieval and Dutch history.
He died in Utrecht on December 5, 1922. Today, he is still noted as a careful scholar whose ideas helped define how archives are arranged, described, and preserved.