author
Z. C. de (Zacharias Cohen) Boer
1847–1915
A Dutch classicist and teacher of the late nineteenth century, he helped make the ancient world easier to approach for students through clear reference works and scholarly study. His surviving books point to a life spent between the classroom and the close reading of Greek and Roman texts.
1 Audiobook
Woordenboek der Grieksche en Romeinsche oudheid
by Johan George Schlimmer, Z. C. de (Zacharias Cohen) Boer
About the author
Born in Amsterdam on September 20, 1847, and later dying in Tiel on April 1, 1915, Zacharias Cohen de Boer was a Dutch scholar of classical antiquity. University of Amsterdam records identify him as Z. Cohen de Boer and list his 1884 dissertation De tertio lexico Bekkeri, showing his early work in classical scholarship.
He is best remembered as the co-author of Woordenboek der Grieksche en Romeinsche oudheid, a Dutch reference work on Greek and Roman antiquity that was intended for students and general readers interested in the ancient world. The book's long afterlife in digital libraries suggests that his work remained useful well beyond his own time.
Archival material from Tiel also points to his career in education: a 1900 class photograph from the Stedelijk Gymnasium identifies him as dr. Z. C. de Boer, serving as conrector. Taken together, the record that survives presents him as a scholar-teacher whose writing aimed to make classical learning practical and accessible.