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Elizabeth Visser
Cornelia Elizabeth Visser (26 May 1908, Amsterdam – 3 August 1987, Haren, Groningen) was a Dutch classical historian and university lecturer at the University of Groningen. In 1947 she became the first female professor of ancient history in the Netherlands. at the ''Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae''. Life and work Elisabeth Visser was the second of three children to carpenter Cornelis Visser (1876-1964) and teacher Clara Ernestine Dirksen (1882-1954) from The Hague.Barbara Henkes: ''Elizabeth Visser (1908-1987). Mater et Regina''. Women's History Yearbook 17 (in German) (1997), p. 165-174Education Visser's mother thought it was important that her daughters receive the same good edu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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