List Of Rectores Magnifici Of The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
A rector of a Dutch university is called a ''rector magnificus''. The following people have been rector magnificus of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research ...: Publication * A.Th. van Deursen: ''The distinctive character of the Free University in Amsterdam, 1880-2005. A commemorative history''. Grand Rapids, Michigan, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008. References Jaarboek Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1880-1990 (digital) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rectores magnifici of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Lists of office-holders in the Netherlands Science-related lists Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Lists of Dutch people by occupation ...
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Abraham Kuyper - Griffis
Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic prophets that begins with Adam (see Adam in Islam) and culminates in Muhammad. His life, told in the narrative of the Book of Genesis, revolves around the themes of posterity and land. Abraham is called by God to leave the house of his father Terah and settle in the land of Canaan, which God now promises to Abraham and his progeny. This promise is subsequently inherited by Isaac, Abraham's son by his wife Sarah, while Isaac's half-brother Ishmael is also promised that he will be the founder of a great nation. Abraham purchases a tomb (the Cave of the Patriarchs) at Hebron to be Sarah' ...
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