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Johan de Witt
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Johan de Witt (1625–1672) was a Dutch mathematician, politician, lawyer, and writer from the Dutch Republic. Born in Dordrecht, he was the son of Jacob de Witt and the brother of Cornelis de Witt. He received his education at Leiden University and the University of Angers, with doctoral advisors Frans van Schooten and Isaac Beeckman. De Witt was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church and spoke Latin.
He held the positions of Grand Pensionary, Keeper of the Seals, and Pensionary. His political career ended in 1672 when he died in The Hague by lynching. He was married to Wendela Bicker. His field of work included mathematical analysis, and he authored numerous works, including *Resolutien ... der ... heeren Staten van Hollandt ende West-Vriesland* and *Interesse von Holland, oder, Fondamenten von Hollands-Wohlfahrt*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1625
- Died
- 1672
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Brieven van Johan de Witt
- Resolutien ... der ... heeren Staten van Hollandt ende West-Vriesland
- Horace en Curace
- A Small collection of valuable tracts, relating to the herring fishery
- Resolutions importantes de leurs nobles et grandes puissances les etats de Hollande et de West-Frise
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,569x
- PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses
· 2007 · cited 31,425x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,255x
- QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials
· 2009 · cited 22,980x
- Geant4—a simulation toolkit
· 2003 · cited 21,303x
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Adriaan Pauw
- Succeeded by
- Gaspar Fagel
- Born
- ( 1625-09-24 ) 24 September 1625, Dordrecht , Dutch Republic
- Died
- 20 August 1672 (1672-08-20) (aged 46), The Hague , Dutch Republic
- Party
- States' Party
- Spouse
- Wendela Bicker ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1656 )
- Children
- Johan de Witt Jr.
- Parent
- Jacob de Witt (father)
- Relatives
- Cornelis de Witt (brother) Jan Bicker (father-in-law) Andries de Witt (uncle) Cornelis de Graeff (uncle) Andries de Graeff (uncle) Catharina Hooft (aunt) Jean Deutz (brother-in-law) Pieter de Graeff (brother-in-law)
- Alma mater
- University of Leiden University of Angers
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
30 objects attributed to Johan de Witt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Elementa curvarum linearum
Geessel Der Hedendaagse Paskwillanten : Blyspel ; Door Het Kunstgenootschap
Brieven : Beginnende met den jaere 1652 tot het jaer 1669 incluys, 2. Synde de verdere Negociatien van de Heer C. van Beuningen, in Vranckryck; Ende die van den Heer P. de Groot, in Sweden
Deductie van den Tegenwoordigen Toestant van dit Nederlandt
Vrye Gevoelens Vervat In Een Zaaklyk Antwoord : Met Een Gedenk-Zuyl Opgeregt ter Ontsterflyke Nagedachtenisse Voor Zyne Doorluchtige Hoogheyd Willem De II. Prince Van Oranje, Stadhouder Van Holland &c. &c. &c.
Renati Des Cartes Principia Matheseos Universalis, Seu Introductio ad Geometriae Methodum
Renati Des Cartes Principia Matheseos Universalis, Seu Introductio ad Geometriae Methodum
Renati Des Cartes Geometria
Deductie van den Tegenwoordigen Toestant van dit Nederlandt
Opera. [8]. Geometria ; Pars Secvnda
Brieven : Beginnende met den jaere 1652 tot het jaer 1669 incluys, 4. Behelfende de Negociatien van de Heeren L. de Nassau, S. van Hoorn, M. van Gogh, J. Meerman en J. Boreel in Engelandt, beginnende met den eersten July 1660 ende eyndegende met den 27. December 1669
Epicrisis, Of Oordeel Der Onzydigheid En Vaderlandminnende Eendracht, Over de veelvuldige Twistschriften en Schryveren, zoo voor, als tegen den Heere Raedpensionaris Jan De Wit
Het Edel Wit : Vertoond In Een' Brief Van Een' Amsteldammer Aan Den Schryver Van Den Witten Oorlog. Mitsgaders Het Praalbeeld Ter Gedagtenisse Van Den Zelven Raadpensionaris Opgerigt
Een Voorstander Van Joan Van Oldenbarneveld Aan C. C. Boetius
Deductie van den Tegenwoordigen Toestant van dit Nederlandt
Principia Matheseos Universalis, Seu Introductio Ad Geometriae Methodum Renati Des Cartes
Renati Des Cartes Principia Matheseos Universalis, Seu Introductio ad Geometriae Methodum
Vrymoedige Aanmerkingen Over De Zedige Beproeving van de voorgestelde Karakters Van Den Raadpensionaris Johann de Witt : gerigt aan den Schryver dier Beproevinge Door den Schryver Van Het Egt En Waar Karakter ; Waar agter, in een Aanhangsel, het Werkje, genaamd De Zugt van J. De Witt Voor Zyn Vaderland en deszelfs Vryheid, getoetst wordt
Brieven : Beginnende met den jaere 1652 tot het jaer 1669 incluys, Eerste Deel. Raekende de Negociatien van de Heeren W. Boreel en C. van Beuningen, in Vranckryck
Brieven : Beginnende met den jaere 1652 tot het jaer 1669 incluys, 3. Behelfende de Negociatien van de Heer W. Nieuport, in Engelandt; Beginnende met den 18. December 1654 en eyndegende met den 29. May 1660
Brieven : Beginnende met den jaere 1652 tot het jaer 1669 incluys, 5. Synde de verdere Negociatien van de Heeren C. van Beuningen, N. Kaiser, G. van Slingelandt, P. Vogelsangh en F. van Dorp, In Sweden, Denemarcken ende in Poolen
Memoires de Jean de Witt, Grand Pensionnaire de Hollande
Brieven : Beginnende met den jaere 1652 tot het jaer 1669 incluys, 6. Behelfende de Negociatien van de Heeren G. van Slingelandt, P. Vogelsangh, P. de Hubert, W. van Haeren, I. van den Honert, J. Ysbrandts, N. Heyns en G. van Reede van Ameronge, In Sweden, Denemarcken ende in Poolen
Memoires de Jean de Witt, Grand Pensionnaire de Hollande
Renati Des Cartes Principia Matheseos Universalis, Seu Introductio ad Geometriae Methodum
Renati Des Cartes Geometria
Renati Des Cartes Geometria
Principia Matheseos Universalis, Seu Introductio Ad Geometriae Methodum Renati Des Cartes
Bericht Van de Heer Raedt-Pensionnaris Johan de Witt, Noopende de Secrete Correspondentie-Penningen
Memoires de Jean de Wit, Grand Pensionnaire de Hollande
~25 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Johan de Witt (24 September 1625 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch statesman and mathematician who was a major political figure during the First Stadtholderless Period, when flourishing global trade in a period of rapid European colonial expansion made the Dutch a leading trading and seafaring power in Europe, commonly referred to as the Dutch Golden Age. De Witt was elected Grand Pensionary of Holland, and together with his uncle Cornelis de Graeff, he controlled the Dutch political system from around 1650 until the Rampjaar (Disaster Year) of 1672. This progressive cooperation between the two statesmen, and the consequent support of Amsterdam under the rule of De Graeff, was an important political axis that organized the political system within the republic.
As a leading republican of the Dutch States Party, De Witt opposed the House of Orange-Nassau and the Orangists and preferred a shift of power from the central government to the regenten. However, the Dutch Republic suffered numerous early defeats in the Rampjaar, due to an alliance of England, France, and several German states which planned on invading the Dutch Republic. In the hysteria that followed, he and his older brother Cornelis de Witt were blamed and lynched in The Hague, with their corpses at least partially eaten by the rioters. These cannibals were never prosecuted, and some historians claim William of Orange may have incited them.
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