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Johannes Gerard Van Dillen
Johannes Gerard van Dillen (20 September 1883, in Amsterdam – 26 December 1969, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch economic historian. Van Dillen completed gymnasium in Amsterdam and earned his doctorate from the University of Amsterdam in 1914. From 1915 to 1921, he served as ''privatdozent'' in economic history at the university. In 1920, he assumed a role at the Bureau for the ''Rijks Geschiedkundige Publicatiën'' (RPG), an institution dedicated to publishing historical sources. Additionally, he held the position of secretary in the editorial committee of the ''Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis, Land- en Volkenkunde''. Despite being a socialist who disapproved of bolshevism, Van Dillen faced a surprising challenge when Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus recommended him as a successor for a chair at the Nederlandsche Handels-Hoogeschool in Rotterdam. The school hesitated considering him "too red". In 1933, due to budget constraints, Van Dillen left the RGP. In 1934 he again beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
