Cornelis Willem Opzoomer (20 September 1821,
Rotterdam – 23 August 1892,
Oosterbeek) was a Dutch jurist,
positivist philosopher
A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...
and
theologian. He was professor of philosophy at
Utrecht University from 1846 to 1889.
In 1856 he became member of the
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ...
.
References
External links
Short biographyat the Dutch National Library site.
1821 births
1892 deaths
19th-century Dutch philosophers
Dutch jurists
Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Writers from Rotterdam
Leiden University alumni
Academic staff of Utrecht University
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