Jan Hendrik Waszink (17 October 1908,

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– 5 October 1990,

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) was a Dutch Latin scholar, Professor of Latin at

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. Best known as an expert on

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, he also edited the translation and commentary by

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's '' Timaeus''. Waszink is counted following Franz Joseph Dölger and others as one of the founders of Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum and with Christine Mohrmann of

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Life

Waszink was born in

, where his father was a doctor. He was educated at a local grammar school before studying classics at

, writing his PhD thesis (1933) on

. After being a grammar school teacher, he was appointed Professor of Latin at Leiden in 1946. Though best known for his interest in

patristics Patristics, also known as Patrology, is a branch of theological studies focused on the writings and teachings of the Church Fathers, between the 1st to 8th centuries CE. Scholars analyze texts from both orthodox and heretical authors. Patristics e ...

- fired by Dölger's seminars - he also took an interest in

Neo-Latin Neo-LatinSidwell, Keith ''Classical Latin-Medieval Latin-Neo Latin'' in ; others, throughout. (also known as New Latin and Modern Latin) is the style of written Latin used in original literary, scholarly, and scientific works, first in Italy d ...

, writing on

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and participating in the edition of

Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus ( ; ; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic priest and Catholic theology, theologian, educationalist ...

. Waszink became member of the

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in 1950. He died on 5 October 1990, while holidaying with friends.'Jan Hendrik Waszink (1908-1990), ''Revue des études augustiniennes'', Vol. 37 (1991), p.6

Works

* (ed.) ''De anima'' by

, 1933. * (with W.J. Verdenius) ''

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on coming-to be and passing-away: some comments'', 1946. * (ed. and tr.) ''De Anima'' by Tertullian. 1947 * (ed.) ''Adversus Hermogenem'' by Tertullian. Utrecht, 1956. * (tr.) ''Adversus Hermogenem'' by Tertullian. London, 1956 ( ACW 24). * (ed.) ''Timaeus'' by

, tr. by

. 1962. * ''Studien zum Timaioskommentar des

'', 1964. * ''Opuscula selecta'', 1979. * (tr, with annotation) ''De Anima'' by Tertullian * (ed. with J. C. M van Winden) ''De idololatria'' by Tertullian, 1987.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waszink, Jan Hendrik 1908 births 1990 deaths Dutch classical scholars Dutch Latinists Leiden University alumni Classical scholars of Leiden University Neo-Latin studies Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Renswoude Corresponding fellows of the British Academy