Jan Hendriksz Glazemaker (1619/20–1682) was a Dutch translator of almost 70 books, mostly from Latin and from French. Glazemaker probably lived and worked in Amsterdam, where most of his translations were published. He may have been the first person in history to make a living primarily by translating into Dutch. While much of his output was of the Latin classics, he was particularly noted for his translations of the writings of

René Descartes René Descartes ( , ; ; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and Modern science, science. Mathematics was paramou ...

from both French and Latin, and for his translations of Spinoza's works from Latin.

Works

Glazemaker's translations include *

Titus Livy Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled , covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding i ...

, ''Romainsche Historien'' (1646) *

Desiderius 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 ...

, ''Onderwijs tot de ware godgeleertheit'' (1651) *

Homer Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his autho ...

, ''De Iliaden'' (1654) *

, ''Meditationes de prima philosophia: of bedenkingen van d'eerste wijsbegeerte'' (1656-1657) *René Descartes, ''Redenering om 't beleed, om zijn reden wel te beleiden ende waarheit in de wetenschappen te zoeken'' (1656) *René Descartes, ''Principia philosophiae: of beginselen der wijsbegeerte'' (1657) *''Mahomets Alkoran'' (1657) - translated from a French edition * Seneca, ''De Zedige werken'' (3 vols., 1658-1661) *René Descartes, ''Proeven der wijsbegeerte'' (1659) *Desiderius Erasmus, ''Annotationes of Aanteekeningen op 't Nieuwe Testament'' (1663) * Quintus Curtius, ''Romeinsche Historie'' (1666) *René Descartes, ''Epistolae'', edited by Johannes de Raey (1668) *

John Lyly John Lyly (; also spelled ''Lilly'', ''Lylie'', ''Lylly''; born c. 1553/54 – buried 30 November 1606)Hunter, G. K. (2004)"Lyly, John (1554–1606)". ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 January 2 ...

, ''De vermaakelijke Historie, Zee- en Land-Reyze van Euphues'' (1668) * Jean Puget de la Serre, ''Thomas Morus, of de Zegepraal des Geloofs en der standvastigheid, treurspel'' (1668) *''De Heilige Katarina Martelares, treurspel uit het Fransch'' (1668) *

Baruch Spinoza Baruch (de) Spinoza (24 November 163221 February 1677), also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin, who was born in the Dutch Republic. A forerunner of the Age of Enlightenmen ...

, ''Tractatus Theologico-Politicus'' (1670-1671). Clandestinely published in 1693 as ''De rechtzinnige theologant, of godgeleerde staatkundige verhandelinge'' (The Orthodox Theologian, or Theological-Political Treatise) by Henricus Koenraad (false imprint) in Amsterdam *''Beschrijvingen van de Oorlogen in Candia'' (1671) *

Michel de Montaigne Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne ( ; ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), commonly known as Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising the the essay ...

, ''Alle de Werken van de Heer M. de Montaigne'' (1674) * Guido Bentivoglio, ''Historie der Nederlandsche Oorloghen'' (1674) *Baruch Spinoza, ''De nagelate schriften'' ("Opera Posthuma", 1677)

References

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