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Martin Schoock (1 April 1614–1669) was a Dutch academic and polymath.
Life
He was born inUtrecht
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...
. His grandfather Anton van Voorst taught him Latin. His parents were Remonstrants and intended him for the law; he studied theology and philosophy from 1632 in Leiden
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under Antonius Walaeus. As a student of Gisbertus Voetius
Gisbertus Voetius ( Latinized version of the Dutch name Gijsbert Voet ; 3 March 1589 – 1 November 1676) was a Dutch Calvinist theologian, pastor, and professor.
Life
He was born at Heusden, in the Dutch Republic, studied at Leiden, and in 16 ...
he acquired a doctorate in philosophy around 1636.
About 1638 he became professor in classical literature, rhetoric and history at the University of Deventer, and then in 1640 in the University of Groningen
The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; , abbreviated as RUG) is a Public university#Continental Europe, public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen (city), Groningen, Netherlands. Founded in 1614, th ...
professor in logic and physics. Schoock was combative and brought difficulties on himself. Descartes at one point felt Schoock had libeled him and complained to the French ambassador. Schoock was arrested and spent two days in jail. He exonerated himself by in effect proving that Voetius had put him up to it, citing letters from his former professor.
After the death of his first wife, Angelica van Merck, with whom he had seven sons and a daughter, he came into money troubles. He made a second marriage with a rich widow.
At the end of his life Schoock left Groningen. He became official historian of the Elector of Brandenburg, and Professor at the University of Frankfurt-on-Oder, where he died.
Works
Schoock published about 50 works. In the 1642–43 controversy betweenRené 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 ...
and Voetius, Schoock attacked Descartes and his philosophy fiercely in his ''Admiranda methodus novae philosophiae Renati De Cartes''; he stated later that Voetius had been a major author of the book.
He published in 1664 two works on dairy product
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s: ''Tractus de Butyro'' (on butter), the first such publication; and ''Accessit ejusdem Diatriba de aversatione casei'' (on the dislike of cheese).
Another of his books was ''The Chicken and the Egg''.
References
*Further reading
* * Theo Verbeek (1988), ''René Descartes et Martin Schoock: La Querelle d'Utrecht'', Paris: Les impressions nouvelles. {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoock, Martin 1614 births 1669 deaths Leiden University alumni Academic staff of the University of Groningen Academic staff of European University Viadrina Writers from Utrecht (city)