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John De Witt

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Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt
Birth 24 September 1625
Dordrecht , the United Provinces
Deaths 20 August 1672 (46 years)
The Hague , the United Provinces
Nationality Prinsenvlag.svg United Provinces
Country of residence Holland
Occupation (s) Grand pensionary of the States of Holland
Other activities Mathematician
Training University of Leiden Law
Spouse (s) Wendela Bicker
Child (ren) Anna de Witt
Agnes De Witt
Maria Witt
Johan de Witt Jr
Family Jacob De Witt Biography

Born in 1625 into a patrician family of Dordrecht , it is the most important representative of the bourgeoisie in the Dutch Government of the Republic of United Provinces , in fact he runs for 20 years.

Johan de Witt studied law at the University of Leyden. Surveyor in his spare time, he published Elementa curvarum linearum Literature

References

  1. Text written between 1649 and 1659, cf. Grootendorst, Jan de Witt's Elementa Curvarum Linearum, Liber Primus, Springer, 2000.

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Preceded by Johan de Witt Followed by
Adriaan Pauw
Grand pensionary of Holland
1653-1672
Gaspar Fagel


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