Jacob van der Schuere
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Jacob van der Schuere, by Willem Outgertsz Akersloot
Jacob van der Schuere (1676 – after 1643), was a Dutch Golden Age writer.
Biography[]
He was born in Menen but moved north to Haarlem where he became a schoolmaster and wrote educational books. In 1612 he published the work Nederduytsche spellinge, which was a proposal for a comprehensive spelling of the Dutch language and in 1643 he published the math book Arithmetica oft reken-konst.
He probably died in Haarlem some time after the publication of his second book, though his death is not recorded.
References[]
- Jacob van der Schuere in the DBNL
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Categories:
- 1676 births
- 1640s deaths
- Dutch Golden Age writers
- People from Menen
- People from Haarlem
- Dutch writer stubs