Hendrik Engel's Alphabetical List Dutch Zoological Cabinets ... - DWC

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excellent state and very accurately labelled,
1639. VRIES, Tsjeerd Gs. de - ca. 1879 Leeuwarden - 15 or 16 March 1958
Leeuwarden. "Hoofd Commies" (Chief Clerk) of the PTT (Dutch Postal Service).
Oologist of international reputation.
He possessed a collection of about 9,000 eggs, sold 21 May 1958, together
with stuffed birds, porcellan birds, antlers, etc. The collection of birds
and eggs is in the RMNH. Hens 1924, p. 7; 1964-'65, p. 16-17. Het Parool 18
March 1958.
1640. VRIESE, Willem Hendrik de - 11 Aug. 1806 Oosterhout - 23 Jan. 1862
Leiden. 1834 Prof. bot. Amsterdam; 1845 Prof. bot. Leiden. One of the founders
of the "Nederlandsche Botanische Vereeniging" (Royal Dutch Botanical
Society) in 1845.
On 20 March 1863 shells were bought for "Artis" on an auction de Vriese. AKL
1831, I, p. 50 (W.H. de Vriese, Dr. med. at Rotterdam, appointed successor
of G.J. Mulder, Lector nat. hist., botany and pharmacy at the Medical School
at Rotterdam); AKL 1834, II, p. 322 (oration 10 Nov. 1834 Amsterdam); AKL
1845, II, p. 49 (successor to Reinwardt, appointed 15 July 1845), p. 224
(oration 26 Sept. 1845); AKL 1850, II, p. 109, 114-123, 232-240, 258-261,
274-279; AKL 1851, I, p. 387; AKL 1852, II, p. 357; AKL 1861, p. 73. Ned.
Spectator 1862; Sirks 1915, p. 90, 91, 96, 97, 133, 134, 147, 150, 184, 186,
231; Gedenkboek Amsterdam 1932, p. 703; Rotterdamsch Jaarboekje 1932, p. 18
seq.; Gijzen 1938, p. 171 (450 birds and 20 mammals bought by RMNH); Veendorp
& Baas Becking 1938, p. 163, 169, 173; Jutting 1939, p. 231, 238; van
Regteren Altena & van Thiel 1964, p. 111. Van der Aa XIX, p. 454; JWP I, p.
450; II, p. 203; III, p. 375; Backer 1936, p. 170; Beresteyn 1972, p. 207.
Portr. in State Herbarium.
1641. VRIJDAG, Daniel - 1765 •s-Gravenhage - 22 Jan. 1822 Amsterdam. Engraver
in copper, later on he devoted himself to art-business. Pupil of A.
Schouman and R. Vinkeles.
Cabinet sold 17-19 and 24 Jan. 1825 (203 nrs. nat. hist.). Lugt nr. 10798.
AKL 1822, p. 35; Jutting 1939, p. 229, 238. Van der Aa XIX, p. 481-482;
Thieme-Beeker XXXIV, p. 582; Wurzbach 1910, II, p. 834; Inuuerzeel 1843, I,
p. 211-212; Oud-Holland 1901, XIX.
1642. VROEG, Adriaan - 15 July 1733 1 s-Gravenhage - 1 Dec. 1777 's-Gravenhage.
Substitute Director of the nature- and art cabinet of Stadholder William
V, living at the Vijverberg, 's-Gravenhage.
Cabinet of animals from all classes offered for sale 6 Oct. 1764. Pallas
1767-1777, VI, p. 12: "Versammlung ging mindestens zum Teil in den Besitz
des Prinzen von Oranien tiber" (Stresemann 1923, p. 120). Brouwer 1954, p.
26, 178; Th. Lunsingh Scheurleer 1967: De Stadhouderlijke Verzameling, p.
25; Pieters 1980, p. 554. Junk p. 202. JWP V, p. 255.
1643. VROLIK, Gerardus - 25 April 1775 Leiden - 10 Nov. 1859 Amsterdam.