Johan Huizinga (b. December 7, 1872 in Groningen - d. February 1, 1945 in De Steeg in Gelderland near Arnhem), was a famous Dutch historian, one of the founders of modern cultural history. He was professor of Modern History at Leiden University from 1915 to 1942. His three most famous works are The Autumn of the Middle Ages (1919), Erasmus (1924) and Homo Ludens (1938). Huizinga lies buried in the graveyard of the Reformed Church at 6 Haarlemmerstraatweg in Oegstgeest[1]. December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area - Total - % water 2nd 5137 km² ?% Population - Total (2004) - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/km² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. ... A historian is a person who studies history. ... Cultural history, at least in its common definition since the 1970s, often combines the approaches of anthropology and history to look at popular cultural traditions and cultural interpretations of historical experience. ... Leiden University in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. ... The Autumn of the Middle Ages, or The Waning of the Middle Ages, (published in 1919 as Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen and translated into English in 1924) is the best-known work by the Dutch historian Johan Huizinga. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Homo Ludens, or Man as Player, was a book written in 1938 by Dutch Historian and Professor Johan Huizinga. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Oegstgeest (population: 21,188 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ...
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^ Van Ditzhuijzen, Jeannette (September 9 2005). Bijna vergeten waren ze, de rustplaatsen van roemruchte voorvaderen. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 9 of supplement.
JohanHuizinga was born in Groningen as the son of Dirk Huizinga, a professor of physiology, and Jacoba Tonkens, who died two years after his birth.
Huizinga saw the instinct for play as the central element in human culture - all human activities are playing: "Now in myth and ritual the great instinctive forces of civilized life have their origin: law and order, commerce and profit, craft and art, poetry, wisdom and science.
JohanHuizinga: Leven en werk in beelden en documenten
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