Arnold Johan Ferdinand Van Laer Explained
Arnold Johan Ferdinand van Laer (21 October 1869, in Utrecht – 25 March 1955, in Albany, New York) was an archivist, translator, editor, and historian of Dutch-language documents from New Netherland and seventeenth century Albany, New York.[1]
Career
From 1887 until 1892 Van Laer studied in Delft.[2] He emigrated to Albany, New York, in 1897, where he married Naomi van Deurs (1868–1930), with whom he had three sons.[3] [4] Van Laer became the archivist at the New York State Library at Albany.[5] He worked tirelessly the remainder of his life to translate and to reconstruct documents damaged in the New York State Capitol library fire of 25 March 1911.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Bielinski . Stefan . Arnold Van Laer . New York State Museum . 3 Jan 2018.
- https://zoeken.stadsarchiefdelft.nl/detail.php?nav_id=0-2&id=32280286 Registration in Delft
- Web site: Family of Dutch archivist A.J.F. van Laer donate books to state. The Associated Press. syracuse.com. 30 May 2011 .
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54X-73H Van Laer family in Albany
- Book: Bulletin of Information State Historical Society of Wisconsin . 1918 . State Historical Society of Wisconsin . Princeton University . 29.
- Web site: Archivist A.J.F. van Laer. www.newnetherlandinstitute.org.
