Jaap R. Bruijn Explained

Jacobus Ruurd "Jaap" Bruijn (13 March 1938 in The Hague – 2 November 2022 Oegstgeest[1]), was a Dutch maritime historian. He was professor of maritime history at the University of Leiden from 1979 until his retirement in 2003.[2] During his 41-year teaching career as The Netherlands' only university professor of maritime history, he guided the doctoral theses of at least 49 graduate students.[3]

Education and academic career

He completed his doctorate in 1970 at the University of Leiden with a thesis on De Admiraliteit van Amsterdam in rustige jaren, 1713-1751.

In 1974-75, while associate professor of history at Leiden, he was a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Awards and honors

On his retirement, Bruijn was presented with an album amicorum, In het kielzog: maritiem-historische studies aangeboden aan Jaap R. Bruijn bij zijn vertrek als hoogleraar zeegeschiedenis aan de Universiteit Leiden, edited by Leo Akveld, [et al.], (Amsterdam: De Bataafse Leeuw, 2003).

In 2001, the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Zeegeschiedenis named a prize in his honor, the J.R. Bruijn Prize, which was first awarded in 2003, is given for an outstanding undergraduate thesis in the field of maritime history.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: In memoriam: Jaap Bruijn. 2022-11-15.
  2. Web site: Institute for History.
  3. Arjen van Veelen, "Interview with Prof dr. J.R. Bruijn", Forum: Niewsbrief Faculteit der Lettern, Jaargang 3, extra nummer (maart 2003)); mail correspondence with Elly Bruijn-Bokhoven, 12-11-2022.
  4. Web site: Zeegeschiedenis.nl . 2011-02-20 . 2011-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110209165511/http://www.zeegeschiedenis.nl/bruijn.htm . dead .