| Ursul Philip Boissevain | |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Amsterdam |
| Other Names: | Boissevain, U. Ph., Ursulus Philippus Boissevain |
| Occupation: | Historian and professor |
| Period: | 1887 - 1926 |
| Spouse: | Wilhelmina Carolina Momma |
| Alma Mater: | Leiden University |
| Main Interests: | Ancient history |
| Notable Works: | Cassii Dionis Cocceiani Historiarvm Romanarvm qvae svpersvnt edidit Vrsvlvs Philippvs Boissevain (1895) |
Ursul Philip Boissevain (4 November 1855 - 7 May 1930) was a Dutch historian and professor.[1]
Boissevain was born in Amsterdam as the fifth and youngest son of Henri Jean Arnaud Boissevain and Petronella Drost.[2] He was named after Ursuline Philippine Baroness of Verschuer (1794-1866), wife of theologian Hermann Friedrich Kohlbrugge. He studied in Leiden where he wrote his dissertation in 1879.[3] He also studied in Berlin. After his studies Boissevain traveled through Europe and lived in Italy for a number of years. In 1882 he started teaching classical languages at the Erasmus Gymnasium in Rotterdam. Two years later Boissevain married Wilhelmina Carolina Momma (1859 - 1921).
In 1887 he was appointed professor in Ancient History at the University of Groningen. From 1889 onwards he also taught 'Roman Antiquities'. He has published various historical works and treatises, including a five-volume edition of the Historia Romana (Roman History) of Cassius Dio.[4] In 1898 Boissevain became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5] Between 1911 - 1922 he was the vice-chairman of the academy.
In 1911, Boissevain became professor at the University of Amsterdam, followed by his retirement in 1926. He died a few years later after a short illness, and was buried at Zorgvlied cemetery in Amsterdam.