Foto: Sija van den Beukel
podcast
Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1869): former professor who played a key role in transforming the Athenaeum Illustre into a university (Dutch spoken)
In the fifteenth and final episode of De Illustere Universiteit, the Athenaeum Illustre evolves into the University of Amsterdam. Thanks to the political resolve of former Professor of Law Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841–1914), together with the new Higher Education Act of 1876, Amsterdam succeeded in realising a centuries old ambition.
Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841-1914)
