Pieter Geyl
Geyl was educated at the University of Leyden. Pieter was the greatest Dutch historian of his time, and a scholar of European renown. In 1913 he came to London as the correspondent for a Dutch newspaper, and in 1919 he was appointed Professor of Dutch Studies at London University. He later returned to the Netherlands as Professor of Modern History at the University of Utrecht, where he remained until his retirement in 1958. During the Second World War, he was imprisoned in a German...See more
Geyl was educated at the University of Leyden. Pieter was the greatest Dutch historian of his time, and a scholar of European renown. In 1913 he came to London as the correspondent for a Dutch newspaper, and in 1919 he was appointed Professor of Dutch Studies at London University. He later returned to the Netherlands as Professor of Modern History at the University of Utrecht, where he remained until his retirement in 1958. During the Second World War, he was imprisoned in a German concentration camp. He died in 1966. See less
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Pieter Geyl book reviews
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Debates with Historians
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by edwin, Mar 8, 2012
an excellent collection of essays on historians by a very famous historian himself. Worthy of study and reflection on the various varieties of history writing. Read More
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The Revolt of the Netherlands, 1555-1609
This is a very detailed first book of a series of three. It is a serious read for the true history reader. It was a little too detailed for my leisure history interest. It is for the scholar who ... Read More
