Jan Hendriksz Glazemaker

Jan Hendriksz Glazemaker (1619/20–1682) was a Dutch translator of almost 70 books, mostly from Latin and from French. Glazemaker probably lived and worked in Amsterdam, where most of his translations were published.[1] He may have been the first person in history to make a living primarily by translating into Dutch.[2] While much of his output was of the Latin classics, he was particularly noted for his translations of the writings of René Descartes from both French and Latin, and for his translations of Spinoza's works from Latin.

  1. ^ A.J. van der Aa, Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden, vol. 7 (Haarlem, 1862), 203-204.
  2. ^ Theo Hermans, "Glazemaker, Jan Hendriksz", Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, edited by Mona Baker assisted by Kirsten Malmkjær (London and New York, 1998), pp. 399-400.