Johan Hendrik van Dale

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Dale, not Dale.
Johan Hendrik van Dale
Born(1828-02-15)15 February 1828
Sluis, Netherlands
Died19 May 1872(1872-05-19) (aged 44)
Sluis, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationLexicographer
Known forVan Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal
The Johan Hendrik van Dale memorial in Sluis

Johan Hendrik van Dale (pronounced [ˈjoːɦɑn ˈɦɛndrɪk fɑn ˈdaːlə]; 15 February 1828 - 19 May 1872) was a Dutch teacher, archivist, and lexicographer. He created Van Dale's Great Dictionary of the Dutch Language (Dutch: Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal); first published in 1874, after his death. It was, and in its subsequent editions remains, the leading dictionary of the Dutch language.[1][2]

  1. ^ "J.H. van Dale". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ Sanders, Ewoud. "Johan Hendrik Van Dale (1828-1872)". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 March 2017.