Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen | |
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Born | Almelo, Netherlands | 20 August 1870
Died | 15 July 1944 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 73)
Occupation | Librarian |
Language | Dutch |
Nationality | Dutch |
Citizenship | Dutch |
Education | Classics |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Years active | 1897-1944 |
Spouses | Johanna Agatha Valken Elsa Rachel Oppenheim Julia Ulrica de Vries. |
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Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen (Almelo, 20 August' 1870 – The Hague, 15 July 1944) was a Dutch librarian, historian, biographer, and editor of a leading biographical dictionary, the Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. He was librarian of the Peace Palace, and later of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. In the latter capacity he was influential in organizing a national and international network of libraries and their interlibrary loan operations.[a] He also stimulated the development of Dutch public libraries.
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