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Librarians of Leiden University

Since the founding of the university in 1575 there have been 25 Librarians of Leiden University:

  • Janus Dousa (1585–1593)
  • Janus Dousa Jr (1593–1596)
  • Paullus Merula (1597–1607)
  • Daniel Heinsius (1607–1655)
  • Anthony Thysius (1655–1665)
  • Johannes Fredericus Gronovius (1665–1671)
  • Fredericus Spanheim (1672–1701)
  • Wolfendus Senguerdus (1701–1724)
  • Petrus Burmannus (1724–1741)
  • David van Royen (1741)
  • Abraham Gronovius (1741–1775)
  • David Ruhnkenius (1775–1798)
  • Daniel Wyttenbach (1798–1820)
  • Johannes van Voorst (1820–1833)
  • Jacob Geel (1833–1858)
  • Willem George Pluygers (1859–1879)
  • Willem Nicolaas du Rieu (1880–1897)
  • Scato Gocko de Vries (1897–1924)
  • Frederik Casparus Wieder (1924–1938)
  • Tietse Pieter Sevensma (1938–1947)
  • Antoine Hubert Marie Cornelis Kessen (1947–1961)
  • Johan Remmet de Groot (1961–1983)
  • Jacques van Gent (1983–1993)
  • Paul Gerretsen (1994–2004)
  • Kurt de Belder (2005–present)

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