A. A. Kampman
Founder/director Ex Oriente Lux, The Netherlands Institute for the Near East
About A. A. Kampman
Lived 1911 – 1977 (aged 66). A. A. Kampman was a Dutch director, school teacher, editor-in-chief and archaeologist.
Arie Abraham "Ary" Kampman (6 July 1911 in Dordrecht – 23 September 1977 in Bemelen) was a Dutch scholar of Ancient Near Eastern studies, an initiator of scholarly societies and journals, and a secondary school teacher. Kampman obtained his Dutch PhD degree with professor Frans de Liagre Böhl on the 1945 thesis De historische beteekenis der Hethietische vestingbouwkunde (translated title: The historical significance of Hittite fortification). In 1939 he was a founder of the Nederlands Archaeologisch Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (translation: Dutch Archeological Institute for the Near East), the predecessor of the present The Netherlands Institute for the Near East.
Publications Kampman's publications include: "Schets der Hethietische Geschiedenis en Beschaving", in Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux 6 (1939), pp. 177-201. In Dutch. "Archieven en bibliotheken in het Nabije Oosten", in Handelingen van het 6de Wetenschappelijk Vlaamsch Congres voor Boek- en Bibliotheekwezen. Gent, 31 maart 1940 (Schoten-Antwerpen: Lombaerts, 1942). In Dutch. De historische beteekenis der Hethietische vestingbouwkunde. Dissertation 1945; published in Kernmomenten der Antieke Beschaving (Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Gezelschap "Ex Oriente Lux" (MVEOL) 7, 1947), pp. 75-144. In Dutch. "Van kruisridders en kooplieden: de Nederlanders en de Levant van A.D. 1200-1720", in Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux 12 (1951-1952), pp. 121-162. In Dutch. Klein-Azië: Archaeologie der hethietische rijken 1950-1953. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1954. In Dutch. "Kruisridderburchten in het Midden-Oosten", in Varia Historica. Aangeboden aan Prof. Dr. A.W. Byvanck t.g.v. zijn zeventigste verjaardag door de Historische Kring te Leiden I (Assen: Van Gorcum, 1954), 129-149. In Dutch. with Flugi van Aspermont, C.H.C.: De Johanniter-Orde in het Heilige Land (1100-1292): een boek voor Johanniter- en Maltezer ridders en liefhebbers van geschiedenis. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1957. In Dutch. Het Midden-Oosten: centrum der wereld (Phoenix pockets; 18). Zeist: De Haan; Antwerpen: Standaard Boekhandel, 1959. In Dutch. (ed.): 7000 jaar Perzische kunst. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag (formerly Gemeentemuseum, The Hague), 1962. In Dutch. with Van Luttervelt, R. (eds.): Herdenkingstentoonstelling 350 jaar Nederland-Turkije, 1612-1962. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), 1962. "Zwei Bildwerke aus dem hethitischen Imperium in Leiden", in Bulletin Antieke Beschaving 39 (1964), pp. 55-56. In Dutch. with Van der Ploeg, J.P.M. (eds.): Compte rendu de l'onzième rencontre assyriologique internationale organisée à Leiden du 23 au 29 juin 1962. Leiden: NINO, 1964. In French. "Nederlands-Perzische betrekkingen in de Gouden Eeuw, Nederlandse kooplieden en kunstenaars te Isfahan", in Persica 5 (1970-1971), pp. 5-14. In Dutch. with Beek, M.A., Nijland, C., and Ryckmans, J. (eds.): Symbolae biblicae et Mesopotamicae Francisco Mario Theodoro de Liagre Böhl dedicatae (Studia Scholten; 4). Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1973. Festschrift for his teacher professor Frans de Liagre Böhl, with an extensive bibliography of De Liagre Böhl's work. various articles in (Dutch) journals and encyclopaedias.
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Founder/director Ex Oriente Lux, The Netherlands Institute for the Near East (1911-1977)
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A. A. Kampman was born on 6 July 1911 in Dordrecht.
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A. A. Kampman died on 23 September 1977 in Bemelen.
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A. A. Kampman was a director, school teacher, editor-in-chief and archaeologist.
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