About Cornelis Willem Opzoomer
Lived 1821 – 1892 (aged 70). Cornelis Willem Opzoomer was a Dutch jurist, philosopher, theologian, university teacher and writer.
Cornelis Willem Opzoomer by Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter Cornelis Willem Opzoomer (20 September 1821, Rotterdam – 23 August 1892, Oosterbeek) was a Dutch jurist, positivist philosopher and theologian. He was professor of philosophy at Utrecht University from 1846 to 1889.
In 1856 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Dutch jurist and philosopher (1821–1892)
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Cornelis Willem Opzoomer was born on 20 September 1821 in Rotterdam.
When did Cornelis Willem Opzoomer die?
Cornelis Willem Opzoomer died on 22 August 1892 in Oosterbeek.
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Cornelis Willem Opzoomer was a jurist, philosopher, theologian, university teacher and writer.
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Cornelis Willem Opzoomer was Dutch.
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