Joost Berman

Joost Berman (9 January 1793 – 18 March 1855) was a Dutch lawyer, judge, politician, poet, nonfiction writer, and editor.

Childhood and education Joost Berman was born in Ouwerkerk as the son of notary Maarten Berman (1769–1832) and Geertruida der Weduwen (1772?–1844). In 1843 Jacobus Boeije succeeded Berman as Canton Judge and Berman served again as Clerk to the Court until 1851. This annual series was published by the Zierikzee publisher Johannes van de Velde Olivier, Berman and the two candidates behind him were selected to fill in places of deceased council members for a "short" term of 6 years. There are indications of hardship around or following this decision.

Personal and death On 29 July 1817, Joost Berman married Neeltje Sevenhuizen (1797–1871) from Zierikzee. In 1823, Berman was released from serving in the Zierikzee's civil guard for health reasons.

Joost and Neeltje Berman had 12 children, 4 of whom died at a young age. Joost Berman's son, Alexander Johan, studied at Joost's alma mater to become the Dutch Reformed minister of Watergang. 1830 – Opwekking aan de bewoners van het platte land, tot deelneming in de vrijwillige militaire dienst (Van de Velde Olivier) 1830 – Wapenkreet [Call to arms] (Van de Velde Olivier) 1831 – Feestdronk toegebragt aan en ingesteld ten behoeve van de gekwetsten in Zeeland (Van de Velde Olivier) 1831 – Hulde aan de nagedachtenis van J. C. J. van Speyk (Van de Velde Olivier) 1831 – contribution to Gerard van Wieringhen Borski: Blik op den verledenen, tegenwoordigen en toekomenden toestand des Vaderlands (Van de Velde Olivier) Nederlandsche Muzen-Almanak 1836 – "Hebt goeden moed", Nederlandsche Muzen-Almanak, pages 221–223 1837 – "Een min bekende edelaardige trek van M. Az. de Ruijter", Nederlandsche Muzen-Almanak, pages 66–71 1838 – "Aan mijne boeken", 2 pages, Calliope (year book 2). (A. Wynands, Rotterdam) 1852 – Hulde toegezongen aan den weled. geb. heere M. C. de Crane (De Looze)

Unpublished 1839 – Brief aan Christianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der Aa (Letter to Christianus Robidé van der Aa)