Dapper, Olfert, 1635 or 1636-1689
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- Dapper, Olfert, 1639-1689
Additional Information
Birth Date
- [1635,1636]
Death Date
- 1689-12-29
Associated Language
- Dutch
Field of Activity
Africa--History
Africa--Geography
Occupation
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Earlier Established Forms
- Dapper, Olfert, 1639-1689
Sources
- found: Montanus, A. Atlas Chinensis [MI] 1671(name not given)
- found: LC in RLIN, 4/6/88(hdg.: Dapper, Olfert, 1639-1689)
- found: Wikipedia, Apr. 29, 2015(Olfert Dapper; b. in the Jordaan district, Amsterdam in early 1636; baptised 6 Jan. 1636; d. Amsterdam 29 Dec. 1689; Dutch physician and writer; wrote books on world history and geography, though he never traveled outside the Netherlands; his Description of Africa (Naukeurige Beschrijvinge van Africa gewesten; 1668), based on reports by Jesuit missionaries and Dutch explorers, was and remains a key text for African studies)
- found: Musée Dapper website, viewed Apr. 29, 2015:Olfert Dapper (b. in working-class district of Amsterdam in around 1635; baptised at the Lutheran church in Jan. 1636; d. Dec. 29, 1689; he was just over 30 when he began his geographical research; his best known work, Description of Africa, was originally published in Dutch, followed by translations into English, German and French; he avoided ethnocentric connotations and became the first to adopt an interdisciplinary approach)
- found: BibliOdyssey: Dapper Days in China web page, viewed Apr. 29, 2015(Olfert Dapper, 1635-1689)
- notfound: DNB.
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Change Notes
- 1988-04-20: new
- 2015-04-30: revised
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