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Hessels, Jan Hendrick.
Hon. M.A. 1884. A Dutchman. S. of William, engineer, deceased. B. Sept. 1,
1836, at Haarlem, Holland. School, Haarlem. Adm. at ST JOHN'S, Nov. 21, 1894.
Lived in Cambridge for some forty years, working daily in the University
Library. Bibliographical and philological student, whose most valuable work
was his study of the history of printing in Holland and elsewhere. Edited
Lex Salica. Became a British subject late in life. 'He did a good deal
of antiquarian work and was a most conceited and contentious person' (Scott,
MSS.). Died Oct. 8, 1926, at Bloemendaal, near Haarlem. (Cambridge
Review
, Nov. 5, 1926; Eagle, XLIV. 332.)
Jan Hendrick HESSELS
Approx. lifespan: 1836–1926
Hon. MA 1884
Dutchman
s. of William HESSELS deceased engineer:
b. Haarlem, Holland 1836:09:01
Sch: Haarlem School [Haarlem], [ Holland ]
Adm. St John's College 1894:11:21
working daily in University Library Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ] for some forty years
Bibliographical and philological Student whose most valuable work was his study of the history of printing in Holland and elsewhere Holland
Publ.: Edited Lex Salica
Became a British subject late in lifef[/am]
"He did a good deal of antiquarian work and was a most conceited and contentious person" (Scott, MSS .)" />
d. Bloemendaal, near Haarlem, [ Holland ] 1926:10:08
( Cambridge Review 1926:11:05; Eagle XLIV 332.)

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