Book ID: CBB001550785

English Students at Leiden University, 1575--1650: “Advancing Your Abilities in Learning and Bettering Your Understanding of the World and State Affairs.” (2013)

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Prögler, Daniela (Author)


Ashgate


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: 317 pp.; ill.
Language: English

The oldest and most renowned Dutch university, Leiden was an attractive proposition for travelling foreign students in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Alongside offering an excellent academic program and outstanding facilities, Leiden was also able to cater to the desires of noble students providing various extra-curricular activities. Leiden was the most popular continental university among English students, and this book investigates the 831 English students who studied there between 1575 and 1650. The preference of English students for Leiden was, on the one hand, related to close Anglo-Dutch relations of the period, and these are investigated with respect to politics, economy, religion, culture, as well as to the large 'stranger' communities residing in the respective countries. On the other hand, Leiden's attraction resulted from its academic achievements, which are traced back to the conditions in the United Provinces, the limited influence of the Calvinist Church, Leiden's professors, as well as the university's facilities. The core of this study is an exhaustive quantitative study of the composition of the Leiden student population in general, and that of its English segment in particular. Information is provided on the duration of the studies of English students at Leiden, their age, social background and fields of study. We learn about the careers of English students both prior to and after their time at Leiden, and of the motivation that led the English to choose Leiden over other continental universities. More than a study of one group of students at one university, this book is a valuable contribution to the history of early modern universities and will appeal to a wide international readership interested in cultural and intellectual history as well as in Anglo-Dutch relations

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Authors & Contributors
Ragland, Evan R.
Grendler, Paul F.
Andel, Tinde van
Aleida Offerhaus
Cosentino, Giuseppe
Anastasia Stefanaki
Concepts
Education
Cross-national interaction
Universities and colleges
Science and politics
Travel; exploration
Medicine
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
Early modern
20th century
Places
Leiden (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Turkey
Portugal
France
Europe
Institutions
Universiteit Leiden
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Katholieke Universiteit Brabant (Netherlands)
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