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Franciscus de le Boë Sylvius

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Name:Franciscus de le Boë Sylvius
Gender:male
Born:Hanau
Died:Leiden
Father:Isaac de le Boë (1588 - 1643)
Mother:Anne de la Vignette (? - 1648)

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Attributes

Category Attribute Value Date startDate end
Identity MottoIn Ternario, Senario, et Septenario latet Rerum Naturalium Mysterium. Geminato enim ob contrarietatem Quantitatum Ternario fit Quali­tatum Senarius, quem animat septima unitas.
Religion DenominationReformed
Wealth Yearly income1800--

Relations

Relation Modifier Date startDate end
Academic
doctoral advisor of Burchard de Volder
professor of Jan Swammerdam
professor of Reinier de Graaf
professor of Johannes van Horne
professor of Daniel Gödtke
studied under Adolphus Vorstius
studied under Otto Heurnius
Artistic
commissioned works of art by Frans Jansz van Mieris I
portrayed by Cornelis van Dalen II
portrayed by Frans Jansz van Mieris I
Friendship
contributed to the album amicorum of Joan Leonardsz Blasius
was assisted at marriage by Anna Bernart

References

External biographical records

Primary sources

  1. Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (v/h Regionaal Archief Leiden), Leiden: DTB-registers (toegangsnummer 1004), 18: S - 219 (14-12-1666), 222: s.p. (09-04-1659) & 223: s.p. (06-02-1669)
  2. Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Amsterdam: Archief van de Burgemeesters: poorterboeken (toegangsnummer 5033), 2: 184 (16-12-1641)
  3. Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Amsterdam: DTB-registers (toegangsnummer 5001), 467: 226 (07-10-1649)

Secondary sources

  1. Bakker, Piet, 'Frans van Mieris the Elder and His Four Leiden Patrons', in: Wheelock Jr., Arthur K. & Yeager-Crasselt, Lara (eds.) The Leiden Collection Catalogue, New York: (2017). <URL: https://theleidencollection.com/essays/frans-van-mieris-the-elder-and-his-four-leiden-patrons/>
  2. Heesakkers, Chris, 'The Amsterdam Professors and Other Friends of Johannes Blasius: The Album Amicorum of Johannes Blasius, Amsterdam, University Library, Ms. V J 50', Lias 9 (1982), pp. 179-232. <URL: https://webdoc.ubn.ru.nl/tijd/l/lias/vol9_1982/amstprano.pdf>, 202
  3. Molhuysen, P.C., Blok, P.J., Knappert, L. & Kossmann, F.K.H. (eds.) Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek (10 vols.), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff (1911-1937), volume 8: 1290-1294
  4. Pękacka-Falkowska, Katarzyna, '"Freundtschafft die auch nach dem Tod wart”. Daniel Gödtke, Gerard Blaes i zootomia', Zapiski Historyczne lxxxv (1) (July 2020), pp. 51-90. <URL: https://zapiskihistoryczne.pl/files/issues/ac37317aa6c4a3f2d09d9cda68d70f3e_ZH_85-1_02_Pekacka-Falkowska_N.pdf>, 58
  5. Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, Den Haag: RKD Images, 167854, 258988 & 286076