“ LENNEP, JACOB VAN (1802–1868) , Dutch poet and novelist, was born on the 24th of March 1802 at Amsterdam, where his father, David Jacob van Lennep (1774–1853) , a scholar and poet, was professor of eloquence and the classical languages in the Athenaeum. Lennep took the degree of doctor of laws at Leiden, and then settled as an advocate in Amsterdam. ”

“ His Dutch history for young people (Voornaamste Geschiedenissen van Noord-Nederland aan mijne Kindern verhaald, 4 vols., 1845) is attractively written. Apart from the two comedies already mentioned, Lennep was an indefatigable journalist and literary critic, the author of numerous dramatic pieces, and of an excellent edition of Vondel’s works. For some years Lennep held a judicial appointment, and from 1853 to 1856 he was a member of the second chamber, in which he voted with the conservative party. He died at Oosterbeek near Arnheim on the 25th of August 1868. ”

“ There is a collective edition of his Poetische Werken (13 vols., 1859–1872) , and also of his Romantische Werken (23 vols., 1855–1872) . See also a bibliography by P. Knoll (1869) ; and Jan ten Brink, Geschiedenis der Noord-Nederlandsche Letteren in de XIX e Eeuw (No. iii.) . ”