Hieronymus de Bosch
Latin scholar and poet from the Netherlands
Died when: 71 years 70 days (854 months)Star Sign: Aries
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Hieronymus de Bosch or Jeronimo de Bosch (23 March 1740 in Amsterdam – 1 June 1811 in Leiden) was a Latin poet and notable scholar from the Netherlands.
He wrote several books, the most important of which was the "Anthologia Graeca", containing the Anthology of Planudes with Latin translation.
He was a member of Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen from 1776, a member of Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde from 1780, a member of from 1793, and a member of the .
In 1808 he was asked by Louis Bonaparte to be a member of the committee for the formation of the Koninklijk Instituut along with Martinus van Marum, Jean Henri van Swinden, and Martinus Stuart.
He subsequently became member of the institution.His sister married the Haarlem minister and librarian Abraham de Vries.He was the grandfather of the Dutch politician through his daughter, who married Joan Melchior Kemper.
