Willem Jacob Verdenius


Willem Jacob Verdenius was a Dutch classicist.

Life

Born at The Hague on 3 April 1913, he completed his PhD thesis on Parmenides at Utrecht University in 1942. He became Professor of Greek language and literature at Utrecht University in 1947. In 1965 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died at Zeist on 23 June 1998.

Works

Parmenides; some comments on his poem, 1942.', 1946.
  • ', 1949.Platenatlas bij Homerus, 1955.Beknopte bibliographie voor de studie der Griekse taal- en letterkunde, 1960.', 1970.
  • ', 1972 - a new edition published in 1987, see below, 1979.A commentary on Hesiod Works and days, 1985.Commentaries on Pindar, in 2 vols.:
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  • *A third volume with commentaries on Pythian 1, 8, 10 was proposed in the preface to vol. 1, but never published