Johan Hendrik van Dale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johan Hendrik van Dale

Dutch teacher, lexicographer and archivist

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1828

Place of Birth: Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 19-May-1872

Profession: teacher, archivist, lexicographer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Johan Hendrik van Dale (15 February 1828 - 19 May 1872) was a Dutch teacher, archivist, and lexicographer.
He created Van Dale's Great Dictionary of the Dutch Language (Dutch: Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal); first published in 1874, after his death.
It was, and in its subsequent editions remains, the leading dictionary of the Dutch language.