Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen

Dutch Mennonite and historian

Date of Birth: 15-May-1776

Place of Birth: Haarlem, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 15-Mar-1839

Profession: historian, university teacher

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen (15 May 1776, Haarlem – 15 March 1839, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Mennonite author and deacon. While never university educated, he studied literature and history and published a large number of writings, including a history of the French domination of Europe (1810-1823, eight volumes).
In 1829 he was called to teach Dutch literature and history at the Athenaeum (university) of Amsterdam. During his time in Leiden he was a deacon of the Mennonite congregation (1812-1815, 1818-1819, 1821-1829).