Herman Ravensperger
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(Siegen 1586-1625 Groningen) was chosen as the first professor of theology in Groningen in 1614. During his librarianship, 1623-1625, the books from the Martinikerk were transferred to the academy library. |
Nicolaus Mulerius
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(Bruges 1564-1630 Groningen) studied theology, oriental languages and medicine at Leiden university. After receiving his doctorate in medicine in 1589, he worked as town physician in Harlingen (Friesland) and as regional physician for the town and province of Groningen. His appointment as professor of medicine and mathematics at the newly founded Academy of Groningen followed in 1614. From 1615 until 1623, and again from 1626 until his death, he also fulfilled the duties of librarian. |
Franciscus Meyvart
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( (Ghent 1585-1640 Groningen) was appointed professor of philosophy in Groningen in 1620. In 1631 he succeeded Mulerius as librarian, a position he kept until his death. Information on the acquisitions during this period are scarce because of his careless record keeping. |
Tobias Andreae
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(Braunsfeld 1604-1676 Groningen) had studied theology and philosophy in Bremen before moving to Groningen in 1635 to occupy the chairs of Greek and history. For over a quarter of century he was also the Academy's librarian (1640-1667). He is to be commended for catching up with the registration neglected by Meyvart. |
Gerhardus Lammers
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(Kleve 1642-1719 Groningen) studied in Emmerick, Franeker and Utrecht. Groningen appointed him extraordinary professor of medicine in 1667 and ordinarius of ethics and physics in 1667. In that same year he succeeded Andreae in the library, a post he kept for almost half a century. Lammers compiled the first printed catalogue of Groningen, published in 1669 as Catalogus Librorum Bibliothecae Illustris ac Almae Universitatis Illustrium & Praepotentium Groningae & Omlandiae D.D. Ordinum (Groningen, vid. Edzardus Huysman, 1669). The new rules for the librarian, drawn up in 1668, had included the task of publishing an alphabetical catalogue. |
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Organisation Staff The office of librarian was an additional job of one of
the professors. The first one was Nicolaus
Mulerius,who taught mathematics and medicine. Mulerius however did
not have an official appointment and he received no financial remuneration
for all the work he did between 1619 and 1621. The librarian was assisted
by the beadle. The instructions for the beadle of 1648 state that he was
responsible for opening and closing the Academy and the lecture rooms, and
for keeping them clean. He also had to clean the books in the library as
often as deemed necessary by the librarian, to keep them in order, and to
fix them to iron rods. |