Background
KUYPER, A. was born on October 29, 1837 in Maassluis.
KUYPER, A. was born on October 29, 1837 in Maassluis.
Studied at University of Leiden. Candidatus philologiae, Doctor Theologiae. Golden medal from the University of Groningen for paper on Calvini et Lasci de ecclesia sententiarum comparatio.
Doctor of Divinity.
Doctor of Laws.
Pastor of the Reformed Church at Beest, 1863. Utrecht, 1868; Amsterdam, 1870. Member of the States-General for Gonda, 1874-1877.
Foreign Sliedrecht, 1894-1901.
Primeminister after the elections of July 1901. Minister of State, 1907.
Member of States General, 1908. Founded Free University, Amsterdam, 1880.
Professor, FYee University.
Lecturer, Encyclopaedia, Dogmatics, Hebrew, Exegesis North.T. Dutch Literature, ^Esthetics. Founded the daily The Standard and became its chief editor 1872, the Heraut (weekly), 1878.
Founded Reformed Free Church, 1886. Lectured in America in twenty-five places.
Stone lecturer, 1898.
Knight 1149 of Order of Dutch Lion, 18S9. Grand Cross of Order of Leopold of Belgium, of Medjidie of Turkey, of Christ, Portugal. Honourable Doctor of Laws, Princeton, New Jersey.
Honourable Doctor of Technical Science, Delft.
Honourable Doctor of Philology, Hope College, Holland, Michigan (United States). Honourable President of Netherland Press Association, 1897.
Spouse 1863, I. H. Schaay (daughter