Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck en eenige gebeurtenissen van zijnen tijd vols. 1-2 - Schimmelpenninck, Gerrit (The Hague Amsterdam van Cleef, 1845)
Rutger Jan, Count Schimmelpenninck (1761-1825), Lord of Nyenhuis, Peckedam and Gellicum, was a Dutch jurist, ambassador and politician who served as Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic from 1805 to 1806. Historian Niek Sas called him the first Dutch liberal politician.
contains a portrait and (printed) autograph of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck
contains inserted slip of the reading society 'Oefening kweekt kennis'
Keywords: Schimmelpenninck, Rutger Jan -- 1765-1825; 19th Century (1801-1900); Biography; History; Netherlands