Nicolaas van Wijk was a Dutch linguist, literary scholar, and philanthropist. He is best known for his contributions to Slavistics, serving as the first chair of the Balto-Slavic languages at Leiden University from 1913 until his death in 1941.
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![During Van Wijk's employment, the Royal Library of the Netherlands was housed at the Huis Huguetan [nl] on the Lange Voorhout, pictured here in 1900.[55]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Voorgevel_-_%27s-Gravenhage_-_20087132_-_RCE.jpg/1280px-Voorgevel_-_%27s-Gravenhage_-_20087132_-_RCE.jpg)
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Ludwik Hieronim MorstinAlso won Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
Edward WittigAlso won Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
Stanisław PatekAlso won Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
Ignacy ChrzanowskiAlso won Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
Maila TalvioAlso won Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
Helena RadlińskaAlso won Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of LiteratureAbout this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1942 · aged 61
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9 languages
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