Abraham Gronovius (the Latinized form of Gronow; 14 June 1668 – 18 August 1775) was a Dutch jurist and classical scholar from the Gronovius dynasty of scholars. As the eleventh librarian of Leiden University he introduced prudent library management enhancing the collection. Gronovius curated several editions of Latin and Greek language classical works.Berkvens-Stevelinck 2012.Van der Aa 1862Bierma 1911
Biography Born the son of Leiden professor of Greek and History Jakob Gronovius, grandson of Leiden professor and university librarian Johann Friedrich Gronovius, and brother of botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius, Abraham Gronovius inherited the love for the classics from his father Jacob and studied law in his home town. He obtained a law doctorate at the University of Angers, France, and went to England to study Greek, Latin and Syriac manuscripts in Cambridge, Oxford and London. In 1720 he married Dorothea Wynanda van Asch van Wijk from a Dutch patrician family. In 1741 he became the first professional Leiden University librarian, by not being a professor at the same time, and raising the standards of library management.
Works Gronovius' works include: Search for Gronovius, Abraham.
Claudius Aelianus: Varia Historia Full text in Greek with Latin comments at archive.org.
Justinus: Historiae Philippicae
Pomponius Mela: De situ orbis
Other works
Gronovius Collection The Gronovius Collection at Leiden University Library consists of 150 manuscripts, including medieval codices and unpublished notes of Gronovius, his father and grandfather in Latin and Greek, and 317 partly annotated printed books.
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Reprint from L. Brummel et al., Eds. Het Boek. Tijdschrift voor boek- en bibliotheekwezen, third series, volume 35, pages 91–120 https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/.