1783
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According to
Jacob
& Mijnhardt (1992),
pp.261-262, this Society was founded in 1783 in Amsterdam.
According to
Jacob
& Mijnhardt (1992),
pp.260 - 267, this society was one of four major literary
societies, of which the others were based in
Leiden
(Kunst Wordt door Arbeid Verkreegen =
Art is Won by Labour, founded in 1766),
The Hague
(Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt = Love
of Art Spares no Diligence, founded in 1772), and
Rotterdam
(Studium Scientiarum Genetrix, founded
in 1773).
On pp.266-267 of
Jacob
& Mijnhardt (1992),
we learn that this Society from Amsterdam and the two societies from
Leiden and Rotterdam amalgamated in 1800 as the
Bataafsche Maatschappij van Taal- en Dichtkunde = Batavian Society
for Language and Literature.
We also learn that in 1806, the Society was renamed
Hollandsche Maatschappij van Fraaije Kunsten en Wetenschappen =
Holland Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences,
and in 1818 the society from The Hague joined
them.
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