Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction The Nation and Nature in Middle-Class Culture
- Chapter 1 Structuring a New Generation’s Scientific Society
- Chapter 2 Private Science and the Public Interest
- Chapter 3 Internationalizing Nationalist Science
- Chapter 4 Science Joins Cultural Life
- Conclusion Science, Colonial Expansion, and National Identity
- Appendix: Members of the Artis Board of Directors, 1838-1870
- Notes
- List of Illustrations and Color Plates
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section
Appendix: Members of the Artis Board of Directors, 1838-1870
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2021
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction The Nation and Nature in Middle-Class Culture
- Chapter 1 Structuring a New Generation’s Scientific Society
- Chapter 2 Private Science and the Public Interest
- Chapter 3 Internationalizing Nationalist Science
- Chapter 4 Science Joins Cultural Life
- Conclusion Science, Colonial Expansion, and National Identity
- Appendix: Members of the Artis Board of Directors, 1838-1870
- Notes
- List of Illustrations and Color Plates
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section
Summary
Their Terms on the Board and Other Functions in Amsterdam Institutions (If known, their social background, religion, and occupations)
Acronyms
KKF Kamer van Koophandel en Fabrieken.
The Chamber of Commerce and Factories that had supervisory and policy-making roles.
KKPS Kommissaris des Konings Provinciale Staten
Provincial Governor, an appointment made by the King.
AED Amsterdamsch Entrepôt-Dok
All wares arriving in the Amsterdam harbor had to be officially imported through the Amsterdam Entrepôt.
List of Members of the Artis Board of Directors
H. Huygens Backer
Served 1849-1858
1862 on District Commission of Amsterdam of the Funds for the Encouragement and Support of the Armed Forces in the Netherlands
(Aanmoediging en Ondersteuning van de Gewapende Dienst in de Nederlanden)
(Family of wealthy aristocrats, Dutch Reformed Church)
W.H. Backer († 1847)
Served 1839-1847
(Family of wealthy aristocrats, Dutch Reformed Church)
J.H. Burlage († 1874), Real Estate Agent
Served 1848
Trustee of the Society for the Unemployment Relief of the Frugal Craftsman (Maatschappij tot Werkverschaffing aan den Spaarzamen Ambachtsman)
E.W. Cramerus
Served 1864-1870+
Trustee, the Dutch Mortgage Bank (Nederlandsche Hypotheekbank)
Trustee, the Sailors’ Home (Zeemanshuis)
Chairman, Dutch Central Railway Company (Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij.)
J. van Eeghen Pz. († 1865?), Shipping and Trade
Served 1858-1861
Vice-Chairman KKF
Deputy Trustee, Dutch Trade Society (Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij)
KKPS
AED Trustee Representing the City (Kommisaris van wege de Stad)
Trustee, Fatherland Fund for the Encouragement of the Country's Seamen (Vaderlandsch Fonds ter Aanmoediging van 's Lands Zeedienst)
(Prominent Amsterdam family, Anabaptist [Doopsgezind])
G. de la Fontaine Schluiter († 1853)
Served 1850-1853
E. Fuld (1820-1888), Banker, Head of private bank Family Becker en Fuld
Served as Treasurer 1868-1870+
KKF
Amsterdam City Councilman 1873-1888
Trustee, National Mortgage Bank (Nationale Hypotheekbank)
Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht) Paleis voor Volksvlijt
Governor (Regent), Hospital for Dutch Jewish Elderly Men and Women (Nederlandsch Israëlitisch Oude Mannen en Vrouwen Ziekenhuis)
Vice Chairman, Dutch Jewish Poor Council (Nederlandsch Israëlitisch Armbestuur)
Member of the Board, International Society for the Improvement of the Fate of the Blind and Deaf (Internationale Vereeniging tot Verbetering van het Lot der Blinden en Doofstommen)
Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht) Society for Municipal Credit
(Maatschappij voor Gemeente-Crediet)
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- Science and Culture for Members OnlyThe Amsterdam Zoo Artis in the Nineteenth Century, pp. 131 - 136Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2006