Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers (26 November 1836 – 19 March 1917) was a Dutch theologian and church historian.[1] He served as rector magnificus of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam five times.
Rutgers was born in Breede and received his doctorate from Leiden University in 1860.[2] He served as professor of church history and church law at the VU from 1879 to 1910. According to Arie van Deursen, he was "indispensable and priceless" to Abraham Kuyper:[3]
When Kuyper had laid out the main lines, he could leave the routine work to Rutgers. He dotted all the i's and found the right place for every comma.
References[edit]
- ^ Spohnholz, Jesse (2017). The Convent of Wesel: The Event that Never was and the Invention of Tradition. Cambridge University Press. p. 193. ISBN 9781107193116. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Frederick Lodewyk Rutgers Collection, 1896-1897". Calvin University. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ van Deursen, Arie (2008). The Distinctive Character of the Free University in Amsterdam, 1880-2005: A Commemorative History. Eerdmans. p. 17. ISBN 9780802862518. Retrieved 30 November 2023.