Jan van der Hoeven
1801–68
Dutch comparative anatomist and anthropologist. Lecturer on zoology, Leiden, 1826–68. An adherent of Cuvier’s theory of catastrophism; believed in creation rather than evolution, attempting in his works to show how the infinite wisdom of the Creator is reflected in the harmony of the world’s creatures.
Sources
BWN
DSB.
Bibliography
BWN: Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige personen, die zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland hebben vermaard gemaakt. Edited by K. J. R. van Harderwijk and G. D. J. Schotel. 21 vols. in 17. Haarlem: J. J. Van Brederode. 1852–78.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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