P. J. Cosijn
Dutch linguist
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| Intro | Dutch linguist | |||
| Places | Netherlands | |||
| was | Linguist Professor Educator | |||
| Work field | Academia Literature Social science | |||
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| Birth | 29 November 1840, Rijswijk, Netherlands | |||
| Death | 26 August 1899Leiden, Netherlands (aged 58 years) | |||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | |||
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Biography
Pieter Jacob (P. J.) Cosijn (29 November 1840, Rijswijk – 26 August 1899, Leiden) was a late 19th-century Dutch scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature. His important work on Beowulf was edited by Rolf Bremmer.
Cosijn became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1877.