The Greatest Dutch Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: February 11, 1890

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Died: July 23, 1964

Jan de Vries was a Dutch linguist, philologist, folklorist, religious studies scholar, educator, public official, writer, and editor. Jan De Vries, who specialized in Germanic studies, also studied Dutch, Pali, and Sanskrit at the University of Amsterdam. He was appointed Chair of Germanic philology at the University of Leiden where he played a key role as an administrator and lecturer.