Quotes:Reuvens, Caspar-Jacob-Christiaan

Zirkoff, Boris

Reuvens, Caspar-Jacob-Christiaan. Dutch philologist and student of antiquity, b. at The Hague, Feb. 22, 1793; d. at Rotterdam, July 28, 1837. Studied law at Leyden and Paris, where he became an attorney, 1812. Prof, of Greek liter, and Latin at Harderwyck, 1815; held chair of ancient history and archeology, Univ, of Leyden, 1818. In 1825, began uncovering near The Hague the remains of the ancient Forum Adriani. Works: Collectanea litter., Leyden, 1815.—*Lettre à M. Letronne . . . sur les papyrus bilingues et grecs, et quelques autres monuments gréco-égyptiens du musée d’antiquités de l’université de Leide. Leyden: S. et J. Luchtmans, 1830. 3 pts. in 1 Vol. 4to. Atlas.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 7, p. 390