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A. J. F. van Laer

Arnold Johan Ferdinand van Laer (21 October 1869, in Utrecht – 25 March 1955, in Albany, New York) was an archivist, translator, editor, and historian of Dutch-language documents from New Netherland and seventeenth century Albany, New York.[1]

Career

From 1887 until 1892 Van Laer studied in Delft.[2] He emigrated to Albany, New York, in 1897, where he married Naomi van Deurs (1868–1930), with whom he had three sons.[3][4] Van Laer became the archivist at the New York State Library at Albany.[5] He worked tirelessly the remainder of his life to translate and to reconstruct documents damaged in the New York State Capitol library fire of 25 March 1911.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Bielinski, Stefan. "Arnold Van Laer". New York State Museum. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Registration in Delft
  3. ↑ "Family of Dutch archivist A.J.F. van Laer donate books to state". syracuse.com. The Associated Press.
  4. ↑ Van Laer family in Albany in the 1910 United States Census
  5. ↑ Bulletin of Information State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Princeton University: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 1918. p. 29.
  6. ↑ "Archivist A.J.F. van Laer". www.newnetherlandinstitute.org.
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