Jan Jacobsz. Schipper
Born
Jan Jacobsz. Dommekracht

1616
Amsterdam
Died1669
Other namesJ.J. Schipper
Occupation(s)Bookseller, printer, poet
Years active1636-1669
Title page for Joan van Beverwyck, Alle de wercken, zo in de medicyne als chirurgie, Amsterdam, J.J. Schipper (publisher) 1656
Fragment of title page with cartouche of a deer hunt, bordered by swans, printed by the widow of Jan Jacobsz. Schipper

Jan Jacobsz. Schipper (1616-1669) was a bookseller, printer, and theatre poet in Amsterdam.

Personal life

Schipper was born to Jacob Claesz. and Neeltje Leyen in Amsterdam. The surname Schipper is in fact a pseudonym derived from his father’s work as a skipper, and his actual surname is Dommekracht, or Dommescracht.[1] Not much is known about Schipper’s early life, however he was registered to the Amsterdam bookseller’s guild on 28 October 1636, and married Suzanna Veselaers on 27 August 1650.[2] In 1673 his widow started a printing house with Joseph Athias.[3]

Work

Schipper was best known as the publisher of Calvin, De Brune, and particularly for Cats’ complete works. He was also an accomplished translator of French prose, and a theatre poet in his own right. His most successful works are two plays about the “incomparable” Ariane, which featured the first woman to perform in Amsterdam theatre, Ariane Nooseman.[4]

Notable works

  • Alle de Wercken, Cats 1655, 2nd print 1661
  • Onvergelijkelijke Ariane, Schipper 1644 and 1655
  • De razende Roelant, Ariosto 1649, tr. Schipper
  • De bezadigde Roelant, François de Rosset 1649, tr. Schipper
  • Ariane, Jean Desmarets 1621, tr. Schipper

References

  1. ↑ P.J. Blok en P.C. Molhuysen, F.K.H. Kossmann, Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW), Leiden 1911-1937, pp.1286-1287
  2. ↑ P.J. Blok en P.C. Molhuysen, F.K.H. Kossmann, Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW), Leiden 1911-1937, pp.1286-1287
  3. ↑ De Amsterdamse boekhandel 1680-1725. Deel 4. Gegevens over de vervaardigers, hun internationale relaties en de uitgaven N-W, papierhandel, drukkerijen en boekverkopers in het algemeen(1967)–Isabella Henriëtte van Eeghen
  4. ↑ K. ter Laan, Letterkundig woordenboek voor Noord en Zuid. G.B. van Goor Zonen's Uitgeversmaatschappij, Den Haag / Djakarta 1952 (second print)
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