K. J. Derks

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Karel Josef Derks (1875–1962) was a Dutch Jesuit educator and historian.[1]

Life

Derks was born in Nijmegen on 27 August 1875 and was educated at the Dominicus College, Nijmegen.[2] He entered the Jesuit novitiate at Mariëndaal near Grave on 26 September 1894. He became a history teacher at Canisius College, Nijmegen, and later (1924–1942) also a part-time lecturer on history at the Katholieke Leergangen, Tilburg (a precursor of Tilburg University), and later still (1944–1947) in Roermond. Derks died at Canisius College, Nijmegen, on 26 February 1962.[2]

Writings

Derks was a contributor to several reference works, including the Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek and Katholieke Encyclopaedie, and to the periodicals Historisch Tijdschrift, Streven and Studiën.[3]

He was also the author of several books:

  • Jeanne d'Arc (Nijmegen, 1910)
  • Onze Lieve Vrouw van den Polder (1947)
  • Bij het honderdjarig bestaan van de Nederlandse Provincie der Sociëteit van Jezus (1949)
  • Gedenkboek St. Canisiuscollege, 1900-1950 (Nijmegen, 1950)
  • Levensschets van Rodulf van Oppenraay (Den Bosch, 1953)
  • Pater Henricus van Ruth: Een apostel en sociaal werker in de 20ste eeuw (Nijmegen, 1954)

References

  1. 1."Karel Josef Derks". openarchieven.nl.
  2. 2.[2.2]J. Holleboom, K.J. Derks, in Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 1963, p. 99
  3. 3."K.J. Derks". Digital Library for Dutch Literature.