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Jacob Israël de Haan

Jacob Israël de Haan

Dutch writer and poetWikipedia

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Aug 31, 2026

Martin KonvičkaGUEST
4:27
Van Eyden ultimately became the central figure of that movement.
Martin KonvičkaGUEST
4:32
And under his influence, other scholars as well, such as Jacob Israël de Haan, Luytzen Brouwer, Gerrit Manouri and Jacques van Ginneken became acquainted with Welby's ideas and started a movement in the Netherlands.
James McElvennyHOST
4:49
Okay.
James McElvennyHOST
4:51
So you mentioned that Lady Welby was sort of shut out from formal education, but she managed to build up this circle of correspondence and discussion partners where she developed her ideas.

9 MINS LATER

Martin KonvičkaGUEST
13:53
But for some reason, Van Aeden, although a communist, vegetarian activist and a lot more, was able to convince her that he is the right person to apply her ideas in a meaningful way somewhere.
Martin KonvičkaGUEST
14:10
And I think that was what was so captivating for her in terms of Frederik van Aeden as a sort of apostle of significance in the Netherlands.
Martin KonvičkaGUEST
14:22
And there was, as far as I know, the only other member of the Dutch Signific movement who was close to meeting Lady Welby was Jacob Israël de Haan.
Martin KonvičkaGUEST
14:35
But Lady Welby died before they could, Frederik van Eeden and Jacob Israël de Haan, before they could arrive in England and talk to her.

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