Jan Jacobsz. Schipper

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

Jan Jacobsz. Schipper
Born
Jan Jacobsz. Dommekracht

1616
Amsterdam
Died1669
Other namesJ.J. Schipper
OccupationBookseller, 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

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]

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.[3]

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. 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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