Beschrijving
Dordrecht Blusse en Van Braam 1832, xi,127pp. attractive half leather binding, clearly a presentation copy, marbled boards, very clean and pristine bookblock. Opdracht aan vader Servatius Hendrik Lotsij. Verzen van J.H. Hoeufft. Johannes Servaas Lotsy (31 May 1808 – 4 April 1863) was a Dutch politician. From 1852 to 1856 he was mayor of Dordrecht. Johannes Servaas Lotsy was born 31 May 1808 in Dordrecht. His father was Servaas Hendrik Lotsy secretary of Dordrecht. His mother was Dideria Clasina Aberson. In Breda his grandfather had married a descendant of Johan de Witt's sister Maria, who had married into the influential Hoeufft family. Johannes Lotsy went to the latin school in Dordecht. Here we was taught by rector Fenema and conrector Ross. Lotsy's nephew Jacob Hendrik Hoeufft, a famous Latin poet influenced his love for the classical studies. In 1828 Lotsy went to Leiden University. In 1831 he became a sergeant in the volunteer company of the Leiden students during the Ten Days' Campaign. He graduated on 31 June 1832 with a thesis titled Quaedam de nullitatibus secundum codicis civilis Gallici principia.
