Johan Huizinga

Johan Huizinga
Johan Huizinga
Born	7 December 1872; Groningen, Netherlands
Died	1 February 1945 (aged 72); De Steeg, Netherlands
Occupation(s)	Historian, professor, writer
Academic background
Influences	Jacob Burckhardt
Academic work
Discipline	History
Institutions	Groningen University (1905–1923) ; Leiden University (1915–1942)
Notable works	The Autumn of the Middle Ages (1919); Homo Ludens (1938); Dutch Civilisation in the Seventeenth Century (1941);

Johan Huizinga (Dutch: [ˈjoːɦɑn ˈɦœyzɪŋɣaː]; 7 December 1872 – 1 February 1945) was a Dutch historian and one of the founders of modern cultural history.

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