Willem van Blijenbergh

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Willem van Blijenbergh was a 17th-century Dutch grain merchant and amateur philosopher known for his extensive correspondence with Baruch Spinoza on theological and ethical questions.

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instanceOf Dutch person
human
merchant
philosopher
centuryOfActivity 17th century
correspondenceLanguage Dutch
correspondenceTopic divine justice
moral responsibility
problem of evil
correspondent Baruch Spinoza NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
describedAs amateur philosopher
lay theologian
era Early modern philosophy NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName van Blijenbergh NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ethics
philosophy
theology
gender male
givenName Willem NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED
knownAs Willem van Blyenbergh NERFINISHED
knownFor letters to Spinoza NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
nationality Dutch
notableFor correspondence with Baruch Spinoza
ethical discussions
theological discussions
occupation grain merchant
merchant
philosopher
philosophicalInterest ethics
metaphysics
theology
placeOfActivity Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
religiousDiscourseWith Baruch Spinoza NERFINISHED
socialRole lay intellectual
typeOfMerchant grain merchant

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Spinoza’s letters correspondent Willem van Blijenbergh