When was it published?

March 2, 1739 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News March 2, 1739

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Professor Boerhaave, Professors Albinus, Gaubius

Q: What keywords are associated?

Leyden University, English Students, Boerhaave Memory, Albinus Gaubius, Elegant Entertainment, Illumination Devices

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

On October 14, English students at Leiden University hosted an elegant entertainment to honor the memory of the late Professor Boerhaave and celebrate Professors Albinus and Gaubius as his successors, featuring evening illuminations and decorative devices.

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Leyden, Oct. 22. The English Students at this University having a Mind to shew their Veneration for the Memory of the celebrated Professor Boerhaave, and their Joy to see this great Man reviv'd in the Professors Albinus and Gaubius, made on the 14th an elegant Entertainment for that Purpose: In the Evening, the House where the Repast was given was finely illuminated, and some pretty Devices were made to appear, which were design'd to honour the Memory of the deceased, and to compliment the two present Professors.

What sub-type of article is it?

Academic Commemoration

What keywords are associated?

Leyden University English Students Boerhaave Memory Albinus Gaubius Elegant Entertainment Illumination Devices

What entities or persons were involved?

Professor Boerhaave Professors Albinus Gaubius

Where did it happen?

Leyden

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Leyden

Event Date

On The 14th

Key Persons

Professor Boerhaave Professors Albinus Gaubius

Event Details

The English Students at this University having a Mind to shew their Veneration for the Memory of the celebrated Professor Boerhaave, and their Joy to see this great Man reviv'd in the Professors Albinus and Gaubius, made on the 14th an elegant Entertainment for that Purpose: In the Evening, the House where the Repast was given was finely illuminated, and some pretty Devices were made to appear, which were design'd to honour the Memory of the deceased, and to compliment the two present Professors.