JOHANNES CORNELLS DE JONGE
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊhanz kɔːnˈɛlz də d͡ʒˈɒnd͡ʒ], \dʒˈəʊhanz kɔːnˈɛlz də dʒˈɒndʒ], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_h_a_n_z k_ɔː_n_ˈɛ_l_z d_ə dʒ_ˈɒ_n_dʒ]\
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A Dutch historian; born in Zierikzee, May 9, 1793; died near Ryswick, June 12, 1853. He has quarried indefatigably and with rich results in the Netherland vein; "Studies in the History of the Low Countries" (1825-27) and "The History of the Dutch Navy" (1833-48) being the best specimens.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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