{"id":143126,"date":"2022-08-03T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/servaas-van-leuven\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T23:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:46:40","slug":"servaas-van-leuven","status":"publish","type":"persoon","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/persoon\/servaas-van-leuven\/","title":{"rendered":"Servaas van Leuven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 id=\"h-overview\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Servaas van Leuven was a medical doctor in Aalten from 1836 to 1896. He was born on 12 March 1811 in Kampen, the son of Jan Adrianus van Leuven, a tailor, and Johanna Maria Huijzer. Van Leuven passed away in 1898 at the age of 87.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 1 May 1836, Van Leuven arrived in Aalten to succeed the <em>surgeon<\/em> Adolph Wechgelaar, who had died shortly before. Initially, he established himself at Wechgelaar&#8217;s residential address on <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten\/dijkstraat-28-30\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dijkstraat<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 18 May 1838, he married Henriette Wilhelmina Christina Theodora Rost in Aalten, the daughter of the retired captain Johann Christian Rost. In 1839, the couple moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten\/peperstraat-06\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peperstraat<\/a>. Not long after, they settled permanently on <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten\/bredevoortsestraatweg-007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoortsestraatweg<\/a>. Opposite their home, on the corner with Peperstraat, was the livery stable where Doctor Van Leuven\u2019s horse and carriage were kept.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple had no fewer than ten children. Two of them passed away at a very young age and were buried in the <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/aalten\/burial-mound-nannielaantje\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">burial mound at \u2019t Smees<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-werk-als-arts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work as a doctor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Servaas van Leuven was a valued and respected doctor who for decades played a vital role in local healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For sixty years, he carried out his often demanding and exhausting work with great dedication. He particularly excelled in the field of obstetrics through his diligence and devotion to duty. At all hours of the night, in winter cold and storms, his assistance was never sought in vain, even in his advanced years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an era when medical assistance in the Achterhoek was scarce, he was regarded by many as a saving grace. He delivered thousands of babies and offered pro bono care and advice to many of the less fortunate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-laatste-jaren-en-overlijden\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final years and passing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After more than sixty years in practice, Van Leuven ended his medical work in 1896 at the age of 85.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Servaas van Leuven passed away on 24 November 1898 in Aalten and was buried at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/207319016\/servaas-van_leuven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Old Cemetery<\/a> on Varsseveldsestraatweg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aa245f54aa00&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aa245f54aa00\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img 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This was the livery stable where Doctor <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.findagrave.com\/memorial\/207319016\/servaas-van_leuven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Servaas van Leuven<\/a> kept his horse and carriage in the late 19th century. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aa245f54ccf6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aa245f54ccf6\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"221\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/S.-van-Leuven-en-J.S.-Schaars-Prins-Zutphensche-Courant-17-04-1886.jpg\" alt=\"S. van Leuven and J.S. 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