{"id":145288,"date":"2022-12-21T22:52:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/rev-herman-theodorus-obbink\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T23:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:46:46","slug":"rev-herman-theodorus-obbink","status":"publish","type":"persoon","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/persoon\/rev-herman-theodorus-obbink\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev. Herman Theodorus Obbink"},"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>Herman Theodorus Obbink was born on 23 January 1869, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/heurne\/wikkerinkweg-1-rikkert\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rikkert<\/a> farm in the Aalten rural district of Heurne. He was a twin brother of <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/johan-obbink\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Johan Obbink<\/a>, who was, among other things, co-founder of the Dairy Factory and &#8216;de Landbouw&#8217; in Aalten. <\/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 16 September 1889, Herman, aged 20, left <a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/336EBB9DDBE04BC9A891930F737D186F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for Doetinchem<\/a>, and lived there on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ouddoetinchem.jouwweb.nl\/6-burg-van-nispenstraat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burg. van Nispenstraat<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/0853CDDC800348EAA5BC3D3C7CF68609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>). The Latin school (later State Gymnasium \/ Municipal Lyceum) was located there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 20 September 1892, he left Doetinchem <a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/D64159E3092D42BD9C60580B7A2772CD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for Utrecht<\/a>, where he studied at <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universiteit_Utrecht\">Utrecht University<\/a>. Subsequently, he served as a minister in Hoogersmilde, Kamperveen, Middelburg, and The Hague. On 2 December 1901, he obtained his doctorate in Utrecht with the thesis <em>&#8220;The Holy War according to the Quran&#8221;<\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 20 April 1897, he married Jantine G\u00e9rardine ten Cate (1874\u20131949). The couple had three sons.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-hoogleraar\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1910, he was appointed professor at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universiteit_van_Amsterdam\">University of Amsterdam<\/a> with the teaching assignment <em>&#8220;General History of Religion and the History of the Israelite Religion&#8221;<\/em>. His inaugural lecture was titled <em>&#8220;The Significance of Egypt and Babylonia in the Ancient Religious World&#8221;<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1913, he was appointed Professor of Theology and History of Religion at Utrecht University. His inaugural lecture was titled <em>&#8220;On Ancient Egyptian Conceptions regarding Death and Life&#8221;<\/em>. The subjects of both lectures reflect his interest in the Egyptian and Babylonian-Assyrian world, which he always studied in connection with the Old Testament. At Utrecht University, he also gave language lectures in <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akkadisch\">Assyrian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egyptisch\">Ancient Egyptian<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-bijbelvertaler-en-hofprediker\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible translator and court chaplain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1924, Obbink&#8217;s translation of the Old Testament was published. This was supplemented in 1927 with a translation of the New Testament by his colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ann%C3%A9us_Marinus_Brouwer\">Ann\u00e9us Marinus Brouwer<\/a> (1875\u20131948). The translation, the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utrechtse_vertaling\">Utrecht translation<\/a>&#8220;, is usually referred to as &#8220;Obbink and Brouwer&#8221;. He was rector of Utrecht University in 1928\/1929. In 1939, he retired; his son <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hendrik_Willem_Obbink\">Hendrik Willem Obbink<\/a> succeeded him.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 1929 to 1947, Obbink was a court chaplain. In that capacity, he officiated at the wedding of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1937. 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He was appointed Knight in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orde_van_de_Nederlandse_Leeuw\">Order of the Netherlands Lion<\/a>, Commander in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Huisorde_van_Oranje\">House Order of Orange<\/a>, and Commander in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orde_van_Verdienste_(Hongarije)\">Order of Merit (Hungary)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herman Theodorus Obbink passed away <a href=\"https:\/\/hetutrechtsarchief.nl\/collectie\/EB63E6A7CD0742EA9D69A14DC2B25122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on 29 December 1947<\/a>, in Utrecht, at the age of 78. He was buried at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl\/zerken.asp?command=showgraf&amp;bgp=1077&amp;grafid=933442&amp;char=O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Den en Rust cemetery in Bilthoven<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A street in Utrecht is named after him, the <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/WSS5pK8zKpQ5pp8DA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Obbinklaan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch Reformed minister, theologian, Bible translator, and court chaplain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":142900,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[585],"tags":[],"beroep":[1915],"thema":[1946],"class_list":["post-145288","persoon","type-persoon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biography","beroep-theologian-en","thema-religion"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rev. 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