TNTL 111

Frans Claes S.J.

Simon Stevin als bron voor Kiliaan

Abstract - At the end of the sixteenth century the scientist Simon Stevin and the lexicographer Cornelis Kiliaan were most deserving in their efforts for the study of Dutch vocabulary. Up to now one thought, without a serious investigation, that the scientific works of Stevin had not been used by Kiliaan as sources for his dictionary. However, an exhaustive examination of words which were recorded by Stevin for the first time, demonstrates that Kiliaan has actually taken over several words from Stevin.