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= Arie Abraham Kampman =

Arie Abraham (Ary) Kampman (Dordrecht, 6 July 1911 – Bemelen, 23 September 1977) was a Dutch scholar of Ancient Near Eastern studies, an initiator of scholarly societies and journals, and a secondary school teacher.

Life and work
Kampman was born in Dordrecht 6 July 1911. Having completed his education at Dordrecht's grammar school, he enrolled at Leiden University in 1931 to read History with Alexander Byvanck, and Assyriology with Frans Böhl; in addition, he attended classes given by Johan Huizinga en Herman Colenbrander. He studied briefly at Heidelberg, Prague and Istanbul. On 12 December 1945 he obtained his doctorate.

Kampman participated in the excavations at Boğazköy (ancient Hattusa, capital of the Hittites) in 1937 and 1950.

During his student years he co-founded the society Ex Oriente Lux (EOL), promoting interest in the Ancient Near East; he served as the society's Secretary and Treasurer from its foundation in 1933 until 1974.

One important goal for EOL was the inception of a Dutch institute for scientific research into the Ancient Near East. Together with Leiden professors Franz Böhl (Assyriology) and Adriaan de Buck (Egyptology), Kampman founded The Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO) in 1939. Böhl and De Buck were named co-directors, Kampman was named conservator-librarian. This meant that he was responsible for the administration, practical organization of activities, and library acquisition of the Institute. In addition, he was in charge of the Institute's publications.

Being an autonomous organization (albeit with strong ties to Leiden University), NINO was able to (partially) continue its activities during World War II – while Dutch universities were closed by the occupying force. EOL hosted lectures and (written) courses of Semitic languages, and the NINO library was open to visitors. Kampman also labored to provide heating fuel for the Institute and paper for its publications (both became increasingly scarce during German occupation of the Netherlands).

In 1942 Kampman en Byvanck founded the Leiden Historical Circle, a society of 19 learned members (mostly professors at Leiden University) aiming to connect Leiden scholars of history.

Kampman was appointed Director of NINO in 1955. In addition, he taught History at two grammar schools in Schiedam (1948-1957 and 1951-1976).

NINO opened a subsidiary institute in Istanbul in 1958, the Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in Istanbul (NHAI). Kampman was the editor of its publication series and its annual journal; from 1964-1972 he was also acting director of NHAI and spent several month in Istanbul each year. Starting from 1965 he taught History of Turkish-Dutch relations and Art history of the Netherlands at Istanbul University. Kampman was involved in the preparations for a cultural agreement between the Netherlands and Iran, concluded during the Shah's state visit in May 1959. Earlier that year he had co-founded The Netherlands-Iran Society; he was Vice-President (later President) as well as Editor-in-Chief of the Society's annual journal Persica (from 1964).

Kampman travelled extensively in the Middle East – first as a student, later as a scholarly tour leader (in Turkey, Iran, and other countries) and as a supervisor of his secondary school's yearly students' trip to Italy. He attended many international conferences, to maintain and expand his network. He lectured for and was involved in the publications of the various societies he had founded. As a secondary school teacher, he was known to captivate his students and inspire good results. In addition to Near Eastern antiquity he was interested in early travellers to the Near East, the Crusades and Crusader castles.

Private life
Kampman was married with Anneliese Hofmeister (1913-2006) from 1936 to 1950; no children were born in the marriage. In 1950 he married Lucia M.A. Dankelman (1918-1996); the couple had several children.

Publications
Kampman's publications include:
 * "Schets der Hethietische Geschiedenis en Beschaving", in Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux 6 (1939), pp. 177-201. In Dutch.
 * "Archieven en bibliotheken in het Nabije Oosten", in Handelingen van het 6de Wetenschappelijk Vlaamsch Congres voor Boek- en Bibliotheekwezen. Gent, 31 maart 1940 (Schoten-Antwerpen: Lombaerts, 1942). In Dutch.
 * De historische beteekenis der Hethietische vestingbouwkunde. Dissertation 1945; published in Kernmomenten der Antieke Beschaving (Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Gezelschap “Ex Oriente Lux” (MVEOL) 7, 1947), pp. 75-144. In Dutch.
 * "Van kruisridders en kooplieden: de Nederlanders en de Levant van A.D. 1200-1720", in Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux 12 (1951-1952), pp. 121-162. In Dutch.
 * Klein-Azië: Archaeologie der hethietische rijken 1950-1953. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1954. In Dutch.
 * "Kruisridderburchten in het Midden-Oosten", in Varia Historica. Aangeboden aan Prof. Dr. A.W. Byvanck t.g.v. zijn zeventigste verjaardag door de Historische Kring te Leiden I (Assen: Van Gorcum, 1954), 129-149. In Dutch.
 * with Flugi van Aspermont, C.H.C.: De Johanniter-Orde in het Heilige Land (1100-1292): een boek voor Johanniter- en Maltezer ridders en liefhebbers van geschiedenis. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1957. In Dutch.
 * Het Midden-Oosten: centrum der wereld (Phoenix pockets; 18). Zeist: De Haan; Antwerpen: Standaard Boekhandel, 1959. In Dutch.
 * (ed.): 7000 jaar Perzische kunst. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Gemeentemuseum (The Hague), 1962. In Dutch.
 * with Van Luttervelt, R. (eds.): Herdenkingstentoonstelling 350 jaar Nederland-Turkije, 1612-1962. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), 1962. In Dutch.
 * "Zwei Bildwerke aus dem hethitischen Imperium in Leiden", in Bulletin Antieke Beschaving 39 (1964), pp. 55-56. In German.
 * with Van der Ploeg, J.P.M. (eds.): Compte rendu de l'onzième rencontre assyriologique internationale organisée à Leiden du 23 au 29 juin 1962. Leiden: NINO, 1964. In French.
 * "Nederlands-Perzische betrekkingen in de Gouden Eeuw, Nederlandse kooplieden en kunstenaars te Isfahan", in Persica 5 (1970-1971), pp. 5-14. In Dutch.
 * with Beek, M.A., Nijland, C., Ryckmans, J. (eds.): Symbolae biblicae et Mesopotamicae Francisco Mario Theodoro de Liagre Böhl dedicatae (Studia Scholten; 4). Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1973. Festschrift for his doctoral advisor, with an extensive bibliography of De Liagre Böhl's work.
 * Various articles in (Dutch) journals and encyclopaedias.

Memberships and distinctions

 * Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau (1958)
 * Officer in the Order of the Persian Crown


 * Vakdispuut Robert Fruin (co-founder, 1932)
 * Ex Oriente Lux (co-founder, Secretary and Treasurer, 1933; Honorary Member, 1973)
 * Vereeniging tot Bevordering van de Kennis van de Antieke Beschaving (Treasurer, 1941-1976; Honorary Member, 1976)
 * Leidse Historische Kring (co-founder, Secretary, 1942)
 * Genootschap Nederland-Iran (co-founder, Vice-President 1959, President 1963)


 * Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde (member)
 * Provinciaal Utrechts Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen (member)
 * Historisch Genootschap Utrecht (member)
 * German Archaeological Institute, Berlin (corresponding member)
 * Institut international des châteaux historiques (corresponding member)
 * The Medieval Academy of America (member)
 * Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey (Honorary Member)
 * Nederlandse Vereniging Istanbul (Honorary Member)

Life and work
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