| Adrianus Bogaers was
born on January 6, 1795 in 's-Gravenhage. He was the oldest
child of Frans Bogaers and Maria Elisabet Guicherit (they had
seven children). The family Bogaers who originally came from
Brugge were forced to move north when Spain made freedom of
religion impossible. As a young boy Adrianus was an exceptional
student. At the age of 16 he graduated as a lawyer. Besides
his knowledge of the law he also excelled in mathematics. He
further graduated as a land surveyor but his career remained
in law and in 1838 he became a judge. In 1851 he became vice-president
at the court of Rotterdam. At the end he had to resign because
of his growing deafness. Adrianus married Maria Elisabeth Gleichman
on July 15, 1828 but this marriage lasted only a few months.
On March 31, 1829 his wife passed away leaving him and a son
and a daughter (his son also died early). The loss of his wife
was something from which he never recovered. It broke his health
and proposals for a second marriage were consistently declined.
He died in Spa at the age of 75 years old.
He was also well known in the world of
literature. He wrote poems and used God's Name.
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