In memoriam Professor Dr J. P. Gumbert

18 August 2020, by Webmaster

The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures would like to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the death of Professor Dr Johan Peter Gumbert (1936-2016). Born in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Gumbert served as Professor, and later Professor Emeritus, of Western Palaeography and Codicology at Leiden University with a particular focus on Latin and Dutch manuscripts.

A frequent guest at the University of Hamburg, Gumbert was associated with the CSMC from its very beginning and became a frequent contributor to the COMSt-Network (Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies).

In 2017, the CSMC was able to purchase the private book collection of the late Professor Gumbert thanks to the generous support of the University of Hamburg. The 1,700 works on codicology and palaeography annotated with various handwritten comments by J. P. Gumbert are currently in the process of being catalogued. Upon completion, they will be available as the ‘J.P. Gumbert Special Collection’ at the CSMC library.