1. Gijsbert Rutten & Ton van Kalmthout Cultural nationalism and the rise of Dutch studies 2. Gijsbert Rutten Matthijs Siegenbeek in defence of Dutch 3. Francien Petiet Barthold Hendrik Lulofs: A ‘learned dilettante’ 4. Rick Honings Poet and professor: Adam Simons 5. Marijke van der wal Johannes Kinker: A Kantian philosopher teaching Dutch language, literature, and eloquence 6. Wim Vandenbussche Caught between propaganda and science: Ulrich Gerhard Lauts, the forgotten father of Dutch philology in Brussels 7. Jan Noordegraaf Pieter Weiland and his Nederduitsche spraakkunst 8. Ellen Krol Moralist of the nation: Johannes Henricus van der Palm 9. Janneke Weijermars I am revived as a Belgian: The work of Jan Frans Willems 10. Lo van Driel & Nicoline van der Sijs Adriaan Kluit: Back to the sources! 11. Peter Altena ‘Can grander skulls be crowned?’ Jacob van Dijk’s posthumous literary history 12. Ton van Kalmthout Hendrik van Wijn: Pioneer of historical literary studies in the Netherlands 13. Lotte Jensen The founding father of Dutch literary history: Jeronimo de Vries 14. Gert-Jan Johannes Afterword