Frans A. Janssen

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Dutch^[1] b. 30 July 1939, Vught^[1] d. 30 September 2024, Krommenie^[1] active 1989–2004

Frans A. Janssen (1939–2024) was a Dutch historian specializing in book and library history (boek- en bibliotheekgeschiedenis). He served as a professor of Book Science at the University of Amsterdam from 1989 to 2004. Janssen was an expert in textual criticism, bibliography, and typographic techniques. He maintained a long-standing friendship with Willem Frederik Hermans and authored numerous works regarding Hermans' literary output and bibliographic universe.^[1,2]

• book history
• textual criticism
• bibliography
• typographic techniques