Karel van der Toorn | |
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![]() Karel van der Toorn (2021) | |
Born | 8 March 1956 The Hague, Netherlands |
Awards | Commander of the French National Order of Merit |
Academic work | |
Discipline | ancient religions |
Institutions | University of Amsterdam Utrecht University Leiden University |
Notable works | Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible |
Karel van der Toorn (born 8 March 1956 in The Hague) [1] is a Dutch scholar of ancient religions. From 2006 to 2011 he was chairman of the Board at the University of Amsterdam, where he was a professor from 1998 until he became the chairman.[ citation needed ]
Van der Toorn previously taught at Utrecht University and Leiden University. In 2012 he was made a Commander of the French National Order of Merit. [2]