Jan G. Ottema - Revision history

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	*1855 (June 14) Appointment as assistant principal of grammar school Leeuwarden.		*1855 (June 14) Appointment as assistant principal of grammar school Leeuwarden.
	*1870 (November 24) Start study of Oera Linda manuscript.		*1870 (November 24) Start study of Oera Linda manuscript.
			*1873 Ten minste in dit jaar (juni) president van de [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010586445:mpeg21:a0003 Plaatselijke Schoolcommissie].
	*1872 Honorable discharge at grammar school Leeuwarden; first publication of ''Thet Oera Linda Bok''.		*1872 Honorable discharge at grammar school Leeuwarden; first publication of ''Thet Oera Linda Bok''.
	*1878 (sept.) Herbenoeming tot medebestuurder v/h Fr. Genootschap ([https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001387073:mpeg21:p00002 ''Het Vaderland'' 21-9-1878 bl.2]).		*1878 (sept.) Herbenoeming tot medebestuurder v/h Fr. Genootschap ([https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001387073:mpeg21:p00002 ''Het Vaderland'' 21-9-1878 bl.2]).
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	In 1878 plaatste hij ten minste drie maal een advertentie in de ''Leeuw. Ct.'' om huish. hulp te werven: [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587049:mpeg21:a0071 15 feb.] ''Eene Werkster, voor den schoonmaak''; [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587101:mpeg21:a0010 16] en [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587102:mpeg21:a0015 18 juni] ''Wegens teleurstelling ... eene Dienstbode''; [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587129:mpeg21:a0017 20 aug.] ''Wegens aanstaand vertrek van de tegenwoordige Werkster wordt ten spoedigste eene Dienstbode, benevens eene Arbeidster voor den Saturdag, gevraagd ...''		In 1878 plaatste hij ten minste drie maal een advertentie in de ''Leeuw. Ct.'' om huish. hulp te werven: [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587049:mpeg21:a0071 15 feb.] ''Eene Werkster, voor den schoonmaak''; [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587101:mpeg21:a0010 16] en [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587102:mpeg21:a0015 18 juni] ''Wegens teleurstelling ... eene Dienstbode''; [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587129:mpeg21:a0017 20 aug.] ''Wegens aanstaand vertrek van de tegenwoordige Werkster wordt ten spoedigste eene Dienstbode, benevens eene Arbeidster voor den Saturdag, gevraagd ...''

			[[https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010586431:mpeg21:a0016 20-5-1873] adverteerde hij in LC voor “Een loopmeisje, beneden de twaalf jaren, dat de Avondschool blijft bezoeken” - adres: Waeze C240]

	== Publications related to Oera Linda==		== Publications related to Oera Linda==

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	'''Jan Gerhardus Ottema''' (1804-1879) was the first (publishing) researcher and translator of the Oera Linda manuscript. Researcher [[Nico Luitse]] transcribed Ottema's onset to an OL-dictionary and -grammar as well as Ottema's correspondence with [[Cornelis Over de Linden\|Over de Linden]] and his son [[Leendert F. Over de Linden\|Leendert F.]], and wrote a [https://fryskednis.blogspot.com/2025/05/eerherstel-ottema-1-nico-luitse-1994.html Dutch article] (published 1994) that argues for the rehabilitation of Dr. Ottema.		'''Jan Gerhardus Ottema''' (Doetinchem 1-12-1804 — Leeuwarden 19-3-1879) was the first (publishing) researcher and translator of the Oera Linda manuscript. Researcher [[Nico Luitse]] transcribed Ottema's onset to an OL-dictionary and -grammar as well as Ottema's correspondence with [[Cornelis Over de Linden\|Over de Linden]] and his son [[Leendert F. Over de Linden\|Leendert F.]], and wrote a [https://fryskednis.blogspot.com/2025/05/eerherstel-ottema-1-nico-luitse-1994.html Dutch article] (published 1994) that argues for the rehabilitation of Dr. Ottema.

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	*1878 (sept.) Herbenoeming tot medebestuurder v/h Fr. Genootschap ([https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001387073:mpeg21:p00002 ''Het Vaderland'' 21-9-1878 bl.2]).		*1878 (sept.) Herbenoeming tot medebestuurder v/h Fr. Genootschap ([https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001387073:mpeg21:p00002 ''Het Vaderland'' 21-9-1878 bl.2]).
	*1879 (March 19) death in Leeuwarden, 74 years old, cause: pneumonia (HCL arch. 1002 inv. 3878). His address was Weaze 43 (now 12), Leeuwarden but the house no longer exists. His estate contained books, of which no inventory is known. Heiress was his housemate and housekeeper '''Dina W.M. Nauta Peters''' (1831-1887)		*1879 (March 19) death in Leeuwarden, 74 years old, cause: pneumonia (HCL arch. 1002 inv. 3878). His address was Weaze 43 (now 12), Leeuwarden but the house no longer exists. His estate contained books, of which no inventory is known. Heiress was his housemate and housekeeper '''Dina W.M. Nauta Peters''' (1831-1887)

			=== Aantekeningen 1878 ===
			Op [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMUTRA04:253128001:mpeg21:a00027 1 januari] verscheen zijn ruim aangevulde ''Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen bij Thet Oera Linda Bok''. Deze publicatie werd (zover bekend) doodgezwegen. Van [[Leendert F. Over de Linden\|Leendert Over de Linden]] (noch van iemand anders) is geen brief bekend die ernaar verwijst. In Jensma’s DGG (2004) wordt er niet naar verwezen (alleen de eerdere uitgave uit 1873, in drie eindnoten: hk. 8 noot 14; hk. 12 noten 60 en 66).

			In 1878 plaatste hij ten minste drie maal een advertentie in de ''Leeuw. Ct.'' om huish. hulp te werven: [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587049:mpeg21:a0071 15 feb.] ''Eene Werkster, voor den schoonmaak''; [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587101:mpeg21:a0010 16] en [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587102:mpeg21:a0015 18 juni] ''Wegens teleurstelling ... eene Dienstbode''; [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010587129:mpeg21:a0017 20 aug.] ''Wegens aanstaand vertrek van de tegenwoordige Werkster wordt ten spoedigste eene Dienstbode, benevens eene Arbeidster voor den Saturdag, gevraagd ...''

	== Publications related to Oera Linda==		== Publications related to Oera Linda==

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	*1870 (November 24) Start study of Oera Linda manuscript.		*1870 (November 24) Start study of Oera Linda manuscript.
	*1872 Honorable discharge at grammar school Leeuwarden; first publication of ''Thet Oera Linda Bok''.		*1872 Honorable discharge at grammar school Leeuwarden; first publication of ''Thet Oera Linda Bok''.
			*1878 (sept.) Herbenoeming tot medebestuurder v/h Fr. Genootschap ([https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001387073:mpeg21:p00002 ''Het Vaderland'' 21-9-1878 bl.2]).
	*1879 (March 19) death in Leeuwarden, 74 years old, cause: pneumonia (HCL arch. 1002 inv. 3878). His address was Weaze 43 (now 12), Leeuwarden but the house no longer exists. His estate contained books, of which no inventory is known. Heiress was his housemate and housekeeper '''Dina W.M. Nauta Peters''' (1831-1887)		*1879 (March 19) death in Leeuwarden, 74 years old, cause: pneumonia (HCL arch. 1002 inv. 3878). His address was Weaze 43 (now 12), Leeuwarden but the house no longer exists. His estate contained books, of which no inventory is known. Heiress was his housemate and housekeeper '''Dina W.M. Nauta Peters''' (1831-1887)

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	:* [[Ottema bibliografie\|Bibliografie Ottema]]		:* [[Ottema bibliografie\|Bibliografie Ottema]]
	:* [[Brieven Ottema]]		:* [[Brieven Ottema]]
			:* Ottema’s twee grootste vergissingen (in zijn uitgaves van ''Thet Oera Linda Bok'' 1872/1876) [[https://fryskednis.blogspot.com/2016/03/two-worst-mistakes-in-first-olb.html Engelstalig]]
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	:* ~~tweede~~ uitgave van [[:Category:Ottema 1876\|Thet Oera Linda Bok]] (1876).		:* Tweede uitgave van [[:Category:Ottema 1876\|Thet Oera Linda Bok]] (1876).
	:* [[Ottema bibliografie\|~~bibliografie~~ Ottema]]		:* [[Ottema bibliografie\|Bibliografie Ottema]]
			:* [[Brieven Ottema]]
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	:~~Ga naar Ottema’s~~ tweede uitgave van [[:Category:Ottema 1876\|Thet Oera Linda Bok]] (1876).		:Zie ook:
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			:* [[Ottema bibliografie\|bibliografie Ottema]]
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	Jan Gerhardus Ottema (1804-1879) was the first (publishing) researcher and translator of the Oera Linda manuscript. Researcher [[Nico Luitse]] transcribed Ottema's onset to an OL-dictionary and -grammar as well as Ottema's correspondence with Over de Linden and his son Leendert F., and wrote a [https://fryskednis.blogspot.com/2025/05/eerherstel-ottema-1-nico-luitse-1994.html Dutch article] (published 1994) that argues for the rehabilitation of Dr. Ottema.		'''Jan Gerhardus Ottema''' (1804-1879) was the first (publishing) researcher and translator of the Oera Linda manuscript. Researcher [[Nico Luitse]] transcribed Ottema's onset to an OL-dictionary and -grammar as well as Ottema's correspondence with [[Cornelis Over de Linden\|Over de Linden]] and his son [[Leendert F. Over de Linden\|Leendert F.]], and wrote a [https://fryskednis.blogspot.com/2025/05/eerherstel-ottema-1-nico-luitse-1994.html Dutch article] (published 1994) that argues for the rehabilitation of Dr. Ottema.

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	== Publications related to Oera Linda==		== Publications related to Oera Linda==
	[zie ~~ook~~ [[Ottema bibliografie~~]]; deze lijsten dienen nog te worden samengevoegd]~~		[zie: [[Ottema bibliografie\|bibliografie Ottema]] ]
	*1871 (September 19) [https://archive.org/details/1871-ottema-thet-bok-thera-adela-folstar/mode/2up\| ~~''Thet Bok thêra Adela Folstar''] (newspaper article)~~
	*1872 [https://archive.org/details/1872-ottema-thet-oera-linda-bok Thet Oera Linda Bok]
	*1873 Verslag omtrent een overoud Handschrift, bij het Friesch Genootschap uitgebragt (in: [https://koninklijkfriesgenootschap.nl/de-vrije-fries/nummer-12-1873/ De Vrije Fries 12]~~, pp. 223-242)~~
	*1873 (December 7) [https://archive.org/details/1934HuebnerHermanWirthUraLindaChronik/1873Ottema_Geschiedkundige_aanteekeningen_en_opheld/page/n1/mode/2up Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen bij Thet Oera Linda Bok]
	*1874 [https://archive.org/details/1934HuebnerHermanWirthUraLindaChronik/1874Ottema_De_Koninklijke_Akademie_en_het_Oera_Lind/page/n5/mode/2up De Koninklijke Akademie en het Oera Linda Bok]
	*1876 (after March 16) - [https://archive.org/details/1876-ottema-de-deventer-courant De Deventer courant en het Oera Linda Bok]
	*1876 (foreword dated September) [https://archive.org/details/thetoeralindabo02ottegoog/page/n9/mode/2up Thet Oera Linda Bok] (second edition)
	*1876 (October) [https://books.google.nl/books?id=AYRnAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP3#v=onepage&q&f=false Leeuwarden, de Middelzee en het Oera Linda Boek]
	*1878 (22 December 1877) [https://archive.org/details/1878Ottema Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen bij Thet Oera Linda Bok] ~~(second expanded edition)~~

	==Other publications (incomplete list)==		==Other publications (incomplete list)==

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	[zie ook [[Ottema bibliografie]]; deze lijsten dienen nog te worden samengevoegd]		[zie ook [[Ottema bibliografie]]; deze lijsten dienen nog te worden samengevoegd]
	*1871 (September 19) [https://archive.org/details/1871-ottema-thet-bok-thera-adela-folstar/mode/2up\| ''Thet Bok thêra Adela Folstar''] (newspaper article)		*1871 (September 19) [https://archive.org/details/1871-ottema-thet-bok-thera-adela-folstar/mode/2up\| ''Thet Bok thêra Adela Folstar''] (newspaper article)
	*1872 [~~http~~://~~images~~.~~tresoar.nl~~/~~wumkes~~/~~pdf/OttemaJC_ThetOeraLindaBok.pdf~~ Thet Oera Linda Bok]		*1872 [https://archive.org/details/1872-ottema-thet-oera-linda-bok Thet Oera Linda Bok]
	*1873 Verslag omtrent een overoud Handschrift, bij het Friesch Genootschap uitgebragt (in: [https://koninklijkfriesgenootschap.nl/de-vrije-fries/nummer-12-1873/ De Vrije Fries 12], pp. 223-242)		*1873 Verslag omtrent een overoud Handschrift, bij het Friesch Genootschap uitgebragt (in: [https://koninklijkfriesgenootschap.nl/de-vrije-fries/nummer-12-1873/ De Vrije Fries 12], pp. 223-242)
	*1873 (December 7) [https://archive.org/details/1934HuebnerHermanWirthUraLindaChronik/1873Ottema_Geschiedkundige_aanteekeningen_en_opheld/page/n1/mode/2up Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen bij Thet Oera Linda Bok]		*1873 (December 7) [https://archive.org/details/1934HuebnerHermanWirthUraLindaChronik/1873Ottema_Geschiedkundige_aanteekeningen_en_opheld/page/n1/mode/2up Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen bij Thet Oera Linda Bok]

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	==Genealogy (Ahnentafel)==		==Genealogy (Ahnentafel)==
			[zie [[Kwartierstaat Ottema\|kwartierstaat]]]

	<small>'''1) Jan Gerhardus Ottema''', born 1-12-1804 Doetinchem (bapt. 30-12 Reformed), died 19-3-1879 Leeuwarden, son of 2/3;</small>		<small>'''1) Jan Gerhardus Ottema''', born 1-12-1804 Doetinchem (bapt. 30-12 Reformed), died 19-3-1879 Leeuwarden, son of 2/3;</small>

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	:* ~~tweede~~ uitgave van [[:Category:Ottema 1876\|Thet Oera Linda Bok]] (1876).		:* Tweede uitgave van [[:Category:Ottema 1876\|Thet Oera Linda Bok]] (1876).
	:* [[Ottema bibliografie\|~~bibliografie~~ Ottema]]		:* [[Ottema bibliografie\|Bibliografie Ottema]]
			:* [[Brieven Ottema]]
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	==Biographic facts==		==Biographic facts==

	*1804 (December 1) born in Doetinchem, son of Nicolaus Ottema en Minke Dirks.		*1804 (December 1) born in Doetinchem, son of '''Nicolaus Ottema''' en '''Minke Dirks'''.
	*Candidate’s diploma Literature in Groningen		*Candidate’s diploma Literature in Groningen
	*1824 University enrollment Utrecht		*1824 University enrollment Utrecht
	*1828 Doctor’s thesis (philosophy and literature) ''de Sophoclis Antigone''		*1828 Doctor’s thesis (philosophy and literature) ''de Sophoclis Antigone''
	*1830 (July 28) Marriage in Utrecht with Sara van Heukelom, daughter of Nicolaas van Heukelom en Sophia van Geuns.		*1830 (July 28) Marriage in Utrecht with '''Sara van Heukelom''', daughter of Nicolaas van Heukelom en Sophia van Geuns.
	*1830 Assistant school principal Harlingen, till 1834.		*1830 Assistant school principal Harlingen, till 1834.
	*1832 Registration as a member of the Friesch Genootschap (Frisian Society).		*1832 Registration as a member of the Friesch Genootschap (Frisian Society).
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	*1870 (November 24) Start study of Oera Linda manuscript.		*1870 (November 24) Start study of Oera Linda manuscript.
	*1872 Honorable discharge at grammar school Leeuwarden; first publication of ''Thet Oera Linda Bok''.		*1872 Honorable discharge at grammar school Leeuwarden; first publication of ''Thet Oera Linda Bok''.
	*1879 (March 19) death in Leeuwarden, 74 years old, cause: pneumonia (HCL arch. 1002 inv. 3878). His address was Weaze 43 (now 12), Leeuwarden but the house no longer exists. His estate contained books, of which no inventory is known. Heiress was his housemate and housekeeper Dina W.M. Nauta Peters (1831-1887)		*1879 (March 19) death in Leeuwarden, 74 years old, cause: pneumonia (HCL arch. 1002 inv. 3878). His address was Weaze 43 (now 12), Leeuwarden but the house no longer exists. His estate contained books, of which no inventory is known. Heiress was his housemate and housekeeper '''Dina W.M. Nauta Peters''' (1831-1887)

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	==Two disputed choices==		==Two disputed choices==
	For his Oera Linda translation, Ottema had made two choices which the owner of the manuscript, [[Cornelis Over de Linden]], objected to in their correspondence:		For his Oera Linda translation, Ottema had made two choices which the owner of the manuscript, [[Cornelis Over de Linden\|'''Cornelis Over de Linden''']], objected to in their correspondence:

	'''1) Translation of OD as ''animosity/hatred'''''		'''1) Translation of OD as ''animosity/hatred'''''
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	On 8 November 1871 Over de Linden wrote:<blockquote>You want to replace the word ''od'' with ''animosity''. On page 128 I find FIAND for enemy. I would rather see you use ''fertilising force'' - or a more appropriate term. The word animosity will cause animosity. ''[Ottema would later replace animosity by hatred.]'' When one speaks to youths about love, they will fall in love. But when one speaks to them of war, they will separate in groups and play soldier, to the great pleasure of despotism.</blockquote>In 1534 Martin Luther used ''Odem'' for ''God’s breath'', which is what we might call life force. The old Dutch word ''odevaar'' (stork) suggests a link with fertility. The Old Greek word ὠδις (ódis) can mean birth. In the Westfrisian dialect, ''oôt'' is used for an indestructible weed (wild oat). ''Odd'' in Norse means ''point, tip, head, top, peak''; in Russian ''odin'' means ''one''; in Dutch slang, ''oeteren'' is ''to urinate'' and ''oetlul'' is an invective referring to the male member. ''Hod(e)'' is an old word for ''testicle'' (still used in German). While ''life force'' is a rather abstract concept, the simple, original meaning of ''od'' may have been ''penis''.		On 8 November 1871 Over de Linden wrote:<blockquote>You want to replace the word ''od'' with ''animosity''. On page 128 I find FIAND for enemy. I would rather see you use ''fertilising force'' - or a more appropriate term. The word animosity will cause animosity. ''[Ottema would later replace animosity by hatred.]'' When one speaks to youths about love, they will fall in love. But when one speaks to them of war, they will separate in groups and play soldier, to the great pleasure of despotism.</blockquote>In 1534 Martin Luther used ''Odem'' for ''God’s breath'', which is what we might call life force. The old Dutch word ''odevaar'' (stork) suggests a link with fertility. The Old Greek word ὠδις (ódis) can mean birth. In the Westfrisian dialect, ''oôt'' is used for an indestructible weed (wild oat). ''Odd'' in Norse means ''point, tip, head, top, peak''; in Russian ''odin'' means ''one''; in Dutch slang, ''oeteren'' is ''to urinate'' and ''oetlul'' is an invective referring to the male member. ''Hod(e)'' is an old word for ''testicle'' (still used in German). While ''life force'' is a rather abstract concept, the simple, original meaning of ''od'' may have been ''penis''.

	Ottema ignored Over de Linden’s objection and would, after Cornelis’ death, write to his son [[Leendert Floris Over de Linden]] (26 January 1876):<blockquote>''Od'' (anger, rage, hate, animosity) ''trad to-ra binna'', means that hate entered the hearts of the three daughters of Irtha [Earth]; this hate was obviously inherited by all of their descendants, and this is cause of the inborn, innate animosity specially in Finda’s and Lyda's posterity against Frya’s children. An animosity that will not end until the people of Finda and Lyda will be exterminated, and the people of Frya at the final victory will remain and inherit and possess the whole earth.		Ottema ignored Over de Linden’s objection and would, after Cornelis’ death, write to his son [[Leendert F. Over de Linden\|Leendert Floris Over de Linden]] (26 January 1876):<blockquote>''Od'' (anger, rage, hate, animosity) ''trad to-ra binna'', means that hate entered the hearts of the three daughters of Irtha [Earth]; this hate was obviously inherited by all of their descendants, and this is cause of the inborn, innate animosity specially in Finda’s and Lyda's posterity against Frya’s children. An animosity that will not end until the people of Finda and Lyda will be exterminated, and the people of Frya at the final victory will remain and inherit and possess the whole earth.

	This animosity dominates all of history in the OLB and still goes on in our days. Frya’s people pervade in all continents and establish European supremacy all over the earth. Everywhere the peoples of Finda and Lyda will have to submit or disappear.</blockquote>'''2) Manipulation of the alphabet page'''		This animosity dominates all of history in the OLB and still goes on in our days. Frya’s people pervade in all continents and establish European supremacy all over the earth. Everywhere the peoples of Finda and Lyda will have to submit or disappear.</blockquote>'''2) Manipulation of the alphabet page'''

	Perhaps because Old Frisian specialist [[De Haan Hettema]] had written that the curly ''runskrift'' (or: continuous script) letters looked like the 19th century longhand, Ottema decided to change the alphabet page altogether. Over de Linden wrote him about this decision on 11 June 1872:<blockquote>(...) revision (...) I ask you, and all who reject the so-called ''runskrift'' as of younger date.		Perhaps because Old Frisian specialist [[Montanus Hettema\|De Haan Hettema]] had written that the curly ''runskrift'' (or: continuous script) letters looked like the 19th century longhand, Ottema decided to change the alphabet page altogether. Over de Linden wrote him about this decision on 11 June 1872:<blockquote>(...) revision (...) I ask you, and all who reject the so-called ''runskrift'' as of younger date.

	In your translation I read: ''"Oh dear, never let the eyes of a monk gaze upon this script, they speak sweet words, but... etc."'' (...)		In your translation I read: ''"Oh dear, never let the eyes of a monk gaze upon this script, they speak sweet words, but... etc."'' (...)
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	The ''report of corpse'' (‘proces-verbaal van de overlijdensaangifte’: HCL arch. 1002 inv. 3878, dated 20 March 1879) states that Ottema died of pneumonia (''long ontsteking'').		The ''report of corpse'' (‘proces-verbaal van de overlijdensaangifte’: HCL arch. 1002 inv. 3878, dated 20 March 1879) states that Ottema died of pneumonia (''long ontsteking'').

	However, in his PhD thesis (2004) about Oera Linda, [[Goffe T. Jensma\|Goffe Jensma]] wrote:<blockquote>According to some, Ottema eventually had to admit that he had been wrong and that he had lost his honour as a classical scholar. He could no longer live with that truth and hanged himself. [With added note:] Information from both A. Lysen, Santpoort, and from retired professor P. Gerbenzon, who were both -in different ways- well informed in the circles of notables in Leeuwarden.<ref>''De Gemaskerde God'' (2004) p.214; original Dutch: “Volgens sommigen heeft Ottema uiteindelijk toch ingezien, dat hij had gedwaald en dat hij zijn eer als classicus had verspeeld. Met die waarheid heeft hij niet verder willen leven. Hij hing zich op.” Met noot: “Mededeling zowel van de kant van A. Lysen te Santpoort, als van de emeritus hoogleraar P. Gerbenzon, die beiden op verschillende wijze goed ingevoerd waren in de kringen van Leeuwarder notabelen.”</ref></blockquote>Note that both Adriaan Lysen (1921-2012) and Pieter Gerbenson (1920-2009) were born more than 40 years after Ottema’s death, so Jensma’s sources can not be considered reliable. There will have been ample motives to bring such gossip into the world, aiming to discourage others to take Oera Linda seriously and advocate its authenticity, like Ottema had done. This gossip may very well have kept people from following his footsteps.		However, in his PhD thesis (2004) about Oera Linda, [[Goffe T. Jensma\|'''Goffe Jensma''']] wrote:<blockquote>According to some, Ottema eventually had to admit that he had been wrong and that he had lost his honour as a classical scholar. He could no longer live with that truth and hanged himself. [With added note:] Information from both A. Lysen, Santpoort, and from retired professor P. Gerbenzon, who were both -in different ways- well informed in the circles of notables in Leeuwarden.<ref>''De Gemaskerde God'' (2004) p.214; original Dutch: “Volgens sommigen heeft Ottema uiteindelijk toch ingezien, dat hij had gedwaald en dat hij zijn eer als classicus had verspeeld. Met die waarheid heeft hij niet verder willen leven. Hij hing zich op.” Met noot: “Mededeling zowel van de kant van A. Lysen te Santpoort, als van de emeritus hoogleraar P. Gerbenzon, die beiden op verschillende wijze goed ingevoerd waren in de kringen van Leeuwarder notabelen.”</ref></blockquote>Note that both '''Adriaan Lysen''' (1921-2012) and '''Pieter Gerbenson''' (1920-2009) were born more than 40 years after Ottema’s death, so Jensma’s sources can not be considered reliable. There will have been ample motives to bring such gossip into the world, aiming to discourage others to take Oera Linda seriously and advocate its authenticity, like Ottema had done. This gossip may very well have kept people from following his footsteps.

	In the introduction to his Dutch Oera Linda translation (2006), Jensma stated:<blockquote>When Ottema, abandoned by all, in 1879 finally accepted that he was wrong and that he had considered something to be ancient that was actually modern, he decided that it made no sense to live on, and hung himself.<ref>''Het Oera Linda-boek'' (2006) p. 50; original Dutch: “Toen Ottema, door iedereen in de steek gelaten, in 1879 uiteindelijk inzag dat hij ongelijk had gehad en dat hij voor oud had versleten wat eigentijds was, besloot hij dat het geen zin had om nog verder te leven en verhing hij zich.”</ref></blockquote>This lie was parroted by other authors, and sometimes even enhanced. Nick Draaijer for example, a descendant of [[Cornelis Over de Linden]], wrote:<blockquote>The discussion about authenticity lasted for years and drove Ottema insane. (...) In 1879, when he finally saw that it was all a fabrication, he hanged himself.<ref>''De geheime portretten van Mondriaan - Een familiegeschiedenis'' (2022), pp. 215-216 (referring to Jensma 2006 as his source); original Dutch: “De discussie over de echtheid hield jarenlang aan en dreef Ottema tot waanzin. (...) In 1879, toen hij eindelijk inzag dat het allemaal een verzinsel was, verhing hij zich.”</ref></blockquote>There are no factual clues suggesting that Ottema at some point got doubts about Oera Linda's authenticity. On the contrary, in his latest publication on the subject, he wrote:<blockquote>Seven years of uninterrupted study of that book and all that has been written about it has always confirmed this conviction.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/1878Ottema ''Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen''] (second edition, 1878, p.62); original Dutch: “Eene zevenjarige onafgebroken bestudeering van dat boek en alles wat er over geschreven is, heeft mij steeds in deze overtuiging bevestigd.”</ref></blockquote>		In the introduction to his Dutch Oera Linda translation (2006), Jensma stated:<blockquote>When Ottema, abandoned by all, in 1879 finally accepted that he was wrong and that he had considered something to be ancient that was actually modern, he decided that it made no sense to live on, and hung himself.<ref>''Het Oera Linda-boek'' (2006) p. 50; original Dutch: “Toen Ottema, door iedereen in de steek gelaten, in 1879 uiteindelijk inzag dat hij ongelijk had gehad en dat hij voor oud had versleten wat eigentijds was, besloot hij dat het geen zin had om nog verder te leven en verhing hij zich.”</ref></blockquote>This lie was parroted by other authors, and sometimes even enhanced. '''Nick Draaijer''' for example, a descendant of [[Cornelis Over de Linden]], wrote:<blockquote>The discussion about authenticity lasted for years and drove Ottema insane. (...) In 1879, when he finally saw that it was all a fabrication, he hanged himself.<ref>''De geheime portretten van Mondriaan - Een familiegeschiedenis'' (2022), pp. 215-216 (referring to Jensma 2006 as his source); original Dutch: “De discussie over de echtheid hield jarenlang aan en dreef Ottema tot waanzin. (...) In 1879, toen hij eindelijk inzag dat het allemaal een verzinsel was, verhing hij zich.”</ref></blockquote>There are no factual clues suggesting that Ottema at some point got doubts about Oera Linda's authenticity. On the contrary, in his latest publication on the subject, he wrote:<blockquote>Seven years of uninterrupted study of that book and all that has been written about it has always confirmed this conviction.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/1878Ottema ''Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen''] (second edition, 1878, p.62); original Dutch: “Eene zevenjarige onafgebroken bestudeering van dat boek en alles wat er over geschreven is, heeft mij steeds in deze overtuiging bevestigd.”</ref></blockquote>In juni 2025 bleek dat er ook een getuigenverklaring is van [https://fryskednis.blogspot.com/2025/06/eerherstel-ottema-3-het-sterfbed-van-dr.html Ottema’s volharden in zijn overtuigingen] tot op zijn sterfbed, kort voor het begin van de lente van 1879 [uit [[1950± Het Testament van de Westfryas\|ontwerp betoog]], geschreven tussen 1939 en 1949, wellicht door [[Eeltje Molenaar]]]:<blockquote>Tenslotte meende men tóch nog wel iets t.o.v. Dr. O. te hebben gevonden, hij zou n.l. op zijn sterfbed de echtheid van het OLB herroepen hebben — de booswicht! Maar ziet, ook aan deze hoop der deerniswaardigheid werd bij monde van den hr. '''Menalda''' krachtig den kop ingedrukt, doordat deze heer namens de bij het sterfbed van Dr. O. aanwezigen kon verklaren, dat het tegendeel het geval was, <u>dat n.l. Dr. O. uitdrukkelijk had verklaard, dat het écht was</u>. <u>Het OLB wás echt, zeide hij</u>. Het ging dus níet over dien boeg.</blockquote>

	==Genealogy (Ahnentafel)==		==Genealogy (Ahnentafel)==