Anton van Hooff

Van Hooff at Utrecht Freethinkers in the Pub, March 2015. Antonius Jacobus Leonardus (Anton) van Hooff (born 1943) is a Dutch historian of antiquity, author and a former docent. From 2009 until 2015, he chaired the freethinkers association De Vrije Gedachte.

In 1971, Van Hooff graduated with the dissertation ''Pax romana: een studie van het Romeinse imperialisme'' ("Pax Romana: a Study of Roman Imperialism"). Until 2008, Van Hooff was docent in ancient history at the Radboud University Nijmegen. He specialises in classical antiquity, and regularly publishes in various newspapers and magazines. He wrote several books, including ''Nero & Seneca'', ''Athene'' ("Athens") and ''Marcus Aurelius''.

Van Hooff is an atheist, a republican and a member of the Republican Society. On 3 December 2014, Van Hooff held the first ever Hans van den Bergh Lecture of the New Republican Society in De Balie. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Hooff, Anton van
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