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20-21 Grotiana (n.s.) 1 (1999-2000)

handle is hein.journals/grotia17 and id is 1 raw text is: In Memoriam MRS. B.J.A.H. DE KANTER-VAN HETTINGA TROMP (1905 - 2000) In the stillness of an autumn morning, on October 15, 2ooo the busiest of lives came to an end. A life which had not just spanned a century, but till the last had been literally thrilled by (and with fervour commented on) its many social riddles. Bernardina Johanna Aritia van Hettinga Tromp was a most remarkable woman indeed. A lawyer of wit and acuteness, yet a woman who, given the occasion and within the intimacy of her study, mustered an alto- gether disarming convivial charm. A dignified lady at all times, yet one who could come close to being roguish, as when reposting that 'crony' of later years, the ever boyish Bart Landheer, in their incessant intellectual spars. A devoted spouse too, who, till the last, and thirty years after his demise, spoke ever so tenderly and ever so readily of her loving husband, that gentle man of letters and diplomacy. Still, this is not the woman the world at large or the circle of Grotian stu- dents will primarily remember. The way we knew her, reason most defi- nitely, prevailed over emotions. To most of us she was, if anything, the militant crusader, the iron lady of razor-blade tongue, unyielding under the best of circumstances, and never leaving one in doubt of her proud Frisean lineage. If endowed with many gifts, to be sure, she was strong-charactered above all. Obstinacy is probably the word that will first come to mind with many. 'Now listen here' was her much dreaded intro to cut short debate and settle the issue. Yet what made her remarkable, and intensely dear to her intimates, in spite of all the awe-inspiring overbearing dominance, was the mission to which she devoted all that imposing energy and will-power throughout that bustling life. For sure, one could imagine poorer cases to advocate. What spurred her on relentlessly was her pertinent belief in the dignity of man and his essentially social appetite. It is from this perspective that her GROTIANA (New Series) vol. 20/21 (1999/2000) 1-8

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