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J.H. van Dale (1828–1872) Van Dale's dictionary was first published after the death of Johan Hendrik van Dale, [3] who had started work on his New Dictionary of the Dutch Language (Nieuw woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal [niu ˈʋoːrdə(m)ˌbuɡ dɛr ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈtaːl]) in 1867. [4]
The Van Dale dictionary is commonly accepted as the most authoritative Dutch dictionary. Commonly named the Dikke Van Dale ("Thick" Van Dale due to its size) the dictionary is split into three volumes (A–I, J–R, S–Z) and is usually updated every 7–8 years. The 15th edition was published on 23 September 2015.
Van Dale's parents were from Eeklo, in the Flemish province of East Flanders, Belgium.There was a smallpox epidemic in Meetjesland, in East Flanders: Abram (Abraham) van Dale (1799-1837) and his pregnant wife Pietje (Pieternella Johanna du Bois, 1802-1865) fled from it to Sluis, in the Netherlands; where their son, Johan Hendrik, was born.
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