Adriaan Kluit

Adriaan Kluit (9 February 1735 – 12 January 1807) was a Dutch scholar, important in Dutch linguistics. He was born in Dordrecht. He was rector of the Latin school in Alkmaar and Middelburg. In 1779 he became the professor of history at the University of Leiden, remaining there until his death.

Adriaan Kluit
Portrait of Adriaan Kluit from the Special Collections of the University of Leiden.
Born	9 February 1735, Leiden
Died	12 January 1807, Leiden
Occupation	Historian
Nationality	Dutch
Genre	history
Notable works	Historia critica comitatus Hollandiae et Zeelandiae, Historie der Hollandsche Staatsregering tot 1795

Kluit has two major historical works to his name: Historia critica comitatus Hollandiae et Zeelandiae (published between 1777 and 1782 in Middelburg) and Historie der Hollandsche Staatsregering tot 1795 (History of the Dutch State Government until 1795, published between 1802 and 1805). In the latter, Kluit examined the origins of the states of Holland and their position from the Middle Ages until 1795 – he concluded that the states was not sovereign, but its landsheer (lord) was.