Sophia Hendrikx
Guest
- Name
- Dr. S.M. Hendrikx
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- s.m.hendrikx@hum.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-5169-0492
Sophia Hendrikx is a PhD researcher working at the project ‘Tradition and Innovation: Conrad Gessner and Sixteenth-Century Ichthyology (1551-1602)’, a sub-project of the larger NWO-project ‘A New History of Fishes: A Long-term Approach to Fishes in Science and Culture, 1550-1880’.
Research
Sophia Hendrikx is a PhD researcher working at the project ‘Tradition and Innovation: Conrad Gessner and Sixteenth-Century Ichthyology (1551-1602)’, a sub-project of the larger NWO-project ‘A New History of Fishes: A Long-term Approach to Fishes in Science and Culture, 1550-1880’. This sub-project concentrates on development of ichthyology as a field of study in the 16th-century. Within the context of a broad corpus of primary sources, including well-known authors such as Pierre Belon, Hippolito Salviani, and Guillaume Rondelet, as well as lesser-known authors such as Gregor Mangolt and Johann Kentmann, Conrad Gessner’s Historia Piscium (1558) is taken as a point of focus. A wide range of related material including discussions of fish in emblem books, poetry, calendars, and cookery books, is also taken into account.
Supervisors: Prof.dr. P.J. (Paul) Smith and Prof.dr. K.A.E. (Karl) Enenkel
Teaching activities
Things to do with Texts (BA), key module Humanities Lab.
Curriculum vitae
Sophia Hendrikx works as a PhD researcher at Leiden University in the NWO funded programme “A New History of Fishes” and as a rare book specialist at Rare Fish Books. She obtained her master’s degree at University College London in 2005 and has since worked as a rare book specialist concentrating in particular on early modern publications relating to ichthyology.
Key publication
Identification of herring species in Conrad Gessner's ichthyological works, a case study on taxonomy, nomenclature, and animal depiction in the sixteenth century. In: Paul J. Smith and Karl A.E. Enenkel (Eds.), Zoology in Early Modern Culture. Intersections of Science, Theology, Philology and Political and Religious Education, Leiden: Brill, 2014
Guest
- Faculty of Humanities
- Centre for the Arts in Society
- CAS Stafbureau
- Hendrikx S.M. (6 June 2024), Conrad Gessner's Fish Books (1556-1560): processing information in a rapidly expanding field of knowledge (Dissertatie. Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University). Supervisor(s): Smith P.J. & Enenkel K.A.E.
- Hendrikx S.M. & Smith P.J. (2022), Ichthyology in Translation: Conrad Gessner's Fish Books. In: Fournel J.-L. & Paccagnella I. (Eds.) Traduire - Tradurre - Translating. Vie des mots et voies des oeuvres dans l'Europe de la Renaissance. Genève: Droz. 341-361.
- Hendrikx S.M. & Smith P.J. (2022), Connaissances ichtyologiques sous forme emblématique: le cas du sargus, RursuSpicae 4: 1-26.
- Hendrikx S.M., Oudshoorn M.A., Smits L.A. & Vergeer T. (Eds.) (2020), Arts in Society: Academic Rhapsodies. Leiden: Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.
- Hendrikx S.M. (2020), De verliefde brasem en de verleidelijke zalm: een (on)realistische portrettering van waterdieren in Joachim Camerarius de Jongere’s embleemboek Symbola et Emblemata (1595-1604), Article 24(12): 40-49.
- Guan Z., Hendrikx S.M., Hiskes A.R., Jansen L.M., Muitjens G., Nakamura J.P., Oudshoorn M.A. & Tissen L.N.M. (Eds.) (2020), Animals (un)tamed: Human-Animal Encounters in Science, Art, and Literature. Journal LUCAS Graduate Conference.
- Kleiter C., Riedinger M., Mosseri E., Fischer D., Vergeer T., Hendrikx S.M., Oudshoorn M.A., Guan Z., Hiskes A.R., Jansen L.M., Muitjens G., Nakamura J.P., Tissen L.N.M. & Polak S.A. (Eds.) (2020), Animals (Un)tamed: Human-Animal Encounters in Science, Art, and Literature. Journal LUCAS Graduate Conference. Leiden.
- Hendrikx S.M. (2019), Gessner’s taxonomical skill exhibited in his discussion of Felchen. In: Leu U.B. & Opitz P. (Eds.), Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) Die Renaissance der Wissenschaften/ The Renaissance of Learning. De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
- Hendrikx S.M. (2018), Monstrosities from the Sea. Taxonomy and tradition in Conrad Gessner’s (1516-1565) discussion of cetaceans and sea-monsters, Anthropozoologica 53(11): 125-137.
- Hendrikx S.M. (2018), Monsters, Sea-Monks, and Mermaids. Strange Creatures from the Sea from Antiquity to the Modern Age. In: Rijks M., Smith P.J. & Egmond F. (Eds.), Fish & Fiction. Aquatic Animals between Science and Imagination (1500-1900).: Leiden University. 30-46.
- Hendrikx S.M. (1 November 2018), Fantastic Beasts and How to Make Them (according to 16th century instructions): Leiden Arts in Society Blog. [blog entry].
- Hendrikx S.M. (23 September 2018), Monsters, Sea-Monks, and Mermaids: Strange Creatures from the Sea from Antiquity to the Modern Age: Leiden Arts in Society Blog. [blog entry].
- Feenstra N., Smits L., Anli Z., Hendrikx S.M., Janssen R., Kessel L. van, Travers E., Volkmar A. & Polak S. (Eds.) (2018), Landscape in Perspective : Representing, Constructing, and Questioning Identities. Journal LUCAS Graduate Conference.
- Hendrikx S.M. (2018), Een Draak van een Vis (Opening tentoonstelling Fish & Fiction.). [other].
- Hendrikx S.M. & Striekwold R.J. (Director) (2018), Een Draak van een Vis. [film].
- Smits L.A., Feenstra N.H., Polak S.A., Anli Z., Hendrikx S.M., Janssen K.P.S., Kessel L. van, Travers E.M.A. & Volkmar A. (Eds.) (2018), Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference, "Landscape in Perspective : Representing, Constructing, and Questioning Identities". Journal LUCAS Graduate Conference. Leiden: Leiden University Library.
- Zeeuw T.L. de, Feenstra N.H., Hendrikx S.M., Striekwold R.J. & Zaepffel C.V., Happy Birthday Blog. [blog entry].
- Smith P.J. & Hendrikx S.M. (2017), Ichthyology in Translation : Conrad Gessner’s Fish Books. .
- Hendrikx S.M. (2017), Ichthyology and emblematics in Gessner’s Historia Piscium and Camerarius’ Symbola et Emblemata. In: Smith P.J. & Enenkel K.A.E. (Eds.), Emblems and the Natural World no. 50. Leiden: Brill.
- Hendrikx S.M. (24 August 2017), Lactating creatures with double genitals and the head of a cow: Leiden Arts in Society Blog. [blog entry].
- Hendrikx S.M. (23 March 2017), What’s in a name? Mislabeling fish since the 16th century: Leiden Arts in Society Blog. [blog entry].
- Hendrikx S.M. (7 February 2017), Spontaneously Generating Fish: Leiden Arts in Society Blog. [blog entry].
- Hendrikx S.M. (2017), Lungs, kidneys and testicles. Conrad Gessner’s (1516-1565) discussion of fabulous sea-creatures as a distinct taxonomical group (Animaux aquatiques et monstres des mers septentrionales Imaginer, connaître, exploiter, de l’Antiquité à 1600). [other].
- Hendrikx S.M. (8 December 2016), Monstrous rays and fraudulent apothecaries: Leiden Arts in Society Blog. [blog entry].
- Hendrikx S.M. (9 May 2016), Extremely Oily Flammable Fish: Leiden Arts in Society Blog. [blog entry].
- Hendrikx S.M. (23 March 2016), A Tale of Two Fishes, Identifying Species in the 16th Century: Leiden Arts in Society Blog. [blog entry].
- Hendrikx S.M. (2016), Crossroads in taxonomy. Gessner’s discussion of “Felchen” (International Congress Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)). [other].
- Hendrikx S.M. (2015), Tradition and innovation: Conrad Gessner and 16th-Century. Conference Art and Science in the Early Modern Low Countries, Amsterdam. 17 September 2015 - 18 September 2015. [conference poster].
- Hendrikx S.M. (2015), Ichthyology and emblematics in Gessner’s Historia Piscium and Camerarius’ Symbolorum et emblematum (Emblems and the Natural World). [other].
- Hendrikx S.M. (2015), Fantastische roggen, smakelijke haring en vreemde beesten (Symposium Week van het Oude Boek). [other].
- Hendrikx S.M. (2014), Identification of Herring Species (Clupeidae) in Conrad Gessner's Ichthyological Works: A Case Study on Taxonomy, Nomenclature, and Animal Depiction in the Sixteenth Century. In: , Zoology in Early Modern Culture. Intersections of Science, Theology, Philology, and Political and Religious Education no. 32. Leiden-Boston: Brill. 149-171.
- Hendrikx S.M. (2013), Het eerste en misschien ook wel het kleinste en mooiste boek over waterdieren. In: Hendrikx S.M. (Ed.), De natuur op papier, 175 jaar Artis Bibliotheek. Amsterdam: Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep. 82-85.