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Nicolaas Westendorp Boerma, b. 6 April 1872, d. 28 November 1951, was pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church at [[Blija (Friesland, Netherlands)|Blija]] 1898-1931, and at Budel 1931-1937. He also was professor of ethics at the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Theological Seminary (Kweekschool)|Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary]] 23 October 1935-1945, and professor at the [[Amsterdam, University of (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|University of Amsterdam]] 1939-1945. Among his publications should be mentioned <em>Realistische Ethiek</em> (Amsterdam, 1939), <em>Neen en Ja</em>, a collection of ethical-religious studies (Amsterdam, 1939), and in cooperation with J. Maarse, <em>De Wetenschap der Moraal</em> (Amsterdam, 1939), which was a collection of the manuscripts of [[Bussy, Izaak Jan le Cosquino de (1846-1920)|I. J. de Bussy]], of whom Boerma was an attached disciple.
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