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Simon Vissering, born 23 June 1818 at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], died 27 August 1888 at Ellecom, was a descendant of the Vissering family of [[Leer (Niedersachsen, Germany)|Leer]]. He was married to Geertje Corver (1825-1898) of Amsterdam. Vissering studied law and was at first a lawyer at Amsterdam. In 1850-1879 he was professor of politics at the University of Leiden. In 1879 he became Minister of Finance of the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] and served until 1881. He was a loyal member of the church. During his [[Leiden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Leiden]] period he was on the board of the Leiden congregation 1859-1879. He was also interested in the founding of the Mennonite congregation at The Hague in 1881. In 1866-1873 he was a trustee of the [[Algemene Doopsgezinde Societeit|Algemeene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit]] (ADS); in 1867 he took the initiative for a better constitution for the ADS. Besides being a brilliant jurist and financial expert, he took a keen interest in literature, serving as co-editor of the leading Dutch periodical (monthly) <em>De Gids</em> 1849-1888, and for a few years he was editor of the <em>Amsterdamsche Courant</em>. He published papers on juridical, economic, statistical, financial, and literary subjects. A large number of these papers were published in <em>Herinneringen</em> (3 vols.) and <em>Verspreide Geschriften</em> (Leiden, 1889).

His son was Gerard Vissering (1 March 1865 - 19 December 1937), president of De Nederlandsche Bank from 1912 to 1931.
= Bibliography =
Buys "In Memoriam." <em>De Gids</em> (1888).

Molhuysen, P. C. and  P. J. Blok. <em>Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek,</em> 10 vols. Leiden, 1911-1937: v.  X, 119-22.
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