Acknowledgements
First of all, we wish to thank Hans Renders for his leadership and scholarship, which have brought so many biographers together from around the world; it is his contributions to the field of Biography Studies that the present volume wishes to honour. A massive thanks to all of the contributors for the thoughtful chapters they submitted, for engaging with critiques and suggestions, and for their patience with the editorial process. Thanks to Madelon Nanninga-Franssen for compiling the subject index. Thanks also to Iulia Ivana, our initial editor, who believed in the project and showed great flexibility, and Pieter Boeschoten, who carried the baton the final distance. We thank too the anonymous peer reviewer that the press secured, whose suggestions strengthened the various works. Thanks also to the Mulerius Foundation for providing a grant that covered some of the editorial expenses of preparing the volume.
David wishes to thank Daniel for his unfaltering belief in this project, and for his deep knowledge of biographical theories and practices. I want to thank my colleagues at the Biography Institute, University of Groningen, for their continuing support. Theo Strengers, who was present at the earliest steps in preparation of this festschrift, was a valued sounding board during all its subsequent stages. Klaas van Berkel and Doeko Bosscher, professores emeriti and renowned historians in the best Groningen academic tradition, provided helpful feedback about possible research perspectives in a festschrift. Furthermore, I thank my colleagues at the Special Collections, University Library of Groningen, for their generous supply of information about the library’s digital research infrastructure. And a big thank you to Janine Eleveld for her support when I was away doing research for this volume.
Daniel wishes to thank David for inviting him to be a part of this project, and for his vision, persistence, and patience. Funding for the research for my chapter, and for the time to perform the editorial work the volume required, was provided by a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (BPF 180016), for which I am most grateful. Finally, my sincere thanks Alicia Dobbelsteyn for all her support.