V. S. M. v. d. W. ; Volcardus Simon Martinus van der Willigen ;
1822 in Rotterdam
1878
Delft
minister Johannes van der Willigen (1777-1857)
Gerarde Maria Elsabé Bodde (1795-1865) (mother) ; writer of plays and travelogues Adriaan van der Willigen (1766-1841) (uncle) ;
studied at the Hoogeschool Leiden (the current Leiden University)
Netherlands
teacher at the Latin school in Amsterdam ; then professor in the mathematics and physics and philosophy at Athenaeum Illustre in Deventer, later at Teylers Museum in Haarlem ;
instrument maker and glassblower -> Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Geißler (1814-1879) ;
