Nicolaas van Wijk was a Dutch linguist, literary scholar, and philanthropist. He is best known for his contributions to Slavistics, serving as the first chair of the Balto-Slavic languages at Leiden University from 1913 until his death in 1941.
- Occupation
- linguist, writer, philologist, university teacher
- Position held
- rector magnificus of Leiden University
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- October 4, 1880
- Died
- March 25, 1942, March 25, 1941
