Simon Bosboom

Simon Bosboom (1614, Emden – 1662, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age architect and writer.

In 1653 he was promoted to city mason after the dismissal of Willem de Keyser, and in 1657, the year of Van Campen's death, Bosboom was promoted to city architect.

Just as Hubertus Quellinus had done for the city hall in 1665, Bosboom published a small instructional booklet on architecture with engravings after Vincenzo Scamozzi entitled "Cort onderwys van de Vyf Colommen"; or Short instruction on the five columns (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, Composite).

[2] He wrote that he helped Jacob van Campen and Artus Quellinus with decorations for the City Hall of Amsterdam, built in 1649-1653.

His book became a popular handbook for architects that was reprinted several times and served to spread the ideas of Scamozzi throughout the Netherlands.