Jan Bake was a Dutch philologist and critic. He was born in Leiden, and from 1817 to 1854 he was professor of Greek and Roman literature at the university.
- Occupation
- linguist, classical philologist, university teacher, jurist
- Position held
- rector magnificus of Leiden University
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- September 1, 1787
- Died
- March 26, 1864
