Pieter Teyler van der Hulst [SEP] place of death
the Mennonite community.
Biography.
Pieter Teyler van der Hulst was born on 25 March 1702 in Haarlem in the Dutch Republic.
Teyler was an active follower of the Scottish Enlightenment, being descended from wealthy Scots merchants. His name is derived from the Scottish "Tailor". He married the lady Helena Wynands Verschaave in 1728. He was an active member of the "Waterlander" mennonite community and became a trustee of the city orphanage from 1750 onwards. He made his wealth as a silk and cloth merchant,
Van der Hulst
Van der Hulst is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Abraham van der Hulst (1619-1666), Dutch admiral
- Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702-1778), Dutch Mennonite merchant
- Pieter van der Hulst (1651-1727), Dutch painter
- Jan Baptist van der Hulst (1790-1862), Flemish painter
See also.
- Van de Hulst (disambiguation)