About Herman Langelius
Lived 1614 – 1666 (aged 51–52). Herman Langelius was a Dutch preacher, theologian and parson.
Herman Langelius (1614 – 1666), was a Dutch Protestant minister known best today for his portrait by Frans Hals.
Biography He was born in Haarlem but was first called to Rotterdam. In 1654 he became bible corrector in Leiden along with L. Vinckius and Henricus Rulaeus. He later became a preacher in Amsterdam and was featured after his death there in a 12-page sermon called Last hours of Rivet, Bassecourt, Langelius and Landtman., by the Amsterdam preacher Casparus de Carpentier.
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Who was Herman Langelius?
Dutch Protestant minister
When was Herman Langelius born?
Herman Langelius was born in 1614 in Haarlem.
When did Herman Langelius die?
Herman Langelius died in 1666.
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Herman Langelius was a preacher, theologian and parson.
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Herman Langelius was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Herman Langelius. https://biography.guide/herman-langelius/
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Chicago: "Herman Langelius." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/herman-langelius/.
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