Jan van Walré

Jan van Walré (1759 – 1837) was a Dutch bookseller, poet and playwright.

Biography Born 1759, in Haarlem, van Walré was a Remonstrant married to a Mennonite and a bookseller who became a member of Teylers Eerste Genootschap from 1781 to 1782. He received a large inheritance in 1782, leading him to cease his business activities and pursue his hobbies. In the same year, he joined a literature society started by Adriaan Loosjes, Vlijt moeder der Wetenschappen, and became an actor. He died in 1837, aged 77 or 78, in Haarlem.