About Klaas van der Horst
Lived 1731 – 1825 (aged 93). Klaas van der Horst was a writer.
Klaas van der Horst (Amsterdam, 15 September 1731 - Haarlem, 1 May 1825) was a Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister.
Klaas was trained at the Mennonite seminary in Amsterdam, and served in Goes 1752-1757, Zwolle 1757, and Leiden 1757-1761 before moving to the Doopsgezinde kerk, Haarlem where he served 1761-1825.
He had been friends with Pieter Teyler van der Hulst and was named in his will as member of the Teylers First Society, a position which he filled from 1778 until his death in 1825. He lived to a great age.
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Who was Klaas van der Horst?
Dutch Mennonite minister and artist
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Klaas van der Horst was born on 15 September 1731 in Groningen.
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Klaas van der Horst died on 1 May 1825.
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Klaas van der Horst was a writer.
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