About Marten Schagen
Lived 1700 – 1770 (aged 69). Marten Schagen was a Dutch publisher, historian, mennonites, translator and engraver.
Marten Schagen (24 October 1700, in Alkmaar – 20 October 1770, in Utrecht) was a Dutch Mennonite bookseller, translator, journal editor and historian.
Life He was born in Alkmaar, moving to Amsterdam in 1718 where he set up a bookshop. In 1741 he moved to Utrecht as minister to the Mennonite congregation there.
Schagen's 1745 translation of the 1743 German history of the Mennonites by Simeon Friedrich Rues was a substantially improved edition and became a major work in the field. He collected Anabaptist literature, and wrote a work on the Waldensians.
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Who was Marten Schagen?
Dutch bookseller (1700–1770)
When was Marten Schagen born?
Marten Schagen was born on 24 October 1700 in Alkmaar.
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Marten Schagen died on 20 October 1770 in Utrecht.
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Marten Schagen was a publisher, historian, mennonites, translator and engraver.
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Marten Schagen was Dutch.
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