Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pieter Teyler van der Hulst

Mennonite cloth merchant from the Netherlands

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1702

Place of Birth: Haarlem, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1778

Profession: merchant, banker, art collector, patron of the arts

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Pieter Teyler van der Hulst

  • Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (25 March 1702 – 8 April 1778) was a wealthy Dutch Mennonite merchant and banker, who died childless, leaving a legacy of two million florins (in today's terms: about EUR 80 million) to the pursuit of religion, arts and science in his hometown, that led to the formation of Teyler's Museum.
  • This was not the value of his entire estate.
  • He also founded Teylers Hofje in his name, and made important donations to individuals in the Mennonite community.

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