Gerard Croese (26 April 1642,

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

– 10 May 1710,

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...

) was a Dutch Reformed minister and author. He is now remembered as an early historian of the Society of Friends, with his ''Historia Quakeriana'' (1695). It is considered sympathetic, in general terms, but neither uncritical nor entirely reliable.

Life

Croese was born in

. He studied at Leiden University, under

Johann Friedrich Gronovius Johann Friedrich Gronovius (the Latinized form of Gronow; 8 September 1611 – 28 December 1671) was a German classical scholar, librarian and critic. Born in Hamburg, he studied at several universities and travelled in England, France and ...

, Georgius Hornius, Johannes Cocceius and Johannes Hoornbeek. After university he spent time in

Smyrna Smyrna ( ; grc, Σμύρνη, Smýrnē, or , ) was a Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to promi ...

, and visited England. He settled as a minister at Alblas, near

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Croese, Gerard 1642 births 1710 deaths 17th-century Dutch Calvinist and Reformed ministers Dutch male writers Writers from Amsterdam