Henry J. Van Lennep (1815–1889) was a nineteenth century painter,

missionary A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Tho ...

and historian. He was married to

Mary E. Van Lennep Mary Elizabeth Van Lennep (, Hawes; April 16, 1821 – September 27, 1844) was an American missionary, school founder, and memoirist. Accompanying her husband to Anatolia, Asia Minor, she established a school for Armenian girls in Constantinople, T ...

Life

Mary E. Van Lennep was born in to a wealthy family 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 ...

in 1815. He went to the US to continue his education and attended

Amherst College Amherst College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher educatio ...

. After that he became an ordained minister in 1839 and decided to become a missionary. Thus, he traveled across the US,

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and the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. He married three times: first to Emma L. Bliss (1839–40), second to

(1843–44), and third Emily Ann Bird. He died in 1889.

Works

In addition to his writings, he has many works of sketching and water color painting many of which document the life and traditions of people in the Ottoman Empire such as Turks,

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Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...

and

Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...

Books

* Travels in Little-known Parts of Asia Minor * Bible lands: their modern customs and manners illustrative of Scripture

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Lennep, Henry 1815 births 1889 deaths Greek painters American missionaries