Izaak Enschedé (16 April 1681,

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

– 1 May 1761, Haarlem) was the founder of the printing company Royal

Joh. Enschedé Royal Joh. Enschedé () is a Printer (publisher), printer of security documents, Postage stamp, stamps and banknotes based in Haarlem, Netherlands. Joh. Enschedé specialises in print, media and security. The company hosted the Museum Enschedé un ...

in 1703.Zuidema
Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek
p.572 (Dutch) He was the son of Johannes Enschda (baptised 18 July 1642, Groningen – 4 October 1706, Haarlem) and Elisabeth Jansdochter van den Berg (27 April 1632, Haarlem – 18 July 1723, Haarlem). On 29 October 1702 in Haarlem he married Beeltje van der Lucht (22 January 1677, Haarlem – 8 March 1756, Haarlem), daughter of Barend Stevenzoon van der Lucht en Jozijntje Marchant.Het huis Enschedé, 1703-1953, Joh.Enschedé en zonen, Haarlem, 1953 Until then Enschedé worked for the Opregte Haarlemsche Courant that was owned by the heirs of Vincent Casteleyn. Together with his son Johannes, they bought the newspaper in 1737, the same year they were named city publisher by the council of Haarlem. The family business went well and they took over the typesetting business of the Amsterdam publisher Hendrik Floris Wetstein in 1743, which had fonts designed by the punchcutter Joan Michaël Fleischman.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Enschede, Izaak 18th-century Dutch businesspeople People from Haarlem Joh. Enschedé 1681 births 1761 deaths