Adriaan Justus Enschedé (
Haarlem
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, 20 June 1829 – Haarlem, 19 March 1896)
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(Dutch) Adriaan Justus Enschedé was a Haarlem archivist, collector, owner of the
Joh. Enschedé printing company, philanthropist and a member of ''
Teylers Tweede Genootschap
Teylers Tweede Genootschap (English: Teylers Second Society), also known as the ''Wetenschappelijk Genootschap'' (Scientific Society) is one of the two societies founded within the Teylers Stichting with the purpose to promote and award prizes fo ...
'' (Teylers Second or Scientific Society).
Biography
Adriaan Justus was the son of Christiaan Justus Enschedé and his wife Adriana Maria Dalen. He attended the
Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem and studied law in Leiden, whereupon he joined the family business in Haarlem and brought historical typefaces back into fashion.
He became city archivist in 1857 where he wrote an inventory of the archives, still useful today. He wrote several publications on the history of Haarlem, finding inspiration in his work as city archivist publishing the first inventory of the archives of Haarlem.
by A.J. Enschede, published by A.C. Kruseman in 1867, on Archive.org He was a driving force behind the restoration of the St. Bavochurch for which he donated many historical objects including historical stained-glass windows from other locations, and also for the restoration of the ruin of Castle Brederode.
After his death, Adriaan Justus left a significant collection of paintings, drawings, prints, coins, and books behind. He left his Roman coins to the Teylers Museum
Teylers Museum () is an Art museum, art, Natural history museum, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. The historic centre of the ...
.
Gallery
File:Grote-Kerk-Haarlem.jpg, The church with ramparts added with A.J. Enschede's funding
File:Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde 001.jpg, Church in older painting, without the ramparts
File:Haarlem Bavokerk grote markt- laurens jansz coster raam.jpg, Stained glass window in the church donated by A.J. Enschedé with Laurens Janszoon Coster on the left and a typesetter's workshop on the right.
File:RM19849 Haarlem - Zijlstraat 27.jpg, His former home on Zijlstraat 27
File:Paradijsje Witte Herenstraat 36.JPG, Former guild house of the Coomanshof which Enschedé bought and annexed to his rear garden
References
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Members of Teylers Tweede Genootschap
1829 births
1896 deaths
19th-century Dutch historians
Dutch philanthropists
Dutch printers
Dutch numismatists
Joh. Enschedé
19th-century philanthropists
19th-century Dutch businesspeople