Teylers Museum is an art, 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 museum is the neoclassical Oval Room (1784), which was built behind the house of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), the so-called Fundatiehuis. Pieter Teyler was a wealthy cloth merchant and banker of Scottish descent, who bequeathed his fortune for the advancement of religion, art, and science. He was a Mennonite and follower of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Abraham Jacob van der Aa was a Dutch writer best known for his dictionaries, one of notable people and the other of notable places in the Netherlands.
Pieter Teyler van der Hulst was a wealthy Dutch Mennonite merchant and banker, who died childless, leaving a legacy of two million florins 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.
Cornelis "Kees" Evertsen de Liefde was a Dutch naval commander, a role also fulfilled by his younger brother Johan de Liefde
Cornelis Pronk, also known as Cornelis Pronck, was a Dutch draughtsman, painter and porcelain designer. He is known particularly for his numerous drawings of cities, towns and buildings, as well as for his porcelain designs.
Cornelius Nozeman or Cornelis was a Dutch Remonstrant churchman and naturalist.
The Doopsgezinde kerk is a historical hidden Mennonite church dating from the 17th century between the Grote Houtstraat, Peuzelaarsteeg and the Frankestraat in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Abraham de Vries was a Dutch Mennonite minister, author on literature and member of several societies, mainly literary ones.
Sir Age Pieters Wijnalda was a Dutch Mennonite teacher, minister and one of the first members of Teylers Eerste Genootschap from 1778 until his death. He was the founder of the "Doopsgezinde Schaar". He had at least one son, named IJnze Wijnalda.
Klaas Sybrandi, also spelled as Sijbrandi, was a Dutch Mennonite minister, author and translator who was involved with several societies and foundations.
Cornelis Elout was a Haarlem regent, collector, one of the first members of Teylers Tweede Genootschap and regent of the Armekinderhuis. Cornelis was the son of Jacob Elout and his wife Eva Cornelis dochter Akersloot Steyn. Cornelis Elout was the father of Cornelis Pieter Elout, who was council member and "hoofdschout" of Haarlem and Heer van Schoten.
Adriaan Loosjes, was a 19th-century botanist, poet, novelist and publisher born in Den Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands.
Petrus Loosjes, was an 18th-century writer and Mennonite minister from the Northern Netherlands.
Matthias Jansz van Geuns was a Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister.
Klaas van der Horst was a Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister.
Cornelis de Haan was a Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister.
Cornelis de Vries, was a Mennonite minister.
Pieter Otto van der Chijs was a Dutch coin expert and one of the early prizewinners of Teylers Tweede Genootschap.
Cornelis Bicker van Swieten, heer (lord) van Swieten, was an Amsterdam regent of the Dutch Republic during the Golden Age. He traded in sugar, was a governor of the Dutch West India Company and director of the Wisselbank. He was schepen, hoogheemraad of the Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland and a counsellor of the States of Holland and West Friesland at The Hague.
Petrus van den Eynde was a Dutch lithographer.
