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Personal data Adriaan Petruszoon Loosjes 

• He was born on May 13, 1761 in Den Hoorn, Texel.Source 1

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• (Levensloop) from 1783 till 1818.Source 2

  Adriaan Loosjes (Den Hoorn, 13 mei 1761 - Haarlem, 28 februari 1818) was een Nederlandse boekhandelaar, uitgever en auteur. Loosjes, telg uit het geslacht Loosjes, is in 1761 te Den Hoorn geboren als zoon van de doopsgezinde predikant Petrus Loosjes Adrsz. en Sijtje Oudt. Hij is een kleinzoon van Adriaan Loosjes (1689 - 1767).
  
  Loosjes, Adriaan, a son of Petrus Loosjes and Sijtje Oudt, was born 13 May 1761 at Den Hoorn on the island of Texel, and died 28 February 1818 at Haarlem. He studied theology at the Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary, but never went into the ministry; after finishing his studies he prepared himself for the book business, opening a bookstore in Haarlem in 1782 and soon after a publishing house, which still existed under the name of Erven Loosjes in the early 20th century. He took a prominent place in the cultural life of his town and his times. Loosjes wrote a large number of novels, of which Het leeven van Maurits Lijnslager (1808) and Hillegonda Buisman (1814) are the best known. Particularly his Maurits Lijnslager, which because of its patriotic spirit was the favorite book of the youth during the life of its author and even after, was highly appreciated. He also published some volumes of poems and a number of plays. Loosjes was president of the Teyler Society. In his capacity as moderator of the Mennonite church board he held an address in 1809 to commemorate the union of the two Mennonite congregations of Haarlem in 1784; this paper, Bij Gelegenheid van het Vriedenmaal was also published (n.p., n.d.). For a few years he was manager of the Mennonite orphanage at Haarlem.
  
  Loosjes, who about 1790 was an ardent Patriot, also held some political offices, being a member of the Haarlem "Weeskamer" (Orphans' court) and the provincial government of Holland in 1796.
  
  He was married to Cornelia Johanna Herdingh (1765-1841) of Leiden.

• He died on February 28, 1818 in Haarlem, he was 56 years old.Source 3

  Name:
  Adriaan Pz. Loosjes
  Event Type:
  Death
  Event Date:
  28 Feb 1818
  Event Place:
  Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  Event Place (Original):
  Haarlem
  Sex:
  Male
  Age:
  56
  Birth Year (Estimated):
  1762
  Birthplace:
  Texel
  Spouse's Name:
  Cornelia Johanna Herdingh
  Spouse's Sex:
  Female
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• A child of Petrus Adriaansz Loosjes and Sijtje Sijmons Out
• This information was last updated on November 8, 2023.

Household of Adriaan Petruszoon Loosjes

He is married to Cornelia Johanna Herdingh.

They were married in church on November 23, 1783 at Haarlem, he was 22 years old.Source 4

Child(ren):

1. Vincent Loosjes  1786-1841

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