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Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (25 March 1702 – 8 April 1778) was a wealthy Dutch Mennonite merchant and banker, who died childless, leaving a legacy of two million florins (in today's terms: about EUR 80 million) to the pursuit of religion, arts and science in his hometown, that led to the formation of Teyler's Museum.〔(Pieter Teyler's assets ) on Museum website.〕 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. ==Biography== Pieter Teyler van der Hulst was born on 25 March 1702 in Haarlem in the Dutch Republic. Teyler was an active follower of the Scottish Enlightenment, being descended from wealthy Scots merchants. His name is derived from the Scottish ''Tailor''. He married the lady Helena Wynands Verschaave in 1728.〔(Huuwlykszangen voor den heere Pieter Teyler, van der Hulst, en jongkvrouwe Helena Wynands Verschaave ), poem by Pieter Langendijk on the occasion of their wedding in the DBNL〕 He was an active member of the "Waterlander" mennonite community and became a trustee of the city orphanage from 1750 onwards.〔(Teyler van der Hulst, Pieter (1702-1778) ) on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online〕 He made his wealth as a silk and cloth merchant, but from 1763 he became more and more active as a banker. He made loans to his Haarlem contemporaries, including to his fellow Scot and neighbor George Clifford III, the wealthy Amsterdam merchant known for sponsoring Carl Linnaeus. Scottish bankers such as Teyler, Clifford, and Hope & Co. were all patrons of the arts and sciences. Teyler was also active in the Haarlem Mennonite community with his wife, and together they founded a Mennonite hofje in the Teyler name in 1752.〔Haarlems hofjes, Dr. G. H. Kurtz, Schuyt & Co C.V., Haarlem, 1972, ISBN 90-6097-027-6〕 Unlike other Mennonite hofjes of Haarlem, however, it was not necessary for its residents to be Mennonites. In the 18th century, the ruling classes of Amsterdam (where Teyler had his banking offices) and Haarlem were all Protestants, as was the Dutch Stadtholder. Roman Catholics, Mennonites, Quakers, and others were unable to participate in organisations such as the Dutch Society of Science (Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen), which was started in Haarlem in 1752 with the purpose of pursuing science in all aspects. This society moved in 1831 across the Spaarne river from Teyler's Museum, and has had close ties with Teyler's legacy ever since. Pieter Teyler was influenced by the local Natural History College (Dutch: Natuurkundig College)(whose activities are mentioned in 1730) and the Dutch Society of Sciences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography Pieter Teyler )〕 Other Mennonites and citizens of Haarlem who were interested in natural history were members of these institutions. With others, he was involved in the initiative to establish the City Drawing School (1772). By lending large sums of money, he also facilitated other initiatives, including new premises for the Dutch Society of Sciences (1777) and the establishment of a College of Music (1773).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pieter Teyler van der Hulst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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