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Hoofman was a Dutch Mennonite family, formerly found at Haarlem, where they were businessmen and members of the Mennonite Church, both [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] and [[Waterlanders|Waterlanders]]. Many of them served as deacons or were trustees of the Mennonite orphanages and old people's homes <em>(Hofjes). </em>Cornelis Hoofman (born 1672 at Haarlem) studied law at the University of Leiden and founded a trading post and a banking house at [[Königsberg (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)|Königsberg]], [[East Prussia|East Prussia]]. He also wrote some Dutch plays. His sister Elisabeth Hoofman (born 1664 at Haarlem), married to Pieter Koolart, published a number of poems in the Dutch language. She died at Kassel, [[Germany|Germany]], in 1734, where her husband had established a bank. | Hoofman was a Dutch Mennonite family, formerly found at Haarlem, where they were businessmen and members of the Mennonite Church, both [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] and [[Waterlanders|Waterlanders]]. Many of them served as deacons or were trustees of the Mennonite orphanages and old people's homes <em>(Hofjes). </em>Cornelis Hoofman (born 1672 at Haarlem) studied law at the University of Leiden and founded a trading post and a banking house at [[Königsberg (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)|Königsberg]], [[East Prussia|East Prussia]]. He also wrote some Dutch plays. His sister Elisabeth Hoofman (born 1664 at Haarlem), married to Pieter Koolart, published a number of poems in the Dutch language. She died at Kassel, [[Germany|Germany]], in 1734, where her husband had established a bank. | ||
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Church records of Haarlem. | Church records of Haarlem. | ||
Molhuysen, P. C. and P. J. Blok. <em>Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek.</em> Leiden, 1911-1937: IV, 770 f., 857 f. | Molhuysen, P. C. and P. J. Blok. <em>Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek.</em> Leiden, 1911-1937: IV, 770 f., 857 f. | ||
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Hoofman was a Dutch Mennonite family, formerly found at Haarlem, where they were businessmen and members of the Mennonite Church, both Flemish and Waterlanders. Many of them served as deacons or were trustees of the Mennonite orphanages and old people's homes (Hofjes). Cornelis Hoofman (born 1672 at Haarlem) studied law at the University of Leiden and founded a trading post and a banking house at Königsberg, East Prussia. He also wrote some Dutch plays. His sister Elisabeth Hoofman (born 1664 at Haarlem), married to Pieter Koolart, published a number of poems in the Dutch language. She died at Kassel, Germany, in 1734, where her husband had established a bank.
Bibliography
Church records of Haarlem.
Molhuysen, P. C. and P. J. Blok. Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. Leiden, 1911-1937: IV, 770 f., 857 f.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Hoofman family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hoofman_family&oldid=82193.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Hoofman family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hoofman_family&oldid=82193.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 805. All rights reserved.
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