Wagenaar, Jan (1709-1773)
Jan Wagenaar (Amsterdam, 1709-1773), outstanding Dutch historian, author of Vaderlandsche Historie (21 vv., 1749-59) and a famous history of Amsterdam, at first belonged to the Reformed Church, but in 1730 joined the Mennonites, whom he however soon had left to participate in the Collegiant movement. He was also the author of some theological writings. When the Remonstrant minister K. Bremer attacked the Mennonites because of rejecting infant baptism, Wagenaar came to their defense, publishing Onderzoek over de oudheid en schriftmatigheid van den Kinderdoop (Leiden, 1740, 2d ed. Amsterdam, 1776).
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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