Jacobus Enschedé

Jacobus Enschedé I (19 March 1753 in Haarlem –1 January 1783 in Haarlem) was a Haarlem newspaper editor and printer.

Biography

He was a son of Johannes Enschedé and Helena Hoefnagel. For some time he was a partner in the family company. On 7 September 1779 in Haarlem he married Gertruida Elisabeth van Oosten de Bruyn (Haarlem, 6 June 1759 –Velsen, 24 October 1810) the daughter of Mr. Gerrit Willem van Oosten de Bruyn and Maria Croon. He had no descendants in the company.

References

  • Het huis Enschedé 1703–1953, Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem 1953
  • Enschede aan het Klokhuisplein, (Dutch), by Just Enschede, De Vrieseborch, Haarlem, 1991, ISBN 9060763416
  • Catalogue de la bibliothèque (manuscrits, ouvrages xylographiques, incunables, ouvrages d'estampes, livres curieux et rares) formée pendant le 18e siècle par Messieurs Izaak, Iohannes et le Dr. Iohannes Enschedé, sale catalog for the auction of Enschedé III's collection by Frederik Muller and Martinus Nijhoff, 9 December 1867; version on Google books