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Jan Jansz Starter was born in [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] in 1594 of English [[Brownists|Brownist]] parents. He joined the [[Waterlanders|Waterlander]] Mennonites, was a bookseller at [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]] in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]] in 1614-20, back in Amsterdam in 1621, and soon after accepted an administrative office in the army of Ernst von Mansfeld. During a military campaign he met his early death near the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] border in September 1626. Starter was an artist, poet, and engraver. His best-known work is <em>[[Literature, Mennonites in -- Netherlands|Friesche Lusthof]]</em>, a volume of poems published at Amsterdam in 1621 (reprints 1622, 1624-25, 1627). Concerning his connections with the Mennonite Church there is not much information. They probably were rather loose. Starter's <em>Menniste Vryage</em> (Mennonite Courtship) satirizes the [[Fijne Mennisten|"fijne" Mennonites]]. | Jan Jansz Starter was born in [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] in 1594 of English [[Brownists|Brownist]] parents. He joined the [[Waterlanders|Waterlander]] Mennonites, was a bookseller at [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]] in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]] in 1614-20, back in Amsterdam in 1621, and soon after accepted an administrative office in the army of Ernst von Mansfeld. During a military campaign he met his early death near the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] border in September 1626. Starter was an artist, poet, and engraver. His best-known work is <em>[[Literature, Mennonites in -- Netherlands|Friesche Lusthof]]</em>, a volume of poems published at Amsterdam in 1621 (reprints 1622, 1624-25, 1627). Concerning his connections with the Mennonite Church there is not much information. They probably were rather loose. Starter's <em>Menniste Vryage</em> (Mennonite Courtship) satirizes the [[Fijne Mennisten|"fijne" Mennonites]]. | ||
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<em>Algemeen Doopsgezinde Weekblad</em> XII (1957-58): No. 45. | <em>Algemeen Doopsgezinde Weekblad</em> XII (1957-58): No. 45. | ||
Kalff, G. <em>Geschichte der Nederlandische Letterkunde</em> IV. Groningen, 1909: 172-82. | Kalff, G. <em>Geschichte der Nederlandische Letterkunde</em> IV. Groningen, 1909: 172-82. | ||
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Revision as of 19:34, 20 August 2013
Jan Jansz Starter was born in Amsterdam in 1594 of English Brownist parents. He joined the Waterlander Mennonites, was a bookseller at Leeuwarden in Friesland in 1614-20, back in Amsterdam in 1621, and soon after accepted an administrative office in the army of Ernst von Mansfeld. During a military campaign he met his early death near the Hungarian border in September 1626. Starter was an artist, poet, and engraver. His best-known work is Friesche Lusthof, a volume of poems published at Amsterdam in 1621 (reprints 1622, 1624-25, 1627). Concerning his connections with the Mennonite Church there is not much information. They probably were rather loose. Starter's Menniste Vryage (Mennonite Courtship) satirizes the "fijne" Mennonites.
Bibliography
Algemeen Doopsgezinde Weekblad XII (1957-58): No. 45.
Kalff, G. Geschichte der Nederlandische Letterkunde IV. Groningen, 1909: 172-82.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Starter, Jan Jansz (1594-1626)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 1 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Starter,_Jan_Jansz_(1594-1626)&oldid=85283.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Starter, Jan Jansz (1594-1626). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Starter,_Jan_Jansz_(1594-1626)&oldid=85283.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 611. All rights reserved.
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