Gerard van Heukelum
Gerard van Heukelum (1834-1910) was a clergy and art connoisseur.
Gerard van Heukelum | |
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 Portrait of G.W. van Heukelum in 1871, by Martinus Christiaan Schenk | |
| Born | 10 December 1834 |
| Died | 30 June 1910 (aged 75) |
Early life
He was born on 20 December 1834 and died on 30 June 1910. He was the son of Henrikus van Heukelum, a brick manufacturer, and Amoldina Arntz. He founded the Guild of St. Bernulphus in 1869.[1]
Van Heukelum's father, originally a farmer, had ended up in the brick industry through his marriage to a brickworker's daughter. By allowing his children to marry into other brickworker families, a kind of oligarchy was created that has dominated the economic life in the Liemers and the Over-Betuwe.
Mid life and career
Van Heukelum played a crucial role in church building in the diocese of Utrecht in the second half of the 19th century. This art connoisseur was an avid collector of medieval ecclesiastical art and an advocate for the Gothic Revival architectural style.[2]
References
- Looyenga 1985, p. 199.
- "Gerard van Heukelum and the Saint Bernulphus Guild by Elian the Younger". Retrieved May 10, 2020.
External links
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Sources
- Looyenga, A.J. (1985). Biographical Dictionary of the Netherlands 2 (Dutch). ’s-Gravenhage: Nijhoff. ISBN 90-247-2278-0.
