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Balthasar Bekker

1634 - 1698

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Balthasar Bekker (20 March 1634 – 11 June 1698) was a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works. Opposing superstition, he was a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. His best known work is De Betoverde Weereld (1691), or The World Bewitched (1695). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Balthasar Bekker is the 2,205th most popular religious figure (down from 2,022nd in 2019), the 530th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 523rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Balthasar Bekker ranks 2,205 out of 3,187. Before him are François de Tournon, László Paskai, Ieronymos II of Athens, Leonardo Murialdo, Gaudentius of Brescia, and Hans Talhoffer. After him are Juraj Drašković, Giuseppe Caprio, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Jacques Hamel, Aleksander Kakowski, and Dwight L. Moody.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1634, Balthasar Bekker ranks 14. Before him are Hümaşah Sultan, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Pasquier Quesnel. After him are Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Thomas Kingo, and John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. Among people deceased in 1698, Balthasar Bekker ranks 11. Before him are Gerrit Berckheyde, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Andrea Guarneri, John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Hâfiz Osman, and Willem de Vlamingh. After him are Louis de Buade de Frontenac, and David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Balthasar Bekker ranks 530 out of 1,646. Before him are Adri van der Poel (1959), Louis Andriessen (1939), Netti Witziers-Timmer (1923), Teun A. van Dijk (1943), Coenraad Johannes van Houten (1801), and Kees Kist (1952). After him are Dirck Coornhert (1522), Matthias Stom (1600), Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612), Joachim Wtewael (1566), Caesar van Everdingen (1616), and Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Balthasar Bekker ranks 15. Before him are Ludger (742), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), and Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900). After him are Gisbertus Voetius (1589), Frans van der Lugt (1938), Charles of Mount Argus (1821), and Johannes de Jong (1885).

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