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Hieronymus van Beverningh
1690Oct, 30

Hieronymus van Beverningh

Hieronymus van Beverningh, Dutch diplomat and politician (b. 1614)
Hieronymus van Beverningh (sometimes spelled Beverningk) (Gouda, April 25, 1614 – Oud Teylingen, October 30, 1690) was a prominent Dutch regent, diplomat, amateur botanist, and patron of the arts, who lived during the Dutch Golden Age.

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