Albertus van Raalte

Deceased Person

1811 – 1876

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Who was Albertus van Raalte?

Albertus Christiaan van Raalte was a 19th-century pastor in the Reformed Church in America. He led the Dutch immigrants who founded the city of Holland, Michigan in 1846 and played an important role in establishing the school that would become Hope College.

Reverend van Raalte's personal papers are housed at the Heritage Hall Archives of Calvin College.

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Born
Oct 17, 1811
Wanneperveen
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Netherlands
Lived in
  • Overijssel
  • Holland
Died
Jul 27, 1876

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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