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Gerrit Reynst
1599-1658Merchant and officialEurope · 1599Most named place: Amsterdam
Gerrit Reynst was a wealthy Dutch merchant and art collector.
Born into a family of Gerard Reynst, a Dutch merchant and governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, Gerrit continued the family business tradition and became a successful merchant residing in Amsterdam, while his brother Jan was located in Venice. As a man of prominence Gerrard was appointed an alderman and a member of the town council from 1646.
After his brother’s death in 1646 Gerrit inherited his art collection. He published a selection of 112 items and opened his house to visitors. Gerrit's life ended by drowning in the canal in front of his house in 1658.
