page_title: Pieter Teyler van der Hulst
hierarchical_section_title: Pieter Teyler van der Hulst
caption_attribution_description: English: Signature and blazon of Pieter Teyler. Collection Teylers Museum, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
context_page_description: Pieter Teyler van der Hulst was a wealthy Dutch Mennonite merchant and banker, who died childless, leaving a legacy of two million florins to the pursuit of religion, arts and science in his hometown, that led to the formation of Teyler's Museum. This was not the value of his entire estate. He also founded Teylers Hofje in his name, and made important donations to individuals in the Mennonite community.
context_section_description: Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (25 March 1702 – 8 April 1778) was a wealthy Dutch Mennonite merchant and banker, who died childless, leaving a legacy of two million florins (in today's terms: about EUR 80 million) to the pursuit of religion, arts and science in his hometown, that led to the formation of Teyler's Museum. This was not the value of his entire estate. He also founded Teylers Hofje in his name, and made important donations to individuals in the Mennonite community.
caption: Signature and blazon of Pieter Teyler.
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