Rutger van Langevelt
Rutger von Langerfeld, or Rutger van Langevelt (15 February 1635, in Nijmegen – 15 March 1695, in Berlin), was a Dutch mathematician, painter and architect. He moved to the court of Frederick William (later king of Prussia) during the summer of 1678.
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Rutger van Langevelt
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- Born
- 1635 · Nijmegen.
- Died
- 1695 · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- architect · painter · mathematician
- Languages
- Dutch
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Rutger von Langerfeld, or Rutger van Langevelt (15 February 1635, in Nijmegen – 15 March 1695, in Berlin), was a Dutch mathematician, painter and architect. He moved to the court of Frederick William (later king of Prussia) during the summer of 1678.
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Born at Nijmegen in 1635, died in Berlin in 1695.
Samuel Theodor Gericke, Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann and Johann Gregor Memhardt are recorded as having studied under Rutger van Langevelt. The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Nijmegen and Berlin. Positions recorded include court painter. Work by Rutger van Langevelt is recorded in the collections of Statens Museum for Kunst, Castle Caputh, Museum De Lakenhal and Shipley Art Gallery.
Rutger van Langevelt - Interior of a Gothic Church - KMSst362 - Statens Museum for Kunst
Rutger van Langevelt
Rutger van Langevelt, Langerfeld, Rutger van - Kircheninneres - Schloss Caputh (RKD)
Rutger van Langevelt · This image is available from the Netherlands Institute for Art History under digital ID 281636.
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1635
Rutger van Langevelt was born in 1635 at Nijmegen.
1695
Rutger van Langevelt died in 1695 at Berlin.
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Nijmegen.
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