Johannes Gysius


Johannes Gysius was a Dutch historian and minister.
Gysius was born in Ostend, Belgium around 1583. He was married twice. His second wife was named Petronella Michiel Matthijsdr. The couple married in Dordrecht in South Holland on 8 August 1617. The couple had one daughter, named Sara. She was born in 1630 in Streefkerk. His work Oorsprong en voortgang der Nederlandtscher beroerten about the Dutch Revolt. He died in 1652 in Streefkerk.