Wilhelmus à Brakel

Wilhelmus à Brakel
Born(1635-01-02)2 January 1635
Died30 October 1711(1711-10-30) (aged 76)
Rotterdam, Spanish Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Theologian, author, Minister (Christianity)
Notable workThe Christian's Reasonable Service
Theological work
Tradition or movementFurther Reformation

Wilhelmus à Brakel (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs ˈbraːkəl]; 2 January 1635  30 October 1711), also known as "Father Brakel", was a Reformed minister and theologian in the Netherlands. He was a contemporary of Gisbertus Voetius and Hermann Witsius and a major representative of the Dutch Further Reformation (known in Dutch as De Nadere Reformatie).