Klaas Hart

Klaas Hart, 1906-1977, was a Reverend in the Gereformeerde Kerk in the Netherlands. He was first the Reverend in Oostwold, then in Velp (1941-44), then in Utrecht after WWII (1946-1953). He then moved with his wife, Wilhelmina Fonds (1908-1995) and their seven children to Canada, where he had churches in Peterborough, Wallaceburg and Ingersoll. Before studying theology, he studied literature and had a life-long interest in poetry, and therefore an interest in hymns and their translation into English from Dutch. During World War II, he was part of the Dutch Resistance movement.

Elinor Hart, granddaughter