Printer and bookseller in Bruges, Habsburg Netherlands (died 1669)
Nicolaes Breyghel (died 1669), Latinized Nicolaus Breyghelius, was a leading printer and bookseller in 17th-century Bruges in the Habsburg Netherlands. He was the first publisher of a weekly newspaper in the city.
Career.
Breyghel, originally from Cologne, trained as a printer in Antwerp in the early 17th century, becoming a freeman of the city and a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1624. In 1625 he set up shop in Bruges, his relocation expenses reimbursed by the city council. Much of his work was printing official publications for the city, but by 1637 he was also publishing the city's first newspaper, "Nieuwe Tydinghen uyt verscheyde ghewesten". This was printed weekly, usually on Tuesdays. Between 1640 and 1658 he repeatedly held office in the booksellers' guild. He died on 17 April 1669.
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