title: Willem Carel Mauve
text: # Willem Carel Mauve
  
  Willem Carel Mauve (2 February 1803, Rotterdam – 24 February 1869, Haarlem), was a Mennonite minister and writer. He was the father of the painter Anton Mauve.
  
  ## Biography
  
  He served the congregations of Enschede from 1830 until 1836 and served in Zaandam (where his son Anton was born) before moving to Haarlem in 1839. There he became a member of Teylers First Society in 1844. He wrote several religious works, including a small catechism on Biblical history.
  
  