Herman van Tielt (16th century) Herman van Tielt was a Mennonite
elder, originally from Flanders, who lived in Wismar, Germany,
about 1553. In January and February 1533 he was an intermediary
between Johannes a Lasco and Menno Simons, who also lived in
Wismar at this time. Herman was also among the seven elders
meeting at Wismar in 1554 who drew up nine articles for the
believers as a rule of life (see Wismar Resolution). In 1555,
when the Mennonites were expelled from Wismar, Herman van Tielt
must also have left the town. About May 1556 he was present in
the home of Menno Simons at Wüstenfelde, where Zylis and Lemke,
as representatives of the High Germans, had a discussion with
Menno about avoidance in marriage. Nothing more is known about
Herman van Tielt. Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1894): 37. Vos, Karel.
Menno Simons, 1496-1561, zijn leven en werken en zijne
reformatorische denkbeelden. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1914: 114, 117,
119, 127, 135, 147. Adapted by permission of Herald Press,
Harrisonburg, Virginia, and W