Henrik Rysensteen | |
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| Born | 9 April 1624 Ruinen |
| Died | 4 March 1679 (aged 54) Winsum |
Henrik Ruse, Baron of Rysensteen[a] (né Henrik Ruse[b] 9 April 1624 – 22 February 1679) was a Dutch officer and fortification engineer. Following a period when he served in various armies in Germany and Italy, he wrote a well-researched book documenting the latest trends in fortification systems across Europe.[1] As a result, he was entrusted with commissions for improving defences in his native Amsterdam, in Germany, and finally in Denmark and Norway where, benefitting from the support of the monarchy, he first became a general and later a baron. Ruse died in Sauwerd near Groningen in the Netherlands.
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- ^ Ruse's book Versterckte Vesting written in 1654 (see Bibliography) contains a short autobiography giving details of his early life.