Background
Jan was born on January 21, 1782, in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
composer organist Music teacher
Jan was born on January 21, 1782, in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Pupil of D. Brachthuijzer.
Professor at the R. School of Music, where he formed many eminent pupils (Stumpff, Hol, Van Bree, etc.)
Bertelman married Dorothea Christina Kathman in Amsterdam on April 28, 1820. His son, Johannes Jacobus Bertelman, was a painter and later became the co-founder of the Museum Gouda.