Career
He is remembered mostly for being chief editor of the Winkler Prins encyclopedia. He also wrote editorials for many newspapers, as well as poetry. From 1841 to 1850, he preached in the village of Tjalleberd.
From 1850 to 1882, Winkler Prins preached in the northern town of Veendam, where he completed his encyclopedia in 1882.
He was very important to the community, not just as a preacher, but also because he founded a high school (which still exists. See external links), a seafaring school and a Masonic Lodge.
A statue of Winkler Prins was erected outside the Veenkoloniaal Museum ("Peat Colony Museum") in Veendam in 1991. See photo. Winkler Prins" son Jacob (born in Tjalleberd on 5 February 1849, died at sea on 25 November 1907) was a poet (mostly of sonnets) and a painter.