Balthasar van der Ast (1594-1657) was a Dutch still-life painter.
-- Anonymous User 8/29/2011
Balthasar Bekker-- was a Dutch minister, and an author of philosophical and theological works. With an opposition to superstition, he was a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. March 20th, 1634 to June 11th, 1698.