The following men from Almelo studied at the Free University of Amsterdam, which was a private, religious university. It was affiliated with the Mennonites.

Gerardus Schimmelpenninck in Oct 1748. He studied for the ministry, and received Holy Orders on 25 Oct 1753.
Lambertus van Loghem in Sep 1798. He stopped his studies in 1800 before graduating.
Jan van Dalen Buissant des Amorie bet 1799 - 1802. He studied literature, but stopped before graduating.
Egbert van Lennep bet 1804 - 1805. He studied for the ministry, and received Holy Orders in 1809.
A. van Lochem bet 1808 - 1811. He studied for the ministry, but stopped his studies before graduating.
Gerrit Herman Coster bet 1822 - 1827. He studied for the ministry, and received Holy Orders in 1830.
Thomas ten Cate bet 1831 - 1833. He studied for the ministry, but died before graduating.
Ds Jan ten Bruggencate bet 1852 - 1853. He studied for the ministry, and received Holy Orders in 1858.
Herman Christiaan Hofkes bet 1858 - 1861. He studied for the ministry, and received Holy Orders in 1863.
Ds. Bernardus ten Bruggencate bet 1858 - 1861. He studied for the ministry, and received Holy Orders in 1864.
David Mesritz bet 1866 - 1870. He studied Law, and became a LLD on 28 Jun 1872 in Leiden (magna cum laude) on the thesis "The premium for Insurance."