Gerard Pietersz. Schaep (Amsterdam, 1599 - Amsterdam, 1654) was a Dutch diplomat, genealogist and historian. Gerard Pietersz was a member of the genus Schaep.
He married Jeanne de Visscher. He was a fiery amateur genealogist who, through art and consultation, received all kinds of family papers. Schaep painted a number of fantasy family portraits to glorify his medieval descent. He was planning to write a history of Amsterdam and, since 1624, collected all kinds of pieces that were kept in the family for a long time. It was Schaep who noted that in 1622 Amsterdam had more than 104,000 inhabitants.
Schaep served as a mouthpiece for the Calvinist part in the womb, but was banned from Admiralty of Zeeland. Around 1648 he worked for the Court of Auditors in The Hague. Schaep was sent to England by Jacob Cats in May 1650 to discuss with Oliver Cromwell. He was picked up with many eagles and got shelter at St. James's Park. At that time many Dutch ships were detained, both by the royals and proponents of the Commonwealth. Schaep also made a contribution to the Winter Queen, which was maintained by the Republic. In July 1650 he met in response to the assassination of citizen Willem II in Amsterdam. The anti-statutory rulers reacted with the Act of Seclusion.
In 1654 after the death of Cornelis Bicker, Schaep knew that an election of a new mayor was actually pierced card. The gentlemen had already decided who would succeed, Albert de Pater.
He was the father of Pieter and Johan Bernard Schaep.
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