Famous People with Name Hendrick

Hendrick Jansz Ter Brugghen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Hendrick Jansz Ter Brugghen: was a Dutch painter, and a leading member of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio — the so-called Dutch Caravaggisti.Little is known of the early life of ter Brugghen; he could have been born in The Hague, but his family seems to have moved to the strongly Catholic Utrecht in the early 1590s. Here he started painting at the age of thirteen, studying with Abraham Bloemaert.

Hendrick Krock            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Hendrick Krock: was a Danish history painter who along with Benoît le Coffre set the tone for history painting in Denmark during the 1700s-1720s, having been influenced by the Italian baroque painting he experienced during his travels. He also played a role in the eventual establishment of an Art Academy in Denmark.

Hendrick De Keyser            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Hendrick De Keyser: was a Dutch sculptor and architect born in Utrecht, Netherlands, who was instrumental in establishing a late Renaissance form of Mannerism in Amsterdam. He was the father of Thomas de Keyser who was an architect and portrait painter.

Hendrick Hamel            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Hendrick Hamel: was the first Westerner to write about the Joseon Dynasty era in Korea (1666).Hendrick Hamel was a bookkeeper with the Dutch East India Company (the VOC). In 1653, while heading for Japan on the ship 'De Sperwer' (the Sparrowhawk), he was shipwrecked on Jeju Island off the southern coast of Korea along with thirty-five of his crewmates. 36 of the 64 members of the crew survived the shipwreck, and the men were promptly taken into custody and sent to Seoul. They were forbidden to leave the country, but they were given some freedom to move and mix with the different classes of Korean society.

Hendrick Bertz            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Hendrick Bertz: is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.