Famous People with Name Marinus

Marinus Vertregt            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marinus Vertregt: was a Dutch astronomer.In 1917 he departed for the Dutch East Indies (now called Indonesia) and was employed at several sugar factories of the Handels Vereeniging Amsterdam (H.V.A.) as a chemist, becoming a head chemist after three years.Afterwards he was employed in the plantations of the same company’s factories and became a director of the sugar estate of Minggiran in Java in 1935. In 1923 he married Hillegonda Hendrika van Donkelaar and in 1928 their daughter Angenita was born.

Marinus ("Rini") Wagtmans            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marinus ("Rini") Wagtmans: is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He was the nephew of Wout Wagtmans, a former professional who had won the Tour de Romandie stage race in 1952. His father was a masseur while Tour de France stage winner Wim van Est was his neighbour. In

Marinus (Rinus) Houtman            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marinus (Rinus) Houtman: is a Dutch biochemist and politician for the SGP . Houtman Sat from 1970 to 1977 in the city of Leiden, and from 1980 to 2004 for the combined fraction of SGP, GPV - RPF in the Provincial Council of Zuid-Holland . From 1999 to 2003 he was commissioner . Among his portfolio included the South Holland South. A motion of no confidence against him in 2002 was released because he abuses in the procurement policy of the province would have fought enough, was rejected. Besides his political activities was Houtman from 1984 to 1999 chairman of the board of the reformed teacher training The Driestar in Gouda . After his term as commissioner, he became leader of Leerpark, a collaborative project of schools, businesses and community, ease the transition from vocational education to facilitate business.