Famous People with Name Rutger

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck: was a Dutch politician of the Batavian Republic and an investor in the Holland Land Company.He studied law at Leiden University between 1781 and 1784. He became a lawyer in Amsterdam in 1784. He was one of the leaders of the revolution against William V, Prince of Orange, when the French army defeated the Dutch in January 1795.

Paul Martin Rutgers            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Paul Martin Rutgers: is an Australian and South African baseballer who played with the Minnesota Twins organisation and both South Africa and Australia.In the Gulf Coast League in 2003 he was hitting .353/.388/.443 for the Twins, second in the GCL in average. He was named to

Arend Joan Rutgers            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Arend Joan Rutgers: was a Dutch/Belgian physical chemist.Arend Joan Rutgers went to high school in Almelo, after which he studied chemistry at the University of Amsterdam. After he obtained his master's degree in 1926 he went to Leiden, where he studied theoretical physics under Paul Ehrenfest. In 1930 he obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Leiden on a thesis entitled "Bijdrage tot de theorie der thermoelectriciteit in kristallen." (Contribution to the theory of thermo-electricity in crystals). In 1931 he returned to Amsterdam as an assistant.

Sean Rutgerson            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Sean Rutgerson: is a professional rugby league player current playing for the Jacksonville Axemen in the AMNRL as a player/coach. His primary position was as prop, but he also played in the second row. Over his career, Rutgerson played for the North Sydney Bears and Can