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Was Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1631 to 1636 and from 1651 to 1653. He was born in Amsterdam in

Was Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1631 to 1636 and from 1651 to 1653. He was born in Amsterdam in a rich merchant family - his father, Reinier Pauw (1564-1636) wasn't only a merchant, but also a Mayor of Amsterdam - and studied law in Leiden. He was the pensionary of Amsterdam from 1611 to 1627. In 1620 he bought the town of Heemstede and was called 'Lord of Heemstede'. He was appointed grand pensionary in 1631. Pauw,

Was a Dutch scholar, cartographer and philologist.Reland was the son of Johannes Reland, a Protestan

Was a Dutch scholar, cartographer and philologist.Reland was the son of Johannes Reland, a Protestant minister, and Aagje Prins in the small North Holland village of De Rijp. Adriaan's brother, Peter (1678-1714) was an influential lawyer in Haarlem[1]. Reeland first studied in Amsterdam and enrolled at University of Utrecht in 1693. After obtaining his PhD in Utrecht he moved to Leiden where he tutored the son of Hans Willem Bentinck, later the 1st Earl of Portland. The latter invited him to move to England, but Reland declined because of his father's deteriorating health [1].

Was a Dutch writer, nicknamed the "Prince of Dutch writers". He was the second winner, in 1948, of t

Was a Dutch writer, nicknamed the "Prince of Dutch writers". He was the second winner, in 1948, of the Constantijn Huygens Prize. Holst was the cousin of painter Richard Roland Holst and writer Henriette Roland Holst.

Is a Dutch author who debuted in 1983 with the novella Nathan Sid. He is also known as a television

Is a Dutch author who debuted in 1983 with the novella Nathan Sid. He is also known as a television presenter.His father was an Indies-Dutchman and his mother a farmer's daughter from Breda who had met each other in the Dutch East Indies. By then his mother already had three daughters from her marriage to a Royal Dutch East Indies Army KNIL soldier. His father had been married before as well, in the East Indies. His family had been heavily affected by the war. As a survivor of the Junyo Maru, which had been torpedoed by the Brits,

Was a Dutch-American astronomer.Van Maanen, born into a well-to-do family in Friesland, studied astr

Was a Dutch-American astronomer.Van Maanen, born into a well-to-do family in Friesland, studied astronomy at the University of Utrecht (earning his Ph.D. in 1911) and worked briefly at the University of Groningen. In 1911, he came to the United States to work as a volunteer in an unpaid capacity at Yerkes Observatory. Within a year he got a position at the Mount Wilson Observatory, where he remained active until his death in 1946.He is well known for his astrometric measurements of internal motions in spiral nebulae. Being of the belief that nebulae were local, stellar and gaseous systems that existed in our galaxy, his measurements came to be at odds with Edwin Hubble's discovery that the Andromeda Nebula and other spiral nebulae were extragalactic objects. The speed at which he calculated the nebulae to rotate would have had the Cepheid stars

Was a Dutch botanist. He was a professor at Leiden and is associated with Carl Linneaus. [1Van Royen

Was a Dutch botanist. He was a professor at Leiden and is associated with Carl Linneaus. [1Van Royen trained at the University of Leiden and graduated as a medical doctor in 1728 for his thesis Dissertatio botanico-medica de anatome et œconomia plantarum. He was later appointed professor of botany at the university from 1732-1755 and later professor of medicine (1755-1775).He is best known for his work on flora of Southeast Asia. He was a colleague of George Clifford, a wealthy English merchant and governor of the Dutch East India Company living in Harlem, and a noted source of new introductions from the East Indies and the Cape. Adriaan van Royen formed a close relationship with Linnaeus, who had visited the Leiden Botanic Garden during a stay in Leiden between 1737 and 1738.

Was a Dutch book publisher and mathematician. Born in Gouda, Vlacq published a table of Henry Briggs

Was a Dutch book publisher and mathematician. Born in Gouda, Vlacq published a table of Henry Briggs' logarithms from 1 to 100,000 to 10 decimal places in 1628 in his Arithmetica logarithmica. Briggs' original tables only covered the values 1-20,000 and 90,000 to 100,000 so Vlacq calculated and added 69,999 further values to complete the tables.

Was a Dutch private trader and navigator who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valle

Was a Dutch private trader and navigator who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614

Was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.At

Was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.At a young age Brouwer, probably born as Adriaen de Brauwer, moved perhaps via Antwerp to Haarlem, where he became a student of Frans Hals alongside Adriaen van Ostade. He also was active in stage acting and poetry.

Was a seventeenth-century Dutch painter best-known for his portraits of the exiled British royal cou

Was a seventeenth-century Dutch painter best-known for his portraits of the exiled British royal court. His style was strongly influenced by his contemporary, Anthony Van Dyck.

Was successively captain, commander, and governor of the Ambon Island between 1614-1617, administrat

Was successively captain, commander, and governor of the Ambon Island between 1614-1617, administrator of the "raad in Indië" for the Kamer of the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam (VOC) in Batavia. In 1627 two of his ships wrecked on the island Wight in a storm. He probably intended to go there to buy secretely and trade privately.[1] He was suspended and declared unsuitable for other similar offices, and retired in a country house at Lisse

Was a Dutch painter of the Dutch school. He grew up in the small town of Rijswijk, in the western Ne

Was a Dutch painter of the Dutch school. He grew up in the small town of Rijswijk, in the western Netherlands. This town was also the hometown of Edin, another Dutch painter from the area. Cabel was also known as Adri'tje

Was a Dutch genre painter.He was the eldest son of Jan Hendricx Ostade, a weaver from the town of Os

Was a Dutch genre painter.He was the eldest son of Jan Hendricx Ostade, a weaver from the town of Ostade near Eindhoven. Although Adriaen and his brother Isaack were born in Haarlem, they adopted the name "van Ostade" as painters.

Is a Belgian footballer of Albanian origin. He represented the Belgium Under-21 side.He played for R

Is a Belgian footballer of Albanian origin. He represented the Belgium Under-21 side.He played for R.W.D. Molenbeek and Rode Verrewinkel before joining English side Watford in January 1999. During the 1999–00 he made two substitute appearances in the Premier League. He subsequently signed for Swindon Town, before returning to Belgium.

Is a former Dutch Member of Parliament, State Secretary and Minister. Since 2006, William Alleged Pr

Is a former Dutch Member of Parliament, State Secretary and Minister. Since 2006, William Alleged Professor of European tax law and fiscal economics at Maastricht University . Alleged in the period 1984-1994 Member of Parliament for the Labour Party . During that period he served nine bills in the initiative. The best known are the salary savings and the tax regime for green investment and green investment. From 22 August 1994 to 24 March 2000 he was Minister of Finance and then to July 22, 2002 Minister of Social Affairs and Employment .

Was a Dutch animal and landscape painter, son of Willem van de Velde, the elder and brother of Willi

Was a Dutch animal and landscape painter, son of Willem van de Velde, the elder and brother of William van de Velde, the younger, the marine painter.

Was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School. [1] He was one of the

Was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School. [1] He was one of the most representative members of the generation of northern composers who moved to Italy and transplanted the polyphonic Franco-Flemish style there. [2]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil at the 1924 and 1928 Summer

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a former Dutch athlete, specialised in long distances. He is a five times Dutch marathon champion

Is a former Dutch athlete, specialised in long distances. He is a five times Dutch marathon champion who enhanced the Dutch record several times. He's also a four times winner of the 25 kilometre race and a one time champion of the 800 metre distance at t

Is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1980 to 1986

Is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1980 to 1986. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, where he finished in 50th place in the men's individual road race.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Is a former Dutch cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler van Troost represented his nation at ICC Trophy

Is a former Dutch cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler van Troost represented his nation at ICC Trophy level between 1990 and 1997, taking thirteen wickets in nine matches at the bowling average of 17.38. Van Troost played for Somerset in English county cri

Was a Dutch political scientist, literary scientist and critic, journalist, columnist, poet, and pol

Was a Dutch political scientist, literary scientist and critic, journalist, columnist, poet, and politician.

Also known as A.C. Bleijs was a Dutch architect and painter who is primarily known for designing sev

Also known as A.C. Bleijs was a Dutch architect and painter who is primarily known for designing several Catholic churches.

Was a Dutch chess master and psychologist, who conducted some of the most famous chess experiments o

Was a Dutch chess master and psychologist, who conducted some of the most famous chess experiments of all time in the 1940s-60. In 1946 he wrote his thesis Het denken van den schaker, which in 1965 was translated to English and published as Thought and choice in chess.