Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is one of the most important modern Dutch writers. She is often called the Grand Old Lady of Dutch l

Is one of the most important modern Dutch writers. She is often called the Grand Old Lady of Dutch literature.

Is a Belgian popular singer and songwriter. The son of Luc Lotigiers and Rita Lagrou, he began his s

Is a Belgian popular singer and songwriter. The son of Luc Lotigiers and Rita Lagrou, he began his singing career with a visual and singing style in an obvious imitation of Elvis Presley, and was described as "De Nieuwe Elvis" (in Dutch) or "The New Elvis

Was a Dutch painter.

Was a Dutch painter.

Was a Dutch painter and engraver.Danckerts learned his trade in The Hague, where he stayed until 165

Was a Dutch painter and engraver.Danckerts learned his trade in The Hague, where he stayed until 1653. He visited England for the first time in 1650. In 1653 he went to Italy, where he stayed for five years.

Was a Dutch sculptor and architect born in Utrecht, Netherlands, who was instrumental in establishin

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.

Was the first Westerner to write about the Joseon Dynasty era in Korea (1666).Hendrick Hamel was a b

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.

Was a Dutch painter, and a leading member of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio — the so-called Dut

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.

Was a Dutch painter, and a leading member of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio — the so-called Dut

Was a Dutch painter, and a leading member of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio — the so-called Dutch

Was one of the founders of the Dutch offshore radio station Radio Veronica and was president of the

Was one of the founders of the Dutch offshore radio station Radio Veronica and was president of the station from its start in 1959 until 1975. He was born in Hilversum.On 15 May 1971 the ship Mebo II of competitive radio station Radio North Sea International was bombed. After the bombing Verweij appeared on Dutch television revealing that he paid a man 12,000 Guilders to get the Mebo II into territorial waters in a way which did not harm anybody on board. He was later sentenced to three months in jail.

A Dutch harpsichordist, fortepianist, conductor and composer of music written in the baroque and cla

A Dutch harpsichordist, fortepianist, conductor and composer of music written in the baroque and classical idioms of the 17th & 18th Century.He studied at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam with Ton Koopman. He was principal harpsichordist of the baroque ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln from 1976 to 1983, with whom he toured worldwide under the auspices of the Goethe Institute and recorded extensively for DGG Archiv.

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he finished fourth in the heavywe

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he finished fourth in the heavyweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Alfredo Porzio.

Was a Dutch athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Van der Wal lost in the preli

Was a Dutch athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Van der Wal lost in the preliminary heats of the 200 metres, placing third to Harold Huff and Edward Duffy. In the 400 metres, van der Wal again was eliminated in the preliminary heats

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the mid 1960s.

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the mid 1960s.

Is a former judoka from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in half-heavyweight division (–

Is a former judoka from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in half-heavyweight division (– 95 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. His only loss at that tournament was against the later champion Robert Van De Walle from Belgium.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his nati

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. In 1960 he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team. Four years later in Tokyo he once again became eighth with the Holland squad.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Te

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Was a Dutch economist and politician.

Was a Dutch economist and politician.

Was a third generation Dutch linguist.He was the son of Jan Jacob Schultens, orientalist and profess

Was a third generation Dutch linguist.He was the son of Jan Jacob Schultens, orientalist and professor at Leiden University and Suzanna Amalia Schramm, and was the grandson of Albert Schultens. Schultens studied orientalism in Leiden. He traveled to England and studied at Oxford, where he became Magister Artium, honoris causa, in 1773. He became professor in Eastern languages, first in Amsterdam, and then in Leiden. He married Catharina Elisabeth de Sitter. Schultens did a translation (to Latin) and discussion of the adab work Nawabigh ul-kalim of Zamakhshari (1772 Leiden).

Was a Dutch physicist, who was generally known by the first name Hans. Hans was the son of Hendrik K

Was a Dutch physicist, who was generally known by the first name Hans. Hans was the son of Hendrik Kramers, a physician, and Jeanne Susanne Breukelman. On October 25, 1920 he was married to Anna Petersen. They had three daughters and one son.In 1912 Hans finished secondary education (in Dutch: HBS) in Rotterdam, and studied mathematics and physics at the University of Leiden, where he obtained a master's degree in 1916. Kramers wanted to obtain foreign experience, but his first choice, Max Born in Göttingen, was not reachable because of the first world war. Because Denmark was neutral in this war, as was The Netherlands, he travelled (by ship, overland was impossible) to Copenhagen, where he visited unannounced the then still relatively unknown Niels Bohr. Bohr took him on as a PhD student and Hans prepared his dissertation under Bohr's direction. Although Kramers did most of his doctoral research (on intensities of atomic transitions) in Copenhagen, he obtained his formal Ph.D. in Leiden (on May 8, 1919).

Was a Dutch sea explorer and corsair, who sailed against Spain during the Dutch War of Independence,

Was a Dutch sea explorer and corsair, who sailed against Spain during the Dutch War of Independence, raiding the Spanish Main during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

Was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. He studied history of French literature at

Was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. He studied history of French literature at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and the Sorbonne University in Paris.Brugmans, who was one of the intellectual leaders of the European Movement and co-founder and first president of the Union of European Federalists, was rector of the College of Europe in Bruges between 1950 and 1972.

Was a Dutchman, customs official, author, and translator of more than thirty works. One of his novel

Was a Dutchman, customs official, author, and translator of more than thirty works. One of his novels, Idoj de Orfejo (Children of Orpheus) is listed in William Auld's Basic Esperanto Reading List.In 1901 D. Uitterdijk sent him a textbook of Esperanto, after which he became an Esperantist. He engaged in much correspondence with Esperantists of other countries, did much Esperanto publicity, especially in The Hague, taught courses, and served as the secretary of the examinations committee from its establishment until the present. From 1910 on L. K. In latter years he worked only for Esperanto; as a novelist (of works originally in Esperanto), a translator and author of small booklets, B. has been one of the most enduring workers in Esperanto.

Was a Dutch physicist best known for his research on the two-fluid model of superconductors (togethe

Was a Dutch physicist best known for his research on the two-fluid model of superconductors (together with C. J. Gorter[1]) in 1934 and the Casimir effect (together with D. Polder) in 1946.

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches as halfback.

Was a Dutch jurist and city librarian of Amsterdam.He studied law in Leiden. For nearly fifty years,

Was a Dutch jurist and city librarian of Amsterdam.He studied law in Leiden. For nearly fifty years, beginning in 1771, he taught all fields of legal study at the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam. His work mirrors the decline of the significance of Roman law in legal practice. Beginning his career as an adherent of Roman law, Cras became a fundamental supporter of natural law and legal codification towards the end of the 18th century. Noted for his focus on general principles of law, his lengthy publications on the principles of equality and liberty had nonetheless little lasting impact.