Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Dutch former professional cyclist (1962-1973). He was world champion and winner of the Tour de

Is a Dutch former professional cyclist (1962-1973). He was world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. He was the first Dutch rider to win the Tour de France.

Was born in Friesland, and studied at Leuven and afterwards in France, where he was made a doctor of

Was born in Friesland, and studied at Leuven and afterwards in France, where he was made a doctor of law. He became then an advocate in his native country and an agent and adviser of Prince William of Orange. He wrote Paradoxorum Disputationem Juris Civilis. Basius died as secretary of the senate at Delft, in Holland.

Was a Dutch physicist.Bosscha came from a family long known for their academic achievements. His gre

Was a Dutch physicist.Bosscha came from a family long known for their academic achievements. His great-grandfather and grandfather were classical scholars. His father, Johannes Bosscha Sr. (1797-1874) was a professor of history and literature and also was minister of church-state relationships in two governments (1853-1861). From 1844-1848 Johannes Jr attended a Latin school in Amsterdam after which he enrolled at Leiden University . In 1854 he obtained his doctoral degree with a thesis on galvanometry. After a brief sojourn in Berlin he returned to the physics department in Leiden.

Was a Burgundian composer of the early Renaissance. Of his output, only sacred vocal music has survi

Was a Burgundian composer of the early Renaissance. Of his output, only sacred vocal music has survived, and it typifies early 15th century practice.In 1432 Brassart went to Basle, where he was a singer at the Council chapel, and two years later Emperor Sigismund employed him as rector of the chapel, a post which he retained until 1443. In 1445 he moved to Liège, where he had a post at the collegiate church of St. Paul. A notice of October 22, 1455 of a supplication for his benefice there indicates he had recently died.

Was a late medieval composer and music theorist who worked most of his adult life in Italy, particul

Was a late medieval composer and music theorist who worked most of his adult life in Italy, particularly in the service of the Papal Chapels and at the cathedral of Padua.A second person by the name of Johannes Ciconia appears in records in Liège in 1385 as a duodenus, generally a person of young age; thus contemporary scholars are in agreement that this is the composer himself. Papal records suggest that this Ciconia was in the service of Pope Boniface IX in Rome in 1391.

Was a gifted Dutch portraitist.

Was a gifted Dutch portraitist.

Is a Dutch instructor of Judo, Kyokushin Karate, and Mixed martial arts.Born in Amsterdam, he was 16

Is a Dutch instructor of Judo, Kyokushin Karate, and Mixed martial arts.Born in Amsterdam, he was 16 when he applied for the Marines and was accepted to the bootcamp in Doorn in July 1949, in the summer of 1950, the Korean War started, and he applied as a

Was a Dutch mathematician, the leading Dutch topologist for more than two decades following World Wa

Was a Dutch mathematician, the leading Dutch topologist for more than two decades following World War II.[1]De Groot was born at Garrelsweer, a tiny village in the municipality of Loppersum, the Netherlands, on May 7, 1914.[2] He did both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, where he received his Ph.D. in 1942 under the supervision of Gerrit Schaake. He studied mathematics, physics and philosophy as an undergraduate

Was a Dutch geographer and director of the Dutch West India Company. Philip Burden called his Histor

Was a Dutch geographer and director of the Dutch West India Company. Philip Burden called his History of the New World, "...arguably the finest description of the Americas published in the seventeenth century" and "...one of the foundation maps of Canada". de Laet was the first to print maps with the names Manhattan, New Amsterdam (now New York) and Massachusetts.

Was a Dutch philosopher and an early cartesian.From 1653 to 1668 De Raey was professor of philosophy

Was a Dutch philosopher and an early cartesian.From 1653 to 1668 De Raey was professor of philosophy in Leiden. He made such an excellent name for himself, that the Athenaeum Illustre in 1668 offered him a professorate in Amsterdam. His salary there was 3000 guilders per year, making him the best paid Amsterdam professor of his time.

Was a Dutch scientist and thermodynamicist famous for his work on the equation of state for gases an

Was a Dutch scientist and thermodynamicist famous for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids

Was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a lawyer and one of the leaders of the Brabant Revolution from 1789-1790. This Revolution led to

Was a lawyer and one of the leaders of the Brabant Revolution from 1789-1790. This Revolution led to the founding of the United States of Belgium in January 1790. Vonck was the leader of the Vonckists faction which was named after him. They were inspired by the French Revolution, pleaded for the abolition of the feudal government of the state based on privileges and were in favour of a more centralised government.

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first ro

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Alfredo Petrone.

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the second r

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Charles Catterall.

Was a Dutch politician of the Centre Party (CP) and later his own formed Centre Democrats (CD). He w

Was a Dutch politician of the Centre Party (CP) and later his own formed Centre Democrats (CD). He was Parliamentary leader of the Centre Party in the House of Representatives from September 16, 1982 until October 15, 1984 when he was expelled from the party. He later served as Parliamentary leader of the Centre Democrats in the House of Representatives from September 8, 1989 until May 19, 1998 when his party lost all its seats.

Was a Dutch bird illustrator.Keulemans worked in London from 1868. He regularly provided illustratio

Was a Dutch bird illustrator.Keulemans worked in London from 1868. He regularly provided illustrations for The Ibis and The Proceedings of the Zoological Society. He illustrated many important bird books, including Buller's A History of the Birds of New Z

Is a Dutch sports journalist and former football player. He played professional football between 196

Is a Dutch sports journalist and former football player. He played professional football between 1966 and 1978 for five clubs: Go Ahead Eagles, Cambuur Leeuwarden, BV Veendam, HFC Haarlem and MVV Maastricht.

Was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist. He was born Jan Gerartsen in the town of Gorp, situat

Was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist. He was born Jan Gerartsen in the town of Gorp, situated in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek. As was the fashion of the time, Gerartsen adopted a Latinized surname based on the name of his birthplace, Goropius being rendered from "Van Gorp"' and Becanus referring to "Hilvarenbeek."

Was a Dutch biologist. He was assistant curator at the Rijksmuseum te Natuurlijke Historie (Dutch fo

Was a Dutch biologist. He was assistant curator at the Rijksmuseum te Natuurlijke Historie (Dutch for national natural history museum) in Leiden, where he specialised in free-living nematodes and decapod crustaceans, although he also wrote papers on flatworms, sipunculids and, in his dissertation only, vertebrates. His change away from vertebrates disappointed the director of the museum, and de Man left his job there after eleven years.

Is an Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer with an 88-year career, almost exclusively in the German-

Is an Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer with an 88-year career, almost exclusively in the German-speaking world.

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first ro

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Ivan Schannong.

Was a Dutch architect influential in the rebuilding of Rotterdam after World War II.

Was a Dutch architect influential in the rebuilding of Rotterdam after World War II.

Was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch chess grandmaster (GM) and writer. Donner was born in The Hague and won the Dutch Champi

Was a Dutch chess grandmaster (GM) and writer. Donner was born in The Hague and won the Dutch Championship three times: 1954, 1957, and 1958. He earned the GM title in 1959. Donner was also a chess columnist and writer. He was the uncle of the current Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, Piet Hein Donner.