Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Dutch politician. From 5 September 1881 until 23 April 1883 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs

Was a Dutch politician. From 5 September 1881 until 23 April 1883 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

Was the founder of Grasso’s Royal Machine Factories Ltd.Grasso was born at Tilburg, the son of a s

Was the founder of Grasso’s Royal Machine Factories Ltd.Grasso was born at Tilburg, the son of a smith, and moved with his family in 1845 to 's-Hertogenbosch. At the age of 14, he did experience at the (in that time well-known) Belgian factory Galain. In 1858, he started his own little forge in ’s-Hertogenbosch. In 1868, he let himself built a new factory / living house. Thanks to his good contacts with Jurgens,

Was a Dutch industrial designer and architect, best known for his Modernist steel tube office furnit

Was a Dutch industrial designer and architect, best known for his Modernist steel tube office furniture and lighting designs. He was a founding member of the Opbouw architectural movement in Holland.[1] Gispen's Rotterdam factory produced serial production lamps and furniture, which were widely distributed throughout Europe. His Modernist aesthetic was well marketed and his advertisements brought forth some of Holland's earliest typographers and photographers onto the international Modernist stage.[2] Gispen's designs are noted for their contributions to the burgeoning international Functionalist style epitomized by the Bauhaus school.[3] Two of the most noted examples of Gispen's early work are the Giso lamp series and the Gispen Diagonal Chair.[1]

Was a Dutch physicist who, in 1926, invented a method to freeze liquid helium.

Was a Dutch physicist who, in 1926, invented a method to freeze liquid helium.

Was a Dutch philosopher and mathematician. Born in 's-Hertogenbosch, he studied law in Leiden, and w

Was a Dutch philosopher and mathematician. Born in 's-Hertogenbosch, he studied law in Leiden, and wrote a thesis on suicide. He was praised by one of the Bernoulli brothers (?), when he published his book Essai de perspective. In 1715 he visited London and King George I. He became a member of the Royal Society. In 1717 he became professor in physics and astronomy in Leiden, and introduced the works of his friend Newton in the Netherlands. He opposed against fatalists like Hobbes and Spinoza. In 1724 Peter the Great offered him a job in Saint Petersburg, but Willem Jacob did not accept.

Was a Dutch-American astronomer.At the age of 11 he observed Halley's comet, which started his fasci

Was a Dutch-American astronomer.At the age of 11 he observed Halley's comet, which started his fascination with astronomy. He also had a knack for languages, and eventually could speak nine. In 1912 his family moved back to the Netherlands where he in studied astronomy at the University of Amsterdam, receiving his BA in 1918.He was the first student to earn his PhD (at the age of 22) with Ejnar Hertzsprung at Leiden University. In 1921 he left for the United States where first worked at the Lick. From 1923 to 1930 Luytens worked at the Harvard College Observatory. He spent the years 1928-1930 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where he met and married Willemina H. Miedema on February 5, 1930.

Was a Dutch lieutenant-general, military historian, and politician. As a young captain of the Dutch

Was a Dutch lieutenant-general, military historian, and politician. As a young captain of the Dutch General Staff he wrote a rebuttal of the English military historian captain William Siborne's account of the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo, published as History of the war in France and Flanders in 1815 in 1844

Is a Dutch prose writer, playwright and poet. Since 1978 Otten has been married to the Dutch writer

Is a Dutch prose writer, playwright and poet. Since 1978 Otten has been married to the Dutch writer Vonne van der Meer.He grew up in an atmosphere of moral libertinism. His nonfiction is in part a reflection upon that atmosphere and a polemic with the philosophy behind that atmosphere. He published his first book of poetry in 1973. He has published essays and fiction about euthanasia and played a role in the euthanasia debate in the Netherlands by criticizing the arguments in favour of euthanasia and the freedom of choice in matters of one's own life and death.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. He formerly played for VVV-Venlo.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. He formerly played for VVV-Venlo.

Dutch navigator and colonial governor

Dutch navigator and colonial governor

Was a Dutch bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Parten

Was a Dutch bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he finished tenth in the two-man event.

Was a Dutch painter who specialized in still lifes. Later in his life, Kalf became an art dealer and

Was a Dutch painter who specialized in still lifes. Later in his life, Kalf became an art dealer and appraiser.Willem Kalf was born in Rotterdam, in 1619.[1] He was previously thought to have been born in 1622, but H. E. van Gelder’s important archival research has established the painter’s correct place and date of birth.

Was a Dutch conductor and violinist.He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orches

Was a Dutch conductor and violinist.He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, holding that position from 1888 to 1895. He left the Concertgebouw Orchestra to take up a conducting post with the Scottish Orchestra in Glasgow. From 1905 to 1926, Kes was director of a music conservatory in Koblenz.

A former Dutch football (soccer) player. He was a left winger.Korsten played in the Netherlands for

A former Dutch football (soccer) player. He was a left winger.Korsten played in the Netherlands for NEC Nijmegen and Vitesse Arnhem where he played well enough to earn a loan move to Leeds United. In this short amount of time Korsten showed he had the pace, skill and strength to cope with English football and Leeds decided to pursue a permanent transfer.[citation needed] However, Tottenham Hotspur also made a bid for the Dutch midfielder which was accepted.[citation needed] Korsten chose to join Tottenham Hotspur permanently instead for a fee in the region of £1.5 million.[citation needed]

Is a Dutch scientist. He is Professor of Physics at the University of Twente and Groupleader at the

Is a Dutch scientist. He is Professor of Physics at the University of Twente and Groupleader at the Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics "AMOLF" In 2004, with his group members, Peter Lodahl et al. they succeeded in controlling the pace of light emission, varying from a light drizzle to a rainstorm. In the process, the team has verified a 17-year old prediction of American physicist Eli Yablonovitch that ignited a worldwide rush to build tiny "chips" that control light beams. The achievement of Dr. Lodahl and a team of physicists and chemists was reported on in Nature (430). Researchers say it has many potential uses

Is a pioneering Dutch computer scientist, who is known for designing the ZEBRA computer. In 1950 he

Is a pioneering Dutch computer scientist, who is known for designing the ZEBRA computer. In 1950 he obtained an engineering degree in applied science at Delft University of Technology. In 1956 he obtained his PhD degree from the University of Amsterdam.

Was a Dutch modernist architect.

Was a Dutch modernist architect.

Was a Dutch landscape painter.He got his first lessons in drawing from his brothers Jacob and Matthi

Was a Dutch landscape painter.He got his first lessons in drawing from his brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris. For a while he followed evening classes at the Hague Academy and later continued his studies with the cattle painter Stortenbeker. In the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Willem copied the work of the seventeenth-century animal painter Paulus Potter.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch journalist. The Dutch government conspired to keep him out of work, for which it had to

Was a Dutch journalist. The Dutch government conspired to keep him out of work, for which it had to pay him 8 million guilders in damages in 2000 (approx. 4 million in 2000 US dollars)

Was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Golden Age. He is often considered the "inventor"

Was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Golden Age. He is often considered the "inventor" of Dutch genre painting.Buytewech was the son of Pieter Jacobsz, a cobbler and candlemaker. He learned his trade in Haarlem, where he became a member of the artists' guild (St Luke's guild) in 1612

Was a Dutch composer, music critic and music teacher

Was a Dutch composer, music critic and music teacher

Was a Dutch physician and naturalist who participated as an expedition doctor in Dutch Brazil from 1

Was a Dutch physician and naturalist who participated as an expedition doctor in Dutch Brazil from 1637 - 1644, sponsored by Earl Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen and the Dutch West India Company. Piso became one of the founders of Tropical medicine.

Was mayor of Amsterdam from 15 June 1977 until 1 June 1983.[1]

Was mayor of Amsterdam from 15 June 1977 until 1 June 1983.[1]

Was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. Roelofs was one of the f

Was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. Roelofs was one of the forerunners of the Dutch Revival art, after the Romantic Classicism of the beginning of the 19th century, which led to the formation of The Hague school.