Famous People with Name Huygen

Wil Huygen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Wil Huygen: was a Dutch book author. He is best known for the picture books on gnomes, illustrated by Rien Poortvliet.Huygen, a painter in his own right, was born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. The seventh of ten children, his primary occupation was that of a physician. This helps to explain the method he used to give realism and a sense of authenticity to his children's books about Gnomes. He was married and had five children.

Constantijn Huygens            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Constantijn Huygens: was a Dutch poet and composer, Secretary to two Princes, and the father of the scientist Christiaan Huygens.

Sir Constantijn Huygens            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Sir Constantijn Huygens: was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer. He was secretary to two Princes of Orange: Frederick Henry and William II, and the father of the scientist Christiaan Huygens.Constantijn Huygens was born as the second son of Christiaan Huygens (senior), secretary of the Council of State, and Susanna Hoefnagel, niece of the Antwerp painter Joris Hoefnagel.