Ceylon. Willem Jacob was the third child of Sebastiaan van de Graaf, Major of Cavalry in the Army of the United Provinces, and Geertruid van Vinceler...
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actress Jeff Van de Graaf (born 1959), Australian swimmer Willem Jacob van de Graaf (1736–1804), Governor of Dutch Ceylon Van de Graaff Adrian Van de Graaff...
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his son Christian and his son-in-law Willem Jacob van de Graaf, husband of his daughter Christina Elisabeth van Angelbeek, were prominent in the administration...
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received the Head Mudaliyar Gold medal on 31 May 1785 from Governor Willem Jacob van de Graaf, as a recognition and reward for his fidelity towards the Dutch...
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Godert van der Capellen, until he was recalled in 1826. Van de Graaff was the son of Christina Elisabeth van Angelbeek and Willem Jacob van de Graaf, who...
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Dutch Ceylon (section Admiral van Spilbergen)
Willem Jacob van de Graaf, an aggressive Dutch expansionist who attempted to extend the colonial borders well beyond established limits. In 1792, van...
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Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include: Willem Jacob van de Graaf (born 1736 in Huissen – 1804), the 35th Dutch Governor of Ceylon...
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of the microscopic world, Van Leeuwenhoek introduced his work to his friend, the prominent Dutch physician Reinier de Graaf. When the Royal Society in...
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Monique van de Ven (1952–) (Actor) Freek de Jonge (1944–) (Comedian) Anton Pieck (1895–1987) (Painter) Boudewijn de Groot (1944–) (Singer) Willem Frederik...
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direct man de slag and Technisch Directeur van Willem II" [White Smoke: Tom Caluwé to get to work immediately as Technical Director of Willem II] (in Dutch)...
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Andrieszoon, Thomas Paine, Laurens de Graaf, Nicholas van Hoorn and Michel de Grammont. Although a Dutchman, Willems worked with English privateers during...
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administered by the Dutch East India Company on 12 May 1656. The first governor, Willem Jacobszoon Coster, was appointed on 13 March 1640. Acting governor List...
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De Vryer 1738, p. 268. Wijn 1956, p. 116. De Vryer 1738, p. 268-269. De Graaf 2021, p. 173. Van der Aa 1862, p. 497. Van Lennep 1880, p. 289. Van Nimwegen...
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Willem Fredrik Jacob Mörzer Bruyns, (born 1943 in Gosforth, Northumberland, United Kingdom), is a Dutch historian of navigational science, specializing...
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physicist Peter Debye, a Dutch-American physicist Willem Einthoven, a Dutch physician, physicist J. H. van 't Hoff, a Dutch chemist Gerardus 't Hooft, a Dutch...
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J.Ph.J.A. (Jules) graaf van Zuylen van Nijevelt - Parlement & Politiek". www.parlement.com. Retrieved 2015-06-09. "De kapel van het consulaat-generaal...
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van Gogh Herman Gorter Hermine de Graaf Arnon Grünberg Robert van Gulik Lale Gül Halil Gür Jacob Haafner Hella Haasse Hadewych Maarten 't Hart Jan de...
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pp. 75–76. Marco van Egmond, Covens & Mortier: A Map Publishing House in Amsterdam 1685–1866, (Houten, Netherlands: Hes & De Graaf, 2009) p. 125. Wikimedia...
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Berlage (1856–1934) Jo van den Broek (1898–1978) Jacob van Campen (1596–1657), Dutch Golden Age architect Pierre Cuypers (1827–1921) Willem Marinus Dudok (1884–1974)...
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County of Horne (redirect from Graaf Horne)
Engelbert de Hurne, Engelbert de Hurnen, Henry van Horn, † 1196 William, Engelbert, Gerhard van Horn William I., † 1264/65, Engelbert van Horn, 1212/64...
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Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax) Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax) Thomas Enevoldsen (Groningen) Andreas Granqvist (Groningen) Edwin de Graaf (NAC) Kees Kwakman (NAC) Charlison...
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(1638–1731), Dutch botanist and anatomist Regnier de Graaf (1641–1673), Dutch physician and anatomist Menno van Coehoorn (1641–1704), Dutch military engineer...
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(1865–1899), Dutch lawyer and Second Boer War lieutenant Hermanus Johannes de Graaf (1899–1984), Dutch historian of Java Hermanus Haga (1852–1936), Dutch physicist...
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Consideration was given to renovating the tank during Dutch Governor Willem Jacob van de Graaf's administration in the eighteenth century but nothing happened...
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agreed. On May 17, 1683, de Grammont, van Hoorn, Yankey Willems, Jacob Evertson, Jean Tristan, de Graaf, and several others sacked Veracruz in Mexico, taking...
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De Graeff (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɣraːf]; also: De Graef, Graef, Graeff, Graaff, Graaf and De Graeff van Polsbroek) is a Dutch noble family. The family...
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(Jan Noirot) Leiden 36 (Jan van Abkoude) Leeuwen 50 (Frans Willem, Graaf van Limburg Stirum) Eendracht 76 (Lt-Admiral Michiel De Ruyter, died; flag-captain...
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naar de Nederlanden. Hy hadt by Elisabeth, dochter van den ridder Willem Suede, twee zonen,Georg en Jacob.,Georg wierdt in 't jaar 1616 graaf van Castlehaven...
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Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 September 2017. "Mr. W.K.F.P. (Frederik) graaf van Bylandt". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 September 2017...
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Purmerland. De Graeff was in intimate contact with the statesmen Johan de Witt and Willem III of Orange, the painter Jan Lievens and the poet Joost van den Vondel...
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