100 Notable alumni of
University of Amsterdam
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The University of Amsterdam is 158th in the world, 53rd in Europe, and 2nd in the Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Amsterdam sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 2 individuals affiliated with the University of Amsterdam won Nobel Prizes in Physics.
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Charles Michel
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- politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
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Charles Michel is a Belgian politician serving as the president of the European Council since 2019. He previously served as the prime minister of Belgium between 2014 and 2019.
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Guido van Rossum
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- In 1981 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- engineercomputer scientistwriterprogrammer
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Guido van Rossum is a Dutch programmer best known as the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position on 12 July 2018. He remained a member of the Python Steering Council through 2019, and withdrew from nominations for the 2020 election.
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Thierry Baudet
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- politicianwriter
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Thierry Henri Philippe Baudet is a Dutch far-right politician, author and self-declared conspiracy theorist. He is the founder and leader of Forum for Democracy (FvD), and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. He also serves as the party's parliamentary leader. He is a controversial politician due to his political views, and his use of personal attacks against his opponents.
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Theo van Gogh
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- television actoractoractivistscreenwriterradio personality
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Theodoor van Gogh was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1, a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticised the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms. On 2 November 2004, he was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Islamist who objected to the film's message. The last film Van Gogh had completed before his murder, 06/05, was a fictional exploration of the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. It was released posthumously in December 2004, a month after Van Gogh's death, and two years after Fortuyn's death.
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Pim Fortuyn
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- university teachersociologistwriterprofessorcolumnist
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Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, author, civil servant, businessman, sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF) in 2002.
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Daniele Ganser
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- peace activisthistorianopinion journalistnon-fiction writerlecturer
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Daniele Ganser is a Swiss author and conspiracy theorist. He is best known for his 2005 book NATO's Secret Armies.
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Edsger W. Dijkstra
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1956-1959 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in computer science
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- computer scientistphysicistuniversity teacherengineermathematician
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Edsger Wybe Dijkstra was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, software engineer, and science essayist.
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Jesse Klaver
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- trade unionistpoliticianclimate activist
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Jesse Feras Klaver is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2010 and Leader of GroenLinks since 2015. Prior to this, he chaired the youth union of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond from 2009 to 2010.
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Melvin Van Peebles
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- composerscreenwriterwriterfilm produceractor
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Melvin Van Peebles was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. He worked as an active filmmaker into the 2000s. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the time. The film won an award at the San Francisco International Film Festival which gained him the interest of Hollywood studios, leading to his American feature debut Watermelon Man, in 1970. Eschewing further overtures from Hollywood, he used the successes he had so far to bankroll his work as an independent filmmaker.
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Petra Kelly
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- politicianenvironmentalistactivist
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Petra Karin Kelly was a German Green politician and ecofeminist activist. She was a founding member of the German Green Party, the first Green party to rise to prominence both nationally in Germany and worldwide. In 1982, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "forging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, social justice and human rights."
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Kajsa Ollongren
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied in 1985-1991
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jkvr. Karin Hildur "Kajsa" Ollongren is a Dutch-Swedish politician serving as the Netherlands' Minister of Defence since 10 January 2022. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66), she previously served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and second Deputy Prime Minister in the third Rutte cabinet (2017–2022), and briefly as Mayor of Amsterdam (October 2017).
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Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
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- economistinternational forum participant
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Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, more commonly known as Mabel van Oranje, is the widow of Prince Friso and sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. She spends her time in human rights activities such as co-founding War Child Netherlands, the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage.
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Jeff Wilbusch
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- actorfilm actorstage actor
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Jeff Wilbusch is an Israeli-German actor.
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Eva Schloss
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- writermemoirist
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Eva Schloss is an Austrian-English Holocaust survivor, memoirist and stepdaughter of Otto Frank, the father of Margot and diarist Anne Frank. Schloss speaks widely of her family's experiences during the Holocaust and is a participant in the USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive project to record video answers to be used in educational tools.
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Hannie Schaft
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied international law
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- partisanlaw studentresistance fighter
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Jannetje Johanna Schaft (16 September 1920 – 17 April 1945) was a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II. She became known as "the girl with the red hair" (Dutch: het meisje met het rode haar, German: das Mädchen mit dem roten Haar). Her secret name in the resistance movement was "Hannie".
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Khadija Arib
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- In 1995 studied sociology
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Khadija Arib is a Moroccan-Dutch politician of the Labour Party, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 12 December 2015 to 7 April 2021. In the 2016 Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives election on 13 January, she was elected to the position, which she had served as Acting Speaker since the resignation of Anouchka van Miltenburg on 12 December 2015. Arib became a member of the House of Representatives following the 1998 Dutch general election and served until 2022, with a brief interruption between 2006 and 2007.
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Antonie Kamerling
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- television actorfilm actorsingeractor
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Anthonie Willem Constantijn Gneomar "Antonie" Kamerling was a Dutch actor and singer. He was member of the original cast of the Dutch soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden. He played in the films The Little Blonde Death (1993), All Stars (1997), and I Love You Too (2001). He also had starring roles in Dutch musical productions. He has become the voice of Geoff from Total Drama in the Dutch version of the series. Antonie Kamerling committed suicide in 2010.
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Max Euwe
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied in 1919-1926
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- chess playermathematicianuniversity teacherprofessorchess official
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Machgielis "Max" Euwe was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 until 1937. He served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.
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Dionne Stax
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied in 2009
- Occupations
- television presenterjournalistpresenter
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Dionne Stax is a Dutch journalist and newsreader.
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Johannes Diderik van der Waals
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- university teacherprofessortheoretical physicistchemistphysicist
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Johannes Diderik van der Waals was a Dutch theoretical physicist and thermodynamicist famous for his pioneering work on the equation of state for gases and liquids. Van der Waals started his career as a schoolteacher. He became the first physics professor of the University of Amsterdam when in 1877 the old Athenaeum was upgraded to Municipal University. Van der Waals won the 1910 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids.
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Lilian Marijnissen
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- politiciantrade unionist
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Lilian Marie Corneel Marijnissen is a Dutch politician who served as Leader of the Socialist Party and as its parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from December 2017 to December 2023. She was first installed as a member of the House of Representatives on 23 March 2017 following the general election of 15 March.
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Lodewijk Asscher
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- lawyerjuristpoliticianuniversity teacher
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Lodewijk Frans Asscher is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) from 2016 to 2021 and parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021.
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Joost Zwagerman
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied in 1984-1984
- Occupations
- non-fiction writerwritercolumnistpoettelevision presenter
- Biography
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Johannes Jacobus Willebrordus "Joost" Zwagerman was a Dutch writer, poet and essayist. Among his teachers was the novelist Oek de Jong.
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Ferdinand Grapperhaus
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- lawyerwriterpoliticianuniversity teacher
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Ferdinand Bernhard Joseph "Ferd" Grapperhaus is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 10 January 2022. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
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Mona Keijzer
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1987-1992 studied science of public administration
- 1992-1997 studied Law of the Netherlands
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Maria Cornelia Gezina "Mona" Keijzer is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. She served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy alongside Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius from 26 October 2017 until 25 September 2021. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she served in the House of Representatives between 2012 and 2017, and again for six months from 31 March 2021 until 27 September 2021. She focused on matters of nursing, home care and culture. Before becoming a full-time politician she worked as an environmental jurist for the municipalities of Waterland and Almere, as well as for the province of Gelderland.
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Joop den Uyl
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- writerpoliticianeconomistresistance fighterjournalist
- Biography
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Johannes Marten den Uijl, better known as Joop den Uyl was a Dutch politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to 1977. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).
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Humberto Tan
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- writerpresenterfashion designertelevision presenter
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Humberto Tan-A-Kiam, better known as Humberto Tan, is a Dutch radio and television presenter, sports journalist and writer of Surinamese descent.
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Frits Bolkestein
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- university teachereconomisthistorianautobiographerplaywright
- Biography
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Frederik "Frits" Bolkestein is a Dutch retired politician and energy executive who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 1990 to 1998 and European Commissioner for Internal Market from 1999 until 2004 under Romano Prodi. Bolkestein studied Mathematics at the Oregon State University getting a Bachelor of Mathematics degree and continued his study at the University of Amsterdam obtaining a Master of Mathematics degree followed by a postgraduate education in Philosophy and Greek literature at his alma mater obtaining Masters of Philosophy and Arts degrees, followed by another postgraduate study in Economics at the London School of Economics obtaining a Master of Economics degree and additional study in Law at the Leiden University obtaining a Master of Laws degree.
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Astrid Joosten
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- writerpresenterfilm actortelevision presenter
- Biography
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Astrid Maria Bernadette Joosten is a Dutch television personality and presenter. She is known for the magazine programme Jongbloed en Joosten, and presenting the quiz show Twee voor Twaalf. She also starred in the 2005 film Off Screen.
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Reinout Oerlemans
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- presentertelevision produceractortelevision presenterfilm director
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Reinout Oerlemans is a Dutch soap opera actor, film director, television presenter and television producer. He is the founder of the TV production company Eyeworks.
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Willem Frederik Hermans
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- university teachertranslatorwritergeographerscreenwriter
- Biography
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Willem Frederik Hermans was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are The House of Refuge (novella, 1952), The Darkroom of Damocles (novel, 1958), and Beyond Sleep (novel, 1966).
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Sutan Sjahrir
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- politician
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Sutan Sjahrir was an Indonesian politician, and revolutionary independence leader, who served as the first Prime Minister of Indonesia, from 1945 until 1947. Previously, he was a key Indonesian nationalist organizer in the 1930s and 1940s. Unlike some of his colleagues, he did not support the Japanese during the Japanese occupation and fought in the resistance against them. He was considered to be an idealist and an intellectual.
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Adriaan van Dis
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- writerpoetplaywrighttelevision presenterjournalist
- Biography
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Adriaan van Dis is a Dutch author. He debuted in 1983 with the novella Nathan Sid. In 1995 his book Indische Duinen (My Father's War), which in its narrative is a follow-up to his debut novella, was also awarded several prestigious literary awards.
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André Kuipers
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- university teacherphysicianastronaut
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André Kuipers is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch-speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-3 11 days later.
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Pieter Zeeman
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- university teacherphysicistphotographer
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Pieter Zeeman was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for his discovery of the Zeeman effect.
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Tim Krabbé
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- chess playerwriterscreenwriterautobiographerjournalist
- Biography
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Tim Krabbé is a Dutch journalist, novelist and chess player.
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James Barry Munnik Hertzog
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- politicianmilitary personnel
- Biography
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General James Barry Munnik Hertzog, better known as Barry Hertzog or J. B. M. Hertzog, was a South African politician and soldier. He was a Boer general during the Second Boer War who served as the third prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1939. Hertzog advocated for the development of Afrikaner culture and was determined to prevent Afrikaners from being excessively influenced by British culture.
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Hans Wiegel
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- politicianwritercolumnist
- Biography
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Hans Wiegel is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson.
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Marlene Dumas
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1979-1980 studied psychology
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- collagistconceptual artistpainterartistvisual artist
- Biography
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Marlene Dumas is a South African artist and painter currently based in the Netherlands.
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Els Borst
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- hematologistpoliticianuniversity teacherphysician
- Biography
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Else "Els" Borst-Eilers was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and physician. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012.
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Ad Melkert
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- politiciandiplomat
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Adrianus Petrus Wilhelmus "Ad" Melkert is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) who has served as a Member of the Council of State since 20 January 2016.
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Jacques Santer
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- bankerpoliticianlawyer
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Jacques Santer is a Luxembourgish politician who served as the ninth president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and the 22nd prime minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995, as a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), which was the leading party in the Luxembourg government between 1979 and 2013. As Prime Minister of Luxembourg he also led the negotiations on the Single European Act, which effectively set aside the 20-year-old Luxembourg Compromise.
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Brigitte Kaandorp
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- cabaret performersinger
- Biography
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Brigitte Kaandorp is a Dutch comedian and singer-songwriter. She started her show business career in 1983. Kaandorp's style is a mix of absurdism and sensitive songs, sometimes playing the ukulele. Many of her shows have been broadcast on Dutch TV. She also performed in Belgium.
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Lauren Verster
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- program makertelevision presenterpresenter
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Lauren Verster is a Dutch programme maker and television presenter.
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Hedy d'Ancona
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- geographerpoliticianwomen's rights activistsociologisttelevision producer
- Biography
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Hedwig "Hedy" d'Ancona is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and political activist.
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Maurice de Hond
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- association football refereestatisticianentrepreneur
- Biography
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Maurice de Hond is a Dutch pollster and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Steve JobsSchool, an elementary school which gives each student an iPad to encourage individualized learning. As of 2016, 35 public schools in the Netherlands adopted the school model. Two Steve JobsSchools opened in South Africa in 2016.
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Herman Tjeenk Willink
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- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012.
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Rik van de Westelaken
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1991-1996 graduated with master's degree in communication studies
- Occupations
- television presenterpresenternews presenter
- Biography
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Rik van de Westelaken is a Dutch television presenter. He is known for presenting television programs which include the NOS Journaal, Peking Express and Wie is de Mol?. Other programs include Rik over de Grens and 5 Golden Rings.
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Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer
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- writertopologistuniversity teachermathematicianphilosopher
- Biography
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Luitzen Egbertus Jan "Bertus" Brouwer was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher who worked in topology, set theory, measure theory and complex analysis. Regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, he is known as the founder of modern topology, particularly for establishing his fixed-point theorem and the topological invariance of dimension.
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Ronald Plasterk
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- politiciancolumnistuniversity teachermicrobiologistgeneticist
- Biography
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Ronald Hans Anton Plasterk is a Dutch scientist, entrepreneur and retired politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He has earned a PhD degree in biology, specialised in molecular genetics. Being a former Minister in the Cabinet of the Netherlands, he has been the founder and CEO of Frame Cancer Therapeutics since December 2018. Next to his work at Frame, he has been appointed as professor at the University of Amsterdam since September 2018.
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Ed van Thijn
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- autobiographerwriterpoliticianuniversity teacher
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Eduard van Thijn was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and historian. He was a member of the Municipal Council of Amsterdam (1962–1971), member of the House of Representatives (1967–1981; 1982–1983), Minister of the Interior (1981–1982; 1994), Mayor of Amsterdam (1983–1994), and member of the Senate (1999–2007).
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Joseph Luns
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- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), diplomat, and jurist. He served as Secretary General of NATO from 1 October 1971 until 25 June 1984.
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Hans Janmaat
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- politician
- Biography
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Johannes Gerardus Hendrikus "Hans" Janmaat was a Dutch businessman and politician of the Centre Party (CP) who later founded the Centre Democrats (CD).
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Eugène Dubois
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied in 1877
- Occupations
- curatorprehistorianpaleontologistanatomistgeologist
- Biography
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Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois was a Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist. He earned worldwide fame for his discovery of Pithecanthropus erectus (later redesignated Homo erectus), or "Java Man". Although hominid fossils had been found and studied before, Dubois was the first anthropologist to embark upon a purposeful search for them.
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Ivo Niehe
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- television presentertelevision producerfilm producerprogram makerpresenter
- Biography
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Ivo Johannes Ignatius Niehe is a Dutch radio and television presenter, television producer and actor.
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Barbara Baarsma
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- economistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Barbara Elisabeth Baarsma is a Dutch economist, and Professor of Market Forces and Competition Issues at the University of Amsterdam.
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Godfried Bomans
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1933-1939 studied jurisprudence
- Occupations
- children's writerwriterscreenwritercolumnistauthor
- Biography
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Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans was a Dutch author and television personality. Much of his work remains untranslated into English.
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Frits Zernike
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- physicistuniversity teacherchemistinventormathematician
- Biography
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Frits Zernike was a Dutch physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953 for his invention of the phase-contrast microscope.
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Jojanneke van den Berge
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- television presenterjournalistpresenter
- Biography
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Jojanneke van den Berge is a Dutch journalist who worked for the broadcasting association PowNed.
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Martin Bosma
- Occupations
- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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Martin Bosma is a Dutch politician and former journalist who has served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives since 14 December 2023. He entered the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) on 30 November 2006, and served as his party's spokesperson on matters of higher education, mass media and culture. He also served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2010 until 2023. On 14 December 2023, he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Geert Mak
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- historianwriteruniversity teacherpoet lawyertelevision presenter
- Biography
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Geert Ludzer Mak is a Dutch journalist and non-fiction writer.
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Bert Koenders
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- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Albert Gerard Koenders is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2017. He is currently a professor at Leiden University and a special envoy of the World Bank. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the International Crisis Group and a commissioner of the International Commission on Missing Persons.
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Hella Haasse
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- playwrightwriterpoet
- Biography
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Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is Heren van de Thee, translated to The Tea Lords. In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors".
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Paul Rosenmöller
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1974-1978 studied sociology
- Occupations
- politiciantelevision presenterprogram makerpresentertrade unionist
- Biography
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Paul Rosenmöller is a Dutch politician and former trade unionist and television presenter. Between 1989 and 2003, he was member of the Dutch House of Representatives for GroenLinks and was party leader from 1994. Rosenmöller is a member of the Senate for GroenLinks since June 2019 and leader of GroenLinks–Labour Party in the Senate since June 2023.
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Ella Vogelaar
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Graduated with Master of Education
- Occupations
- trade unionistsocial workerpolitician
- Biography
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Catharina Pieternella "Ella" Vogelaar was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.
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Gwyneth Ho
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam is a Hong Kong social activist and former reporter of the now defunct news outlet Stand News, who rose to prominence for her frontline reporting in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. In June 2020, she announced her candidature in the 2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries, in which she obtained a nomination ticket in the general election that was later postponed. For her participation, she was arrested in January 2021 along with over 50 other pro-democrats on national security charges and was remanded in custody. In December 2021, she received a sentence of six months in relation to her role in a banned protest during the 31st anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in June 2020.
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Willem Wilmink
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied Dutch studies
- Occupations
- writerchildren's writeruniversity teacherpoetsinger
- Biography
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Willem Wilmink was a Dutch poet and writer. He was best known for the large number of songs he wrote for popular children programs and his accessible, straightforward poetry.
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Christiaan Eijkman
- Occupations
- biochemistphysiologistphysicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Christiaan Eijkman was a Dutch physician and professor of physiology whose demonstration that beriberi is caused by poor diet led to the discovery of antineuritic vitamins (thiamine). Together with Sir Frederick Hopkins, he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1929 for the discovery of vitamins.
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Sacha de Boer
- Occupations
- television presenterjournalistphotographer
- Biography
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Sacha de Boer is a Dutch photographer, presenter and former journalist. From 1996 to 2013 she was a news presenter of the Dutch public news broadcaster NOS Journaal, acting as the news anchor of the eight o'clock news from 2003 onwards.
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Johan Ferrier
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- Biography
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Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980. He was also the country's last governor-general before independence, serving from 1968 to 1975, before becoming the first president upon independence from the Netherlands in 1975.
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Jet Bussemaker
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1979-1986 studied political science
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Mariëtte "Jet" Bussemaker is a retired Dutch politician. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she served as Minister of Education, Culture and Science from 5 November 2012 to 26 October 2017 in the Second Rutte cabinet. She has been a professor of Science, Policy, Social Impact and Healthcare at Leiden University since 1 July 2018.
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Tjalling Koopmans
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied in 1934-1934
- Occupations
- economistphysicistmathematician
- Biography
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Tjalling Charles Koopmans was a Dutch-American mathematician and economist. He was the joint winner with Leonid Kantorovich of the 1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the theory of the optimum allocation of resources. Koopmans showed that on the basis of certain efficiency criteria, it is possible to make important deductions concerning optimum price systems.
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Joris Luyendijk
- Occupations
- writertelevision presenterpresenteranthropologistjournalist
- Biography
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Joris Luyendijk is a Dutch non-fiction author, anthropologist, news correspondent, and TV interviewer.
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Bram Peper
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Graduated with Master of Social Science
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticiansociologist
- Biography
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Abraham "Bram" Peper was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).
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Simon Vestdijk
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied in 1917-1927
- Occupations
- writerphysician writeressayistpoettranslator
- Biography
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Simon Vestdijk was a Dutch writer.
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Fons Trompenaars
- Occupations
- sociologistanthropologist
- Biography
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Alfonsus Trompenaars (born 1953, Amsterdam) is a Dutch organizational theorist, management consultant, and author in the field of cross-cultural communication. known for the development of Trompenaars' model of national culture differences.
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Frans Brüggen
- Occupations
- university teacherconductormusicianmusic teachermusicologist
- Biography
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Franciscus Jozef Brüggen (30 October 1934 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist.
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Wim Eijk
- Occupations
- theologianLatin Catholic priestphysicianCatholic bishopprofessor
- Biography
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Willem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012. He has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht since 2007. He was Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden from 1999 to 2007. Before his clerical career he worked as a doctor; as a priest he made medical ethics the focus of his academic studies.
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Simone Weimans
- Occupations
- news presenter
- Biography
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Simone Weimans is a Dutch presenter. Since 2011 she is a news presenter of the Dutch public news broadcaster NOS Journaal.
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Hugo Brandt Corstius
- Occupations
- university teacherwritercolumnistlinguistcomputer scientist
- Biography
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Hugo Brandt Corstius was a Dutch author, known for his achievements in both literature and science.
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Gunay Uslu
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1997-2001 graduated with Master of Arts in cultural studies
- 2008-2015 graduated with Doctor
- Occupations
- politiciancultural historian
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Gunay Uslu is a Dutch cultural historian and politician, who has served as State Secretary for Culture and Media in the fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 till 1 December 2023. She is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.
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Anton Pannekoek
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- university teacherhistorian of scienceastronomerpoliticiancommunist
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Antonie “Anton” Pannekoek was a Dutch astronomer, philosopher, Marxist theorist, and socialist revolutionary. He was one of the main theorists of council communism (Dutch: radencommunisme).
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Mei Li Vos
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- writerpoliticiancolumnistdirectortrade unionist
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Mei Li Vos is a Dutch politician, former trade unionist and editorialist. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1 March 2007 to 17 June 2010 and again from 20 September 2012 until 23 March 2017. She has been a member of the Senate since 11 June 2019, serving as parliamentary leader of the PvdA group until 2023, and First Vice-President of the Senate since then.
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Christianne van der Wal
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- Biography
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Christianne van der Wal-Zeggelink is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She has been the chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 25 November 2017. She is currently serving as Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy in the Fourth Rutte cabinet.
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Judith Sargentini
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- politician
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Judith Sargentini is a former Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). She is a member of the GreenLeft (Dutch: GroenLinks) party, which is part of The Greens–European Free Alliance, and the European Green Party. Previously, she was chair of the party's delegation in Amsterdam's city council.
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Derk Jan Eppink
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- journalistwriterpoliticiancolumnist
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Derk Jan Eppink is a Dutch journalist, politician in the Netherlands, and former cabinet secretary for European Commissioners Bolkestein (1999–2004) and Kallas (2004–2007). In 2009, he was elected to the European Parliament for List Dedecker, and in 2019 for Forum for Democracy. In 2021, he became an MP in the Dutch House of Representatives for the JA21 party, but in 2023 he switched to the Farmer-Citizen Movement.
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Tobias Asser
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- university teacherjuristprofessorpoliticianjudge
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Tobias Michael Carel Asser was a Dutch lawyer and legal scholar. In 1911, he won the Nobel Peace Prize (together with Alfred Fried) for his work in the field of private international law, and in particular for his achievements establishing the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH).
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Ernst Hirsch Ballin
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- judgelawyeruniversity teacherpoliticianjurist
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Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.
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Uri Rosenthal
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- diplomathistoriancolumnistuniversity teacherpolitician
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Uriël "Uri" Rosenthal is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and political scientist.
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Armando
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- 1969-1970 studied art history
- Occupations
- painterwriterviolinistceramicistdrawer
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Armando, born Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd, was a Dutch painter, sculptor and writer.
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Abraham Pais
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- physicistnuclear physicistuniversity teacherhistorian of science
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Abraham Pais was a Dutch-American physicist and science historian. Pais earned his Ph.D. from University of Utrecht just prior to a Nazi ban on Jewish participation in Dutch universities during World War II. When the Nazis began the forced relocation of Dutch Jews, he went into hiding, but was later arrested and saved only by the end of the war. He then served as an assistant to Niels Bohr in Denmark and was later a colleague of Albert Einstein at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Pais wrote books documenting the lives of these two great physicists and the contributions they and others made to modern physics. He was a physics professor at Rockefeller University until his retirement.
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Roger van Boxtel
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- politician
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Roger Henri Ludovic Maria van Boxtel is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and businessman.
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Liesje Schreinemacher
- Occupations
- politician
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Elisabeth "Liesje" Schreinemacher is a Dutch lawyer and politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until 2022.
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Mariëtte Hamer
- Occupations
- linguisttrade unionistpolitician
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Mariëtte Iris Hamer is a Dutch politician and trade union leader serving as commissioner for combating inappropriate behavior and sexual violence since 2022. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she was its leader in the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010.
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Roxane van Iperen
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Graduated with Master of Laws in rights
- Occupations
- journalistwriterjurist
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Roxane van Iperen is a Dutch writer and jurist.
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J. Slauerhoff
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- translatorwritertravelerphysician writerplaywright
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Jan Jacob Slauerhoff, who published as J. Slauerhoff, was a Dutch poet and novelist. He is considered one of the most important Dutch language writers.
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Corinne Ellemeet
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- politician
- Biography
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Jkvr. Corinne Elisabeth de Jonge van Ellemeet is a Dutch politician.
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Chile Eboe-Osuji
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
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Chile Eboe-Osuji is a Nigerian jurist. He is the International Jurist at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law and a Special Advisor to the President's Office at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Princess Carolina, Marchioness of Sala
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- aristocrat
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Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala, is the fourth and youngest child of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma. She is a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma as well an extended member of the Dutch royal family. Per a 1996 royal decree issued by Queen Beatrix, she is entitled to the style and title Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Carolina de Bourbon de Parme in The Netherlands as a member of the extended royal family.
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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
- Enrolled in the University of Amsterdam
- Studied in 1919-1924
- Occupations
- historianhistorian of mathematicsmathematicianuniversity teacher
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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden was a Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics.
