100 Notable alumni of
University of Groningen
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The University of Groningen is 395th in the world, 141st in Europe, and 4th in the Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Groningen 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 Groningen won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry.
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Sahra Wagenknecht
- Occupations
- politicianjournalisteconomistnon-fiction writeropinion journalist
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Sahra Wagenknecht is a German politician, economist, author, and publicist. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2009, where she represented The Left until 2023. From 2015 to 2019, she served as that party's parliamentary co-chair. With a small team of allies, Wagenknecht left the party on 23 October 2023 to found her own party in 2024, Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, to contest elections onwards.
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Pim Fortuyn
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- politiciancolumnistprofessorwritersociologist
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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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Princess Christina of the Netherlands
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- singeraristocrat
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands was the youngest of four daughters of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She taught singing in New York and was a long-term supporter of the Youth Music Foundation in the Netherlands. Born visually impaired, she worked to share her knowledge of dance and sound therapy with the blind.
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Aletta Jacobs
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- physicianwomen's rights activistsuffragisteditorpeace activist
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Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs was a Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist. As the first woman officially to attend a Dutch university, she became one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. In 1882, she founded the world's first birth control clinic and was a leader in both the Dutch and international women's movements. She led campaigns aimed at deregulating prostitution, improving women's working conditions, promoting peace and calling for women's right to vote.
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Johan Huizinga
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- art historiananthropologistphilosopherlinguistuniversity teacher
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Johan Huizinga was a Dutch historian and one of the founders of modern cultural history.
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Arjen Lubach
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- harbormastertaxi drivertelevision producerwritercabaret performer
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Arjen Henrik Lubach is a Dutch comedian, author, music producer and television presenter. Between 2014 and 2021 he was the host of the weekly news satire television show Zondag met Lubach. Between February 2022 and October 2024, he hosted his next show, De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach. The day after the last episode, he announced that he, along with his whole team, will continue with a new show at RTL from spring 2025.
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Frans de Waal
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- zoologistphotographerresearcheruniversity teacherprimatologist
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Franciscus Bernardus Maria de Waal was a Dutch-American primatologist and ethologist. He was the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory, and author of numerous books including Chimpanzee Politics (1982) and Our Inner Ape (2005). His research centered on primate social behavior, including conflict resolution, cooperation, inequity aversion, and food-sharing. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied in 1870
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- inventorscientistuniversity teacherphysicistprofessor
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch physicist. After studying in Groningen and Heidelberg, he became professor of experimental physics at the University of Leiden where he taught from 1882 to 1923. In 1904, he established a cryogenics laboratory where he exploited the Hampson–Linde cycle to investigate how materials behave when cooled to nearly absolute zero. In 1908, he became the first to liquefy helium, cooling it to near 1.5 Kelvin, at the time the coldest temperature achieved on earth. For this research, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1913. Using liquid helium to investigate the electrical conductivity of solid mercury, he found in 1911 that at 4.2 K its electrical resistance vanishes, thus discovering superconductivity.
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Edgars Rinkēvičs
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- diplomatpolitician
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Edgars Rinkēvičs is a Latvian public official and politician serving as the 11th and current president of Latvia since July 2023. He previously served as the minister of foreign affairs of Latvia from 2011 to 2023, and head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia as state secretary of the Ministry of Defence, as well as a deputy of the Saeima.
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Epke Zonderland
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- artistic gymnast
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Epke Jan Zonderland is a Dutch artistic gymnast and the 2012 Olympic gold medallist on high bar. He is a 4-time Olympian (2008–20) and has also taken 3 World Championships golds on high bar at the 2013, 2014 and 2018 World Championships, the first man to secure this feat on that apparatus. He is nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman.”
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Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau-Vollenhoven
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- 1989-1995 graduated with doctorandus in market research and marketing
- Occupations
- entrepreneurracing automobile driveraristocrat
- Biography
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Prince Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven is a Dutch entrepreneur and a member of the Dutch royal family.
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Paul Polman
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied in 1977
- Occupations
- writereconomistmanagerentrepreneur
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Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman, KBE is a Dutch businessman and author. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British/Dutch consumer goods company Unilever. Polman is also the co-author (with Andrew Winston) of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take.
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Lara van Ruijven
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied in 2011-2012
- Occupations
- speed skatershort-track speed skater
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Lara Victoria van Ruijven was a Dutch short track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 3000 metres relay team that won a bronze medal. She won gold at the World Championships one year later. By doing so, she became the first Dutch woman to win a world short track title at an individual event.
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Job Cohen
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- politicianuniversity teacherjurist
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Marius Job Cohen is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who served as Mayor of Amsterdam from 2001 to 2010 and Leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) from 2010 to 2012.
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Wim Duisenberg
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- professoreconomistbankeruniversity teacherpolitician
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Willem Frederik "Wim" Duisenberg was a Dutch politician and economist who served as President of the European Central Bank from 1 June 1998 until 31 October 2003. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).
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Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau-Vollenhoven
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- In 1995 graduated with Master of Science in economics
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- businesspersonaristocrat
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Prince Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven is a member of the Dutch royal family as the eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven.
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Jan Hendrik Oort
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- university teacherastronomerphysicistprofessor
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Jan Hendrik Oort ForMemRS was a Dutch astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of the Milky Way and who was a pioneer in the field of radio astronomy. The New York Times called him "one of the century's foremost explorers of the universe"; the European Space Agency website describes him as "one of the greatest astronomers of the 20th century" and states that he "revolutionised astronomy through his ground-breaking discoveries." In 1955, Oort's name appeared in Life magazine's list of the 100 most famous living people. He has been described as "putting the Netherlands in the forefront of postwar astronomy".
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Ben Feringa
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied in 1969-1978
- Occupations
- university teacherchemist
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Bernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist, specializing in molecular nanotechnology and homogeneous catalysis.
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Wubbo Ockels
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied in 1973
- 1973-1978 graduated with Doctor
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- aircraft pilotastronauttelevision presenterphysicistuniversity teacher
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Wubbo Johannes Ockels was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist. He later became professor of aerospace engineering at Delft University of Technology.
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Halbe Zijlstra
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- politician
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Halbe Zijlstra is a retired Dutch politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 26 October 2017 to 13 February 2018 in the Third Rutte cabinet. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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Tanja Nijmeijer
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- activistpartisan
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Tanja Nijmeijer, also known as Alexandra Nariño, is a Dutch former guerrilla fighter and English teacher who has been a member of the Colombian guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) since 2002. She has also been one of the group's leading public figures since the discovery of her diary in 2007. She was part of the negotiating team involved in successful peace talks with the Colombian government.
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Sybrand van Haersma Buma
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- politicianjuristlawyer
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Sybrand van Haersma Buma is a Dutch politician serving as Mayor of Leeuwarden since 2019. Until 2019, he was a member of the House of Representatives from 2002 who also served as the parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from 2010 and as the leader of his party from 2012.
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Ernst Kuipers
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- 1979-1986 studied medicine
- Occupations
- gastroenterologistpolitician
- Biography
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Ernst Johan Kuipers is a Dutch gastroenterologist, professor and politician who served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the fourth Rutte cabinet from 2022 until 2024. He is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.
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Bruno Bruins
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- politician
- Biography
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Bruno Johannes Bruins is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as Minister for Medical Care in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 to 19 March 2020, when he resigned. He previously served as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science from 29 June 2006 until 22 February 2007 in the Second and Third Balkenende cabinets.
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Stef Blok
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- politicianbanker
- Biography
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Stephanus Abraham "Stef" Blok is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet from 25 May 2021 till 10 January 2022. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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Johan Remkes
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- politician
- Biography
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Johannes Wijnandus "Johan" Remkes is a Dutch politician and nonprofit director who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2003 under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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Tommy Wieringa
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied history
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
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Tommy Wieringa is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize in 2006 for his novel Joe Speedboot (2005), and the Libris Prize in 2013 for the novel Dit zijn de namen (2012). In 2018 he won the Bookspot Literatuurprijs for his novel De heilige Rita (The Blessed Rita). His novel The Death of Murat Idrissi, translated by Sam Garrett from Dutch, was nominated for the International Booker Prize in 2019.
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Frits Zernike
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- inventorchemistuniversity teacherphysicistmathematician
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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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Malik Azmani
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- politician
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Malik Azmani is a Dutch politician and former lawyer and civil servant. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), which he led in the 2019 European Parliament election, he has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since then. Azmani was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2010.
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Renske Leijten
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied Dutch studies
- Occupations
- politicianspokesperson
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Renske Maria Leijten is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party (SP), who was a member of the House of Representatives between 2006 and 2023.
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William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
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- writerpolitician
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William Frederick, was Count (from 1654 Imperial Prince) of Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe.
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Willem Johan Kolff
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- inventorphysicianrescue of Jews during the Holocaustuniversity teacherinternist
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Willem Johan "Pim" Kolff was a pioneer of hemodialysis, artificial heart, as well as in the entire field of artificial organs. Willem was a member of the Kolff family, an old Dutch patrician family. He made his major discoveries in the field of dialysis for kidney failure during the Second World War. He emigrated in 1950 to the United States, where he obtained US citizenship in 1955, and received a number of awards and widespread recognition for his work.
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Jetta Klijnsma
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- historianpolitician
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Jellejetta "Jetta" Klijnsma is a Dutch politician serving as the King's Commissioner of Drenthe since 2017. She is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).
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Pieter Jelles Troelstra
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- politicianpoet lawyerwriterjuristjournalist
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Pieter Jelles Troelstra was a Dutch lawyer, journalist and politician active in the socialist workers' movement. He is most remembered for his fight for universal suffrage and his failed call for revolution at the end of World War I.
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Arie Slob
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- politicianhistorianteacher
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Arie Slob is a Dutch politician and history teacher who served as Minister for Primary and Secondary Education and Media in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 10 January 2022.
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Willem de Sitter
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- university teachermathematicianastronomerphysicist
- Biography
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Willem de Sitter was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. The De Sitter universe is a cosmological model named after him.
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Sofie van den Enk
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied American studies
- Occupations
- presentertelevision presenterauthor
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Sofie van den Enk is a Dutch television presenter who currently works for the KRO. Sofie graduated in 2006 from the University of Groningen and holds a master's degree in American Studies.
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Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- In 1994 studied business management
- Occupations
- businesspersonaristocrat
- Biography
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Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-van den Broek is the wife of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, and was thereby member of the Dutch Royal House until King Willem-Alexander's accession in 2013 rendered Prince Maurits too distantly related to the reigning monarch. She remains a member of the larger Dutch royal family.
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Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-Sekrève
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- 1991-1996 graduated with Master of Science in psychology
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- aristocrat
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Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-Sekrève is the wife of Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, the second son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven.
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Heleen Mees
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- economistjuristcolumnistlawyerwriter
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Heleen Mees is a Dutch opinion writer, economist, and lawyer. Involved with politics and public policy in the Netherlands and the US, she has also taught at universities in both countries.
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Henk Bleker
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- juristpolitician
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Hinderk "Henk" Bleker is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in the First Rutte cabinet from 14 October 2010 to 5 November 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he previously was party chair from 20 June 2010 until 14 October 2010.
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Kati Piri
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- political adviserpolitician
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Kati Piri is a Hungarian-born Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she previously was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) within the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats from 2014 until 2021.
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Stientje van Veldhoven
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- diplomatpolitician
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Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer is a Dutch politician serving as Minister for the Environment and Housing in the Third Rutte cabinet since 2019. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, she served as State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management from 2017 to 2019.
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Klaas Knot
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- bankeruniversity teachereconomist
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Klaas Henderikus Willem Knot is a Dutch economist and central banker who is the current president of the Dutch central bank De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). In this capacity he serves as a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), as well as of the board of governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Knot also holds a position as Professor in Monetary Stability at the University of Amsterdam and honorary professor at the University of Groningen.
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Hans Wijers
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Gerardus Johannes "Hans" Wijers is a Dutch retired politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, and businessman. He is the chairman of the supervisory board of ING Group since 2018.
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Winnie Sorgdrager
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- judgepoliticianlawyer
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Winnifred "Winnie" Sorgdrager is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 22 June 2018.
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Menno Snel
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- bankereconomist
- Biography
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Menno Snel is a Dutch politician. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, he served as State Secretary for Finance from 26 October 2017 until his resignation on 18 December 2019.
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Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
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- resistance fighterpoliticiandiplomat
- Biography
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Jonkheer Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer was a Dutch nobleman and statesman, primarily noted for being the last colonial Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. He was taken captive after accepting Japan's demands for an unconditional surrender of the islands on 9 March 1942.
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Dirk Stikker
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- politicianbadminton playerbankerdiplomat
- Biography
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Dirk Uipko Stikker GCVO GBE was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and businessman. Stikker was known for his abilities as a manager and negotiator. Stikker continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death. He holds the distinction as the first Secretary General of NATO from the Netherlands.
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Ben Woldring
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied in 2003-2005
- 2005-2007 studied art history
- Occupations
- Internet entrepreneur
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Ben Woldring is a Dutch internet entrepreneur and millionaire from Usquert who first rose to fame in the autumn of 1998 when, for a school assignment, he made a website where consumers could compare prices for mobile phone services. As a result, he appeared on television programmes like Kassa and the Jeugdjournaal. In 1999, the website Bellen.com registered its 100,000th visitor; a year later, Woldring started the company Bencom B.V. and hired his mother as an employee. In 2003, he won Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award and on November 14, 2006, he was named the best European Entrepreneur under 25 by Business Week. He is also an ambassador for the Beatrix Kinderkliniek in Groningen and the Stichting voor het Gehandicapte Kind. As of September 2009, he owns 9 price comparison websites, with the hotel comparison site LookingforBooking.com as his most recent project.
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Sandra van Nieuwland
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied in 2005
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Sandra van Nieuwland, also known as Sandra Newland, is a Dutch singer who gained national popularity after her participation in the third season of The Voice of Holland.
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Jacques Monasch
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- politicianeconomistart collector
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Jacques Simon Monasch is a Dutch politician, art collector and former management as well as political consultant and civil servant. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017, where he focused on matters of housing and spatial planning. He was a member of the Labour Party from 1986 to 2016. Due to Monasch leaving the Labour Party, the Second Rutte cabinet lost its majority in the House of Representatives. Several weeks after leaving the Labour Party Monasch announced he would enter the 2017 general election with his new party, Nieuwe Wegen. His party did not obtain any seats in the election.
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Willem Vermeend
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- politicianeconomistjuristcolumnistlawyer
- Biography
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Wilhelmus Adrianus Franciscus Gabriël "Willem" Vermeend is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA), academic, author and businessman. His academic career has varied between specialising in tax law, European law, and digital economy. As an author, he has published over a dozen books. Subjects include politics and economics.
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Hilbrand Nawijn
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- politiciansingerlawyer
- Biography
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Hilbrand Pier Anne Nawijn is a Dutch lawyer and politician of the local political party Lijst Hilbrand Nawijn (LHN) in Zoetermeer.
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Ina Brouwer
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ina Brouwer is a Dutch politician of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) and later co-founder of the GroenLinks (GL) party and lawyer.
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Wim Pijbes
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied art history
- Occupations
- writerart historian
- Biography
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Willem Meint Jans "Wim" Pijbes is a Dutch art historian and emeritus General Director of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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William Penney, Baron Penney
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied in 1929-1930
- Occupations
- politicianphysicistmathematician
- Biography
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William George Penney, Baron Penney, OM, KBE, FRS, FRSE was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London and later the rector of Imperial College London. He had a leading role in the development of High Explosive Research, Britain's clandestine nuclear programme that started in 1942 during the Second World War which produced the first British atomic bomb in 1952.
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Blanks
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied information science
- Occupations
- musicianYouTuber
- Biography
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Simon de Wit, known professionally as Blanks, is a Dutch singer, musician and YouTuber. Beginning his music career as a YouTuber, he created his channel 'Music by Blanks' in 2013. His remakes of Bazzi's "Mine" and Post Malone's "Better Now" went viral in 2018 and became his breakthrough.
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Henk Nijboer
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied general economics
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Henk Nijboer is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he has been an MP since 20 September 2012. Previously he was a member of the provincial parliament of the province of Groningen from 2003 to 2007.
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Jacques Wallage
- Occupations
- sociologistpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Jacques Wallage is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and sociologist.
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Frank de Grave
- Occupations
- politicianbanker
- Biography
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Franciscus Hendrikus Gerardus "Frank" de Grave is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman. He is an Extraordinary Member of the Council of State since 3 September 2018.
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Rutger Kopland
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Studied medicine
- Occupations
- university teacherpsychiatristpoetphysician writer
- Biography
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Rutger Kopland was a Dutch poet who gained great popularity for his "accessible, thoughtful style, his mild irony, his sentimentality" and whose collections sold over 200,000 copies.
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Gerbrand Bakker
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Gerbrand Bakker is a Dutch writer. He won the International Dublin Literary Award for The Twin, the English translation of his novel Boven is het stil, and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for The Detour, the English translation of his novel De omweg. Both novels were translated by co-winner David Colmer.
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Balthasar Bekker
- Occupations
- head teachertheologianwriterphilosopherChristian minister
- Biography
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Balthasar Bekker was a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works. Opposing superstition, he was a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. His best known work is De Betoverde Weereld (1691), or The World Bewitched (1695).
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Gisbertus Voetius
- Occupations
- preachertheologianprofessoruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Gisbertus Voetius was a Dutch Calvinist theologian.
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Farshad Bashir
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Farshad Bashir is a Dutch politician of Afghan descent. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP from 15 January 2008 to 23 March 2017. He focused on matters of taxation, traffic and water management.
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Aukje de Vries
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Aukje de Vries is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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Fred de Graaf
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- 1968-1975 studied Law of the Netherlands and public law
- Occupations
- politicianjuristlawyer
- Biography
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Godefridus Jan "Fred" de Graaf is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.
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Dolf van den Brink
- Biography
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Dolf van den Brink is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board at Heineken N.V.
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Tjibbe Joustra
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Tjibbe Herman Jan Joustra is a Dutch civil servant. He is chairman of the Association of Private Security Organizations and Detective Agencies (Dutch: Vereniging Particuliere Beveiligingsorganisaties en recherchebureaus (VPB)) and of the horticultural association (Dutch: Productschap Tuinbouw). He is the former chairman of the board of the UWV and the former National Antiterrorism Coordinator. Joustra is a former member of the party D66, but he helped write the election program of the VVD for the 2010 House of Representatives election.
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Samuel van Houten
- Years
- 1837-1930 (aged 93)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Samuel van Houten was a Dutch liberal politician, who served as Minister of the Interior from 1894 to 1897.
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René Paas
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Frederik Johannes "René" Paas is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He was chairman of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond from 2005 to 2009. He has been the King's Commissioner in the province of Groningen since 18 April 2016.
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Sietse Fritsma
- Occupations
- geographerpolitician
- Biography
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Sietse Rindert Fritsma is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) he has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1 September 2020. He previously served in the House between 30 November 2006 and 31 October 2019. He focuses on matters of social affairs, employment, political asylum and immigration. From March 2010 till January 2011 he was also a member and PVV fraction leader of the municipal council of The Hague.
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Linda Voortman
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Linda Voortman is a Dutch politician and former trade unionist. Representing GreenLeft, she was a Dutch member of parliament between 2010 and 2018 with interruptions. Since 7 June 2018, she has been an alderwoman of Utrecht.
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Anja Hazekamp
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anja Hazekamp is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands. She is a member of the Party for the Animals, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left. Previously she was member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in 2012 and member of the States of Groningen between 2007 and 2014.
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Ruud Vreeman
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Rudolf Lourens "Ruud" Vreeman is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.
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Paul de Krom
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Paul de Krom is a Dutch business executive and former politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He has been CEO and Chairman of the Organisation for Applied Scientific Research from March 2015 till February 2022, and CEO and Chairman of the Energy Research Centre since 1 April 2018. He has also served as Chairman of the Distribution association since 3 April 2018.
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Joop Atsma
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- columnistpoliticianjournalistsport cyclist
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Johannes Jan "Joop" Atsma is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and sport administrator. He was a member of the Senate since between 9 June 2015 and 12 June 2023.
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Jimmy Dijk
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- politician
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Jimmy Pieter Dijk is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party (SP). Since 20 April 2023, he has been a member of the House of Representatives. On 13 December 2023, he succeeded Lilian Marijnissen as party leader of the SP. Dijk previously served as a member of the municipal council of Groningen from 2010 to 2023.
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Alexander de Savornin Lohman
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- politicianuniversity teacherlawyerjudgejournalist
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Jhr. Alexander Frederik de Savornin Lohman was a Dutch politician and leader of the Christian Historical Union during the first quarter of the 20th century.
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Marieke Nijkamp
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- writerchildren's writer
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Marieke Nijkamp is a Dutch New York Times bestselling author of novels for young adults.
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Bernard Lievegoed
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- university teacherwriterpsychiatristeconomist
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Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Lievegoed was a Dutch medical doctor, psychiatrist and author. He is most famous for establishing a theory of organizational development. He founded the N.P.I., or Netherlands Pedagogical Institute, which works with organizations and individuals to help these realize their economic, social and cultural goals. He also founded the Vrije Hogeschool in Driebergen.
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Wietse Venema
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- physicistcomputer scientistprogrammer
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Wietse Zweitze Venema is a Dutch programmer and physicist best known for writing the Postfix email system. He also wrote TCP Wrapper and collaborated with Dan Farmer to produce the computer security tools SATAN and The Coroner's Toolkit.
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Bert Bos
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- computer scientistinventor
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Gijsbert Bos (born 1963) is a Dutch computer scientist known for the development of Argo, a web browser he developed as test application for his style sheet proposal.
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Bart Bok
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- astronomer
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Bartholomeus Jan "Bart" Bok was a Dutch-American astronomer, teacher, and lecturer. He is best known for his work on the structure and evolution of the Milky Way galaxy, and for the discovery of Bok globules, which are small, densely dark clouds of interstellar gas and dust that can be seen silhouetted against brighter backgrounds. Bok suggested that these globules may be in the process of contracting, before forming into stars.
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Peter van de Kamp
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- university teacherastronomer
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Piet van de Kamp, known as Peter van de Kamp in the United States, was a Dutch astronomer who lived in the United States most of his life. He was professor of astronomy at Swarthmore College and director of the college's Sproul Observatory from 1937 until 1972. He specialized in astrometry, studying parallax and proper motions of stars. He came to public attention in the 1960s when he announced that Barnard's star had a planetary system based on observed "wobbles" in its motion, but this is now known to be false. On November 14, 2018, the Red Dots project announced that Barnard's star hosts an exoplanet at least 3.2 times as massive as Earth, though this does not match either of the planets he had claimed. In 2021, even this planet's existence was questioned.
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Zurab Adeishvili
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- politicianattorney general
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Zurab Adeishvili is a Georgian lawyer and politician, serving as the Minister of Justice of Georgia from November 2008 to October 2012.
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W. R. van Hoëvell
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- writerpoliticianjudge
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Wolter Robert Baron van Hoëvell was a Dutch minister, politician, reformer, and writer. Born into nobility and trained in the Dutch Reformed Church, he worked for eleven years as a minister in the Dutch East Indies. He led a Malay-speaking congregation, engaged in scholarly research and cultural activities, and became an outspoken critic of Dutch colonialism. His activism culminated when he acted as one of the leaders of a short-lived protest in 1848. During the event, a multi-ethnic group of Batavian inhabitants presented their grievances to the local government. As a result of his leadership in the protest, van Hoëvell was forced to resign his position in the Indies.
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Heinrich Kuhl
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- entomologistnaturalisttravelerwritermycologist
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Heinrich Kuhl was a German naturalist and zoologist.
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André Postema
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- 1990-1995 studied economics
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- politician
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André Postema is a Dutch Labour politician. He has been a member of the Senate since 7 June 2011, President of the Benelux Parliament since 1 January 2017, and in 2018 Labour Party leader in the Senate. He was a member of the municipal council of Maastricht from 2002 to 2005. Since 2014 he is the Chair of the board of LVO, an educational institution of 20 secondary schools in the province of Limburg with 26,000 pupils and 3,000 employees
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Hendrik de Cock
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- theologian
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Hendrik de Cock was a Dutch minister responsible for the 1834–35 Dutch Reformed Church split due to his incarceration and suspension from office for his Calvinist convictions.
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Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen
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- botanisthomeopathphysicianeconomist
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Clemens Maria Franz Freiherr (Baron) von Bönninghausen (Herinckhave near Fleringen, 12 March 1785 – Münster, 26 January 1864) was a lawyer, Dutch and Prussian civil servant, agriculturalist, botanist, physician and pioneer in the field of homeopathy.
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Martinus van Marum
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- internistphysicianphysicistchemistbotanist
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Martin van Marum ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrtɪɱ vɑ ˈmaːrʏm]; 20 March 1750 – 26 December 1837) was a Dutch physician, inventor, scientist and teacher, who studied medicine and philosophy in Groningen. Van Marum introduced modern chemistry in the Netherlands after the theories of Antoine Lavoisier, and several scientific applications for general use. He became famous for his demonstrations with instruments, most notable the large electricity machine, to show statical electricity and chemical experiments while curator for the Teylers Museum.
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Bas Eenhoorn
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- geographerpolitician
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Herman Bastiaan "Bas" Eenhoorn is a Dutch politician and management consultant. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he was party chair from 1999 until 2003.
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S. Olvah Alhamid
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- 2010-2013 graduated with Bachelor of Science
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- modelpolitician
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Syarifah Olvah Bwefar Alhamid, better known as S. Olvah Alhamid is an Indonesian model from Kaimana Regency and became the first Papuan women who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Perdamaian, precisely at the beauty pageant of Puteri Indonesia 2015. For her victory in the Top 5 Puteri Indonesia 2015, Olvah then appointed by the Puteri Indonesia Foundation to represent Indonesia in the Miss Eco Universe 2016 beauty pageant held in Egypt. At the pageant, he managed to occupy the Top 16 position and also won best national costume with costume named 'Bird of Paradise'.
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Betty de Boer
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- politician
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Bregtje Grietje "Betty" de Boer is a Dutch politician and former management consultant and civil servant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she was an MP between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of housing.
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Alexander Italianer
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- civil servant
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Alexander Italianer is a retired European civil servant from the Netherlands who served as Secretary-General of the European Commission from 2015 to 2018.
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Paramanga Ernest Yonli
- Enrolled in the University of Groningen
- Graduated with doctorate
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- diplomatpolitician
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Paramanga Ernest Yonli also known as Ernest Paramanga Yonli, is a Burkinabé politician. He was Prime Minister from 6 November 2000 to 3 June 2007 and then President of the Economic and Social Council of Burkina Faso until March 2015.
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Agnes Wolbert
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- politician
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Agnes Geziena Wolbert is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of senior citizen policy, normal and special health care, and home care.
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Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk
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- translatorlinguistBible translator
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Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk was a Bible translator and linguist specialising in the languages of the Dutch East Indies.
