List of Famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands

Reiner Bontius

First Name Reiner
Last Name Bontius
Born on November 30, 1575
Died on June 23, 1623 (aged 47)
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Burchard de Volder

First Name Burchard
Last Name Volder
Died on March 21, 1709

Burchard de Volder was a Dutch physician.

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Gerrit Dou

First Name Gerrit
Born on April 7, 1613
Died on February 9, 1675 (aged 61)

Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. He was a student of Rembrandt.

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Nicolaas Henneman

First Name Nicolaas
Born on November 8, 1813
Died on January 18, 1898 (aged 84)
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Jan Swammerdam

First Name Jan
Last Name Swammerdam
Born on February 12, 1637
Died on February 17, 1680 (aged 43)

Jan Swammerdam was a Dutch biologist and microscopist. His work on insects demonstrated that the various phases during the life of an insect—egg, larva, pupa, and adult—are different forms of the same animal. As part of his anatomical research, he carried out experiments on muscle contraction. In 1658, he was the first to observe and describe red blood cells. He was one of the first people to use the microscope in dissections, and his techniques remained useful for hundreds of years.

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Eduard Frankfort

First Name Eduard
Last Name Frankfort
Born on June 21, 1864
Died on August 19, 1920 (aged 56)

Eduard Salomon Frankfort was a Dutch Jewish painter during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Karl Adalbert von Beyer

First Name Karl
Last Name Beyer
Born on February 29, 1764
Died on April 21, 1842 (aged 78)
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Meindert Hobbema

First Name Meindert
Born on October 31, 1638
Died on December 7, 1709 (aged 71)

Meindert Hobbema, was a Dutch Golden Age painter of landscapes, specializing in views of woodland, although his most famous painting, The Avenue at Middelharnis, shows a different type of scene.

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Niclas Gerhaert van Leyden

First Name Niclas
Died on November 30, 1472

Nikolaus Gerhaert, also known as Nikolaus Gerhaert van Leyden, was a Dutch sculptor, although aside from his sculptures, few details are known of his life. He worked in both stone and wood.

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Jacob van Campen

First Name Jacob
Last Name Campen
Born on February 2, 1596
Died on September 13, 1657 (aged 61)

Jacob van Campen, was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age.

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