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Willem Frederik Hermans
Willem Frederik Hermans male, deceased
The Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans (September 1, 1921-April 27, 1995) is considered one of the three most important authors in the...
Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens male, deceased
Christiaan Huygens (pronounced in English : ; in Dutch:) (April 14, 1629 - July 8, 1695), was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist; born...
Simon Stevin
Simon Stevin male, deceased
Simon Stevin (1548/49 - 1620) was a Flemish mathematician and engineer. He was active in a great many areas of science and engineering, both...
Guido Gezelle
Guido Gezelle male, deceased
Guido Gezelle (May 1, 1830 - November 27, 1899) was a Flemish writer and poet and a Roman Catholic priest. He was born in Bruges in the province of...
Anne Frank
Anne Frank female, deceased
Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (June 12, 1929 – early March 1945) was a Jewish girl who wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four fr...
Hugo Claus
Hugo Claus male
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus is a prolific Flemish novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director. He is considered to be one of the most...
Martin van Buren
Martin van Buren male, deceased
Martin Van Buren (December 5 1782 - July 24 1862), nicknamed "Old Kinderhook", was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841....
Willy Vandersteen
Willy Vandersteen male, deceased
Willy Vandersteen (February 15, 1913 - August 28, 1990) was a Flemish creator of comic books. His most famous creation is the "Spike and Suzy"...
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh male, deceased
Vincent Willem van Gogh (sometimes erroneously pronounced [ˈvɪnsənt væn ˈɡɒf] in British English and [ˈvɪnsənt væn ˈɡoʊ] in US English; the c...
Washington Irving
Washington Irving male, deceased
Washington Irving was an American author of the early 19th century. Best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip van...