Herman Boerhaave

Herman Boerhaave

male, deceased (1738)
Leiden University faculty, Dutch Renaissance humanist, LeidenUniversityalumni, From South Holland, Humanist, university of leiden…leiden, University of Harderwijk, botanic garden of Leiden, Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Herman Boerhaave (Voorhout, December 31, 1668 - Leyden, September 23, 1738) was a Dutch humanist and physician of European fame. He is regarded as...
Johan de Witt

Johan de Witt

male, deceased (1672)
University of Angers in 1645, born September 24, 1625,, death by firearm in the Netherlands, LeidenUniversityalumni, United Provinces, dordrecht…university of leiden, University of Angers
Johan de Witt (September 24, 1625, Dordrecht-August 20, 1672, The Hague) was a significant Dutch political figure.
Daniel Heinsius

Daniel Heinsius

male, deceased (1655)
Leiden University faculty, New Latin author, LeidenUniversityalumni, Dutch Renaissance, From Ghent, ghent
Daniel Heinsius (or Heins) (June 9, 1580 - February 25, 1655), one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, was born at Ghent.
Gerhard Johann Vossius

Gerhard Johann Vossius

male, deceased (1649)
Pelagian controversy, Leiden University faculty, dutch, LeidenUniversityalumni, Electoral Palatinate, Archbishop Laud…university of leiden, leiden university, leiden
Gerhard Johann Vossius (Voss) (1577 - March 19, 1649), Dutch classical scholar and theologian, was the son of Johannes Voss, a Protestant of the...
Sutan Sjahrir

Sutan Sjahrir

male, deceased (1966)
LeidenUniversityalumni, National Hero of Indonesia, minangkabau, Japanese occupation of Indonesia, socialism, indonesian…leiden
Sutan Sjahrir (5 March 1909 - 9 April 1966) was the first prime minister of Indonesia, after a career as a key Indonesian nationalist organizer in...
Gerard Kuiper

Gerard Kuiper

male, deceased (1973)
LeidenUniversityalumni, Tuitjenhorn, naturalized, uranus, naturalized citizen of the United States, Dutch American…University of Chicago, leiden university, University of Arizona
Gerard Peter Kuiper, born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper (Dec 7 1905, Harenkarspel (Tuitjenhorn) - Dec 23 1973, Mexico City) was a Dutch American astronomer...
Johan Rudolf Thorbecke

Johan Rudolf Thorbecke

male, deceased (1872)
LeidenUniversityalumni, From Zwolle, university of ghent, zwolle, liberal, tweede kamer…university of leiden
Johan Rudolf Thorbecke was one of the most important Dutch politicians. In 1848, he virtually singlehandedly drafted the revision of the Dutch...
Jacobus Henricus Van 'T Hoff

Jacobus Henricus Van 'T Hoff

male, deceased (1911)
winner of the inaugural Nobel Prize in chemistry, LeidenUniversityalumni, Utrecht University alumni, chemical equilibrium, French, Nobel Prize winner
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (August 30, 1852 - March 1, 1911) was a Dutch physical and organic chemist and the winner of the inaugural Nobel Prize...
Bart Bok

Bart Bok

male, deceased (1983)
LeidenUniversityalumni, solar eclipse, dutch, Astronomer, Nobel Prize, Siberia…university of leiden, Harvard University, university of groningen, leiden
Bart Jan Bok (Hoorn, April 28 1906 - Tucson, August 5 1983) was a Dutch-American astronomer. He was born in the Netherlands, and educated at the...
John Pringle

John Pringle

male, deceased (1782)
LeidenUniversityalumni, Philosophy academic, Philosophy Teacher, Scottish, Non-fiction writer, physician…leiden university, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, Alumni of the University of St Andrews, Academic of the University of Edinburgh
Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet, FRS, (April 10, 1707 - January 18, 1782) was a Scottish physician who has been called the "father of military...