Famous Dutchmen

ivanhoe

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22 Jan 04

ivanhoe

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22 Jan 04

I was wondering whether you guys know any famous Dutchmen.

I'm very curious .....

royalchicken

CHAOS GHOST!!!

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22 Jan 04

Originally posted by ivanhoe

I was wondering whether you guys know any famous Dutchmen.

I'm very curious .....

Christiaan Huygens

pradtf

VeggieChess

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22 Jan 04

Originally posted by ivanhoe

I was wondering whether you guys know any famous Dutchmen.

I'm very curious .....

there was one that flew apparently.

other than that i recall tom okker who was a pretty amazing tennis player in his time.

in friendship,
prd

rwingett

Ming the Merciless

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22 Jan 04

Originally posted by ivanhoe

I was wondering whether you guys know any famous Dutchmen.

I'm very curious .....

Rembrandt. Piet Mondrian. Franz Hals. Jan Vermeer.

Anthony Fokker.

royalchicken

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22 Jan 04

Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

~~chancremechanic~~

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Macon, Georgia, CSA

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22 Jan 04

The Father of Microbiology: Von Leuwenhouke [sic?]

flexmore

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Chesstralia

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22 Jan 04

vincent van something or other

SirLoseALot

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Max Euwe

Paulie

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Johann Cruyf

flexmore

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Chesstralia

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22 Jan 04

santa claus ?! (although perhaps he is a multinational)

~~eddie anders~~

Santa.

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ronald de boer,fernando ricksen 2 of the best.

Varg

Thinking...

Odersfelt

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William of Orange

genius

Wayward Soul

Your Blackened Sky

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22 Jan 04

Originally posted by eddie anders
ronald de boer,fernando ricksen

...just about any half decent rangers player...

Paulie

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22 Jan 04

The Flying Dutchman 😀

ivanhoe

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23 Jan 04

Originally posted by royalchicken
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Van_der_Waerden.html

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/vanderWaerdensTheorem.html