Category
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Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus ( ; ; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch humanist, Christian theologian, and pioneering philologist and educationalist. He was, through his writings and translations, one of the most influential scholars of the Northern Renaissance and a major figure of Western culture.
Pierre Bayle
French philosopher and writer (1647–1706)

Bernard Mandeville
Anglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670-1733)
Herman Heijermans
Dutch playwright (1864–1924)
Anthony van Hoboken
Dutch musicologist (1887–1983)
Thea Beckman
Dutch author of children's books (1923–2004)
Janwillem van de Wetering
Dutch writer (1931–2008)

Johannes Hendrik Kramers
Dutch scholar of Islamic studies (1891–1951)
Marten Toonder
Dutch cartoonist (1912–2005)
Willem Witteveen
Dutch politician (1952–2014)
Leon van der Torre
Dutch logician and computer scientist
Johannes Rietstap
1828-1891 Dutch heraldist and genealogist (1828–1891)
Hendrik Tollens
Dutch poet (1780–1856)
Jules Deelder
Dutch poet (1944-2019)
Herman Pieter de Boer
Dutch writer, journalist and lyricist (1928–2014)
Robert Fruin
Dutch historian (1823-1899)

Johan Witteveen
Dutch politician and economist (1921–2019)
Ramsey Nasr
Dutch actor
Norbert Schmelzer
Dutch politician (1921–2008)
Abdelkader Benali
Dutch writer
Cornelis Willem Opzoomer
Dutch jurist and philosopher (1821–1892)
Henk Hofland
Dutch journalist (1927-2016)
Jan Romein
Dutch historian (1893–1962)
Anna Sophia Polak
Dutch writer, editor (1874-1943)
Gilles Quispel
Dutch theologian and historian of Christianity and Gnosticism (1916-2006)
Jean Réville
French theologian (1854–1908)
Marc van Oostendorp
Dutch linguist and Esperantist
Rogier van Aerde
Dutch writer and journalist

Karel van Wolferen
Dutch journalist
Ivo Samkalden
Dutch politician (1912-1995)
Piet Bakker
Dutch journalist (1897–1960)
Phiny Dick
Dutch painter and writer (1912-1990)

Hilda van Stockum
Dutch writer (1908-2006)
Catharina Mulder
organist (1723-1798)
Johannes van der Palm
Dutch politician (1763-1840)
Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller
Businessman, diplomat, world traveller, publicist (1859–1941)
Jacques J. Polak
Dutch economist (1914–2010)
Hans Ras
Dutch linguist *1926 (1926–2003)
Isaac Lipschits
Dutch historian and political scientist (1930–2008)
Bernice Notenboom
Dutch journalist and film producer
Willem Jacob Visser
Willem Visser (1915 — 1991), Dutch linguist, interlinguist
Chris van Abkoude
writer, novelist (1880–1960)
Karel Eykman
Dutch poet and writer (1936–2022)
Antony Kok
Dutch poet, writer and patron of the arts (1882-1969)
Marian Mudder
Dutch actor and writer

Haya van Someren
Dutch politician (1926–1980)

Catharina Heybeek
journalist, editor (1764-1810)
Piet Lieftinck
Dutch politician (1902-1989)