Born in Delft
Delft
City and municipality in the Netherlands
Delft as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists, Dutch rower, Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)): Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Sytske de Groot, Hugo Grotius and some more.
Celebrities from DelftCelebrities from Delft
90 Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists
*October 24th, 1632 †August 26th, 1723, Delft.jpg "Sytske de Groot")
52 Rogi Wieg
Dutch author, poet, visual artist and musician (1962-2015)
*August 21st, 1962 †July 15th, 2015, Amsterdam
63 Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau
Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland (1584-1647)
*January 29th, 1584 †March 14th, 1647, The Hague.jpg "Boyan Slat")
78 Anthonie Heinsius
Grand Pensionary of Holland (1641-1720)
*November 23rd, 1641 †August 3rd, 1720, The Hague.jpg "Sytske van der Ster")
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57 Willem Jacobsz Delff
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1580–1638)
*September 15th, 1580 †April 14th, 1638, Delft
.jpg "Ricky Koole")
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Suzanne Manet
Pianist, wife of Édouard Manet for whom she frequently modeled
*October 30th, 1829 †March 8th, 1906, Paris 87
Martinus van Marum
Scientist from the Northern Netherlands (1750-1837)
*March 20th, 1750 †December 26th, 1837, Haarlem 39
Christopher Delphicus zu Dohna
Swedish diplomat (1628-1668)
*June 4th, 1628 †May 21st, 1668, London 67
Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau
Electress Palatine (1576-1644)
*March 31st, 1576 †March 15th, 1644, Königsberg 77
Leonaert Bramer
17th century Dutch artist known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings (1596-1674)
*December 24th, 1596 †January 31st, 1674, Delft 51
Willem van Aelst
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1627–1683)
*May 16th, 1627 †January 1st, 1679, Amsterdam 42
Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger
Dutch Golden Age painter (1619-1661)
*January 1st, 1619 †January 1st, 1661, Delft,_by_Mattheus_Verheyden.jpg "Franco Pauw")
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Samuel IJsseling
Dutch philosopher and university professor (1932-2015)
*December 21st, 1932 †May 14th, 2015, LeuvenBirthdays of famous people
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