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210 matches to Dutch Revolt
Dubois, Eugène. 1858-1940. Dutch discoverer of Java Man 1891.
Duquesne, Abraham. 1610-88. French defeat Spanish, Dutch fleets.
Dutch East India Company. 1602-1798. Trade, colonies in Orient. Controlled Ceylon, Cape Colony, Jakarta.
Dutch Wars. 1672-8. French expansionism thwarted by United Provinces. Anglo-Dutch Wars.
Dutch West India Company. 1621-1794. Commercial and colonial interests in Africa, South America. Driven from Brazil, 1654, New York, 1667.
East India Companies. British, Dutch, French. Danish 1614-1729. Austrian, 1720-7.
Einthoven, Willem. 1860-1927. Dutch. Invented electrocardiograph, 1903.
Elzevir. 16-18C. Family of Dutch printers of classics.
Erasmus, Desiderius. c1466-1536. Dutch Humanist ecclesiastic reform writer. Published first New Testament based on Greek, 1516. Reason over ignorance and superstition. Opposed Luther. Praise of Folly. Enchiridion: Christ requires of us nothing but a pure and sincere life.
Escher, M.C. 1898-1971. Dutch graphic artist. Optical illusion, surrealistic effects.
Flemings. Dutch speakers of north Belgium. Walloon.
Flying Dutchman. Legendary ghost ship of Cape of Good Hope.
Fokker, Anthony. 1890-1939. Dutch/German/ US aircraft engineer for Germany, WWI. Remote control plane, 1919.
Gold Coast. 1481 Portugal. 1642 Dutch. 1874 Britain. 1957 Independent +British Togoland = Ghana.
Grotius, Hugo. 1583-1645. Dutch jurist. Laws of War and Peace 1625.
Gueux. 1566-76. Dutch Calvinist rebels vs Spanish rule.
Guyana. Arawak, Carib, Warrau. 1498 Columbus discovers. 16C Dutch settle. 1814 Britain. 1831 Colony =British Guiana. 1966 Independent =Guyana. 1970 Republic.
Hals, Frans. c1580-1666. Dutch portrait painter: Laughing Cavalier 1624. Nurse and Child c1620.
Heem, Jan de. 1606-83. Dutch still life painter.
Heemskerk, Maerten van. 1498-1574. Dutch Mannerist painter.
Hooft, Pieter. 1581-1647. Dutch Renaissance poet and playwright.
Huygens, Christiaan. 1629-95. Dutch physicist, mathematician. Discovered Saturn’s rings 1655. Pendulum clock 1657. Centripetal force 1659. Conservation of Energy 1669. Wave theory of light 1678.
Indonesia.16C Portuguse influence. 1602 Dutch East India Co. 1798 Netherlands(Java). 1811-16 Britishs occupy. 1910 Unified as Dutch colony. 1945 Independent. Java. Borneo. Bali. Sumatra.
Jaffna. 14C Tamil kingdom in Sri Lanka. 1617 Portugal. 1656 Dutch. 1796 British.
Jansen, Cornelis. 1585-1638. Dutch theologian whose theses created Jansenism. Augustinus 1640.