Here are posts labelled "Dutch (language)" on The Guide
Just the Facts:
- Name: Baruch (or Benedict) Spinoza
- Birth: November 24, 1632, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Death: February 21, 1677, The Hague, Netherlands
- Languages: Latin, Portuguese, Hebrew, Spanish, Dutch, perhaps French
- Who he was: Dutch-born Portuguese Jewish philosopher whose writings laid the groundwork for the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism. His magnum opus was the Ethics.
- Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP)
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
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Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Christiaan Huygens
- Birth: April 14, 1629, The Hague, Netherlands
- Death: July 8, 1695, The Hague, Netherlands
- Languages: Latin, French, Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch mathematician and scientist known as an astronomer and physicist, among other things. He discovered Saturn's moon, Titan, and invented the pendulum clock. He was a proponent of the wave theory of light, and the Treatise on Light is one of his major works.
- Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP)
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Maurits Cornelis Escher
- Known as: M. C. Escher
- Birth: June 17, 1898, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Death: March 27, 1972, Laren, North Holland, Netherlands
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch graphic artist; known for geometrically intricate drawings such as Relativity; Waterfall; Hand with Reflecting Sphere
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter.
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Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Johan Huizinga
- Birth: December 7, 1872, Groningen, Netherlands
- Death: February 1, 1945, De Steeg, Netherlands
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch historian; The Autumn of the Middle Ages (a.k.a. The Waning of the Middle Ages); Erasmus; Homo Ludens
- Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (1990) (+10YP)
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Vincent van Gogh
- Birth: March 30, 1853, Zundert, Netherlands
- Death: July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise, France
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch painter; The Starry Night; L'Arlesienne; Bedroom at Aries; Self-Portrait
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
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Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Jan Vermeer
- Also known as: Johannes or Johan Vermeer
- Birth: October 31, 1632, Delft, Netherlands
- Death: December 15, 1675, Delft, Netherlands
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch painter; The Milk Maid; Young Woman with a Water Jug; Girl with a Pearl Earring
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
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Just the Facts:
- Name: Peter Paul Rubens
- Birth: June 28, 1577, Siegen, Germany
- Death: May 30, 1640, Antwerp, Belgium
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Flemish painter; Samson and Delilah; The Descent from the Cross; The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus; Massacre of the Innocents; Horror of War; Susanna and the Elders; The Three Graces; hundreds more
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
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Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Jheronimus van Aken
- Known as: Hieronymus Bosch
- Birth: Unknown Date, c. 1450, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- Death: August 9, 1516, Habsburg Netherlands
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch painter; The Garden of Earthly Delights; The Temptation of St. Anthony; The Adoration of the Magi
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
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Just the Facts:
- Name: Thomas à Kempis
- Birth: Unknown Date, 1380, Kempen, Germany
- Death: July 25, 1471, Zwolle, Netherlands
- Language: Latin; Dutch (?)
- Who he was: Dutch monk who wrote The Imitation of Christ
- Included in lists (What's This?): HC
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Just the Facts:
- Name: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
- Known as: Erasmus; Erasmus of Rotterdam; Desiderius Erasmus
- Birth: October 27, 1466, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Death: July 12, 1536, Basel, Switzerland
- Language: Latin; Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch scholar; The Praise of Folly
- Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP); Bloom
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
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Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
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Just the Facts:
- Name: Rembrandt van Rijn
- Birth: July 15, 1606, Leiden, Netherlands
- Death: October 4, 1669, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch painter whose paintings include The Bridal Couple; The Night Watch
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Cornelis Boeke
- Known as: Kees Boeke
- Birth: September 25, 1884, Alkmaar, Netherlands
- Death: July 3, 1966, Abcoude, Netherlands
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch educator who wrote Cosmic View; Powers of Ten
- Included in lists (What's This?): GGB (+PGR 1)
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Henri Nouwen
- Birth: January 24, 1932, Nijkerk, Netherlands
- Death: September 21, 1996, Hilversum, Netherlands
- Language: Dutch
- Who he was: Dutch Catholic priest and theologian whose works include The Return of the Prodigal Son; The Wounded Healer; In the Name of Jesus; Clowning in Rome; The Life of the Beloved; The Way of the Heart
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
