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(Encyclopedia) IJ or YIJboth: ī [key], inlet of the Markermeer, North Holland prov., NW Netherlands, on which Amsterdam is located. It receives the Amstel River and is connected by canals with the…Locatelli, Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Locatelli, PietroLocatelli, Pietropyĕˈtrō lōkätĕlˈlē [key], 1695–1764, Italian violinist and composer. Much of his life was spent in Amsterdam, where he died. An outstanding virtuoso,…Aalsmeer
(Encyclopedia) Aalsmeer Aalsmeer älsˈmār [key], town, North Holland prov., W central Netherlands, on Westeinder Plassen lake, near Amsterdam. It has one of the largest…Stuyvesant, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Stuyvesant, PeterStuyvesant, Peterstīˈvəsənt [key], c.1610–1672, Dutch director-general of New Netherland. He served as governor of Curaçao and lost a leg in an expedition against St.…antipodes, in geography
(Encyclopedia) antipodes [Gr.,=having feet opposite], people or places diametrically opposite on the globe. Thus antipodes must be separated by half the circumference of the earth (180°), and one…Houbraken, Arnold
(Encyclopedia) Houbraken, ArnoldHoubraken, Arnoldärˈnōlt houˈbräˌkən [key], 1660–1719, Dutch painter, etcher, and author of The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters (3 vol., 1718–21), containing important…Goole
(Encyclopedia) Goole Goole g&oomacr;l [key], municipal borough, East Riding of Yorkshire, N England, at the…Zaandam
(Encyclopedia) ZaandamZaandamzändämˈ [key], municipality (1991 est. pop. 130,000), North Holland prov., W Netherlands, near Amsterdam. Manufactures include food products, chemicals, lumber, and…Aertsen, Pieter
(Encyclopedia) Aertsen or Aertszen, PieterAertsen or Aertszen, Pieterboth: pēˈtər ärtˈsən [key], 1503?–1575, Dutch painter, b. Amsterdam. Aertsen painted genre scenes (see genre) that are…van't Hoff, Jacobus Hendricus
(Encyclopedia) van't Hoff, Jacobus Hendricusvan't Hoff, Jacobus Hendricusyäkōˈbəs hĕndrēˈkəs vänt hôf [key], 1852–1911, Dutch physical chemist. He taught at the universities of Amsterdam (1878–96)…Trending
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