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De Vries
De Vries is one of the most common Dutch surnames. It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland (Frisia). Hence, "de Vries" means "the Frisian". The name has been modified to "DeVries", "deVries", or "Devries" in other countries. People named De Vries: Academics * Barend de Vries (1925–2010) – Dutch economist at the World Bank * Benjamin de Vries (born 1923) – Dutch-Israeli economic historian * Gerda de Vries, Canadian mathematician * Glen de Vries * Gustav de Vries (1866–1934) – Dutch mathematician * Hans de Vries (born 1927) – Dutch economic historian * Hent de Vries (born 1958) – Dutch philosopher * Hessel de Vries (1916–1959) – Dutch physicist * Hugo de Vries (1848–1935) – Dutch botanist and geneticist * Jan de Vries (linguist) (1890–1964) – Dutch Germanic mythologist * Jan de Vries (historian) (1943) – (Dutch-)American historian * Jouke de Vries (born 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frisians
The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal regions of the Netherlands and northwestern Germany. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia (which was a part of Denmark until 1864). The name is probably derived from frisselje' (to braid, thus referring to braided hair). The Frisian languages are spoken by more than 500,000 people; West Frisian is officially recognised in the Netherlands (in Friesland), and North Frisian and Saterland Frisian are recognised as regional languages in Germany. History The ancient Frisii enter recorded history in the Roman account of Drusus's 12 BC war against the Rhine Germans and the Chauci. They occasionally appear in the accounts of Roman wars against the Germanic tribes of the region, up to and including the Revolt of the Batavi around 70 AD. Frisian mercenaries were hired to assist the Roman invasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |