Cornelis is a Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees, Neel and Nelis.
Cornelis (Kees) and Johannes (Jan) used to be the most common given names in the Low Countries, and the origin of the term Yankees is commonly thought to derive from the term Jan-Kees for the Dutch settlers in New Netherland.
Among the notable persons named Cornelis are:
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Cornelis Engebrechtsz
Cornelis Engebrechtsz., also known as Cornelis Engelbrechtsz. (c.1462–1527) was an early Dutch painter. He was born and died in Leiden, and is considered the first important painter from that city.
(c. 1462–1527), painter from Leiden
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Cornelis Massijs
Cornelis MassijsAlternative spellings of family name: Massys, Matsijs, Matsys, Messijs, Messys, Metsijs, Metsys (1508, Antwerp – c. 1556, unknown), was a Flemish Renaissance painter, draughtsman and engraver, mainly known for his landscapes ...
(c. 1508–1556), painter from Flanders, Belgium
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Cornelis Floris de Vriendt
Cornelis Floris or Cornelis (II) Floris De Vriendt (c. 1514 – 20 October 1575) was a Flemish sculptor, architect, draughtsman, medallist and designer of prints and luxury. He operated a large workshop in Antwerp from which he worked on many ...
(1513/14-1575), architect and sculptor
* Cornelis Cort (c. 1533–1578), engraver and draughtsman
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Cornelis Corneliszoon
Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest, or Krelis Lootjes (c. 1550 - c. 1600) was a Dutch windmill owner from Uitgeest who invented the wind-powered sawmill, which made the conversion of log timber into planks 30 times faster than before.Cor Dillen (c. 1920–2009), director of Philips and their
CEO
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Cornelis van Haarlem
Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem (1562 – 11 November 1638) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in the Netherlands, and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as a portraitist.
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Cornelis Drebbel
Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel ( ) (1572 – 7 November 1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, op ...
(1572–1633), builder of the first navigable submarine
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Cornelis de Vos
Cornelis de Vos (1584 – 9 May 1651) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer. He was one of the leading portrait painters in Antwerp and is best known for his sensitive portraits, in particular of children and families. He was a ...
Scanian War
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Cornelis Dusart
Cornelis Dusart (April 24, 1660 – October 1, 1704) was a Dutch Genre works, genre painter, draftsman, and printmaker.
He was born in Haarlem. Dusart was a pupil of Adriaen van Ostade from about 1675 to 1679, and was accepted into the Haarlem ...
(1660–1704), genre painter, draftsman, and printmaker
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Cornelis
Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis.
Cornelis (Kees) an ...
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Cornelis Vreeswijk (; ; 8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch-born Swedish singer-songwriter, poet and actor.
He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become ...
(1937–1987), Dutch-Swedish singer, poet and actor
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Cornelis Bodenstein
Cornelis Johannes "Corne" Bodenstein (born 3 November 1992) is a Jersey international cricketer. Born in South Africa, he also played two first-class matches for Oxford MCC University during the 2013 season. Bodenstein is a left-handed all-rou ...
(born 1992), South African-born cricketer
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Cornelis Schuuring
Cornelis "Cor" Schuuring (born 30 March 1942) is a retired Dutch road and track cyclist. His sporting career began with Olympia Amsterdam. He won a bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit along with Henk Cornelisse, Gerard Koel and Jaap Oudkerk ...
(born 1942), Dutch racing cyclist
Surname
Cornelis also is a
patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.
For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
, quite common in Flanders. People with this surname include:
* :nl:Evert Cornelis (1884–1931), Dutch conductor and organist
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Guy R. Cornelis
Guy R. Cornelis is a Belgian microbiologist.
Life
Cornelis graduated in pharmacist, studied in Oxford, UK and received his PhD from the University of Louvain, Belgium in 1974. He studied antibiotic resistance plasmids in Bristol (UK) and tran ...
(born 1946), Belgian microbiologist
* Hans Cornelis (born 1982), Belgian footballer
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Hendrik Cornelis
Hendrik "Rik" Cornelis (1910–1999) was a Belgian colonial civil servant who served as the final Governor-General of the Belgian Congo from 1958 to 1960. His term ended with the independence of the Republic of the Congo.
Cornelis was born in Be ...
(1910–1999), Belgian civil servant; last governor-general of Belgian Congo
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Jean Cornelis
Jean Cornelis (2 August 1941 – 21 March 2016) was a Belgian football player. He was born in Lot.Joseph Cornelis (born 1917), Belgian boxer
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Cees
Cees () is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees (given name), Kees is more common.
Notable people n ...