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Hein Hein is a Dutch and Low German masculine given name, a short version of Hendrik/Heinrich, a derivative surname most common in Germany. Given name * Hein van Aken (c. 1250 – c. 1325), Flemish poet * Hein de Baar (born 1949), Dutch oceanog ...

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Henk Henk is a Dutch people, Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik (given name), Hendrik. It influenced "Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of "Henry (given name), Henry". People named "He ...

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Hennie Hennie is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Hendrik or Hendrikus. It may refer to: Men: * Hennie Aucamp (1934–2014), South African Afrikaans poet, short story writer, cabaretist and academic * Hennie Bekker (born 1934), Zambian- ...

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Henny Henny is a Scandinavian and Dutch male and female first name, nickname and surname. It may refer to: Female given name * Henny Backus (1911–2004), Broadway showgirl in the 1930s * Henny Lindorff Buckhøj (1902–1979), Danish film actress * He ...

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Henri Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry (given name), Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List_of_rulers_named_Henry#France, List of rulers named Henry ...

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Academics

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom H. W. Bakhuis Roozeboom (, October 24, 1854 – February 8, 1907) was a Dutch chemist who studied phase behaviour in physical chemistry. Education and career Bakhuis Roozeboom (originally "Bakhuys Roozeboom") was born in Alkmaar in the Netherl ...

(1854–1907), Dutch physical chemist * Hendrik Pieter Barendregt (born 1947), Dutch logician *

Hendrik Wade Bode Hendrik Wade Bode ( ; ;Van Valkenburg, M. E. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "In memoriam: Hendrik W. Bode (1905-1982)", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. AC-29, No 3., March 1984, pp. 193–194. Quote: "Something should be ...

(1905–1982), American engineer, researcher, inventor, author and scientist * Hendrik Wilhelm Bodewitz (born 1939), Dutch Sanskrit scholar * Hendrik Enno Boeke (1881–1918), Dutch mineralogist and petrographer. * Hendrik Jan Maarten Bos (born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics *

Hendrik Brugmans Hendrik Brugmans (13 December 1906 in Amsterdam – 12 March 1997 in Bruges) also known as Hendrik Bupatis was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. He studied history of French literature at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and the ...

(1906–1997), Dutch literary theorist and linguist *

Hendrik Casimir Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir (15 July 1909 – 4 May 2000) was a Dutch physicist best known for his research on the two-fluid model of superconductors (together with C. J. Gorter) in 1934 and the Casimir effect (together with D. Polder) in 19 ...

(1909–2000), Dutch physicist known for the

Casimir effect In quantum field theory, the Casimir effect is a physical force acting on the macroscopic boundaries of a confined space which arises from the quantum fluctuations of the field. It is named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Casimir, who pr ...

Hendrik Constantijn Cras Hendrik Constantijn Cras (4 January 1739, Leiden – 5 April 1820, Amsterdam) was a Dutch jurist and city librarian of Amsterdam. He studied law in Leiden. For nearly fifty years, beginning in 1771, he taught all fields of legal study at the Ath ...

(1739–1820), Dutch jurist and librarian *

Hendrik van Eikema Hommes Hendrik Jan van Eikema Hommes (May 3, 1930, IJlst – September 3, 1984, Bussum) was a noted Dutch legal scholar and successor to Herman Dooyeweerd in the post of philosopher and judicial scholar at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands ...

(1930–1984), Dutch legal scholar and philosopher *

Hendrik van Etten Jean Leurechon (c. 1591 – 17 January 1670) was a French Jesuit priest, astronomer, and mathematician, known for inventing the pigeonhole principle and naming the thermometer. Life Leurechon was born in Bar-le-Duc where his father, also named J ...

(1591–1670), Pseudonym of Jean Leurechon, French mathematician * Hendrik C. Ferreira (born 1950s), South African information scientist * Hendrik van der Flier (born 1945), Dutch psychologist *

Hendrik Marinus Franken Hendrik Marinus (Henry) Franken (born 1966) is a retired Dutch engineer, enterprise architect and co-founder and former managing director of BiZZdesign, known for his work in the field of systems and control engineering, and business process ma ...

(born 1966), Dutch engineer and enterprise architect *

Hendrik van Gent Hendrik van Gent (14 September 1899, Pernis – March 29, 1947, Amsterdam)''Album studiosorum Academiæ lugduno-batavæ MDCCCLXXV-MCMXXV'', A. W. Sijthoff, 1925, p. 376 was a Dutch astronomer. He moved to South Africa in 1928 in order to o ...

(1899–1947), Dutch astronomer * Hendrik Jacob Hamaker (1844–1911), Dutch jurist * Hendrik Hart (born 1935), Dutch and Canadian philosopher *

Hendrik van Heuraet Hendrik van Heuraet (1633, Haarlem - 1660?, Leiden) was a Dutch mathematician also known as Henrici van Heuraet. He is noted as one of the founders of the integral, and author of ''Epistola de Transmutatione Curvarum Linearum in Rectus'' 'On the ...

(1633–1660?), Dutch mathematician *

Hendrik Hondius I Hendrik Hondius I (born Hendrik de Hondt; 9 June 1573 – ) was a Flemish-born and trained engraver, cartographer, and publisher who settled in the Dutch Republic in 1597. Life He was born as the son of Guillam (Willem) de Hondt, a philo ...

(1573–1650), Flemish-born Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher * Hendrik Hondius II (1597–1651), Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher *

Hendrik S. Houthakker Hendrik Samuel Houthakker (December 31, 1924 – April 15, 2008) was a prominent American economist. Life and career Houthakker was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch-Jewish family. His father was a prominent art dealer. As a teenager he lived thr ...

(1924–2008), Dutch and American economist *

Hendrik C. van de Hulst Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst (19 November 1918 – 31 July 2000) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician. In 1944, while a student in Utrecht, he predicted the existence of the 21 cm hyperfine line of neutral interstellar hydrogen. ...

(1918–2000), Dutch astronomer and mathematician * Hendrik Kern (1833–1917), Dutch linguist and Orientalist *

Hendrik Johan Kessels Hendrik Johan Kessels (15 May 1781 – 15 July 1849) was a Dutch-born clockmaker and internationally renowned naval chronometer maker. He was particularly active in Altona, then part of Denmark but now in (Germany). Life He was born in Maastr ...

(1781–1849), Dutch-born clock and naval chronometer maker * Hendrik Kloosterman (1900–1968), Dutch mathematician *

Hendrik Anthony Kramers Hendrik Anthony "Hans" Kramers (17 December 1894 – 24 April 1952) was a Dutch physicist who worked with Niels Bohr to understand how electromagnetic waves interact with matter and made important contributions to quantum mechanics and statistical ...

(1894–1952), Dutch physicist *

Hendrik Lenstra Hendrik Willem Lenstra Jr. (born 16 April 1949, Zaandam) is a Dutch mathematician. Biography Lenstra received his doctorate from the University of Amsterdam in 1977 and became a professor there in 1978. In 1987 he was appointed to the faculty of ...

(born 1949), Dutch mathematician *

Hendrik Lorentz Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (; 18 July 1853 – 4 February 1928) was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. He also derived the Lorentz t ...

(1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Laureate *

Hendrik de Moy Hendrik de Moy ( Herentals, 21 April 1534 – 15 February 1610, Antwerp) was secretary of the Antwerp city council and a historian.P. Génard, "Aenteekening over den Stadssekretaris Hendrik de Moy / Notice sur le Secrétaire Henri de Moy", ''Antwe ...

(1534–1610), Secretary of Antwerp. *

Hendrik Nienhuis Hendrik Nienhuis (12 February 1790 in Ten Boer – 28 November 1862 in Groningen) was a Dutch legal scholar, rector of the University of Groningen in 1829–30 and 1844–45, and a conservative member of the House of Representatives of the N ...

(1790–1862), Dutch legal scholar and university president * Hendrik Poinar (born 1969), Dutch evolutionary biologist * Hendrick van den Putte (1574–1646), Dutch humanist and philologist *

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack (2 July 1834 – 6 January 1917) was a Dutch jurist, legal scholar, economist and historian, who is best known for his work ''De socialisten: Personen en stelsels'' ("The socialists: persons and systems"). Biography ...

(1834–1917), Dutch legal scholar, economist and historian * Hendrik Relve (born 1948), Estonian environmentalist, nature writer and nature photographer * Hendrik van Rheede (1636–1691), Dutch colonial governor and botanist * Hendrik van Riessen (1911–2000), Dutch philosopher * Hendrik van Rijgersma (1835–1877), Dutch naturalist and botanist * Hendrik de Roy (1598–1679), Dutch philosopher and physician * Hendrik Gerard van de Sande Bakhuyzen (1838–1923), Dutch astronomer * Hendrik Schatz (born c.1970), German nuclear astrophysicist * Hendrik Schön (born 1970), German physicist accused of fraud *

Hendrik G. Stoker Hendrik Gerhardus Stoker (1899–1993), born in Johannesburg, South Africa, was a leading Calvinist philosopher who taught at Potchefstroom. He studied there and the University of Cologne, and he completed his doctoral dissertation on "Nature and ...

(1899–1993), South African Calvinist philosopher *

Hendrik Tennekes Hendrik (Henk) Tennekes (born December 13, 1936, Kampen (Overijssel), Kampen died July 3, 2021, Arnhem) was the director of research at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (''Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut'', or KNMI), and was ...

(born 1936), Dutch meteorologist * Hendrik C. Tijms (born 1944), Dutch mathematician * Hendrik Tolman (born 1961), Dutch and American civil engineer and oceanographer * Hendrik Van Brussel (born 1944), Belgian mechanical engineer *

Hendrik W. (H.W.) van der Merwe Professor Hendrik W. (H.W.) van der Merwe (24 June 19295 March 2001) was a South African academic, a Quaker, and a pioneer of conflict resolution. He founded the Abe Bailey Institute for Inter-Racial Studies (now the Centre for Intergroup Studi ...

(1929–2001), South African academic and anti-apartheid activist * Hendrik Albertus van der Vorst (born 1944), Dutch mathematician *

Hendrik Wagenvoort Hendrik Wagenvoort (23 August 1886 – 15 January 1976) was a Dutch classical scholar. He was professor of Latin at the University of Groningen and Utrecht University and published extensively on subjects relating to the Latin language and ...

(1886–1976), Dutch classical scholar * Hendrik Johannes van der Windt (born 1955), Dutch environmental scientist *

Hendrik de Wit Hendrik (Henk) Cornelis Dirk de Wit (24 October 1909 – 16 March 1999) was a Dutch systematic botanist who contributed significantly to the knowledge of the Aroid genera '' Cryptocoryne'' and '' Lagenandra''. He grew up in the Waterland, a ...

(1909–1999), Dutch systematic botanist * Hendrik Wyermars (1685–1757), Dutch atheist philosopher * Hendrik Zwaardemaker (1857–1930), Dutch physiologist who invented the olfactometer

Arts

* Hendrik Abbé (1639–c.1680), Flemish painter, engraver and architect * Hendrick Aerts (c.1570–1603), Flemish painter and draftsman *

Hendrik Christian Andersen Hendrik Christian Andersen (17 April 1872 in Bergen – 19 December 1940 in Rome) was a Norwegian-American sculptor, painter and urban planner. Background Andersen was born in Bergen, Norway to parents Anders Andersen from Lærdal and Helene ...

(1872–1940), Norwegian-American sculptor, painter and urban planner * Hendrick Andriessen (1607–1655), Flemish still-life painter * Hendrick van Anthonissen (1605–1656), Dutch seascape painter * Hendrik-Jozef Antonissen (1737–1794), Flemish painter of landscapes and cattle *

Hendrick Avercamp Hendrick Avercamp (January 27, 1585 (bapt.) – May 15, 1634 (buried)) was a Dutch painter during the Dutch Golden Age of painting. He was one of the earliest landscape painters of the 17th-century Dutch school, he specialized in painting th ...

(1585–1634), Dutch landscape and genre painter *

Hendrick van Balen Hendrick van Balen or Hendrick van Balen I (c. 1573–1575 in Antwerp – 17 July 1632 in Antwerp) was a Flemish Baroque painter and stained glass designer. Hendrick van Balen specialised in small cabinet pictures often painted on a copper ...

(c.1574–1632), Flemish Baroque painter and stained glass designer * Hendrick van Balen the Younger (1623–1661), Flemish history painter * Hendrik Bary (1632–1707), Dutch engraver * Hendrick Berckman (1629–1679), Dutch portrait painter *

Hendrik Petrus Berlage Hendrik Petrus Berlage (21 February 1856 – 12 August 1934) was a Dutch architect. He is considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School. Life and work Hendrik Petrus Berlage, son of Nicolaas Willem Berlage and An ...

(1856–1934), Dutch architect *

Hendrik Beyaert Hendrik Beyaert (Dutch) or Henri Beyaert ( French) (29 July 1823 – 22 January 1894) was a Belgian architect. He is considered one of the most important Belgian architects of the 19th century. Biography Beyaert was of very humble descen ...

(1823–1894), Belgian architect * Hendrick Bloemaert (1601–1672), Dutch portrait and historical painter * Hendrick Bogaert (1630–1675), Dutch genre painter *

Hendrik van der Borcht the Elder Hendrik van der Borcht the Elder or Hendrick van der Borcht the Elder (1583 - 26 July 1651Borcht, Hendrik (I ...

(1583–1651), Flemish engraver and still life painter * Hendrik van der Borcht II (1614–1676), German Baroque painter * Hendrik van Borssum Buisman (1873–1951), Dutch painter and museum curator *

Hendrick van den Broeck Hendrick van den Broeck or Arrigo Fiammingo (c. 1530 – 28 September 1597) was a Flemish painter, fresco painter, glass painter and sculptor of the late- Renaissance or Mannerist period. After training in Flanders, he travelled to Italy w ...

(c.1530–1597), Flemish Mannerist painter *

Hendrick ter Brugghen Hendrick Jansz ter Brugghen (or Terbrugghen) (1588 – 1 November 1629) was a Dutch painter of genre scenes and religious subjects. He was one of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio – the so-called ''Utrecht Caravaggisti''. Along with Gerrit va ...

(1588–1629), Dutch Caravaggist painter *

Hendrick van der Burgh Hendrick van der Burgh (1627 – after 1664), was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter. Biography According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) he was born in Delft and was a member of the same "school" or artistic style as Piet ...

(1627–aft.1664), Dutch genre painter *

Hendrik Carré Hendrik Carré (October 2, 1656, Amsterdam – July 7, 1721, The Hague), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken he was a pupil first of Jacob Jordaens in Antwerp, and then Juriaen Jacobsze in Leeuwarden, where he pai ...

(1656–1721), Dutch painter * Hendrik Carré II (1696–1775), Dutch painter * Hendrik Chabot (1894–1949), Dutch painter and sculptor * Hendrik Claudius (c.1655–c.1700), German-born natural history illustrator * Hendrick de Clerck (c.1560–1630), Flemish Mannerist painter * Hendrick van Cleve III (c.1525–c.1595), Flemish painter and engraver *

Hendrick Coning Hendrick Coning (1604 – after 1660), was a Dutch Golden Age member of the Haarlem schutterij The Haarlem schutterij refers to a collective name for the voluntary civic guard of Haarlem, from medieval times up to the Batavian Revolution i ...

(1604–1660), Dutch portrait painter *

Hendrik Frans de Cort Hendrik de Cort or Hendrik Frans de Cort (1742 in Antwerp – 28 June 1810 in London) was a Flemish landscape painter and draughtsman. His international career brought him to Antwerp, Paris, England and Wales. He is mainly remembered for his to ...

(1742–1810), Flemish landscape painter *

Hendrick Couturier Hendrick Couturier (1620, Leiden – 1684, New York City), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to the RKD he married in Leiden in 1648 and moved to America.

(1620–1684), Dutch portrait painter and settler in New Netherland *

Hendrick Danckerts Hendrick Danckerts (c.1625 - 1680) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver, mostly of houses in their landscape settings. After some years in Italy, he spent most of his career in London, working for Charles II and his brother. Biography D ...

(c.1625–1680), Dutch landscape painter and engraver * Hendrik Adriaan Christiaan Dekker (1836–1905), Dutch painter and lithographer * Hendrick Joseph Dillens (1812–1872), Belgian genre painter * Hendrik Berend Dorgelo (1894–1961), Dutch physicist and academic * Hendrick Dubbels (1621–1707), Dutch seascape painter *

Hendrik Faydherbe Hendrik Faydherbe or Henri Fayd'herbe (1574–1629) was a Flemish sculptor and gilder, and poet, who lived and worked in Mechelen, in the Southern Netherlands. Life He was born in Mechelen in 1574, the son of Antoon Faydherbe, a brewer, and at th ...

(1574–1629), Flemish sculptor, gilder, and poet *

Hendrick Fromantiou Hendrik de Fromantiou (1633 – after 1693) was a Dutch still life painter. Early life Fromantiou was born in Maastricht. In his youth, he produced works for the art dealer Gerrit van Uylenburgh in Amsterdam and from 1658, he was active in ...

(1633–1693), Dutch still life painter *

Hendrik Goltzius Hendrick Goltzius, or Hendrik, (; ; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, lauded for his ...

(1558–1617), Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter *

Hendrick Goudt Hendrick Goudt (c. 1583 – 17 December 1648) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draftsman of landscapes and religious subjects who was strongly influenced by Adam Elsheimer. Biography Goudt was born in The Hague, the son of Arend ...

(1583–1648), Dutch landscape and biblical painter *

Hendrik Graauw Hendrik Graauw (c.1627– 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography Graauw was born in Hoorn. According to Houbraken, he first learned to paint from Pieter de Grebber in Haarlem.Hendrik-Jan Grievink (born 1977), Dutch graphic designer and editor * Hendrik van der Haert (1790–1846), Flemish portrait painter, sculptor, illustrator and engraver * Hendrik Heerschop (1626–1690), Dutch painter *

Hendrik Herregouts Hendrik Herregouts (1633 in Mechelen – 1704 in Antwerp) was a Flemish history painting, history and portrait painter and draughtsman with an international career spanning Italy, Germany and his native Flanders. Life Hendrik Herregouts was born ...

(1633–1704), Flemish history and portrait painter and draughtsman * Hendrik Peter Jonker (1912–2002), Dutch photographer *

Hendrik Kerstens Hendrik Kerstens (born The Hague, March 24, 1956) is a Dutch photographer and visual artist. He is known for his portraits of his daughter, Paula. Biography Hendrik Kerstens did not train formally as an artist but ran a business in the city ...

(born 1956), Dutch photographer and visual artist * Hendrik Keun (1738–1787), Dutch city and landscape painter *

Hendrick de Keyser Hendrick de Keyser (15 May 1565 – 15 May 1621) was a Dutch sculptor, merchant in Belgium bluestone, and architect who was instrumental in establishing a late Renaissance form of Mannerism changing into Baroque. Most of his works appeared in Amst ...

(1565–1631), Dutch sculptor and architect *

Hendrik Kobell Hendrik Kobell (13 September 1751 – 3 August 1779) was an 18th-century landscape and marine painter, etcher, draftsman and watercolorist from the Northern Netherlands. Biography He came from a painting family and was a cousin of Ferdinand ...

(1751–1779), Dutch sea and landscape painter * Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek (1843–1927), Dutch landscape painter * Hendrik Maarten Krabbé (1868–1931), Dutch genre and portrait painter * Hendrik Krawen (born 1963), German visual and installation artist *

Hendrick Krock Hendrick Krock (21 July 1671 – 18 November 1738) was a Danish history painter who, from 1706, was the court painter of Frederick IV as well as his successor Christian VI. Along with Benoit Le Coffre set the tone for history painting in Denmark ...

(1671–1738), Danish history painter *

Hendrik van Limborch Hendrik van Limborch (9 March 1681 – 3 February 1759) was a painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands. Limborch was born in The Hague as the son of a lawyer and became the pupil of Jan Hendrik Brandon, Robbert Duval, Jan de Baen and ...

(1681–1759), Dutch painter and engraver *

Hendrik Frans van Lint Hendrik Frans van Lint (1684 – 24 September 1763) was a Flemish landscape and ''vedute'' painter who was part of the group of Flemish and Dutch painters active in Rome. He was one of the leading landscape painters in Rome in the first half ...

(1684–1763), Flemish landscape painter * Hendrik Luyten (1859–1945), Dutch-born Belgian painter. * Hendrik Martz (born 1968), German actor *

Hendrick de Meijer Hendrick de Meijer (1620 – 1689), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. Biography He was born in Rotterdam and is considered by the RKD to be a landscape painter of the "Albert Cuyp school".Hendrik de Meijer Hendrik Meijer (1744–1793) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Meijer was born in Amsterdam in 1744, though Abraham Jacob van der Aa gave his date of birth as 1737. According to the RKD he was first a memb ...

(1744–1793), Dutch wallpaper painter *

Hendrik Willem Mesdag Hendrik Willem Mesdag (23 February 1831 – 10 July 1915) was a Dutch marine painter. Biography He was born in Groningen, the son of the banker Klaas Mesdag and his wife Johanna Wilhelmina van Giffen. Mesdag was encouraged by his fath ...

(1831–1915), Dutch seascape painter *

Hendrik van Minderhout Hendrik van Minderhout (1632 – 22 July 1696) was a Dutch-born artist who was primarily active in the Flemish cities Bruges and Antwerp. He painted marine paintings, harbor scenes, cityscapes, landscapes and architectural paintings.

(1632–1696), Dutch-Flemish seascape painter * Hendrick Mommers (1623–1693), Dutch landscape painter * Hendrik Munnichhoven (died 1664), Swedish court painter * Hendrick Munniks (c.1600–1664), Dutch painter * Hendrik H.J. Ngantung (1921–1991), Indonesian painter and politician * Hendrick ten Oever (1639–1716), Dutch painter *

Hendrik van Oort Hendrik van Oort (6 August 1775 in Utrecht – 17 February 1847 in Utrecht) was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Among his best known works are ''In the Meadow'' and ''The Shoemaker'', the latter of which is on display at th ...

(1775–1847), Dutch landscape painter *

Hendrik Gerritsz Pot Hendrik Gerritsz Pot (c. 1580 – 15 October 1657 (buried)) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, who lived and painted in Haarlem, where he was an officer of the militia, or ''schutterij''. Dutch artist Frans Hals painted Pot in militia sash in ...

(c.1580–1657), Dutch genre and portrait painter *

Hendrik Pothoven Hendrik Pothoven (25 December 1725 – 29 January 1807) was an 18th-century drawer and painter from the Northern Netherlands. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Frans de Bakker and Philip van Dijk.Hendrik Reekers (1815–1854), Dutch still life painter * Hendrik Rietschoof (1678–1747), Dutch seascape painter *

Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen 300px, ''The Artist Painting a Cow in a Meadow Landscape''. Oil on panel, 1850. Rijksmuseum Hendrik (Hendrikus) van de Sande Bakhuyzen (2 January 1795 – 12 December 1860) was a Dutch landscape painter and art teacher. He was a prominent contri ...

(1795–1860), Dutch landscape painter * Hendrik Frans Schaefels (1827–1904), Belgian Romantic painter, draughtsman and engraver * Hendrik Adolf Schaep (1826–1870), Belgian seascape painter *

Hendrik Scheffer Hendrik Scheffer (The Hague, 25 September 1798 – Paris, 15 March 1862) was a Dutch painter in the Romantic tradition who lived in France for most of his life. In France he is usually known as Henri Scheffer. Personal life Scheffer was the yo ...

(1798–1862), Dutch Romantic painter who lived in France *

Hendrik Jacobus Scholten Hendrik Jacobus Scholten (11 July 1824, Amsterdam – 29 May 1907, Heemstede), was a 19th-century painter from the Netherlands. Biography According to the RKD he was a pupil of Petrus Franciscus Greive and Lambertus Johannes Hansen.

(1824–1907), Dutch painter *

Hendrik Schoock Hendrik Schoock (baptized May 4, 1630, Utrecht (city) – July 24, 1707, Utrecht (city)), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Jan Lievens and Abraham Bloemaert who later took to garland painting ...

(1630–1707), Dutch history and still life painter * Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt (1747–1797), German landscape painter *

Hendrick Snyers Hendrick Snyers (born 1611, Antwerp – died 1644, Antwerp), was a Flemish people, Flemish Baroque Engraving, engraver. Biography Snyers was a pupil of Nicolaes Lauwers in 1635–1636. In 1643 he promised to work for the history painter Abraha ...

(1611–1644), Flemish engraver * Hendrick van Someren (c.1610–1685), Dutch painter * Hendrick Sorgh (1666–1720), Dutch broker and art collector * Hendrik Martensz Sorgh (c.1610–1670), Dutch genre painter *

Hendrik Spilman Hendrik Spilman (1721, Amsterdam – 1784, Haarlem), was an 18th-century painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands. Biography According to the RKD he spent his working life in Haarlem, where he enrolled in 1742 as a member of the H ...

(1721–1784), Dutch painter and engraver * Hendrik van Steenwijk I (c.1550–1603), Dutch architectural painter *

Hendrik van Steenwijk II Hendrik van Steenwijck II (also ''Steenwyck, Steinwick'') (c.1580–1640
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(c.1580–1640), Dutch architectural, biblical and still life painter *

Hendrick van Streeck Hendrik van Streek or Hendrick van Streeck (baptized 11 April 1659 - buried 19 November 1720) was a Dutch painter and sculptor. He is known for his paintings of church interiors and still lifes.Hendrik Tavenier (1734–1807), Dutch landscape draughtsman and painter * Henricus Jacobus Tollens (1864-1936), Dutch photographer *

Hendrick van Uylenburgh Hendrick Gerritszoon van Uylenburgh (c. 1587 – 1661) was an influential Dutch Golden Age art dealer who helped launch the careers of Rembrandt, Govert Flinck, Ferdinand Bol and other painters. Biography Van Uylenburgh came from a Frisian f ...

(1587–1661), Dutch art dealer *

Hendrik Veen Hendrik Veen (6 October 1823, Haarlem – 14 March 1905, Haarlem) was a prolific photographer in the Dutch East Indies. He photographed ethnographic shots of locals, landscapes, architecture, landscapes and botanical subjects. His work included a ...

(1823–1905), Dutch photographer in the Dutch East Indies *

Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen or Hendrik Frans VerbruggenAlternative first names: Hendrik Fransiscus, Henricus-Franciscus and Frans (Antwerp, 30 April 1654 – Antwerp, 12 December 1724) was a Flemish sculptor and draftsman, who is best known for his ...

(1654–1724), Flemish sculptor and draftsman *

Hendrik Vermeulen Hendrik Meyer-Vermeulen (born ''Hendrik Mentz Vermeulen'', 7 April 1982) is a South African Couturier and fashion designer, specialising in Haute Couture and Corsetry as well as a singer-songwriter performing under stage name Joh Urban. In 200 ...

(born 1982), South African fashion designer *

Hendrik Verschuring Hendrik Verschuring (1627–1690) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Gorinchem who often decorated his landscapes with soldiers on horseback. Biography His father was a ''hopman'', which is a Dutch term for a flag bearer of a schutter ...

(1627–1690), Dutch landscape painter * Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet (1611–1675), Dutch architectural painter *

Hendrik Voogd Hendrik Voogd (;''Voogd'' in isolation: . 10 July 1768 – 4 September 1839) was a Dutch Painting, painter and Printmaking, printmaker, who was active in Italy. Life Hendrik Voogd was born on 10 July 1768 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic.

(1768–1839), Dutch landscape painter and printmaker * Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom (1562–1640), Dutch seascape painter * Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882–1945), Dutch experimental artist, typographer and printer *

Hendrik Wouda Hendrik Wouda (Leeuwarden 10 May 1885 – Wassenaar 25 October 1946.) Dutch architect and furniture designer. He designed furniture, lighting and interiors for homes, offices, ships and exhibitions. His work is characterized by a strongly mar ...

(1885–1946), Dutch architect and furniture designer * Hendrik Emil Wouters (1882–1916), Belgian fauvist painter and sculptor * Hendrik van Wueluwe (1460–c.1533), Flemish Renaissance painter

Business

* Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen (1841–1908), Dutch businessman and politician *

Hendrik van der Bijl Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl FRS (23 November 1887 – 2 December 1948) was a South African electrical engineer and industrialist and is regarded as one of the greatest South Africans for his contribution to the country's development. He was t ...

(1887–1948), South African electrical engineer and industrialist *

Hendrick van Buyten Hendrick van Buyten (1632 - July 1701) was a baker in Delft. He is famous because of his connection to Johannes Vermeer. In August 1663 he owned a painting by Vermeer when he was visited by Balthasar de Monconys. Van Buyten told the diplomat, acco ...

(1632–1701), Dutch baker *

Hendrik Carloff Hendrik Carloff (died after 1677) was an adventurer active in the 17th century. Carloff began his career as a cabin boy but rose to become the Commander and Director of the Dutch West India Company. He later joined the Swedish Africa Company and ...

(c.1621–c.1690), Swedish slave trader *

Hendrik Godfried Duurkoop Hendrik Godfried Duurkoop (5 May 1736, Dornum – 27 July 1778, at sea) was a Dutch merchant-trader and VOC Opperhoofd in Japan. During his career with the Dutch East Indies Company (the ''Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie'' or ''VOC''), he w ...

(1736–1778), Dutch merchant-trader and VOC Opperhoofd in Japan * Hendrik Figee (1838–1907), Dutch cranes manufacturer * Hendrik G. Meijer (born 1952), American CEO of the supermarket chain Meijer * Hendrik Pasma (1813–1890), Dutch writer, farmer and politician * Hendrik Pontoppidan (1814–1901), Danish merchant, consul and philanthropist *

Hendrik Caspar Romberg Hendrik Caspar Romberg (bapt. 11 October 1744 - 15 April 1793) was a Dutch bookkeeper, merchant-trader and VOC Opperhoofd in Japan. Life Hendrik Caspar Romberg was the son of Zacharias Romberg, a bookprinter/seller on Spui in Amsterdam. Hendri ...

(1744–1793), Dutch bookkeeper, merchant-trader and VOC Opperhoofd in Japan *

Hendrick van Rensselaer Hendrick van Rensselaer (October 23, 1667 – July 4, 1740) was director of the Eastern patent of the Rensselaerswyck manor. The estate was composed of land in Columbia County, New York, and land opposite Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, ...

(1667–1740), New York colony landowner

Exploration

Hendrik Brouwer Hendrik Brouwer (; 1581 – 7 August 1643) was a Dutch explorer and governor of the Dutch East Indies. East Indies Brouwer is thought to first have sailed to the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1606. In 1610, ...

(1581–1653), Dutch explorer, admiral, and colonial administrator *

Hendrick Christiaensen Hendrick Christiaensen (died 1619) was a Dutch explorer who was involved in the earlier exploration of what became the colony of New Netherland. Life Hendrick Christiaensen was a ship captain and trader employed by the Van Tweenhuysen Company of ...

(died 1616), Dutch explorer *

Hendrik Coetzee Hendrik "Hendri" Coetzee (c. 1975 – 7 December 2010) was a South African outdoorsman and author. He was killed after being taken by a crocodile in December 2010. Coetzee gained prominence in 2004 leading a Nile River source-to-sea expedition ...

(c.1975–2010), South African explorer *

Hendrik Dolleman Dolleman Island is a rounded, ice-covered island, long, lying east of Cape Boggs, off the east coast of Palmer Land. It was discovered in 1940 by members of East Base of the US Antarctic Service. The island was named in honour of S-Sgt. He ...

(1905–1990), Dutch-born American Air Force serviceman and explorer * Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg (c.1640–1712), German interpreter in New Netherland and New Sweden *

Hendrick Hamel Hendrick Hamel (1630 – 1692) was a Westerner to provide a first hand account of Joseon Korea. After spending thirteen years there, he wrote "Hamel's Journal and a Description of the Kingdom of Korea, 1653-1666," which was subsequently publis ...

(1630–1692), Dutch journalist and explorer *

Hendrik Hudson Henry Hudson ( 1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States. In 1607 and 16 ...

(c.1565–1611), Dutch contemporary name for the English explorer * Hendrik Albertus Lorentz (1871–1944), Dutch explorer of New Guinea * Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller (1859–1941), Dutch businessman, diplomat, explorer, publicist, and philanthropist * Hendrik Jacob Wikar (1752–?), Finnish explorer *

Hendrik van Zyl Hendrik Matthys van Zyl (van Zijl), the "Laird of Ghanzi" (19 October 1828 – June 1880) was the first Afrikaner settler in Ghanzi, Botswana. A former politician in Transvaal, he crossed the Kalahari several times and set up a small trading en ...

(1828–1880), First Afrikaner settler in Botswana

Military

* Hendrik van den Bergh (1573–1638), Dutch count, who served in the Spanish military *

Hendrik Born Hendrik Born (5 July 1944 – 2 August 2021) was a ''Vizeadmiral'' (vice admiral) of the East German Navy (Volksmarine) and the last chief of the People's Navy and its youngest Vizeadmiral. Childhood Born's parents had eight children. His fa ...

(1944–2021), East German Navy vice admiral * Hendrik Bosch (1776–aft.1840), Dutch military officer and Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast * Hendrik G.B. van den Breemen (born 1941), Dutch Marine Corps generals * Hendrik Detmers (1761–1825), Dutch military commander at Waterloo * Hendrik Gravé (1670–1749), Dutch admiral * Hendrick van der Heul (1676–1762), Dutch privateer * Hendrik Klopper (1903–1977), South African military commander * Hendrik A. Kotze (born 1919), South African Army general *

Hendrik Merkus de Kock Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock (25 May 1779 – 12 April 1845) was a Dutch general and nobleman who served in the Batavian Navy as Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1826 to 1830. He also was Minister of the Interior of t ...

(1779–1845), Dutch military general, minister, and senator *

Hendrick Lonck Adm. Hendrick Corneliszoon Lonck (or Loncque and Loncq) (born 1568, Roosendaal – 10 October 1634, Amsterdam), a Dutch naval hero, was the first Dutch sea captain to reach the New World. Early years He was born in Roosendaal in the southern ...

(1568–1634), Dutch navy admiral *

Hendrik III of Nassau-Breda Count Henry III of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz (January 12, 1483, Siegen – September 14, 1538, Breda), Lord (from 1530 Baron) of Breda, Lord of the Lek, of Dietz, etc. was a count of the House of Nassau. He was the son of Count John V of Nas ...

(1483–1538), Dutch stadtholder and military leader * Hendrik van Nassau-Ouwerkerk (1640–1708), Dutch military general *

Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky Hendrik George, Count de Perponcher Sedlnitsky (also Sedlnitzky; 19 May 1771 – 29 November 1856) was a Dutch general and diplomat. He commanded the 2nd Netherlands Division at the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo. Biography Fam ...

(1771–1856), Dutch general and diplomat *

Hendrik Prinsloo Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo, OBE, ED (18 August 1890 – 20 November 1966) was a South African army officer. As a 12-year-old boy, he was interned by the British in a concentration camp during the Anglo-Boer War but served alongside the British ...

(1890–1966), South African military commander * Hendrik Rusius (1624–1679), Dutch officer and fortification engineer * Hendrik Seyffardt (1872–1943), Dutch general and Nazi collaborator * Hendrick Sharp (1815–1892), Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War *

Hendrik Trajectinus, Count of Solms Hendrik Trajectinus, Count of Solms, (1636 – 13 July 1693) was a Dutch people, Dutch lieutenant-general. Solms was born in Utrecht (city), Utrecht. A cousin of William III of England, William of Orange, he served in his armies during the v ...

(1636–1693), Dutch lieutenant-general * Hendrick K. van Rensselaer (1744–1816), American Colonel during the American Revolutionary War * Hendrik Witbooi, chief of the Khowesin people, a sub-tribe of the Khoikhoi, regarded as one of the national heroes of Namibia, one of the principal commanders of

Herero Wars The Herero Wars were a series of colonial wars between the German Empire and the Herero people of German South West Africa (present-day Namibia). They took place between 1904 and 1908. Background Pre-colonial South-West Africa The Hereros wer ...

Music

Hendrik Andriessen Hendrik Franciscus Andriessen (17 September 1892 – 12 April 1981) was a Dutch composer and organist. He is remembered most of all for his improvisation at the organ and for the renewal of Catholic liturgical music in the Netherlands. Andrie ...

(1892–1981), Dutch composer and organist * Hendrik Herman Badings (1907–1987), Dutch composer *

Hendrik Bouman Hendrik "Henk" Bouman (born 29 September 1951, in Dordrecht)David Cummings, International Who's Who In Music And Musicians' Directory 1994/5, page 92 is a Dutch harpsichordist, fortepianist, conductor and composer of music written in the baroqu ...

(born 1951), Dutch harpsichordist, conductor and composer * Hendrik Bredeniers (c.1472–1522), Flemish organist and music teacher *

Hendrik Hofmeyr Hendrik Pienaar Hofmeyr (born 20 November 1957) is a South African composer. Born in Cape Town, he furthered his studies in Italy during 10 years of self-imposed exile as a conscientious objector. While there, he won the South African Opera C ...

(born 1957), South African composer * Hendrik Möbus (born 1976), German Neo Nazi and heavy metal musician *

Hendrik Niehoff Hendrik Niehoff ( – December 1560) was a Dutch pipe organ builder. Life Niehoff was born in Leeuwarden and served as an apprentice to pipe organ builder Jan van Covelen (). After Van Covelen's death, Niehoff established his shop in 's-H ...

(1495–1561), Dutch pipe organ builder *

Hendrik Sal-Saller Smilers is an Estonian rock band formed in 1991 by Hendrik Sal-Saller. The name reportedly originated from a Rod Stewart album, '' Smiler''. The band was first named Lezer Brozers. In the early years Smilers produced two albums in Finland, bu ...

(born 1966), Estonian rock singer and guitarist * Hendrik N.T. Simons (born 1955), Dutch singer * Hendrik Speuy (c.1575–1625), Dutch renaissance organist and composer * Hendrik Stedler (born 1968), German sound designer, audio engineer and song composer

Politics and government

* Hendrik Allik (1901–1989), Estonian communist politician * Hendrik Becker (1661–1722), Dutch Governor of Ceylon * Hendrik Beernink (1910–1979), Dutch Minister of the Interior * Hendrick van Berckenrode (c.1565–1534), Dutch mayor of Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals * Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947), Dutch Minister of Defence and the Interior * Hendrik Bogaert (born 1968), Flemish politician * Hendrik I of Brabant (1165–1235), Duke of Brabant and Lothier * Hendrik II van Brabant (1207–1248), Duke of Brabant and Lothier *

Hendrick van Brederode Henry (Hendrik), Lord of Bréderode (December 1531 – 15 February 1568) was a member of the Dutch noble family Van Brederode and an important member during the Eighty Years' War. He was named the "Grote Geus" or the "big beggar". Biography ...

(1531–1568), Dutch noble and early leader of the Dutch Revolt *

(1581–1653), Dutch explorer, admiral, and Governor-General of the East Indies * Hendrik Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612–1640), Dutch stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe * Hendrik Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz (1657–1696), Dutch stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen * Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934–1999), Surinamese politician, President of Suriname 1980-82 *

Hendrik Colijn Hendrikus "Hendrik" Colijn (22 June 1869 – 18 September 1944) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP; now defunct and merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from ...

(1869–1944), Prime Minister of the Netherlands *

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 Governor-General of the Belgian Congo * Hendrik Daems (born 1959), Flemish politician *

Hendrik de Man Henri (Hendrik) de Man (17 November 1885 – 20 June 1953) was a Belgian politician and leader of the Belgian Labour Party (POB-BWP). He was one of the leading socialist theoreticians of his period and, during the German occupation of Belgium d ...

(1882–1953), Belgian Labour Party politician * Hendrik Doeff (1764–1837), Dutch diplomat in Japan *

Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker (Amsterdam, 11 August 1857 – The Hague, 5 September 1917) was a Dutch liberal politician of the Free-thinking Democratic League. He was the half-brother of feminist Wilhelmina Drucker Wilhelmina Drucker (née ''Wilhel ...

(1857–1917), Dutch liberal politician *

Hendrik Jan van Duren Hendrik Jan van Duren (30 April 1937, in Heerde, Gelderland – 5 February 2008, in Wapenveld) was a Dutch politician. See also *List of Dutch politicians A list of most notable Dutch politicians, party affiliation given. A * Willem Aantjes ...

(1937–2008), Dutch politician *

Hendrik Elias Hendrik Jozef Elias (12 June 1902 – 2 February 1973) was a Belgian politician and Flemish nationalist, notable as the leader of the Vlaams Nationaal Verbond between 1942 and 1944. Biography Elias was a noted academic, holding doctorates in bot ...

(1902–1973), Belgian politician and Flemish nationalist * Hendrik Fernandez (1932–2014), Indonesian Governor of West Timor *

Hendrick Fisher Hendrick Fisher (also spelled Fischer, Visscher; 1697–1779) represented Somerset County in the New Jersey Colonial Assembly, was one of three delegates representing New Jersey at the Stamp Act Congress in New York in 1765, was elected to New ...

(1697–1779), New Jersey colonial politician * Hendrick V. Fisher (1846-1909), American politician *

Hendrik Goeman Borgesius Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (11 January 1847, Schildwolde, Slochteren – 18 January 1917, The Hague) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 1877 until 1917, representing respectively Win ...

(1847–1917), Dutch Minister of the Interior * Hendrik Johannes Grashoff (born 1961), Dutch politician and civil engineer * Hendrik of Guelders (1117–1182), Count of Guelders * Hendrik Antonie Lodewijk Hamelberg (1826–1896), Dutch lawyer and politician in South Africa *

Hendrick Hansen Hendrick Hansen (February 26, 1665 – February 17, 1724) was the fifth Mayor of Albany, New York. Early life Hendrick Hansen was born on February 26, 1665, in Albany. He was the son of Hans Hendrickse, a Beverwyck trader, and Eva Gillis de Meyer ...

(1665–1724), 5th Mayor of Albany, New York * Hendrik ten Hoeve (born 1946), Dutch Senate member * Hendrik Jan Hofstra (1904–1999), Dutch Labour Party politician *

Hendrik Hoppenstedt Hendrik Hoppenstedt (born 14 June 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German parliament Bundestag since 2013, representing the Hannover-Land I constituency. Before he got ...

(born 1972), German politician *

Hendrick Hendricksen Kip Hendrick Hendricksen Kip (1600–1685) was a Dutch colonial magistrate. He was one of the nine original popular assemblymen serving in New Amsterdam from 1647 under Pieter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Netherlands. Biography Hendrick Hendricksen K ...

(1600–1685), Dutch colonial magistrate in New Netherland *

Toomas Hendrik Ilves Toomas Hendrik Ilves (; born 26 December 1953) is an Estonian politician who served as the fourth president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016. Ilves worked as a diplomat and journalist, and he was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the ...

(born 1953), Estonian politician, fourth

President of Estonia The president of the Republic of Estonia ( et, Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is ...

* Hendrik Koekoek (1912–1987), Dutch farmer and politician * Hendrik Elle Koning (1933–2016), Dutch tax official and politician * Hendrik Menso (1791–1872), Dutch conservative politician *

Hendrik Mentz Hendrik Mentz DTD (8 August 1877 – 3 June 1938) was a South African Party lawyer, politician, soldier and South African Minister of Defence from 1919 to 1924. Second Boer war During the Second Boer War, Mentz fought under General Ben Viljoen ...

(1877–1938), South African Minister of Defence * Hendrik Mulderije (1888–1970), Dutch Minister of Justice * Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller (1859–1941), Dutch businessman, diplomat, explorer, publicist, and philanthropist * Hendrik of the Netherlands (1876–1934), Prince consort of the Netherlands, husband of Queen Wilhelmina * Hendrick Vaal Neto (born 1944), Angolan diplomat * Hendrik H.J. Ngantung (1921–1991), Indonesian painter and Governor of Jakarta * Hendrik van der Noot (1731–1827), Brabant jurist, lawyer, politician and revolutionary * Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau (1820–1879), Prince of the Netherlands, son of King William II * Hendrick Petrusma (born 1942), Dutch-born Australian politician *

Hendrik Potgieter Andries Hendrik Potgieter, known as Hendrik Potgieter (19 December 1792 – 16 December 1852) was a Voortrekker leader and the last known Champion of the Potgieter family. He served as the first head of state of Potchefstroom from 1840 and 184 ...

(1792–1852), South African Voortrekker leader * Hendrik van Rheede (1636–1691), Dutch colonial governor and botanist * Hendrik Jan Roethof (1921–1996), Dutch journalist and politician * Hendrik van Rossum (1919–2017), Dutch politician * Hendrick Schmidt (born 1963), South African politician *

Hendrik Jan Smidt Hendrik Jan Smidt (11 October 1831, in Assen – 14 March 1917, in The Hague) was a Dutch Liberalism in the Netherlands, liberal politician. He served as Minister of Justice twice, and was List of colonial governors of Suriname, Governor-Gener ...

(1831–1917), Dutch Governor-General of Suriname *

Hendrik Swellengrebel Hendrik Swellengrebel (Cape Town, 20 September 1700 – Utrecht, 26 December 1760) was the first and only Dutch East India Company governor of the Dutch Cape Colony who was born in the Cape. Life Swellengrebel was governor from 14 April 1739 ...

(1700–1760), Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony *

Hendrick Tejonihokarawa Hendrick Tejonihokarawa (Tay yon’ a ho ga rau’ a), also known as ''Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row'' and Hendrick Peters (1660 – ) was a pro-English leader of the Mohawk in the Province of New York in the early eighteenth century. He was one of ...

(c.1660–c.1735), Mohawk leader, one of the "Four Mohawk Kings" *

Hendrick Theyanoguin Hendrick Theyanoguin (c. 1691 – September 8, 1755), whose name had several spelling variations, was a Mohawk leader and member of the Bear Clan. He resided at Canajoharie or the Upper Mohawk Castle in colonial New York.Sivertsen, Barbara J. ...

(1692–1755), Mohawk leader associated with Sir William Johnson * Hendrik Tilanus (1884–1966), Dutch Christian politician * Hendrik Tonneboeijer (1814–1837), Dutch Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast *

Hendrik Verwoerd Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (; 8 September 1901 – 6 September 1966) was a South African politician, a scholar of applied psychology and sociology, and chief editor of ''Die Transvaler'' newspaper. He is commonly regarded as the architect ...

(1901–1966), Prime Minister of South Africa and designer of the apartheid policy, one of the principal commanders of

Rhodesian Bush War The Rhodesian Bush War, also called the Second as well as the Zimbabwe War of Liberation, was a civil conflict from July 1964 to December 1979 in the unrecognised country of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe-Rhodesia). The conflict pitted three for ...

* Hendrik J.H. Vonhoff (1931–2010), Dutch state secretary, mayor and Queens commissioner * Hendrik Vos (1903–1972), Dutch Labour Party politician *

Hendrik Vroom Hendrik Vroom CMG (20 May 1850 – 13 January 1902) was a Gold Coast Euro-African merchant and government official on the Gold Coast. Vroom was known as a strong supporter of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and lived in Bridge House, Elmina, ...

(1850–1902), Gold Coast mulatto government official *

Hendrik Samuel Witbooi Captain Hendrik Samuel Witbooi, Nama name: ǃGae-nûb ǃnagamâb ǃNansemab, (1 June 1906 – 29 July 1978) was the sixth Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin, a subtribe of the Orlam, in the area of South-West Africa (SWA), today's Namibia. He was born ...

(1906–1978), Namibian Orlam leader * Hendrik Witbooi (1934–2009), Namibian Khoikhoi leader and politician * Hendrik Witbooi (c.1830–1905), Namibian Khoikhoi leader *

Hendrick Bradley Wright Hendrick Bradley Wright (April 24, 1808 – September 2, 1881) was a Democratic and Greenback member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Hendrick B. Wright was born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania on April 24, 180 ...

(1808–1881), U.S. House of Representatives member from Pennsylvania * Hendrik Jan Zeevalking (1922–2005), Dutch Minister of Transport and Water Management *

Hendrick Zwaardecroon Hendrick or Henricus Zwaardecroon (26 January 1667 – 12 August 1728) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1718 until 1725. Early career Zwaardecroon left for the East Indies as a midshipman aboard the ''Purmer'' in December 1684 ...

(1667–1728), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Religion

* Hendrik van Ahuis (1371–1439), Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life in Germany * Hendrik Alting (1583–1644), Dutch-German theologian *

Hendrik de Cock Hendrik de Cock (12 April 1801 – 14 November 1842) was a Dutch minister responsible for the 1834-35 Dutch Reformed Church split due to his incarceration and suspension from office for his Calvinist convictions. Hendrik de Cock protested agai ...

(1801–1842), Dutch Calvinist minister *

Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq, SS.CC. (6 May 1906 – 22 January 1998) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Rarotonga from 1966 until his resignation in 1971. Biography Early life ...

(1906–1996), Dutch Catholic bishop in the South Pacific * Hendrik Jan Elhorst (1861–1924), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister *

Hendrik Arend van Gelder Hendrik Arend van Gelder (3 November 1825, in Wormerveer – 17 June 1899, in Haarlem) was a Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister. Van Gelder was the son of the paper maker Hendrik van Gelder and Aagtje Mats. He was trained at the Amsterdam M ...

(1825–1899), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister * Hendrik Hanegraaff (born 1950), Dutch-born American Christian author and talk-show host *

Hendrik Herp Hendrik Herp (died 22 February 1477), known in Latin as Henricus Harphius, was a Dutch or Flemish Franciscan of the Strict Observance, and a writer on mysticism. Life Herp was born around 1400 either at Erp near Veghel or Erps-Kwerps near Leuve ...

(died 1477), Dutch or Flemish Franciscan mystic *

Hendrik Kraemer Hendrik Kraemer (born 17 May 1888 in Amsterdam, died 11 November 1965 in Driebergen) was a lay missiologist and figure in the ecumenical movement from Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands. He encouraged the Dutch to allow the spread missionary ...

(1888–1965), Dutch Protestant missionary * Hendrik Niclaes (1501–c.1580), German mystic *

Hendrik Pierson Hendrik Pierson (10 July 1834 – 7 August 1923) was a Dutch Lutheran minister and member of the Réveil religious revival movement. He was president of the Ottho Gerhard Heldringstichting, an asylum for reformed prostitutes, from 1877 to 1914. ...

(1834–1923), Dutch Lutheran minister and social activist * Hendrik Sumendap (born 1948), Indonesian Seventh-day Adventist leader * Hendrik Swalmius (1577–1649), Dutch theologian

Sports

* Hendrick Bertz (born 1988), German canoer * Hendrik de Best (1905–1978), Dutch boxer * Hendrik Bonmann (born 1994), German footballer * Hendrik Egnatius Botha (born 1958), South African rugby player * Hendrik Brocks (born 1942), Indonesian cyclist *

Hendrik Buhrmann Hendrik Theodor Smit Buhrmann (born 7 July 1963) is a South African professional golfer. Buhrmann was born in Vereeniging. He turned professional in 1985 and has won eight tournaments on the Southern African Sunshine Tour. Since 1995 he has a ...

(born 1963), South African golfer * Hendrik Cornelisse (born 1940), Dutch cyclist * Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (1947–2016), Dutch footballer * Hendrik Joseph Daniller (born 1984), South African rugby player *

Hendrik Jan Davids Hendrik Jan Davids (born 30 January 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. During his career, Davids won seven doubles titles and finished as a runner-up 12 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. ...

(born 1969), Dutch tennis player * Hendrik Johannes Nicasius de Vries (born 1995), Dutch racing driver * Hendrik Devos (born 1955), Belgian cyclist * Hendrik Dippenaar (born 1977), South African cricketer *

Hendrik Dreekmann Hendrik Dreekmann (born 29 January 1975) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 French Open and the 1997 Miami Masters. Personal life Dreekmann was born in Bielefeld, W ...

(born 1975), German tennis player * Hendrik Elzerman (born 1958), Dutch swimmer *

Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr (born 18 August 1986) is a German swimmer, who swam at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event h ...

(born 1986), German swimmer * Hendrik Geldenhuys (born 1983), Namibian cricketer * Hendrik Maarten van Gent (born 1951), Dutch competitive sailor * Hendrik van der Grift (born 1935), Dutch speed skater * Hendrik de Grijff (1892–1976), Dutch sports shooter * Hendrik Groot (born 1938), Dutch footballer * Hendrik Großöhmichen (born 1985), German footballer * Hendrik Hagens (1900–1981), Dutch fencer * Hendrik Hahne (born 1986), German footballer * Hendrik Hansen (born 1994), German footballer * Hendrik Jan Held (born 1967), Dutch volleyball player * Hendrik Helmke (born 1987), German footballer *

Hendrik Herzog Hendrik Herzog (born 2 April 1969) is a German football coach and a former player. Herzog won several titles with BFC Dynamo during the East German era. He joined Schalke 04 after German reunification. He has worked as kit manager for Herth ...

(born 1969), German football player and coach *

Hendrik van Heuckelum Hendrik van Heuckelum (6 May 1879, The Hague – 28 April 1929, The Hague), nicknamed Henk, was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward for HBS-Craeyenhout and Royal Léopold Club, and who represented Belgium at the 1900 Summer Olympics, ...

(1879–1929), Dutch footballer * Hendrik Hordijk (1893–1975), Dutch footballer * Hendrik de Iongh (1877–1962), Dutch fencer *

Hendrik Isemborghs Hendrik Victor "Rik" Isemborghs (30 January 1914 in Antwerp – 9 March 1973) was a Belgian footballer. He played for Royal Beerschot AC and the Belgium national football team. He appeared in the 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World ...

(1914–1973), Belgian footballer * Hendrik Pieter de Jongh (born 1970), Dutch football player and manager *

Hendrik Jung Hendrik Jung (born 18 September 1956) is a German fencing, fencer. He competed in the team sabre (fencing), sabre event for East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics. References

1956 births Living people German male fencers Olympic fencer ...

(born 1956), German fencer * Hendrik Kersken (1880–1967), Dutch competitive sailor *

Hendrik Jan Kooijman Hendrik Jan Kooijman (born 17 January 1960 in Velsen, North Holland) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 154 caps, scoring seven goals for the Netherlands national field hockey team in the 1980s and early 1990s. P ...

(born 1960), Dutch field hockey player * Hendrik Krediet (born 1942), Dutch modern pentathlete * Hendrik Krüzen (born 1964), Dutch footballer * Hendrik Pieter Le Roux (born 1967), South African rugby player * Hendrik Christiaan de Looper (1912–2006), Dutch field hockey player * Hendrik Marx (1989–2010), Namibian cricketer *

Hendrik Meijer Hendrik Meijer (December 28, 1883 – May 31, 1964) was a Dutch-American businessman who founded the supercenter chain Meijer. Early life Meijer was born on December 28, 1883, in Hengelo, Netherlands, where his father worked under harsh cond ...

(born 1959), Dutch taekwondo competitor and coach *

Hendrick Mokganyetsi Hendrick Mokganyetsi (born 7 September 1975 in Pretoria) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in September 2000 in Yokohama. He also has a strong personal best in the 8 ...

(born 1975), South African sprinter * Hendrik-Jan Mol (born 1977), Dutch cricketer * Hendrik Mulder (born c.1975), South African rugby player * Hendrik A.J. Muller (1887–1940), Dutch footballer * Hendrik S.V. Muller (1922–1977), South African rugby player * Hendrik Numan (born 1955), Dutch judoka * Hendrik Odendaal (born 1979), South African swimmer *

Hendrik Offerhaus Hendrik Karel Offerhaus (20 May 1875 – 2 September 1953) was a Dutch doctor and rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boat '' Minerva Amsterdam'', which finished third in the eight event. After completi ...

(1875–1953), Dutch rower * Hendrik Ooms (1916–1993), Dutch cyclist * Hendrik J. Otto (born 1976), South African golfer * Hendrik Pekeler (born 1991), German handball player * Han Hendrik Piho (born 1993), Estonian Nordic combined skier *

Hendrick Ramaala Hendrik Ramaala (born 2 February 1972) is a South African long-distance runner. Biography Education Ramaala is a law graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand. He matriculated at St. Bede's secondary school in Ga Molepo area, Polokwane ...

(born 1972), South African long-distance runner * Hendrik Redant (born 1962), Belgian cyclist and directeur sportif *

Hendrik Reiher Hendrik Reiher (born 25 January 1962 in Eisenhüttenstadt) is a German rowing cox. He competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won medals at several Summer Olympics as well as at international r ...

(born 1962), East German rowing cox * Hendrik Roodt (born 1987), South African rugby player * Hendrik Wopke Rouwé (born 1946), Dutch rower * Hendrik Rubeksen (born 1983), Faroese footballer * Hendrik Schenk (born 1945), Dutch-born American Olympic wrestler * Hendrik Scherpenhuijzen (1882–1971), Dutch fencer * Hendrik Schoofs (born 1950), Belgian long-distance runner * Hendrik Sirringhaus (born 1985), German ice hockey goaltender * Hendrik Snoek (born 1948), German show jumper * Hendrik Somaeb (born 1992), Namibian footballer * Hendrik Starostzik (born 1991), German footballer * Hendrik Starreveld (1914–2008), Dutch sprint canoer * Hendrik Stroo (1927–1991), Dutch sprint canoer * Hendrik C. van Suylekom (1904–1982), Dutch rower *

Hendrik Timmer Hendrik ("Henk") Timmer (; 8 February 1904 – 13 November 1998) was a Dutch sportsman, who primarily played tennis. Born in Utrecht, Timmer also won golf tournaments, became Dutch squash champion, played badminton and hockey. He died aged 94 ...

(1904–1998), Dutch tennis and squash player *

(born 1971), Dutch football goalkeeper * Hendrik Tommelein (born 1962), Belgian hurdler * Hendrik Adriaan Toonen (born 1954), Dutch water polo player *

Hendrik Tui Hendrik Tui (born 13 December 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League. From 2015 he will represent the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. He also plays t ...

(born 1987), New Zealand-born Japanese rugby player * Hendrik Van Crombrugge (born 1993), Belgian footballer * Hendrik Erasmus van der Dussen (born 1989), South African cricketer * Hendrik Van Dijck (born 1974), Belgian road cyclist * Hendrik Verbrugghe (1929–2009), Belgian sprint canoeist * Hendrik van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch running athlete *

Hendrick Waye Hendrick Stanbury "Taffy" Waye (13 December 1877 – 7 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) during the early 1900s. Waye played a total of 71 games for Sturt f ...

(1877–1961), Australian rules footballer *

Hendrik Weerink Hendrik "Henk" Weerink (2 July 1936 – 13 March 2014) was a Dutch association football referee. He refereed between 1967 and 1983 for more than 450 matches in national and international matches. He was born in Coevorden Coevorden (; nds-n ...

(1936–2014), Dutch football referee * Hendrik van der Zee (1929–1991), Dutch boxer * Hendrick Zuck (born 1990), German footballer

Writing

* Hendrik Adamson (1891–1946), Estonian poet and teacher * Hendrik van Aken (1250s – 1320s), Brabantian Middle Dutch poet and writer * Hendrik van Alkmaar (fl.1475–1487), Middle Dutch author of Reynard the Fox *

Hendrik Bulthuis Hendrik Jan Bulthuis (15 September 1865, in Warffum – 27 April 1945, in Noordbroek) was a Dutch people, Dutch customs official, author, and translator of more than thirty works into Esperanto. One of his novels, ''Idoj de Orfeo'' (''Children o ...

(1865–1945), Dutch Esperanto author and translator *

Hendrik Conscience Henri (Hendrik) Conscience (3 December 1812 – 10 September 1883) was a Belgian author. He is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in Flanders, writing at a time when Belgium was dominated by the French language among the upper cl ...

(1812–1883), Belgian author *

Hendrik Hertzberg Hendrik Hertzberg (born July 23, 1943) is an American journalist, best known as the principal political commentator for ''The New Yorker'' magazine. He has also been a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter and editor of ''The New Republic'', and ...

(born 1943), American journalist and liberal political commentator * Hendrik J.A. Hofland (1927–2016), Dutch journalist, commentator, essayist, and columnist * Hendrik Lindepuu (born 1958), Estonian translator and playwright *

Hendrik Willem van Loon Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author. Life He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the son of Hendrik Willem van Loon and Elisabeth Johanna Hanken. ...

(1882–1944), Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author *

Hendrik Mande Hendrik Mande (1350-60 – 1431) was a Dutch mystical writer, an early member of the Brethren of the Common Life, and an Augustinian Canon. Life Hendrik Mande was born in Dordrecht, Holland. While serving as a copyist in the court of Count Willem ...

(1350s–1431), Dutch mystical writer *

Hendrik Marsman Hendrik Marsman (30 September 1899, in Zeist – 21 June 1940, in Gulf of Biscay) was a Dutch poet and writer. He died while escaping to Great Britain, when the ship he was sailing on, the ', either suffered a fatal engine-room explosion, or wa ...

(1899–1940), Dutch poet and writer *

Hendrik Jan Schimmel Hendrik Jan Schimmel (June 30, 1823 – November 14, 1906), Dutch poet, novelist and financier, was born at 's-Graveland, in the province of North Holland, where his father was a notary and the burgomaster. Biography From 1836 to 1842 Schimmel ser ...

(1823–1906), Dutch poet and novelist * Hendrik Laurenszoon Spiegel (1549–1612), Dutch writer and linguist * Hendrik L.E.M. Terlingen (1941–1994), Dutch radio and television presenter *

Hendrik Tollens Henricus Franciscus Caroluszoon (Hendrik) Tollens (24 September 1780 – 21 October 1856) was a Dutch poet best known for '' Wien Neêrlands Bloed'', the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932. The Tollens Prize The Tollens-Fon ...

(1780–1856), Dutch poet *

Hendrik van Veldeke Heinrich von Veldeke (aka: , Dutch language, Dutch Hendrik van Veldeke, born before or around 1150 – died after 1184) is the first writer in the Low Countries known by name who wrote in a European language other than Latin. He was born in Velde ...

(c.1145–1184), Limburgish writer, first to write in (Limburgish) Dutch *

Hendrik de Vries Hendrik (Henry) de Vries (17 August 1896 in Groningen, Netherlands – 18 November 1989 in Haren, Netherlands) was a significant Dutch poet and painter. He was an early surrealist, was liberal-minded, and preached vitality. The subconscio ...

(1896–1989), Dutch poet and painter

Other

* Hendrik Geeraert (1863–1925), Belgian skipper and World War I folk hero * Hendrik Goosen (1904–1990), South African fishing captain, discoverer of the coelacanth * Hendrick van Hoven (died 1699), Dutch pirate * Hendrik Hubertsen (1560s – 1627), Dutch shipbuilder working in Sweden * Hendrik Jut (1851–1878), Dutch murderer * Hendrik Koot (1898–1941), Dutch collaborator during World War II *

Hendrick Lucifer Hendrick Jacobszoon Lucifer (1583–1627) was a Dutch-born pirate. Hendrick's last name, Lucifer, referred to a lighting stick, not to the fallen angel Lucifer, and was most likely used as a nickname due to his use of fire and smoke to surprise e ...

(1583–1627), Dutch pirate * Hendrik van Nassau d'Averquerque (1673–1754), Dutch-born British peer and courtier * Hendrik Spoorbek (?–1845), German-born South African seer, healer and magician * Hendrik van den Bergh (1914–1997), South African founder of the Bureau of State Security *

Hendrik Verhoeff Hendrik Verhoeff (around 1645 – 27 June 1710, in Utrecht) was a silversmith and schutter from The Hague who played a role in the assassinations of Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt Johan de Witt (; 24 September 1625 – 20 August 167 ...

(c.1645–1710), Dutch silversmith and assassin * Hendrik Otto Westbroek (born 1952), Dutch radiohost, singer-songwriter, and political activist

Fiction

* Hendrik van der Decken, Mythical Captain of the Flying Dutchman