Hendrik Verhoeff (around 1645 – 27 June 1710, in Utrecht) was a

silversmith A silversmith is a metalworker who crafts objects from silver. The terms ''silversmith'' and ''goldsmith'' are not exactly synonyms as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are or were largely the same but the end product may vary grea ...

and schutter from

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...

who played a role in the assassinations of

Cornelis de Witt Cornelis de Witt (; 15 June 1623 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch politician and naval commendant of the Golden Age. During the First Stadtholderless Period De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party, and was in opposition to th ...

and

Johan de Witt Johan de Witt (; 24 September 1625 – 20 August 1672), ''lord of Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en IJsselvere'', was a Dutch statesman and a major political figure in the Dutch Republic in the mid-17th century, the ...

on 20 August 1672.

References

*, ''De ware vrijheid: De levens van Johan en Cornelis de Witt'', hoofdstuk 10-Ten onder, blz. 457-466, uitg. Atlas, 2005, (In Dutch) {{DEFAULTSORT:Verhoeff, Hendrik 1640s births 1680s deaths 17th-century Dutch criminals Dutch silversmiths Criminals from The Hague