Oud Eik en Duinen is a cemetery in

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, the Netherlands, formerly called Eik en Duinen and also nicknamed "the Dutch Père-Lachaise". The cemetery is built around a chapel constructed around 1247 by

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in honor of his father,

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. This chapel was partially demolished in 1581, and in the 17th century the area was again used as a cemetery. When Eik en Duinen was full, a new cemetery, , was constructed in 1891 across the road, and since then the old cemetery is known as "Old" Eik en Duinen.

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(1838–1913), lawyer and winner of the

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), poet * Eduard Willem Bischoff van Heemskerck (1850–1934), colonel (

) * Willem Frederik Karel Bischoff van Heemskerck (1852–1915), general-major *

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(1884–1965), writer * Johan Jacob Boreel (1869–1934), lieutenant-colonel (

) * Christiaan ten Bosch (1840–1924), vice-admiral * Pieter Brijnen van Houten (1907–1991), spy * Herman Brockmann (1871–1936), rower *

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(1870–1943), poet *

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* John Malcolm Campbell (1845–1928), Lieutenant-general * Eduard Willem van der Capellen (1863–1935), Major-general * François de Casembroot (1817–1895), vice-admiral, (

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(1848–1928), luitenant-generaal, Minister van Oorlog * Jean Henri Coronel (1846–1934), adjudant-onderofficier, (

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(1846–1935), politician *

Louis Couperus Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and ske ...

(as) (1863–1923), writer *

Elisabeth Couperus-Baud Elisabeth Wilhelmina Johanna (Betty) Couperus-Baud (Batavia, 30 October 1867 – The Hague, 18 March 1960), was a Dutch translator. She was the wife of the Dutch writer Louis Couperus (1863–1923). Biography Couperus-Baud was the daughter of ...

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* Willy Derby (1886–1944), singer * Franz Deutmann (1867–1915), painter * Herman Deutmann (1870–1926), royal photographer * Karel Hugo van Diepenbrugge (1817–1889), general-major, inspecteur der artillerie * Johan Hendrik Doeleman (1848–1913), artist * Willem Hendrik Doorman (1799–1873), general (

) *

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(1886–1988), politician * Toon Dupuis (1877–1937), sculptor File:Diepenbrugge.jpg, K.H. van Diepenbrugge File:Johan Hendrik Doeleman (1848-1913).jpg, J.H. Doeleman File:Doorman, WH.jpg, W.H. Doorman File:Drees, W. - SFA002019221.jpg, W. Drees

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* Jacob Nicolaes Everts (1785–1846), lieutenant-general (

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Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (22 March 1822 – 3 March 1902) was a Dutch politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 1866, and as Minister of Colonial Affairs from 1863 to 1866 and 1872 to 1874. Career ...

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* Willem Karel van Gennep (1823–1900), viceadmiraal (

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(1833-1916), Diplomat in Japan * Walter Robert de Greve (1864–1924), commandant Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch leger (

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* Panthaleon Emile Hajenius (1874–1939), kolonel (

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) * Hans Hirschfeld (1899–1961), econoom * Carel Hendrik Hoedt (1862–1932), kapitein Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger (

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* Ernst Franz Insinger (1870–1930), lieutenant-general File:Insinger, E.F..jpg, E.F. Insinger

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* Gerrit Jäger (1863–1894), journalist, playwright

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(1818–1893), painter, sculptor, writer * Cornelis Eliza van Koetsveld (1807–1893), preacher and writer * Gijsbertus Johannes van Kooten (1851–1923), lieutenant-general (

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(1837–1920), politician, theologian * Henriëtte Kuyper (1870–1932), writer * Albert Christian Kruyt (1869–1949), missionary, ethnographer and theologian * Pyaromir

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* Gerardus van der Leeuw (1890–1950), theoloog en minister van Onderwijs, Kunsten en Wetenschappen * Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (1914–1988), broer van Prins Bernhard *

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(1831–1915), schilder * Sientje Mesdag-van Houten (1834–1909), painter *

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* Adriaan Johan Charles de Neve (1857–1913), assistent-resident te Atjeh, ridder Militaire Willems-Orde * Gerardus Philippus Marius van der Noordaa (1847–1904), majoor, ridder Militaire Willems-Orde File:Ingevoerd Neve, AJCh de. Ridder MWO, resident westerafdeling Borneo.jpg, A.J.C. de Neve File:Noorda GPM van de.jpg, G.P.M. van der Noordaa

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Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob van Omphal Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob Baron van Omphal (2 May 1788 – 8 July 1863) was a Dutch lieutenant-general and extraordinary aide-de-camp to William III of the Netherlands. He was awarded a knighthood in the Military William Order among oth ...

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Huibert Quispel Huibert Victor Quispel (3 June 1906 – 2 May 1995) was a Dutch naval officer. During World War II, he was the director of the Netherlands Indies Government Information Service based in Australia – the service was established as an intelli ...

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* Johan Hendrik Ram (1861–1913), luchtvaartpionier, officier en oorlogsverslaggever; vriend van

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) * Albert Johan Roest (1837–1920), burgemeester van Den Haag van 1887 tot 1897 * Leonardus Johannes Warnerus van Rouveroy (1818–1897), major (

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Andreas Schelfhout Andreas Schelfhout (1787–1870) was a Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer, known for his landscape paintings. Schelfhout belongs to the Romantic movement. His Dutch winter scenes and frozen canals with skaters were already famous during hi ...

(1787–1870), painter * Jakob van Schevichaven (1866–1935), writer * Aegidius Clemens August Schönstedt (1811–1881), lieutenant-general (

) * Jérôme Alexander Sillem (1902–1986), bankier * Jan Elias Nicolaas Sirtema van Grovestins (1842–1919), lieutenant-general (

) * Louis Philip Jacob Snabilié (1797–1865), officier van gezondheid (

) * Cornelis Jacobus Snijders (1852–1939), luitenant-generaal, ridder Militaire Willems-Orde * Alfred van Sprang (1917–1960), journalist *

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(1850–1915), architect * Nicolaas Pieter van der Stok (1841–1907), officier van gezondheid (

) * Jacques Henri Leonard Jean Sweerts de Landas Wyborgh (1851–1912), vice-admiral *

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* Adriën Telders (1843–1913), vicepresident Hoge Raad der Nederlanden * Henricus Martinus Tersteege (1828–1916), luitenant-kolonel (

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(1903–1994), econoom * Frederik Willem Hendrik Tuinenburg (1857–1921), majoor Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger (

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* Koen Verhoeff (1928–1989), sports reporter * Han Voskuil (1926–2008), writer File:Jj han voskuil.jpg, J.J. Voskuil

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* Davina van Wely (1922–2004) (ashes), violinist * Johan Lodewijk Leonard Marinus Wittich (1858–1941), first lieutenant,

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* Albert Willem Frederik Cornelis van Woerden (1851–1914),

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Yi Tjoune Yi Tjoune (December 18, 1859 – July 14, 1907), also known as Yi Jun (이준), was a Korean prosecutor and diplomat and the father of the North Korean politician Lee Yong. Early life and education Yi Tjoune was born in Bukcheong in the pro ...

(1859–1907), Korean diplomat (reburied in Korea in 1963)

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