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Hans-Joachim Veen Hans-Joachim Veen (born 29 August 1944) is a German political scientist. He is the former Director of Research at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, head of the scientific advisory committee to the Stasi Records Agency, and an honorary professor at ...
(born 1944), German political scientist *
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 * (born 1937), Dutch ballet dancer and actress *
Stephan Veen Stephan Patrick Veen (born 27 July 1970, in Groningen) is a retired field hockey forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, Fro ...
(born 1970), Dutch field hockey player *
Tom Veen Tom Robert Adrie Veen (14 January 1942 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the States of Gelderland between 1974 and 1981 and of the Senate of the Netherlands between 1979 and 1983 for the People's Party for Freedom and ...
(1942–2014), Dutch politician


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Veen, Netherlands Veen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 20 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch. It is infamous for its New Year's Eve tradition during which scrap cars are burnt, and in 2020 e ...
, a village in the municipality of Altena *
Veen Media Veen Media is a Dutch media company, owned by Arcis, known best as publisher of popular-scientific magazines. In January 2014 it took over the feminist magazine ''Opzij ''Opzij'' is a mainstream Dutch feminist monthly magazine. The title means "o ...
, a Dutch media company *
VEEN Veen may refer to: Surname * Hans-Joachim Veen (born 1944), German political scientist * Hendrik Veen (1823–1905), Dutch photographer in the Dutch East Indies * (born 1937), Dutch ballet dancer and actress * Stephan Veen (born 1970), Dutch fi ...
, a Finnish bottled water brand *
Veen Observatory The James C. Veen Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association. Built during the 1960s and opened in 1970, it is located 3.6 miles west-southwest of Lowell, Michigan, United S ...
, south of Lowell, Michigan, United States


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Van Veen Van Veen is a Dutch language, Dutch toponymic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne van Veen (born 1983), Dutch cabaret artist, daughter of Herman * Anneloes van Veen (born 1990), Dutch competitive sailor * Babette van Veen (born ...
, Dutch surname *
Van der Veen Van der Veen is a common Dutch surname, meaning "from the fen" or more generally "from the peatlands". In the Netherlands 19,847 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 32nd most common surname there.Dutch-language surnames