Van der Aa is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the Aa (river)", of which there are a few dozen in the Low Countries alon

Those bearing this name include: * Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792-1857), Dutch author of biographical and geographical dictionaries of the Netherlands *

Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa (25 August 1718 – 23 September 1793) was a Lutheran pastor in Haarlem and secretary of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities. Life Christianus Carolus Henricus was born in Zwolle, where ...

(1718–1793), Dutch pastor and secretary of science society *

Christianus Robidé van der Aa Christianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der Aa (Amsterdam, 7 October 1791 – Oosterbeek, 14 May 1851) was a Dutch jurist and author. He was the son of Pierre Jean Baptiste Charles van der Aa. Biography Christianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der Aa, b ...

(1791-1851), Dutch jurist and writer *

Cornelis van der Aa Cornelis van der Aa (Leiden, 22 October 1749Amsterdam, 1816) was a bookseller in Haarlem when he was sentenced in 1796 by the schepenen of the city to five years of imprisonment and consecutive perpetual exile from the department in Holland for p ...

(1749-1816), Dutch historian *

Dirk van der Aa Dirk van der Aa (1731 – 23 February 1809) was a Dutch rococo painter who is best known for his allegorical work. Life He was born in The Hague, and first apprenticed to Johann Heinrich Keller, and then to Gerrit Mes with whom he would later ...

(1731-1809), Dutch painter * Hubertus Antonius van der Aa (born 1935), Dutch mycologist *

Jan III van Gruuthuse en van der Aa Jean III d'Aa, lord of Gruuthuse (''Jan III van Gruuthuse en van der Aa, sieur de Gruuthuse''; born about 1368/69, died before 1420) was a Flemish- Burgundian knight of the Bruges noble family of Gruuthuse. He is notable for having fought a grea ...

(1368–1420), Flemish-Burgundian knight * Michel van der Aa (born 1970), Dutch composer *

Petrus van der Aa Petrus or Pieter van der Aa, (1530 – 1594) also called Vanderanus was a Brabantine jurist. Biography Petrus van der Aa was born in Leuven. His father, Johan van der Aa, was a descendant of a well-known Brabantine family of patricians, which ha ...

(1530-1594), Brabantine jurist *

Philips van der Aa Philips van der Aa (died after 1586) was a politician in the Seventeen Provinces and a statesman of the Dutch Republic during its struggle for independence, the Eighty Years' War. Biography He was born in Mechelen, and was mayor of the city in 1 ...

(died after 1586), Dutch politician *

Pieter van der Aa Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659 – Leiden, August 1733) was a Dutch publishing, publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed Copyright infringement, pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. ...

(1659-1733), Dutch publisher *

Sandra van der Aa Sandra van der Aa (born 28 June 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. On 16 November 1992, she reached her highest singles ranking of 263 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). In 1993, her only WTA Tour main-draw ...

(born 1972), Dutch athlete

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