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Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW). ...

database of surnames in the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include: *

Abraham Willink Abraham Willink (13 January 1920, Drachten, Friesland – 8 February 1998, Tucumán) was a Dutch- Argentine entomologist. His main contributions were made on the Hymenopteran families Vespidae, Sphecidae and Crabronidae. He also contributed ...

(1920–1998), Dutch-Argentine entomologist *

Arthur Willink Arthur Willink (1850-1913) was a nineteenth-century British theologian and clergyman. Biography His most notable work is ''The World of the Unseen'', a piece in which he argues that the universe consists of three parallel planes: the earth, heav ...

(1850–1913), British theologian and clergyman *

Carel Willink Albert Carel Willink (; 7 March 1900 – 19 October 1983) was a Dutch painter who called his style of Magic realism "imaginary realism". Life and career Albert Carel Willink was born on 7 March 1900 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

(1900–1983), Dutch painter *

Charles Willink Sir Charles William Willink, 2nd Baronet (10 September 1929 – 10 March 2009) was an English classical scholar, teacher and baronet. He succeeded his father Sir Henry Willink to the Willink Baronetcy on his death in 1973, and was himself succeed ...

(1929–2009), English classical scholar, teacher and baronet, son of Henry *

Henry Willink Sir Henry Urmston Willink, 1st Baronet, (7 March 1894 – 20 July 1973) was a British politician and public servant. A Conservative Member of Parliament from 1940, he became Minister of Health in 1943. During his time in power he was appointed ...

PC, MC, KC (1894–1973), British politician, public servant and baronet *

Herman Tjeenk Willink Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink (born 23 January 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012. Tjeenk Willink served as a Member of the S ...

(born 1942), politician *

Jocko Willink John Gretton "Jocko" Willink (born September 8, 1971) is an American author, podcaster, and retired United States Navy officer who served in the Navy SEALs and is a former member of SEAL Team 3. Willink's military service includes combat action ...

(born 1971), American podcaster, author and retired United States Navy SEAL *

John Willink John Wakefield Willink (24 October 1858 – 22 September 1927) was an Anglican Dean (religion), dean in the first half of the 20th century. Willink was educated at Clifton College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1881, he held a Cura ...

(1858–1927), Anglican Dean *

Mathilde Willink Mathilde Willink née Maria Theodora Mathilde de Doelder (7 July 1938, Terneuzen – 25 October 1977, Amsterdam) was an Amsterdam society figure and fashion icon, married to Dutch painter Carel Willink (1900–1983) from 1969 to 1977. She often w ...

(1938–1977), Dutch socialite and wife of Carel Willink * Wilhem Ferdinand Willink van Collen (1847–1881), Dutch painter who funded an arts award *

Willem Willink Wilhelm Willink (sometimes Willem, Wilheim or Wilhem) (1750 – 1841) was a wealthy Amsterdam merchant, and one of the investors in the Holland Land Company,Evans, Paul D (1924). ''The Holland Land Company.'' Buffalo Historical Society Public ...

(1750–1841), Dutch merchant, investor in the Holland Land Company and the Louisiana Purchase *

(born 1942), Dutch politician

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