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Anthony Fokker. Anton Herman Gerard " Anthony " Fokker (6 April 1890 – 23 December 1939) was a Dutch aviation pioneer, aviation entrepreneur, aircraft designer, and aircraft manufacturer. He produced fighter aircraft in Germany during the First World War such as the Eindecker monoplanes, the Dr.1 triplane and the D.VII biplane.
Signature. Vincent Willem van Gogh ( Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləɱ‿vɑŋ‿ˈɣɔx] ⓘ; [note 1] 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Peter Minuit was said to have "purchased" Manhattan for a mere 60 Dutch guilders in 1626. Read about this and the rest of his life on Biography.com ... Dutch; Death Year: 1638 ... Famous Political ...
The Hundred Guilder Print is an etching by Rembrandt. The etching's popular name derives from the large sum of money supposedly once paid for an example. It is also called Christ healing the sick, [1] Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children, [2] or Christ preaching, [3] since the print depicts multiple events from Matthew 19 ...
The Caribbean guilder ( code: XCG; [1] abbreviation: Cg; Dutch: Caribische gulden; Papiamento: florin karibense) is a planned currency of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, two constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, officially slated for introduction in 2025. The Caribbean guilder is set to replace the Netherlands Antillean guilder ...
The first Dutch people to come to Canada were Dutch Americans among the United Empire Loyalists. The largest wave was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when large numbers of Dutch helped settle the Canadian west. During this period significant numbers also settled in major cities like Toronto .
Tulip mania. A tulip, known as "the Viceroy" ( viseroij ), displayed in the 1637 Dutch catalogue Verzameling van een Meenigte Tulipaanen. Its bulb was offered for sale for between 3,000 and 4,200 guilders (florins) depending on weight ( gewooge ). A skilled craftsworker at the time earned about 300 guilders a year. [1]
