Belgian physicist and university lecturer who assisted the blind Joseph Plateau by conducting the demonstrations in lectures at Ghent University’s School of Civil Engineering. He…
Dutch film and television actress. Link to Wikipedia biography (Dutch)
Belgian soccer football player, a midfielder on the Brugge team in the 1994 World Cup. Link to Wikipedia biography
Dutch pharmacist and founder of Océ that has since grown ino a multinational company that develops, manufactures and sells printing and copying hardware and related…
Belgian cyclist who entered the Atlanta Olympics and withdrew before the competition. Link to Wikipedia biography
Belgian socialist politician and father of politician Freya Van den Bossche. He graduated as a Doctor in law at the University of Ghent in 1970.…
Charles Joseph Van Depoele: A Trailblazer in Electric Railway Technology Charles Joseph Van Depoele, born on April 27, 1846, in Lichtervelde, Belgium, was a pioneer…
Belgian Catholic priest known for his social involvement in the working-class districts of Brussels. Nicknamed “the priest of the Marolles”, he played an important part,…
Polish mountain rescuer and mountain guide. Member of the seventh term of the Sejm. For his work in mountain rescue he was awarded the Knight’s…
Dutch-American organic chemist. He was born in Kampen as the brother of the astronomer Peter van de Kamp. Both brothers spent most of their careers…
Dutch-American astronomer, best known for his exoplanet quest. He was the son of Lubbertus van de Kamp (1873, Ijsselmuiden – ) and Engelina Cornelia Adriana…
French racehorse trainer.
French professional golfer who is known mainly for his dramatic loss at The Open Championship in 1999. He turned professional in 1987 and his rookie…
Heidi Van de Vijver: A Glimpse into Her Life and Human Design Heidi Van de Vijver, born on December 31, 1969, in Bornem, Belgium, is…
Dutch-French film actor who appeared in the 1923 silent film Coeur fidèle, directed by Jean Epstein. He starred in nearly 50 films including silent film…
Belgian cyclist. He died on April 30, 2000. Link to Wikipedia biography
Dutch supercentenarian, who from 14 August 1997 until her death, was the oldest recognized living person in the Netherlands. She held this title for three…
Belgian athlete, he began to play football and then switched to athletics. He won two silver medals at the 1976 Montréal Olympics (800m and 1500m)…
Dutch engineer, arrested on 27 September 1991 when 4.5 kg of heroin was found in his luggage. He denied guilt, saying that it was a…
Belgian sports journalist, passionate about boxing and sports in general, he founded the weekly La Boxe et les sports in 1919 and he contributed to…
Dutch colonel and Knight of the Military William Order (often named Military Order of William; Dutch: Militaire Willems-Orde, abbreviation: MWO), the oldest and highest honour…
Belgian Paralympian athlete who competed mainly in category F10-11 throwing events. She competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in all three throws winning a gold…
Belgian model, a former Miss Belgium (1988). She trained as a civil engineer, but gave up her studies to build a media career. Link to…
Lee Van Cleef: A Cinematic Icon and Reflective Sage Lee Van Cleef, an American actor whose sinister features overshadowed his acting skills, was typecast as…
Belgian football (soccer) player who only played for Cercle Brugge; also playing once for the Belgian national team in 1926. Van Coile is especially remembered…
Belgian historian and author of more than a dozen books. He died in Bruges on 4 July 1955. Link to Wikipedia biography (Dutch)
Dutch nobleman, politician and colonial governor of Suriname. He was the son of Matthias Margarethus van Asch van Wijck and the grandson of Hubert Matthijs…
Dutch football manager and former football player, who played for Ajax and Milan, as well as the Dutch national team, in the 1980s and early…
Belgian society painter and illustrator, the son of the poet Jan van Beers (the younger). Van Beers studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts…
American Hall of Fame horse trainer, best known for training Alysheba who won the 1987 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and the 1988 Breeders’ Cup…
French football/soccer goalkeeper, who played for Bordeaux (2003–2009), Bologne (2009–2010), Toulouse (2010–2011), Lyon (2011–2012), Anorthosis Famagusta (2012-) and Ethnikos Achna (Loan, 2015-). Link to Wikipedia…
American Chicano documentary and experimental photographer based in East Los Angeles, California. He died from a brain tumour in 1998 at age 51. A monograph…
Spanish-Belgian TV personality, the Minister of French language and Belgian culture. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Belgian sailor, she won the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition in the Laser Radial class. She has a Bachelor in Chemistry and…
Belgian neo-romantic and impressionist painter, engraver, stamp designer and director of the Academy of Bruges. Van Acker was a painter of Bruges cityscapes and popular…
Dutch politician, the Minister of Justice and lèrime Minster of Netherlands 1977 – 1982. Link to Wikipedia biography Link to Astrodienst discussion forum
French stage actress who joined the Comédie-Française on 1 March 1914 in Georgette Lemeunier by Maurice Donnay. Nominated the 365th member (sociétaire) in 1922, she…
French painter and printmaker associated with the Fauves (“the wild beasts”, so named for their wild use of color), who first exhibited together in 1905…
French sailor who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With Jacques Baudrier as helmsman and fellow crewmember William Martin, Félix…
Italian author of a religious text, a gospel that she wrote from 1943-1947. Though she was not a naïveté of the Roman Catholic church, her…
Russian World Boxing Association Heavyweight Champion as of December 17, 2005. He held the title in three subsequent fights, losing it on April 14, 2007.…
César Valverde Vega: A Master of Costa Rican Art and His Human Design César Valverde Vega was a renowned Costa Rican painter whose vibrant works…
French sommelier, who created the ‘Bistro du Sommelier’ restaurant in Bordeaux in 1986.
Italian actor, handsome and talented. After graduation from the University of Turin, he was a professional soccer player and critic and landed minor parts in…
Italian actor, and theatre, film and television director. He is the son of the actors Raf Vallone and Elena Varzi. Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
French astronomer, geographer, naturalist, mountaineer and philanthropist, who died on 11 April 1925 in Nice, France. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Swiss painter and printmaker associated with Les Nabis. He was an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut. He was born into a…
Algerian comedian.
French physician and surgeon, known as one of the architects of what has been called the French branch of aromatherapy, renamed phyto-aromathérapie. He is also…
Italian actress and comedienne who appeared in theater and on TV, usually in tandem with her husband, Psolo Panelli. Valori died of cancer on 3/17/1980,…