Maarten Etienne van Velden |
November 13, 1724 |
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Maria Duyst van Voorhout |
April 26, 1754 |
neighbor as a child and his life-long friend |
Nicolaas Hartsoeker |
December 10, 1725 |
rival over the discovery of sperm |
Nicolaas Witsen |
August 10, 1717 |
correspondent |
Nicolaes Boogaert van Belois |
January 1, 1746 |
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Paulus Durven |
April 5, 1711 |
lawyer friend with whom he rented the St. Agnieten Toorn |
Petrus Gribius |
November 4, 1739 |
minister late in his life |
Pieter Rabus |
January 13, 1702 |
admirer and publisher |
Pontus Bourbon |
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neighbor |
Reinier de Graaf |
August 30, 1673 |
mentor who wrote the cover letter to his first letter to the Royal Society |
René Descartes |
February 11, 1650 |
influence, especially the idea of "globules" as a basic unit of matter |
Robbert Gordon |
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witness |
Robert Boyle |
December 31, 1691 |
correspondent |
Spinoza |
February 21, 1677 |
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Theodorus Craanen |
February 27, 1688 |
friend and colleague |
Thomas van der Wilt |
May 19, 1733 |
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Willem van der Lely |
April 2, 1772 |
estate executor |
Willem van der Wilt |
January 24, 1727 |
illustrator toward the end of his career |
William Davidson |
January 1, 1689 |
master in the linen trade during his apprenticeship in Amsterdam |