Cultural heroes of the netherlands

1. Cultural heroes of the
Netherlands
Made by
Ira Lazar

2. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Vincent van Gogh lived and worked in the
Netherlands, Belgium and France. He had a
special style all of his own. His paintings and
drawings are popular all over the world.There
is a special museum in Amsterdam with
paintings byVan Gogh.

3. Anne Frank (1929 – 1945)
Anne Frank is famous throughout the world because of the diary
she kept. Anne was a Jewish girl. During the SecondWorldWar,
the Jews were persecuted by the Nazis, soAnne and her family
had to go into hiding. In 1942, the family secretly moved into the
back of a large house on one of the canals inAmsterdam.That is
why the book ofAnne’s diary is called: "The Secret Annex".The
house where Anne and her family hid still exists today and is
visited every year by hundreds of thousands of people.

4. Rembrandt( 1606 – 1669)
Rembrandt was one of the greatest artist of all time. He
lived and painted in Holland. Rembrandt painted over a 100
self-portraits, probably more than any other famous
artist. He also painted many scenes from the Bible. He used
his family and relatives as models in many of his works.
“The storm on the Sea of Galilee”

5. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch tradesman and
scientist from Delft,Netherlands. He is commonly
known as “The father of microbiology”, and considered
to be the first microbiologist. He is best known for his
work on the improvement of the microscope and for
his contributions towards the establishment of
microbiology.

6. Dick Bruna
Dick Bruna is a well-known Dutch children’s
author and illustrator. His most famous
character is a rabbit called Miffy. Bruna’s
drawings are very simple and brightly coloured.
His books have been translated into more than
30 languages.
Miffy

7. Mata Hari
 Mata Hari was the stagt name of
Margaretha Geertruida "Grietje" Zelle
MacLeod, a Dutch exotic dancer and
courtesan who was executed by firing
squard for espionage duringWorldWar I.

8. Queen Beatrix
Beatrix is the queen regnant of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands.She was born on January 31, 1938 as the
first child of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernard. When
her mother Juliana abdicated on 30 April 1980, Beatrix
succeeded her as Queen of the Netherlands. She was
widowed in 2002. In 2008, the Queen's wealth was
estimated at $300 million by Forbs

9. Rik Smits
Rik Smits (born August 23, 1966 in Eindhoven,
Netherlands) is a retired Dutch professional
baskeyball player who spent his entire professional
career with the Indiana Pacers of the National
Basketball Association.The Dutch-born player was
nicknamed "The Dunkin' Dutchman".

10. Rutger Hauer
Rutger Hauer (born 23 January 1944) is
a Dutch film actor. He is well known for
his roles in Flesh +Blood, Blind Fury, Blade
Runner, the Hitcher, Sin City,The Blood of
Heroes and Batman Begins.

11. DJ Tiesto
Tiësto (born Tijs Michiel on January 17, 1969) is a
Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic
dance music.Although he has used many aliases in the
past, he is best known for his work as DJTiësto. On
his latest productions, however, he has dropped the "DJ"
label and is now known simply as "Tiësto", an alias
which is a twist of his childhood nickname.

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