Exploring Dutch Heritage Through Research 

Exploring Dutch Heritage Through Research 

Biographies

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Hubert J. P. Schoemaker (1950–2006) was a Dutch-born American biochemist and biotechnology entrepreneur who co-founded Centocor, one of the pioneering biotechnology companies in the United States. He later founded Neuronyx and helped develop the drug Remicade for autoimmune diseases.

Leonard Schrader (1943–2006) was an American screenwriter, director, and author known for films such as The Yakuza and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Often collaborating with his brother, filmmaker Paul Schrader, he also taught screenwriting and wrote works in both English and Japanese.

Robert H. Schuller (1926–2015) was an American televangelist and pastor who founded the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, and created the global television ministry Hour of Power. Known for his positive-thinking sermons and innovative church leadership, he built one of the most influential megachurch ministries of the twentieth century.

James Schuyler (1923–1991) was an American poet associated with the New York School of poets. Known for his reflective and observational style, he received the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection The Morning of the Poem.

Karl C. Schuyler (1877–1933) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who briefly served as a United States Senator from Colorado from December 1932 to March 1933. His short term filled a vacancy caused by the death of Senator Charles W. Waterman.

Pieter Schuyler (1657–1724) was a colonial leader in early New York and the first mayor of Albany after the city was incorporated in 1686. A military officer and diplomat with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations, he later served twice as acting governor of the Province of New York.

Pieter Schuyler (1657–1724) was a colonial leader in early New York and the first mayor of Albany after the city was incorporated in 1686. A military officer and diplomat with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations, he later served twice as acting governor of the Province of New York.

Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1900–1993) was a United States Army general who served in both World War I and World War II and later played a key role in early NATO military planning. Rising to the rank of four-star general, he served as Chief of Staff at SHAPE headquarters in Paris before retiring from active military service in 1959.

Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768–1835) was an American politician and agriculturalist from New York. The son of Revolutionary War general Philip Schuyler, he served one term as a Federalist in the United States House of Representatives from 1817 to 1819.

Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler (1758–1801) was a member of the prominent Schuyler family of Albany, New York. She was the daughter of Revolutionary War general Philip Schuyler and the sister of Angelica Schuyler Church and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. Peggy married Stephen Van Rensselaer III, patroon of Rensselaerswyck.

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