Edward W. Bok (1863–1930), Dutch-born American editor, rose from immigrant office boy to influential editor of Ladies’ Home Journal. He later wrote a Pulitzer Prize–winning autobiography and founded Florida’s Bok Tower Gardens.
William J. Bouwsma was a leading twentieth-century Renaissance historian, renowned for studies of humanism, Calvin, and early modern European culture.
William J. Bouwsma was a leading twentieth-century Renaissance historian, renowned for studies of humanism, Calvin, and early modern European culture.
Marlon Brando, one of the great and most enigmatic stage and screen actors of the second half of the twentieth century was born in Omaha, Nebraska on April 3, 1924.
Emilie Boon is an illustrator and author of children’s books. She was born in the Netherlands and was educated at the Royal Academy of Art where she majored in graphic design from 1976 to 1981.
Dan Bylsma transformed the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins midseason, leading them to an improbable 2009 Stanley Cup victory, becoming an NHL legend despite limited coaching experience that shocked fans.
Bart Jan Bok was a Dutch-born astronomer trained at Leiden, who earned his doctorate in 1928 and spent decades at Harvard University, collaborating closely with his wife Priscilla Fairfield Bok.
Humphrey Bogart was a legendary twentieth-century screen actor, born in New York City to an elite Dutch American family, educated at prestigious schools, and renowned for defining classic Hollywood cinema.
Bert Blyleven is a Dutch-born Major League Baseball pitcher who starred for six teams over 22 seasons, won two World Series, recorded 3,000 strikeouts, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Nicolaas Bloembergen was a Dutch-American physicist and longtime Harvard professor, awarded the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering contributions to laser and electron spectroscopy.
Harmanus Bleecker of Albany lawyer and Dutch American statesman, served as a Federalist congressman from New York (1811–1813) and later as U.S. chargé d’affaires to the Netherlands (1837–1842).
George David Birkhoff was a leading American mathematician, renowned for foundational work in dynamical systems and the ergodic theorem, and a longtime Harvard professor influential in twentieth-century mathematics.
Lodewijk van den Berg was a Dutch-American payload specialist who flew aboard Spacelab-3 in 1985, spending 168 hours in space, selected as a scientist turned astronaut for efficiency by NASA.
Edward W. Bok (1863–1930), Dutch-born American editor, rose from immigrant office boy to influential editor of Ladies’ Home Journal. He later wrote a Pulitzer Prize–winning autobiography and founded Florida’s Bok Tower Gardens.
William J. Bouwsma was a leading twentieth-century Renaissance historian, renowned for studies of humanism, Calvin, and early modern European culture.
William J. Bouwsma was a leading twentieth-century Renaissance historian, renowned for studies of humanism, Calvin, and early modern European culture.
Marlon Brando, one of the great and most enigmatic stage and screen actors of the second half of the twentieth century was born in Omaha, Nebraska on April 3, 1924.
Emilie Boon is an illustrator and author of children’s books. She was born in the Netherlands and was educated at the Royal Academy of Art where she majored in graphic design from 1976 to 1981.
Dan Bylsma transformed the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins midseason, leading them to an improbable 2009 Stanley Cup victory, becoming an NHL legend despite limited coaching experience that shocked fans.
Bart Jan Bok was a Dutch-born astronomer trained at Leiden, who earned his doctorate in 1928 and spent decades at Harvard University, collaborating closely with his wife Priscilla Fairfield Bok.
Humphrey Bogart was a legendary twentieth-century screen actor, born in New York City to an elite Dutch American family, educated at prestigious schools, and renowned for defining classic Hollywood cinema.
Bert Blyleven is a Dutch-born Major League Baseball pitcher who starred for six teams over 22 seasons, won two World Series, recorded 3,000 strikeouts, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Nicolaas Bloembergen was a Dutch-American physicist and longtime Harvard professor, awarded the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering contributions to laser and electron spectroscopy.
Harmanus Bleecker of Albany lawyer and Dutch American statesman, served as a Federalist congressman from New York (1811–1813) and later as U.S. chargé d’affaires to the Netherlands (1837–1842).
George David Birkhoff was a leading American mathematician, renowned for foundational work in dynamical systems and the ergodic theorem, and a longtime Harvard professor influential in twentieth-century mathematics.
Lodewijk van den Berg was a Dutch-American payload specialist who flew aboard Spacelab-3 in 1985, spending 168 hours in space, selected as a scientist turned astronaut for efficiency by NASA.
