Leiden
Leiden is a city in the Dutch province of South Holland. It's known for its centuries-old architecture and for Leiden University, the country's oldest, dating from 1575. The university houses the Hortus botanicus Leiden Botanical Garden, founded in 1590, where the tulip was introduced to Western Europe. The Museum de Lakenhal displays works by the Dutch Masters including Rembrandt, who was born in Leiden.
People died in Leiden (First 49 people) - Page 0
Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg
Dutch glazier
Robert Durie
Jacob Isaacsz. van Swanenburg
Dutch painter
Johannes Walaeus
Physician
Bernhardus Varenius
German geographer
Harmen Steenwijck
Dutch painter
David Bailly
Dutch painter
Quirijn van Brekelenkam
Dutch painter
Jan Adriaensz van Staveren
Dutch painter
Johannes van der Aeck
Dutch painter
Frederik Mari Asbeck
Jurist
Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz
Dutch physicist
Tom Dissevelt
Dutch composer
Pieter van der Aa
Dutch illustrator
Jacobus Arminius
Dutch theologian
C Snouck Hurgronje
Bilgin
Jan Steen
Actor
Gerrit Dou
Dutch painter
Frans van Mieris the Elder
Dutch painter
Pieter van Musschenbroek
Dutch scientist
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Dutch physicist
Jan Oort
Dutch astronomer
Pieter Rijke
Dutch physicist
Bernhardus Varenius
German geographer
Jan Flinterman
Dutch racing driver
Willem van Mieris
Painter
Frans van Mieris the Younger
Dutch painter
Lucas van Leyden
Dutch painter
Aertgen van Leyden
Dutch painter
Jacob Isaacsz. van Swanenburg
Dutch painter
Willem Einthoven
Dutch doctor
Johannes Heurnius
Dutch physician
Herman Boerhaave
Dutch botanist
Willem 's Gravesande
Dutch mathematician
Frans van Schooten
Dutch mathematician
Willem Hendrik Keesom
Dutch physicist
A. Teeuw
Dutch critic
F.B. Hotz
Writer
Tatyana Afanasyeva
Dutch-Russian mathematician
Tom Dissevelt
Dutch composer
Petrus Johannes Blok
Historian
Anna Carbentus van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh's mother
Willebrord Snellius
Dutch astronomer
Harmen Steenwijck
Dutch painter
Jan Wandelaar
Painter
Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
Dutch painter
Arnold Geulincx
Philosopher
