Delft, Netherlands

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Delft, Netherlands

LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.delft.nl/

Population:
95,817 (2004)

Founding Date:
1246 (charter)

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Delft University of Technology 1842

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Hugo Grotius Legal Scholar 10-Apr-1583 28-Aug-1645 De Jure Belli ac Pacis

Anton van Leeuwenhoek Scientist 24-Oct-1632 26-Aug-1723 Master of the Microscope

Jan Vermeer Painter 31-Oct-1632 15-Dec-1675 17th c. Dutch Master

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Anton van Leeuwenhoek Scientist 24-Oct-1632 26-Aug-1723 Master of the Microscope

Jan Vermeer Painter 31-Oct-1632 15-Dec-1675 17th c. Dutch Master

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