Dr Isaac Dorislaus

Dr Isaac Dorislaus

Born in the Netherlands. A distinguished anti-royalist scholar, for Charles I's trial he was assistant to the Solicitor General but did not sign the death warrant. Murdered in the Hague in 1649 by ...

Person, Politics & Administration, Netherlands

1 memorial
Edmund Nuttall Limited

Edmund Nuttall Limited

Construction company with origins in the Netherlands.

Group, Engineering, Netherlands

1 memorial
Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus

Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian. Born Rotterdam, date approximate. First visited London in 1499 and often stayed with Thomas More in Chelsea, a friend for over 30 years.

Person, Religion, Seriously Famous, Netherlands

3 memorials
Anne Frank

Anne Frank

Born Frankfurt, Germany. Died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.

Person, Children, Seriously Famous, Tragedy, Germany, Netherlands

4 memorials
Pieter Gerbrandy

Pieter Gerbrandy

Politician. Born Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy near Sneek in the Netherlands. He was a professor at the Vrije University of Amsterdam in 1930 and entered politics later in the decade, becoming Minister ...

Person, Politics & Administration, Netherlands

1 memorial
Grinling Gibbons

Grinling Gibbons

Born Rotterdam. Wood carver and sculptor. Other works in London: a marble font in St James's Piccadilly, carvings in Whitehall Palace. Lived and died in Bow Street. See Discovering London for some ...

Person, Sculpture, Netherlands

9 memorials
Stoker A. Gilmmerveen

Stoker A. Gilmmerveen

Netherlands Merchant Navy

Person, Netherlands

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Piet Mondrian

Piet Mondrian

Painter.  Born the Netherlands.  September 1938, avoiding the Nazis, he moved to Hampstead and, assisted by Ben Nicholson, rented a room in the house with the plaque.  He painted it white, includin...

Person, Art, Seriously Famous, Netherlands

1 memorial
Duke of Monmouth

Duke of Monmouth

Born James Scott (or Crofts or Fitzroy) at Rotterdam. Illegitimate son of King Charles II and Lucy Walter. He came to England in 1662 where he was created Duke of Monmouth. At the death of Charles ...

Person, Execution, Royalty, Netherlands

2 memorials
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