| Country |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 Netherlands |
| Retired | Yes |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (1995) |
| Last updated: May 2018. | |
Hugoline van Hoorn (born 1970) is a female Dutch former professional squash player [1] who represented the Netherlands. She reached a career-high world ranking of 21 in 1995. She was Dutch champion four times. [2]
Hoorn is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Alkmaar and 35 kilometers (22 mi) north of Amsterdam. The municipality has just over 73,000 inhabitants and a land area of 20.38 km2 (7.87 sq mi), making it the third most densely populated municipality in North Holland after Haarlem and Amsterdam. Apart from the city of Hoorn, the municipality includes the villages of Blokker and Zwaag, as well as parts of the hamlets De Bangert, De Hulk and Munnickaij.
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was an officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early 17th century, holding two terms as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. Renowned for providing the impulse that set the VOC on the path to dominance in the Dutch East Indies, he was long considered a national hero in the Netherlands. Since the 19th century, his legacy has become controversial due to the violence he employed, especially during the last stage of the Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands, in order to secure a trade monopoly on nutmeg, mace and clove.
Willem Cornelisz Schouten was a Dutch navigator for the Dutch East India Company. He was the first to sail the Cape Horn route to the Pacific Ocean.
Nicholas van Hoorn was a merchant sailor, privateer and pirate. He was born in the Netherlands and died near Veracruz after being wounded on the Isla de Sacrificios. Nikolaas or Klaas was engaged in the Dutch merchant service from about 1655 until 1659, and then bought a vessel with his savings. With a band of reckless men whom he had enlisted, he became a terror to the commerce of the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire. Later he had several ships in his employment and obtained such notoriety that some governments were willing to employ him against their enemies.
Den Hoorn is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel, and lies about 9 km north of Den Helder.
New Netherland Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants.
Corine Spier-Rottschäfer was a Dutch model and beauty queen who won the 1959 Miss World contest, representing the Netherlands. She was the first woman from her country to win the title. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom.
Blokker is a village in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland.
't Wapen van Hoorn was a 17th-century Dutch East India Company fluyt with a tonnage of between 400 and 600, built in the Dutch Republic in 1619. During its second voyage it grounded on the west coast of Australia, making it about the tenth ship to make landfall on Australian soil, and following Tryall just a few weeks earlier only the second ship to be shipwrecked in Australian waters, albeit temporarily.
Fred van der Hoorn is a Dutch former footballer who played in defence.
Angelique Hoorn is a Dutch show jumper.
Joan van Hoorn (1653–1711) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1704 until 1709.
Jan Albertsz. Rotius was a Dutch painter known for his individual and group portraits, breakfast still lifes, kitchen still lifes and fruit still lifes. He was active in Hoorn and was the father of the flower painter Jacob Rotius.
Agnes, or Agneta Block was a Dutch Mennonite art collector and horticulturalist. She is most remembered as the compiler of an album of flower and insect paintings.
The coat of arms of Hoorn is a coat of arms that has been in use since the middle ages. Although over time it underwent some changes, there has been no change to the coat of arms since it was acknowledged in use by the High Council of Nobility in 1816. At present, in the original form, it is the coat of arms of the municipality of Hoorn. The current municipality was formed in 1979 by merging the city of Hoorn with the villages Zwaag and Westerblokker; it was decided to use the old coat of arms as coat of arms of the new municipality.
Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Hoorn is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Arminia Bielefeld. He made thirteen appearances for the Netherlands U-21 team.
Netty van Hoorn is a Dutch film director and producer who has won several awards for her work.
Van Hoorn is a Dutch toponymic surname. The place of origin often is the city of Hoorn in North Holland, but may be any of four other Dutch settlements named Hoorn, three named Den Hoorn, or Horn/the county of Horne in Dutch Limburg. Notable people with the surname include:
The attack on Veracruz was a 1683 raid against the port of Veracruz, in the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It was led by the Dutch pirates Laurens de Graaf, Nicholas van Hoorn and Michel de Grammont.
Taco van der Hoorn is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux.
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