Petrus Josephus Hubertus "Pierre" Cuypers was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam. More representative for his oeuvre, however, are numerous churches, of which he designed more than 100. Moreover, he restored many monuments.
Willem Kes (Dordrecht, 16 February 1856 – München, 22 February 1934, was a Dutch conductor, composer, violist, and violinist. He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, holding that position from 1888 to 1895.
Traditionalist architecture is an architectural movement in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century in the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Germany et al. In the Netherlands Traditionalism was a reaction to the Neo Gothic and Neo-Renaissance styles by Pierre Cuypers. One of the first influential buildings of Traditionalism was the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, finished in 1903. Since the 1920s Traditionalist architecture has been a parallel movement to Modern architecture.
Samuel "Sem" Dresden was a Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher.
Johannes "Johan" Gerardus Diederik van Hell was a Dutch visual artist and musician. His work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. He was a dedicated socialist and a man with a highly developed social conscience. Many of his later works depict the struggles and plight of ‘the man in the street’. In 1925, he decided to produce lithographs to make art available at a reasonable price to the working class. He also gave free private art and music lessons to gifted students who could not afford the tuition.
The AMsterdamsche en ROtterdamsche Bank was a major Dutch bank that was created in 1964 by the merger of the Amsterdamsche Bank and the Rotterdamsche Bank. In 1991, it merged with Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN) to form ABN AMRO.
Zorgvlied is a cemetery on the Amsteldijk in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on the left bank of the river Amstel. The cemetery was opened in 1870 by the city of Amstelveen which still owns and operates it, though since 1896 it is located within the boundaries of the city of Amsterdam. One of the country's best-known cemeteries, it is notable for the large number of celebrities, especially from the literary and theater worlds, buried there.
Dr. Willem Pleyte was a Dutch Egyptologist and museum director.
Tjeerd (Tsjeard) Bottema was a Dutch painter, illustrator and book cover designer.
Gerrit Bolhuis was a Dutch sculptor.
Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek, known as The Younger was a Dutch animal painter, who specialized in birds. He is referred to as "the younger" to distinguish him from his great-uncle, the landscape painter, Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek, after whom he was named.
Jan Gerrit van Gelder was a Dutch art historian.
Frederika Sophia "Fré" Cohen was a Dutch artist and graphic designer.
Dora Dolz de Herman was a Spanish-Dutch artist, best known for her outdoor ceramic works in the form of chairs and sofas.
Lambertus (Bert) Nienhuis was a Dutch ceramist, designer and jewelry designer.
Catharine Louise "Kitty" van der Mijll Dekker (1908-2004) was a Dutch textile artist. She studied at the Bauhaus and her designs are still being produced.
Emmanuel Constant Edouard (Eduard) Colinet was a Belgian sculptor.
Dirk de Vries Lam was a Dutch painter who specialized in cityscapes. The name De Vries, from his mother's side of the family, was added, by official permission, in 1897.
