Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Van Nierop was born and died at [[Nieuwe Niedorp]] ("Nierop"), [[County of Holland|Holland]] (now in [[North Holland]]). Several times he visited [[René Descartes]] in [[Egmond-Binnen]]. The philosopher was so impressed by Van Nierop's knowledge that he even brought him to the attention of [[Constantijn Huygens]] and [[Frans van Schooten]].{{cite web | url=https://flessenpostuitegmond.nl/nieuw-boek-peter-van-den-berg-de-schoenmaker-en-de-filosoof/ | title=Nieuw boek Peter van den Berg: De Schoenmaker en de Filosoof | date=3 June 2022 }} He has more than thirty scientific publications to his name. He also has many designs of [[sundials]] to his name. In addition he was a consultant in the field of navigational charts and active for the Dutch VOC. He was the teacher of later celebrities such as: |
Van Nierop was born and died at [[Nieuwe Niedorp]] ("Nierop"), [[County of Holland|Holland]] (now in [[North Holland]]). Several times he visited [[René Descartes]] in [[Egmond-Binnen]]. The philosopher was so impressed by Van Nierop's knowledge that he even brought him to the attention of [[Constantijn Huygens]] and [[Frans van Schooten]].{{cite web | url=https://flessenpostuitegmond.nl/nieuw-boek-peter-van-den-berg-de-schoenmaker-en-de-filosoof/ | title=Nieuw boek Peter van den Berg: De Schoenmaker en de Filosoof | date=3 June 2022 }} |
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== Career == |
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He has more than thirty scientific publications to his name. He also has many designs of [[sundials]] to his name. In addition he was a consultant in the field of navigational charts and active for the Dutch VOC. He was the teacher of later celebrities such as: |
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*[[Jan Albertsz van Dam]] (teacher Czar Peter the Great, Hoorn 1717) |
*[[Jan Albertsz van Dam]] (teacher Czar Peter the Great, Hoorn 1717) |
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