Holländer
Encyclopedia
Hollander is the Dutch
term from people from the Netherlands
or specifically Holland proper. Variants of German origin include Hollaender and Holländer.
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
term from people from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
or specifically Holland proper. Variants of German origin include Hollaender and Holländer.
People
- Anthony HollanderAnthony HollanderAnthony Hollander is Professor of Rheumatology and Tissue Engineering at the University of Bristol. On 19 November 2008 it was reported that an artificially-grown organ had been successfully transplanted into a woman, Claudia Castillo, a breakthrough in which Hollander played a key role.In 2009,...
(born c. 1960), British academic - Audrey HollanderAudrey HollanderAudrey Hollander is an American pornographic actress.Her first scene was in the film More Dirty Debutantes 268 with Ed Powers. As of December 2009, she has appeared in over 294 productions and is credited as co-director for the "Otto and Audrey Destroy the World" series of films...
(born 1979), American pornographic actress - David HollanderDavid HollanderDavid Hollander is an American TV writer and producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is most notably known as the creator, screenwriter, and an executive producer of The Guardian, a Pittsburgh-based legal drama which aired on CBS...
(born 1968), American television writer, producer, and director - Edith Holländer (1900–1945), mother of diarist Anne Frank
- Felix Hollaender (1867–1931), German writer
- Friedrich HollaenderFriedrich HollaenderFriedrich Hollaender was a German film composer.He was born in London, where his father, operetta composer Victor Hollaender, worked at the Barnum & Bailey Circus...
(1896–1976), German composer - Han HollanderHan HollanderHartog "Han" Hollander was the first Dutch radio sports journalist.-External links:**...
(1886–1943), Dutch journalist - Jacob HollanderJacob HollanderJacob Harry Hollander, B.A., Ph.D. was an American economist.-Biography:Hollander was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1891 and became associate professor of finance there. In 1900, he became assistant professor of political economy, becoming full...
(1871–1940), American economist and historian of economic thought - John HollanderJohn HollanderJohn Hollander is a Jewish-American poet and literary critic. As of 2007, he is Sterling Professor Emeritus of English at Yale University...
(born 1929), poet - Lee M. Hollander, author, professor emeritus, and historian
- Nicole HollanderNicole HollanderNicole Hollander is an American cartoonist and writer. Her daily comic strip Sylvia is syndicated to newspapers nationally by Tribune Media Services and also can be seen on her blog, BadGirl Chats....
(born 1939), American cartoonist, author of SylviaSylvia (comic strip)Sylvia is a long-running comic strip by American cartoonist Nicole Hollander that offers commentary on political, social and cultural topics, and on cats, primarily in the voice of its title character, Sylvia... - Robert Hollander, Dante scholar
- Paul HollanderPaul HollanderPaul Hollander is an American scholar, journalist, and conservative political writer. He is known for his criticisms of Communism and left-wing politics. In 1956, he escaped to the west from his native country. He has a Ph.D in Sociology from Princeton University, 1963 and a B.A. from the London...
(born 1932), American writer, academic and journalist - Samuel HollanderSamuel HollanderSamuel Hollander, OC, FRSC is a British/Canadian/Israeli economist.Born in London, he received a B.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics in 1959. In 1961 he received an AM and a Ph.D. in 1963 from Princeton University...
(born 1937), historian of economic thought - Tom HollanderTom HollanderThomas Anthony "Tom" Hollander is a British actor who has appeared in productions such as Enigma, Gosford Park, Cambridge Spies, Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Caribbean, In the Loop, Valkyrie and Hanna.-Early life:Tom Hollander was born in Bristol and raised in Oxford, Oxfordshire, the son...
(born 1967), English actor
- Xaviera Hollander (born 1943), Dutch call girl and madam
Other uses
- Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)The Flying Dutchman (opera)Der fliegende Holländer is an opera, with music and libretto by Richard Wagner.Wagner claimed in his 1870 autobiography Mein Leben that he had been inspired to write "The Flying Dutchman" following a stormy sea crossing he made from Riga to London in July and August 1839, but in his 1843...
, a 1843 opera by Richard Wagner - Hollander rabbitDutch rabbitThe Dutch rabbit, easily identifiable by its characteristic colour pattern, was once the most popular of all rabbit breeds. However, after dwarf rabbits were developed, the popularity of the Dutch rabbit dwindled...
, a breed of rabbit