Netherlands Culture

Netherlands has a long history of development and boasts of a very rich and varied culture. Netherlands culture reflects the regional differences and foreign influences that the country witnessed during the invasion of the immigrants. The culture of Netherlands boasts of a rich history in every aspect of social life.

Cultural History of Netherlands

The Golden Age of Netherlands is considered the main age of revival and redevelopment of Netherlands culture.

Netherlands Art
The country of Netherlands is famous for being home to many internationally renowned painters. The arts sector of the country has a very strong influence on the development of its culture. The country was home to famous painters like, Johannes Vermeer, Jacob van Ruysdael, and Rembrandt van Rijn. The famous painters of the 19th and 20th Century were Piet Mondriaan and Vincent van Gogh. The Dutch country was also home to philosophers Spinoza and Erasmus of Rotterdam.

Netherlands Science and Technology
Netherlands also boasts of a significant list of world-renowned scientists and researchers. The scientist of the country boasts of many inventions under their belt. This technological advancement also had a long-standing influence in the culture of the country. Inventions of microscope, telescope, mercury thermometer, and pendulum clock are all attributed to Dutch scientists. The invention of pendulum clock and Saturn's moon Titan is attributed to famous scientist Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek did the invention of microscope. The audio tape was invented by the Dutch company Philips in the year 1967. The video tape, compact disc, and CD-Rom was established subsequently in the years 1972, 1982, 1985.

Here is a list of some of the internationally awarded scholars and scientists of Netherlands:

• 15th Century: Laurens Janszoon Coster, (1370-1440) - printer
• 16th Century: Desiderius Erasmus, (1466/1469-1536), humanist Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522–1590), humanist
• 17th Century:
  1. Baruch de Spinoza, (1632–1677), philosopher
  2. Herman Boerhaave, (1668-1738), physician
  3. Ludolph van Ceulen, (1540-1610), mathematician
  4. Cornelius Drebbel, (1572-1633), inventor & engineer
  5. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, (1632-1723), scientist
  
  
  
• 18th century;
  1. Willem 's Gravesande, (1688 - 1742), philosopher and mathematician
  2. Pieter van Musschenbroek, (1692 – 1761), scientist
  3. Daniel Bernoulli, (1700-1782), mathematician & physicist
  
  
  
• 19th century:
  1. H. G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen, (1838-1923), astronomer
  2. Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, (1856-1894), mathematician
  
  
  
• 20th Century:
  1. Tobias Asser, (1838-1913), jurist [Nobel Prize 1911]
  2. Nico Bloembergen, (1920-), physicist [Nobel Prize 1981]
  3. Paul J. Crutzen, (1933-), atmospheric chemist [Nobel Prize 1995]
  4. Peter Debye, (1884-1966), chemist [Nobel Prize 1936]
  5. Christiaan Eijkman, (1858-1930), physician & pathologist [Nobel Prize 1929]
  6. Willem Einthoven, (1860-1927), physician, [Nobel Prize 1924]
  7. Gerardus 't Hooft, (1946-), physicist [Nobel Prize 1999]
  8. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, (1853-1926), physicist [Nobel Prize 1913]
  9. Tjalling Koopmans, (1910–1985), economist 1975 [Nobel Prize 1975]
  10. Hendrik Lorentz, (1853-1928), physicist [Nobel Prize 1902]
  11. Simon van der Meer, (1925-), physicist [Nobel Prize 1984]
  12. Jan Tinbergen, (1903-1994), economist [Nobel Prize 1969]
  13. Nico Tinbergen, (1907-1988), ethologist [Nobel Prize 1975]
  14. Martinus J. G. Veltman, (1931-), physicist [Nobel Prize 1999]
  15. Johannes Diderik van der Waals, (1837-1923), physicist [Nobel Prize 1910]
  16. Pieter Zeeman, (1865-1943), physicist [Nobel Prize 1902]
  17. Frits Zernike, (1888-1966), physicist [Nobel Prize 1953]

Netherlands Literature The Netherlands also has a long history of literary achievements. These literary works is truly reflected in the cultural history of Netherlands. The literature witnessed a great development during the Dutch Golden Age. The most famous writers of the age included P.C. Hooft and Joost van den Vondel. The period of 20th century witnessed authors like, Cees Nooteboom, Willem Frederik Hermans, Harry Mulisch, Gerard (van het) Reve, , Simon Vestdijk, and Jan Wolkers.

Netherlands culture boasts of a long-standing influence derived from the culturally rich history of arts, literature, and science.

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