Cornelis is a Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis,

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, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) and Johannes (Jan) used to be the most common given names in the Low Countries, and the origin of the term

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s is commonly thought to derive from the term Jan-Kees for the Dutch settlers in

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. Among the notable persons named Cornelis are: * Cornelis Engebrechtsz (1527), painter from Leiden * Cornelis Massijs (1556), painter from Flanders, Belgium * Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1513/14-1575), architect and sculptor * Cornelis Cort (1578), engraver and draughtsman * Cornelis Corneliszoon (1607), inventor of the wind powered sawmill * Cor Dillen (2009), director of

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and their

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* Cornelis van Haarlem (1562–1638), leading

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painter *

Cornelis de Houtman Cornelis de Houtman (2 April 1565 – 11 September 1599) was a Dutch merchant seaman who commanded the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies. Although the voyage was difficult and yielded only a modest profit, Houtman showed that the ...

(1565–1599), explorer who started the Dutch spice trade *

Cornelis Drebbel Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (; 1572 – 7 November 1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, opti ...

(1572–1633), builder of the first navigable submarine * Cornelis de Vos (1584–1651), Flemish Baroque painter *

Cornelis de Graeff Cornelis de Graeff (15 October 1599 – 4 May 1664), often named ''Polsbroek'' or ''de heer van (lord) Polsbroek'' during his lifetime, was an influential regenten, regent and burgomaster (mayor) of Amsterdam, statesman and diplomat of Holland an ...

(1599–1664), Golden Age politician * Cornelis Evertsen (disambiguation) (1610–1666, 1628–1679, 1642–1706), three admirals in the Anglo-Dutch Wars *

Cornelis de Witt Cornelis de Witt (15 June 1623 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch States Navy officer and statesman. During the First Stadtholderless Period, De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party, and was in opposition to the House of Oran ...

(1623–1672), politician of the

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Cornelis Tromp Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, ''Count of Sølvesborg'' (3 September 1629 – 29 May 1691) was a Dutch naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the Dutch Navy, and briefly as a general admiral in the Royal Danish-Norwegian ...

(1629–1691), admiral in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and in the

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Cornelis Pietersz Bega Cornelis Pietersz Bega, or ''Cornelis Pietersz Begijn'' (1631/32 – 27 August 1664) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver. Bega was born, lived and worked in Haarlem and was the son of sculptor and goldsmith Pieter Jansz. Begijn. His mo ...

(1631/32-1664), painter and engraver *

Cornelis de Bruijn Cornelis de Bruijn or Cornelius de Bruyn (; 16521726/7), also formerly known in English by his French name Corneille Le Brun, was a Dutch artist and traveler. He made two large tours and published illustrated books with his observations of peop ...

(1652–1726/27), artist and traveler * Cornelis Cruys (1655–1727), first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet * Cornelis Dusart (1660–1704), genre painter, draftsman, and printmaker *

Cornelis Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) an ...

(born 1953), former governor of

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, Indonesia * Cornelis de Pauw (1739–1849), philosopher, geographer and diplomat * Cornelis Tiele (1830–1902), theologian and scholar * Cornelis Lely (1854–1929), civil engineer and statesman * Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven (1873–1932), South African writer and poet * Cornelis Bernardus van Niel (1897–1985), microbiologist * Cornelis Broerse (1900–1972), artist * Cornelis Berkhouwer (1919–1992),

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1973–75 * Cornelis van Beverloo (1922–2010), artist better known under his pseudonym "Corneille" *

Cornelis Vreeswijk Cornelis Vreeswijk (8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch singer-songwriter and poet who lived and worked primarily in Sweden. Born to Dutch parents in IJmuiden, Netherlands, he emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age ...

(1937–1987), Dutch-Swedish singer, poet and actor * Cornelis Zitman (1926–2016), Dutch sculptor and draftsman * Cornelis Bodenstein (born 1992), South African-born cricketer * Cornelis Schuuring (born 1942), Dutch racing cyclist

Surname

Cornelis also is a

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, quite common in

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. People with this surname include: * :nl:Evert Cornelis (1884–1931), Dutch conductor and organist * Guy R. Cornelis (born 1946), Belgian microbiologist * Hans Cornelis (born 1982), Belgian footballer * Hendrik Cornelis (1910–1999), Belgian civil servant; last governor-general of Belgian Congo * Jean Cornelis (1941–2016), Belgian footballer * Joseph Cornelis (1917–2000), Belgian boxer

References

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