The De Geer family (also: De Geer van Jutphaas and De Geer van Oudegein) is a prominent industrial family of Walloon origin that belongs to the

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and

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History

The name derives from the town of

Geer Geer (; wa, Djer) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Geer had a total population of 2,854. The total area is 23.62 km² which gives a population density of 121 inhabitants per km ...

near Liège (in present-day Belgium). The oldest known ancestor, Lambier de Geer, lord of Gaillarmont, died in 1399 in Liège, then part of the

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. His descendant Louys de Geer (1535–1602) moved from Liège to Aachen and later to

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in the

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for religious reasons. Subsequent generations became notable in Sweden and the

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from the early 17th century, mainly centered on the iron-foundry company town

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, but often extending to science, art and national politics. The larger, Swedish branch of the family retained its contacts with the Netherlands. Some of them hold the title of baron. Both branches are still in existence.

Notable members

* Louis De Geer (1587–1652), Dutch financier and industrialist, founder of the Swedish branch. * , industrial entrepreneur. *

Charles De Geer Baron Charles de Geer (the family is usually known as De Geer with a capitalized "De" and is pronounced "de yer"); Finspång in Risinge 30 January 1720 – Stockholm 7 March 1778) was a Swedish industrialist and entomologist. Life De Geer, w ...

(1720–1778), Swedish entomologist. * , Swedish politician * (1748–1803), Swedish Council member * (1750–1820), Finnish

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of the Noble estate at the

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. *

Charlotta Aurora De Geer Charlotta Aurora De Geer later ''Gyldenstolpe'' and ''Wetterstedt'' (1779–1834), was a politically influential Swedish people, Swedish countess, salon (gathering), salonist and courtier. Life Courtier Born to the royal court chamberlain baron Jo ...

(1779–1834), Swedish salonist. * (1781–1861), Swedish

of the

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* (1784–1857), Dutch politician. * Ulla De Geer (1793-1869), Swedish salonist. * (1816–1903), Dutch jurist and historian *

Louis Gerhard De Geer Baron Louis Gerard De Geer af Finspång (18 July 181824 September 1896) was a Swedish statesman and writer. He was born at Finspång Castle in Risinge parish. He was a lawyer, and in 1855 became president of the Göta hovrätt, or lord justi ...

(1818–1896), Swedish statesman and writer, Prime Minister of Sweden 1876–80 * Karl Vilhelm Konstantin De Geer (1839–1904), Finnish general in the Imperial Russian arm

*

Gerhard Louis De Geer Baron Gerhard Louis De Geer of Finspång (usually known as Louis De Geer; 27 November 185425 February 1935) was a Swedish politician, who served in the first chamber of the ''Riksdag'' 1901–14, was governor of Kristianstad County 1905–23, an ...

(1854–1935), baron, Prime Minister of Sweden 1920–21 * Gerard De Geer af Finspång (1858–1943), Swedish geologist. * Sten De Geer (1886–1933), Swedish geographer and ethnographer *

Dirk Jan de Geer Dirk Jan de Geer (14 December 1870 – 28 November 1960) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 8 March 1 ...

(1870–1960), prime minister of the Netherlands. * (1927–1984), Swedish artist and portrait painter. Great-grandson of Louis Gerard De Geer. * Carl Johan De Geer (born 1938), Swedish artist. * (1946–2020), Dutch actor, director and television producer. *

Boudewijn de Geer Boudewijn Ernst de Geer (born 24 June 1955) is a Dutch retired professional football player and coach who played for ADO Den Haag, HFC Haarlem, Molde, Lillestrøm, Hércules CF, De Graafschap and Brisbane Lions. He is the grandson of Dirk ...

(born 1955), Dutch football player, grandson of

. * (born 1971), Swedish nationalist and

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writer. *

Mike de Geer Mike de Geer (born 28 December 1989 in The Hague) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for HBS Craeyenhout in the Dutch Topklasse. He formerly played for ADO Den Haag. His father is former football player Boudewijn de Geer, and his gre ...

(born 1989), Dutch football player, son of

References

Literature

*Nederland's Adelsboek 83 (1993), pp. 42–86. {{Authority control