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Geert Geert is a Dutch given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the German Gerd and the English Gerry. The name is a condensed form of Gerard, itself a combination of the Germanic words ''ger'' (spear) and ''hard'' (strong or brave) meaning "str ...

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Gerd Gerd or GERD may refer to: * Gerd (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname * Gerd (moon), a moon of Saturn * Gerd Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica * Gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic symptom of mucosal damage ...

Gerhard Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

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Gerrit Gerrit is a Dutch male name meaning "''brave with the spear''", the Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard. People with this name include: * Gerrit Achterberg (1905–1962), Dutch poet * Gerrit van Arkel (1858–1918), Dutch architect * Gerrit Badenh ...

Gert Gert is a mainly masculine given name ( short form of Gerrit, Gerard, etc.) with some female bearers (short for Gertrude). Since 1993 no one in Sweden has been baptised as Gert according to the Swedish Bureau of Census, so the name is becomin ...

, and Geurt. Among people with this name are: ;Latinized names * Gerardus de Abbatisvilla (1220–1272), French theologian * Gerardus Bruxellensis, 13th-century Belgian geometer and philosopher * Gerardus Cameracensis (c.975–1051), Belgian bishop of Cambrai * Gerardus Cremonensis (c.1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific books *

Gerardus Mercator Gerardus Mercator (; 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and Cartography, cartographer from the County of Flanders. He is most renowned for creating the Mercator 1569 world map, 1569 world map based on ...

(1512–1594), Netherlandish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer * Gerardus Odonis (1285–1349), French theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order * Gerardus Rivius (fl. 1592–1625), Flemish printer * Gerardus Rufus Vacariensis (1500–1550), French Catholic theologian and humanist * Gerardus a Schagen (c.1642–1724), Dutch engraver and cartographer *

Gerardus Vossius Gerrit Janszoon Vos (March or April 1577, Heidelberg – 19 March 1649, Amsterdam), often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian. Life He was the son of Johannes (Jan) Vos, a Protestant from the Ne ...

(1577–1649), Dutch classical scholar and theologian * Gerardus de Zutphania (1367–1398), Dutch mystical writer ;Birth names * Gerardus Pieter Baerends (1916–1999), Dutch zoologist and ethologist *

Gerardus Beekman Gerardus Willemse Beekman (c. August 1653 – October 10, 1723) was a wealthy physician, land owner, and colonial governor of the Province of New York. Early life He was christened August 17, 1653 at Corlaer's Hook Plantation, New York, the seco ...

(1653–1723), New Netherland physician, land owner, and colonial governor of New York * Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (1887–1941), Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army * Gerardus Leonardus Blasius (1627–1682), Dutch physician and anatomist * Gerardus J.P.J. Bolland (1854–1922), Dutch linguist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and lecturer *

Gerardus Petrus Booms Gerardus Petrus Booms (29 October 1822 in Maastricht – 23 February 1897 in The Hague) was a Dutch military leader, author, and politician. Life Boom's father and his brothers served under Napoleon ; the father took part in the French oc ...

(1822–1897), Dutch lieutenant-general, Minister of War, and publisher * Gerardus Brackx (1931–2011), Belgian travel businessman * Gerardus J.M. Braks (born 1933), Dutch government minister and President of the Senate * Gerardus H.G. von Brucken Fock (1859–1935), Dutch pianist and composer * Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (1917–2005), Dutch Air Force pilot during World War II * Gerardus Clark (1786–1860), American lawyer * Gerardus Antonius Cox (born 1940), Dutch singer, cabaret artist and actor * Gerardus Croese (1642–1710), Dutch Reformed minister and author * Gerardus Johannes Geers (1891–1965), Dutch linguist and Hispanist *

Gerardus Gul Gerardus Gul (27 October 1847 – 9 February 1920) served as the seventeenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1892 to 1920. He is known for his role in assisting the persons who would later found the Polish National Catholic Church in the United State ...

(1847–1920), Dutch Archbishop *

Gerardus Philippus Helders Gerardus Philippus "Gerard" Helders (9 March 1905 – 6 January 2013) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. Helders app ...

(1905–2013), Dutch politician, Minister of Colonial Affairs *

Gerardus Heymans Gerardus Heymans (17 April 1857, Ferwert – 18 February 1930, Groningen) was a Dutch philosopher and psychologist.Hubbeling, H. G. (2013). Gerardus Heijmans (1857-1930). In ''Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland.'' https://resources.huyge ...

(1857–1930), Dutch philosopher and psychologist *

Gerardus 't Hooft Gerardus (Gerard) 't Hooft (; born July 5, 1946) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G. Veltman "for elucidating th ...

(born 1946), Dutch theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate *

Gerardus Huysmans Gerardus Wilhelmus Maria Huijsmans (later known as Huysmans) (29 April 1902 – 18 March 1948) was a Dutch politician. Huijsmans was born in Eindhoven. He was Dutch Minister for Finance in 1945 and Minister of the Economy from 1946 to 194 ...

(1902–1948), Dutch government minister * Gerardus Kamper (born 1950), Dutch cyclist * Gerardus Johannes Lap (1951–2017), Dutch ceramist * Gerardus B.M. Leers (born 1951), Dutch government minister and mayor * Gerardus van der Leeuw (1890–1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion * Gerardus Mes (fl. 1560), Flemish composer * Gerardus Mühren (1946–2013), Dutch footballer *

Gerardus Johannes Mulder Gerardus Johannes Mulder or Gerrit Jan Mulder (27 December 1802 – 18 April 1880) was a Dutch organic and analytical chemist. Life Mulder was born in Utrecht and earned a medical degree from Utrecht University. He became a reader of chemis ...

(1802–1880), Dutch organic and analytical chemist * Gerardus Rubens (1674–1736), Flemish Cistercian abbot * Gerardus Cornelius Schoffelen (born 1937), Dutch sculptor *

Gerardus Siderius Gerardus Gijsbertus Siderius (11 March 1914, Amsterdam – 14 April 1990, Loosdrecht) was a Dutch canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Henk Starreveld Hendrik "Henk" Pieter Starreveld (28 April 1914 ...

(1914–1990), Dutch canoeist * Gerardus J. Sizoo (1900–1994), Dutch physicist * Gerardus van Swieten (1700–1772), Dutch-Austrian physician * Gerardus Franciscus Tebroke (1949–1995), Dutch long-distance runner * Gerardus B.M.C. Thoolen (1943–1996), Dutch stage and film actor * Gerardus M.J. Veldkamp (1921–1990), Dutch economists and government minister * Gerardus Petrus Voorting (1923–2015), Dutch road cyclist * Gerardus de Vries Lentsch (1883–1973), Dutch competitive sailor * Gerardus Maria Willems (born 1946), Dutch-born Australian classical pianist *

Gerardus Wynkoop II Gerrardus Wynkoop (September 30, 1732 - June 18, 1812) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Bucks County and served as speaker of the House in 1793. State Assembly prior to 1790 Votes * November 23, 1778 – due to a ...

(died 1812), Pennsylvania politician * Gerardus Josephus Xavery (1700–aft.1747), Flemish-Dutch etcher and painter

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