Clerck

De Clerck is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, particularly common in

Flanders Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, la ...

. In the province of

West Flanders West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemis ...

, the name is usually concatenated to Declerck. People with the surname include: * (1914–1974), Belgian politician and government minister *

Carl Alexander Clerck Carl Alexander Clerck (1709 – 22 July 1765) was a Sweden, Swedish entomologist and arachnology, arachnologist. Clerck came from a family in the petty Swedish nobility, nobility and entered the University of Uppsala in 1726. Little is known of hi ...

(1709–1765), Swedish entomologist and arachnologist * Hendrik de Clerck (c. 1560 – 1630), Flemish painter * Jacques de Clerck (c. 1582 – 1624), Antwerp-born Dutch merchant, admiral, and explorer * Jeanne Albertine Colin-De Clerck (born 1924), Belgian composer * Marc De Clerck (born 1949), Belgian football goalkeeper *

Olivier De Clerck Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery * Olivier, Louisiana, a rural p ...

(born 1971), phycologist with the standard author abbreviation "De Clerck" *

Richard Declerck Richard August François Declerck (31 December 1899 – 12 March 1986) was a Belgian lawyer and politician. He was governor of the province of Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, ...

(1899–1986), Belgian lawyer and politician *

Roger De Clerck Roger De Clerck (July 27, 1924 – October 23, 2015) was a Belgian entrepreneur and CEO of the Beaulieu textile group. An international business man, his family was ranked 15th place in a list of "richest Belgians". During his lifetime he was cont ...

(1924–2015), Belgian entrepreneur * Stefaan Maria Joris Yolanda De Clerck (born 1951), Belgian politician {{surname, Clerck, de Clerck Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Belgian origin Occupational surnames