De Vriese

De Vriese is a

Flemish Flemish may refer to: * Flemish, adjective for Flanders, Belgium * Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium *Flemish Community, one of the three constitutionally defined language communities of Belgium * Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialec ...

surname. It is one of several Belgian equivalents of the much more numerous Dutch family name

De Vries De Vries is one of the most common Netherlands, Dutch surnames. It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Netherlands, Dutch province of Friesland (Frisia). Hence, "de Vries" means "the Frisian". The name has been m ...

. Notable people with this family name include: * Bertha De Vriese (1877–1958), Belgian physician * Emmerik De Vriese (born 1985), Belgian footballer *

Willem Hendrik de Vriese Willem Hendrik de Vriese (11 August 1806 – 23 January 1862) was a Dutch botanist and physician born in Oosterhout, North Brabant. Education Willem Hendrik de Vriese studied medicine at the University of Leiden, earning his doctorate in 183 ...

(1806–1862), Dutch botanist and physician (standard botanical author abbreviation: de Vriese) Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Belgian origin