Ingen-Housz (also: Ingenhousz or Ingen Housz) is the name of a

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. The oldest known ancestor is Johan van Ruweel who lived in the 15th century in Venlo. His descendants assumed the name "Ingenhousz" (literally "in the house"), and already belonged to the elite of Venlo in the 16th century. Later the family moved to

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. In the 18th century the Ingen Housz family relocated to

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. Many members of the family pursued careers as physicians or pharmacists, and later as lawyers and bankers.

Notable members

* Jan Ingen-Housz (1730-1799), physician, biologist and chemist known for having discovered photosynthesis. * Bon Ingen-Housz (1881-1953), sculptor.

Literature

* J. J. M. H. Verzijl: ''Genealogie der Venlosche familie Van Ruweel genaamd Ingenhuys'' (Venlo, 1934) (also published in the periodical ''De Limburgse Leeuw'' 1958). * ''

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'', nr. 59 (1973), p. 108.

External links

Genealogy of the first generations in Venlo
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