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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 ...

equivalent of the masculine given name Maurice. People with the name include:

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Maurice of Nassau Maurice of Orange (; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was ''stadtholder'' of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death on 23 April 1625. Before he became Prince of Orange upo ...

, (1567–1625), military leader of the Dutch Republic, son of William I of Orange * Count

John Maurice of Nassau John Maurice of Nassau ( ; ; ; ; 17 June 1604 – 20 December 1679), called "the Brazilian" for his fruitful period as governor of Dutch Brazil, was Count and (from 1664) Prince of Nassau-Siegen. He served as ''Herrenmeister'' (equivalent to Gra ...

, (1604–1679) also known as 'the Brazilian' *

Prince Maurice of the Netherlands Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (Willem Frederik Maurits Alexander Hendrik Karel; 15 September 1843 – 4 June 1850), was the second son of King William III of the Netherlands and his first wife, Sophie of Württemberg ...

(1843–1850), second son of King William III *

Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Prince Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 17 April 1968) is a member of the Dutch royal family as the eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Before the succession of h ...

(born 1968)

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* Maurits, pseudonym of Paulus Adrianus Daum (1850–1898), Dutch author * Maurits Allessie (born 1945), Dutch physiologist * Maurits de Baar (born 1997), Dutch footballer *

Maurits Basse Maurits Basse (5 September 1868 – 18 February 1944) was a Belgian writer and teacher, one of the founders of the Liberaal Vlaams Verbond. Basse was born at Ledeberg. He became a professor at the University of Ghent, where he remained until ...

(1868–1944), Belgian writer and teacher *

Maurits Binger Maurits Binger (5 April 1868 – 9 April 1923) was a Dutch film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. He directed 39 films between 1913 and 1922 and is considered one of the pioneers of fictional ...

(1868–1923), Dutch film director * Maurits van den Boogert (born 1972, Dutch historian of the Ottoman Empire * Maurits Caransa (1916–2009), Dutch real-estate developer and kidnapping victim *

Maurits Coppieters Maurits Coppieters (14 May 1920 – 11 November 2005), Flemish politician for the Volksunie, member of the Belgian Chamber (1965–1971), the Belgian Senate (1971–1979) and the European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of ...

(1920–2005), Belgian politician *

Maurits Crucq Maurits Bourgon Crucq (born 10 February 1968 in Voorburg, South Holland) is a former field hockey defender from the Netherlands, who played 132 international matches for the Dutch national team, in which he scored eleven goals. A player ...

(born 1968), Dutch field hockey player *

Maurits De Schrijver Maurits De Schrijver (born 26 June 1951 in Aalst) is a retired Belgian footballer. Career During his career he played for Lokeren. De Schrijver made his debut for Belgium in a May 1982 friendly match against Denmark and has earned a total o ...

(born 1951), Belgian football player * Maurits Dekker (1896–1962), Dutch novelist *

Maurits Cornelis Escher Maurits Cornelis Escher (; ; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithography, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were Mathematics and art, inspired by mathematics. Despite wide popular int ...

(1898–1972), Dutch graphic artist *

Maurits Gysseling Maurits Gysseling ( Oudenburg, 7 September 1919 – Ghent, 24 November 1997) was an influential Belgian researcher into historical linguistics and paleography. He was especially well known for his editions and studies of old texts relevant to the ...

(1919–1997), Belgian researcher * Maurits Frederik Hendrik de Haas (1832–1895), Dutch-American marine painter *

Maurits Hansen Maurits Christopher Hansen (5 July 1794 – 16 March 1842) was a Norwegian writer. He was born in Modum as a son of Carl Hansen (1757–1826) and Abigael Wulfsberg (1758–1823). In October 1816 he married teacher Helvig Leschly (1789–1874). ...

(1794–1842), Norwegian writer *

Maurits Hendriks Maurits Gijsbreght Hendriks (born 1 January 1961 in Amsterdam) is a former field hockey coach from the Netherlands, who himself played as a goalkeeper in the 1980s in Enschede. Since September 2022 he is working at the Dutch football club Ajax A ...

(born 1961), Dutch field hockey coach *

Maurits Jonkman Maurits Maarten Alexander Jonkman (born 20 March 1986), is a Dutch international cricketer who has represented the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Ne ...

(born 1986), Dutch cricket player *

Maurits Lammertink Maurits Lammertink (born 31 August 1990) is a Dutch former cyclist, who rode professionally in road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross between 2011 and 2021. During his professional career, Lammertink took three victories – he won a stage of the 201 ...

(born 1990), Dutch racing cyclist * (1904–1985), Dutch zoologist *

Maurits Lindström Maurits Lindström (10 May 1932 – 14 November 2009) was a Swedish geologist and paleontologist. Lindström's initial work was divided among two topics conodont paleontology and the structural geology of the Scandinavian Caledonides in Lapplan ...

(1932–2009), a Swedish geologist *

Maurits van Löben Sels Maurits van Löben Sels (1 May 1876 – 4 October 1944) was a Dutch épée, foil and sabre fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games (), held fr ...

(1876–1944), Dutch fencer *

Maurits Niekerk Maurits Joseph Niekerk (11 September 1871, Amsterdam – 20 March 1940, Paris) was a Dutch Impressionist painter of Jewish ancestry who spent much of his career in Belgium. Biography From 1887 to 1893, he studied at the Rijksakademie in Amster ...

(1871–1940), Dutch impressionist painter *

Maurits van Nierop Maurits William Albert van Nierop (11 May 1983 – 24 September 2008) was a Dutch international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,

(1983–2008), Dutch cricket player *

Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes (1654 – 8 September 1724) was governor of the Dutch Cape Colony from 1714 till 1721. Early life Maurits (or Mauritz) Pasques de Chavonnes was born in The Hague and baptized on 23 July 1654 in Grote or Sint-Jacobsker ...

(1654–1724), Dutch Governor of the Cape Colony *

Maurits Post Maurits Post (ca. 10 December 1645 – 6 June 1677) was a Dutch Golden Age architect. Biography Post was born in Haarlem, the son of the architect Pieter Post, and was probably his assistant, as he took over his father's projects when he died i ...

(1645–1677), Dutch architect *

Maurits van Rooijen Maurits van Rooijen (born 1956) is a Dutch socio-economic historian and geographer. His research has concentrated on green urbanisation and re-interpreting garden city principles. In recent publications he has promoted the concept of the "Globa ...

(born 1956), Dutch social and economic historian * Maurits Sabbe (1873–1938), Belgian writer * Maurits Schmitz (born 1993), Dutch football player * (1840–1907), Dutch meteorologist and polar explorer

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Mauritshuis The Mauritshuis (, ; ) is an art museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings. The collection contains works by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van ...

, a museum in The Hague, which was built by John Maurice of Nassau *

Staatsmijn Maurits Staatsmijn Maurits was a state-owned coal mine in Geleen, Netherlands. In 1911 the Dutch Government bought the concessions "Maasvelden". In 1912 and 1913 drillings were carried out by the Internationale Bohrgesellschaft Erkelenz in the areas west ...

, a state-owned coal mine in Geleen, Netherlands *

Mauritsstad Mauritsstad (or Mauritius) was the capital of Dutch Brazil, and is now a part of the Brazilian city of Recife. History A Dutch fleet of 65 ships led by Hendrick Lonck, Hendrick Corneliszoon Loncq led Siege of Recife (1630), a siege against P ...

, capital of Dutch Brazil and is now a part of Recife

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