When Jan Frederik Willem Völker was born on 23 January 1823, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Friedrich Wilhelm Völker, was 27 and his mother, Geertruij Prins, was 25. He married Anna Oldendorp on 8 August 1849, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. In 1859, at the age of 36, his occupation is listed as timmerman. He died on 21 March 1862, in his hometown, at the age of 39.
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King William I of the Netherlands established the Netherlands Trading Society (a successor to the Dutch East India Company) to revive the trade between the Netherlands and the Netherlands East Indies. The institution was headquartered in Amsterdam.
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
The Natura Artis Magistra, also known as Artis, is the oldest Zoo in the Netherlands and among the oldest zoos in all of Europe. It is located in the center of Amsterdam. Gerard Westerman, J.W.H. Werlemann and J.J. Wijsmuller founded the Zoo in 1838, where it was initially open only to members. The zoo would become public in 1851. In addition to the typical Zoo fare, Artis also contains an aquarium, planetarium, arboretum, and a sizeable collection of art.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Heinz, Monika.
German (also Völker) and Dutch: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements folk ‘people, tribe’ + heri ‘army’. Compare Folker and Voelker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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