When Sierk Claus was born on 9 March 1888, in Burum, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Johannes Claus, was 31 and his mother, Dieuwke van Dekken, was 23. He married Maaike Hummel on 15 January 1921, in Aduard, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 21 November 1960, in his hometown, at the age of 72.
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Death by suicide of van Gogh.
Luxembourg had gained their independence in 1867, but they were still under the possession of the kings of the Netherlands until William III died and the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Bodo, Heinz, Alfons, Eberhard, Erwin, Gerhard, Gunther, Helmut, Jochen, Kurt, Otto.
Flemish, Walloon, Dutch, and German: from a variant of the personal name Klaus , a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). This surname is also found in France (Alsace, Lorraine, and Nord). Compare Clouse .
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