Brief Life History of Petrus Wijnandus
When Petrus Wijnandus van Kessel was born on 20 March 1873, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Cornelis Franciscus Wijnandus van Kessel, was 32 and his mother, Anna Dorothea Orth, was 38. He married Geertrui Tjietske Indermauer on 1 September 1898, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 August 1957, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 84.
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- Petrus Wijnandus Van Kessel, "Netherlands Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910"
- Petrus Wijnandus Van Kessel in entry for Anna Dorothea Van Kessel, "Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942"
- Petrus Wijnandus Van Kessel in entry for Jacob Van Kessel, "Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942"
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1885 · The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam opens
In 1885, the Geography and Ethnology museum opened as a result of increased exposure to other cultures within its borders and exploratory efforts into foreign lands. It changed its name later to the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam.
1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1898 · Witte Huis, Europe's first Skyscraper is built
"Built in 1898, the """"White House"""" standing at 43 meters tall, was Europe's first skyscraper. Somehow it survived German bombings in May 14 1940. The White House was added to the UNESCO world heritage list."
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Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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