Jacob Adriaan de Wilde [SEP] occupation
Jacob Adriaan de Wilde
Jacob Adriaan de Wilde (7 January 1879 – 10 January 1956) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and lawyer.
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- Official
- Mr. J.A. de Wilde Parlement & Politiek
- Mr. J.A. de Wilde (ARP) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
, meaning 'measuring', 'measurer', or surveyor). They each became prominent members of society. Adriaan Metius (9 Dec 1571 – 6 Sep 1635) was a Dutch geometer and astronomer. Jacob Metius worked as an instrument-maker and a specialist in grinding lenses and applied for patent rights for the telescope a few weeks after Middelburg spectacle-maker Hans Lippershey tried to patent the same device.
Career.
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