Pieter Johannes Veth [SEP] country of citizenship
Pieter Johannes Veth
Pieter Johannes Veth (December 2, 1814 in Dordrecht - April 14, 1895 in Arnhem) was a Dutch professor of geography and ethnology and the first Chairman of the Royal Netherlands Geographical Society. He was also the father of Daniël David Veth, a Dutch explorer and photographer. 
P.J. Veth, son of the Dordrecht ironmonger Hubert Veth and Cornelia Johanna Pickee, studied from 1832 to 1838 in Leiden. He was professor of Ethnology of the Dutch East Indies in Leiden from 1864 to 1876 and extraordinary professor
Veth
Veth is a surname.
Notable people.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Bastiaan Veth (1891-1947), Dutch rower
- Dana Veth (born 1987), Bahamian footballer
- Daniël David Veth (1850-1885), Dutch explorer
- Jan Damesz de Veth (1595-1625), Dutch painter
- Jan Veth (1864-1925), Dutch painter
- Pieter Johannes Veth (1814-1895),Dutch geographer
As given name.
- Veth Rattana