Van Es

Article summary

Van Es is a Dutch toponymic surname, literally translating to "from the ash tree". Alternatively, a family may have originated from Esch in North Brabant. Variants are Van Esch, Van Ess People with this name include: ;Van Es *Adri van Es (1913–1994), Dutch vice-admiral and state secretary of defence *Andrée van Es (born 1953), Dutch GreenLeft politician *Bart van Es (born 1972), British scholar and literary academic *Ed van Es (born 1959) Dutch water-polo player *Hubert van Es (1941–2009) Dutch photographer *Jacob Foppens van Es (c.1596–1666), Flemish still-life painter * (born 1968), Dutch violinist and singer *Kika van Es (born 1991), Dutch football defender *Ronny van Es (born 1978), Dutch footballer *Wim van Es (born 1934), Dutch archaeologist ;Van Esch *Nicolaus van Esch (1507–1578), Dutch Roman Catholic theologian and mystical writer ;Van Ess *Johann Heinrich van Ess (1772–1847), German Catholic theologian *John van Ess (1879–1949), American missionary in Iraq

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333395035