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(Encyclopedia) Ostade, Adriaen van äˈdrēän vän ôˈstädə [key], 1610–85, Dutch genre painter, b. Haarlem. Trained in the studio of Frans Hals, he was strongly influenced by his fellow student Adriaen Brouwe...

(Encyclopedia) Van Halen, Eddie (Edward Lodewijk Van Halen), 1955–2020, American rock musician and song writer, b. Amsterdam, Netherlands; his family moved to California when he was young. He and brother Alex form...

(Encyclopedia) Van Buren, Martin, 1782–1862, 8th President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kinderhook, Columbia co., N.Y. He was again the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in 1840, but he was ...

(Encyclopedia) Leyden, Lucas van: see Lucas van Leyden. ...

(Encyclopedia) Laar, Pieter van: see Laer, Pieter van. ...

(Encyclopedia) Cleve, Joos van: see Cleef, Joos van. ...

(Encyclopedia) Koninksloo, Gillis van: see Coninxloo, Gillis van. ...

(Encyclopedia) Zeeland, Paul van: see Van Zeeland, Paul. ...

(Encyclopedia) Van Corlaer, Arent: see Van Curler, Arent. ...

(Encyclopedia) Van Ostade, Adriaen: see Ostade, Adriaen van. ...