Famous People with Name Laurens

Laurens Christiaan Looije            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Laurens Christiaan Looije: is a Dutch pole vaulter, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Laurens Jan Brinkhorst            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Laurens Jan Brinkhorst: is a Dutch D66 politician.Brinkhorst was an undersecretary of state of foreign affairs and a minister of agriculture. Furthermore he was the leader of the D66-group in the Second Chamber of the Dutch parliament. He was also a minister of economic affairs in the second Balkenende cabinet. Journalists gave him the nickname Brilly the kid.

Laurens De Haan            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Laurens De Haan: is a Dutch, Rotterdam-born mathematician (January 15, 1937), Professor in Probability Theory and specializing in extreme value theory. He was guest a professor at Stanford University, Cornell University, Peking University, among others, and is Doctor honoris causa at the University of Lisbon.

Henri Laurens            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Henri Laurens: was a French sculptor and illustrator.Henri Laurens worked as a stonemason before he became a sculptor. In 1899 he attended drawing classes during which he produced works that were greatly influenced by the popularity of Auguste Rodin.

Guillemette Laurens            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Guillemette Laurens: a French operatic mezzo-soprano.Guillemette trained at the Academy of Toulouse and debuted as Baba in The Rake's Progress at Salle Favart. She took part in the premiere recording of Lully's Atys conducted by William Christie. She is a highly-respected sin

Jean-Paul Laurens            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean-Paul Laurens: was a French painter and sculptor, and one of the last major exponents of the French Academic style. Laurens was commissioned to paint numerous public works by the French Third Republic, including the steel vault of the Paris City Hall, the monumental series on the life of Saint Genevieve in the apse of the Panthéon, the decorated ceiling of the Odéon Theater, and the hall of distinguished citizens at the Toulouse capitol.