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Marcus Antonius Pallas (died AD 62) was a prominent Greek freedman and secretary during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Claudius and Nero. His younger brother was Marcus Antonius Felix, a procurator of ludaea Province. According to Tacitus, Pallas and Felix descended from the Greek Kings of Arcadia.
Van den Bos is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the forest". Alida van den Bos (1902–2003), Dutch gymnast; Bob van den Bos (born 1947), Dutch politician; Conny Vandenbos (1937–2002), Dutch pop singer; Jasper van den Bos (1634–1656), Dutch painter; Jip van den Bos (born 1996), Dutch racing cyclist
Paul van den Bos (born 1940) is a Dutch cinematographer. After studying at the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs in Amsterdam, he joined the studio of Ed van der Elsken . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His credits as principal cinematographer include Hans: het leven voor de dood , Dagboek van een Oude Dwaas , and The Other End of the Tunnel , while he was ...
Philippe de Mornay (1549–1623), French Protestant writer, also known as Mornay Du Plessis Suzanne du Plessis-Bellière (1605–1705), wife of Jacques and political opponent of Louis XIV Thomas-Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis (1753–1791), French officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War
1663 van den Bos, provisional designation 1926 PE, is a stony Florian asteroid and an exceptionally slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 August 1926, by English astronomer Harry Edwin Wood at Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa. [ 12 ]
Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (French pronunciation: [alfɔ̃s lwi dy plɛsi də ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]; 1582 – 23 March 1653) was a French Carthusian, bishop and Cardinal. He was the elder brother of Armand Cardinal Richelieu , the celebrated minister of Louis XIII .
Koos du Plessis Jacobus (Koos) Johannes du Plessis (10 May 1945 – 15 January 1984) was a prominent South African singer-songwriter and poet, colloquially known as Koos Doep . Although he received critical acclaim for much of his work, he became best known for the runaway success of a rendition of his song "Kinders van die Wind" ("Children of ...
Susanna du Plessis (1739–1795) was a plantation owner in Dutch Surinam. She is a legendary figure in the history of Surinam, where she probably unjustly [citation needed] has become a metaphor of a cruel and sadistic slave owner. She is the subject of songs, plays, fairy tales and legends as well as books.