Graves
Approximately 400 people are entombed in the Oude Kerk, including the following notables:
- Elizabeth Morgan, daughter of nobleman Marnix van St. Aldegonde (1608)
- noblewoman and benefactrix Clara van Spaerwoude (1615)
- naval hero Piet Hein (1629)
- writer Jan Stalpaert van der Wiele (1630)
- naval hero Maarten Tromp (1653)
- physician/anatomist Regnier de Graaf (1673)
- painter Johannes Vermeer (1675)
- painter Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet, who had painted the church interior (1675)
- statesman Anthonie Heinsius (1720)
- scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1723)
- poet Hubert Poot (1733)
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Famous quotes containing the word graves:
“Our graves that hide us from the searching sun
Are like drawn curtains when the play is done.
Thus march we, playing, to our latest rest,
Only, we die in earnest—that’s no jest.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)
“There’s a cool web of language winds us in,
Retreat from too much joy or too much fear.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)
“To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)