Buys Ballot, Christophorus Henricus Diedericus b. October 10, 1817 d. February 3, 1890 Scientist. Dutch chemist and meteorologist. Buys-Ballot's law and the Buys Ballot table are named after him. He is best known for his accomplishments in the field of meteorology, specifically the explanation of the direction of air flow in large weather systems and he founded the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (KNMI) in 1854. 1873 Buys Ballot became the first chairman of the International Meteorological Committee, a precursor of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). (Bio by: Ilonka) Utrecht Begraafplaats Soestbergen, Utrecht, Utrecht Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands Plot: Mausoleum 3 G
Kristel, Sylvia b. September 28, 1952 d. October 17, 2012 Dutch Model and Actress. She appeared in over 50 movies, and was best known for playing the lead character in four of the seven Emmanuelle films. She began modeling when she was 17. She entered the Miss TV Europe contest in 1973 and won. Multilingual, she spoke Dutch, English, French, German and Italian. Kristel gained international attention in 1974 for playing the title character in the softcore film Emmanuelle, which remains one of the most successful French films ever produced. After the...[Read More] Utrecht Sint-Barbara Roman Catholic Cemetery, Utrecht, Utrecht Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands Plot: Vak H2, rij 1, graf 19
b. October 10, 1817 d. February 3, 1890