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    Hendrik Brouwer ([ˈbrʌu̯ər]; 1581 – 7 August 1643) was a Dutch explorer and governor of the Dutch East Indies. Brouwer is thought to first have sailed...
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    Europeans at the time. The route was devised by the Dutch explorer Hendrik Brouwer in 1611, and found to halve the duration of the journey from Europe...
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  • George Brouwer, Australian lawyer, Ombudsman for Victoria Gijs Brouwer (b. 1996), Dutch tennis player Harm Brouwer (b. 1957), Dutch politician Hendrik Brouwer...
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  • landowner Hendrik Brouwer (1581–1653), Dutch explorer, admiral, and colonial administrator Hendrick Christiaensen (died 1616), Dutch explorer Hendrik Coetzee...
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    In the Age of Sail, the Brouwer Route, devised by the Dutch navigator Hendrik Brouwer in 1611, greatly reduced the voyage between Cape of Good Hope (Dutch...
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    Australia and New Zealand. The route, devised by the Dutch navigator Hendrik Brouwer in 1611, reduced the time of a voyage between The Netherlands and Java...
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    of the Americas to home. It was first used by Dutch explorer Hendrik Brouwer in his Brouwer Route, discovered in 1611, which effectively halved the duration...
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  • Hendrik Albertus Brouwer (20 September 1886 – 18 September 1973) was a Dutch geologist who specialized in petrology and explored South Africa and the Dutch...
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    Luitzen Egbertus Jan "Bertus" Brouwer (27 February 1881 – 2 December 1966) was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher who worked in topology, set theory...
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    starving survivors rescued by ship. The Dutch governor of the East Indies Hendrik Brouwer, learned about the situation in Valdivia, and decided to establish...
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