- In Dutch-speaking areas, a
schout was a
local official appointed to
carry out administrative, law
enforcement and
prosecutorial tasks. The
office was abolished...
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Schout-bij-nacht (pronounced [ˈsxʌud bɛi ˈnɑxt] ) is a
naval rank of
Dutch origin. The
schout-bij-nacht was
responsible for
ensuring that a
fleet continued...
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Pieter Schout (c1610 –
after 1648), was a
Dutch Golden Age
member of the
Haarlem schutterij. He was born in
Haarlem and was
probably a
member of a Catholic...
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Schout is a
Dutch surname derived from the
former occupation of
schout,
local official appointed to
carry out administrative, law
enforcement and prosecutorial...
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Jacobsz Schout (c.1570 –
after 1621), was a
Dutch Golden Age
member of the
Haarlem schutterij. He was the
brother of the
judge Jan
Jacobsz Schout and the...
- Loth
Schout (1600 – 1655), was a
Dutch Golden Age
brewer of Haarlem. He was born in
Haarlem as the son of
judge Jan
Jacobsz Schout and
Dirkje Steyn, brewers...
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Jacob Cornelisz Schout (c.1600 –
after 1627), was a
Dutch Golden Age
member of the
Haarlem schutterij. He was born in
Haarlem as the son of the
judge Cornelis...
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Pieter Jacobsz Schout (1570–1645), was a
Dutch Golden Age
mayor of Haarlem. He was born in
Haarlem and in 1588 he
married Anna
Matheusdr Steyn there, the...
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counter admiral is used in all the
Nordic countries. In 1771, the rank of
Schout-bij-nacht was
removed and
replaced with the rank of
counter admiral (Danish/Norwegian:...
- 17th
century portrait of
Dutchman Pieter Schout riding a
Friesian style horse...
