Scholte

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Scholte is a surname of Dutch origin. It generally has an occupational root, where the forebear was a '"scholte" = schout, but can also be patronymic, as Scholte once was used as a given name.[1] People with this surname include:

  • Frederick Scholte (died 1959), Dutch-born principal tailor to the Duke of Windsor from 1919 to 1959
  • Jan Scholte (1910–1976), Dutch water polo player
  • Johan Gerard Jozef Scholte (1907–1970), Dutch geophysicist who described the Scholte wave
  • Joost Scholte (born 1978), Dutch film producer
  • Owen Scholte (1896–1918), English World War I flying ace
  • Reinout Scholte (born 1967), Dutch cricket player
  • Rob Scholte (born 1958), Dutch artist
  • Suzanne Scholte (born 1959), American Human rights activist

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References[]

  1. ^ Scholten at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames
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