Jan van Aken is a writer belonging to which Germanic ethnic group native to the Netherlands?
Jan van Aken (writer) Jan van Aken (Herwen en Aerdt, August 9, 1961) is a Dutch writer, who worked in the cultural sector and in automation. He is currently a docent at the Schrijversvakschool in Amsterdam.
Van Foreest Van Foreest is the name of an aristocratic family that possibly originates from the region of Aachen in Germany, but is already found in the County of Holland in the 13th century. The family was already noble from earliest times ("Uradel"). In the early modern period, the family played a role in the city councils of Haarlem, Delft and Alkmaar. Members of the family are jonkheer.