De Vries

De Vries is one of the most common Dutch surnames. It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland (Frisia). Hence, "de Vries" means "the Frisian". The name has been modified to "DeVries", "deVries", or "Devries" in other countries. People named De Vries: Academics Barend de Vries (1925–2010) – Dutch economist at the World Bank Benjamin de Vries (born 1923) – Dutch-Israeli economic historian Gerda de Vries, Canadian mathematician Glen de Vries Gustav de Vries (1866–1934) – Dutch mathematician Hans de Vries (1927–2021) – Dutch economic historian Hent de Vries (born 1958) – Dutch philosopher Hessel de Vries (1916–1959) – Dutch physicist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935) – Dutch botanist and geneticist Jan de Vries (philologist) (1890–1964) – Dutch Germanic mythologist Jan de Vries (historian) (1943) – Dutch-American historian Jouke de Vries (born 1960) – Dutch University Dean Jurn de Vries (born 1940) – Dutch theologian and journalist Keith DeVries (1937–2006) – American archaeologist Kelly DeVries (born 1956) – American medievalist historian Marc de Vries (born 1958) – Dutch physicist Margaret Garritsen de Vries (1922–2009) – American economist Philip James DeVries (born 1952) – American entomologist and evolutionary ecologist Rheta Devries (1936–2012) – American educator Ronald P. de Vries (born 196?); mycologist Susanna de Vries (born 1936) – Australian historian Arts, acting, music Abraham de Vries (painter) (c.