Verkade (family)
Encyclopedia
Verkade is the name of a Dutch
patrician family
of entrepreneurs.
Originating from Leiden in the early 17th century, the family of French Huguenot
descent became known for being manufacturers of chocolate
, rusk
and cookies.
The family is best known for founding the Koninklijke Verkade N.V.
company.
Notable members
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
patrician family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
of entrepreneurs.
Originating from Leiden in the early 17th century, the family of French Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
descent became known for being manufacturers of chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
, rusk
Rusk
A rusk is a hard, dry biscuit or a twice-baked bread. It is sometimes used as a baby teething food. In the United Kingdom, the name also refers to a wheat-based food additive.- Germany :The zwieback A rusk is a hard, dry biscuit or a twice-baked bread. It is sometimes used as a baby teething food....
and cookies.
The family is best known for founding the Koninklijke Verkade N.V.
Verkade
Verkade is a Dutch manufacturing company. The company is headquartered in Zaandam and was one of the oldest existing family companies in the Netherlands until its takeover in 1990 by British United Biscuits, which in turn was taken over in 2006 by Blackstone Group and PAI Partners...
company.
Notable members
- Pieter Verkade (1767–1848), notary and mayorMayor (the Netherlands)In the Netherlands and Belgium, the mayor is an appointed government position, whose main responsibility is chairing the executive and legislative councils of a municipality....
of Vlaardinger-ambacht en ZouteveenZouteveenZouteveen is a hamlet in the municipality Midden-Delfland in the province Zuid-Holland in the Netherlands. It is located between Vlaardingen and Delft....
(now VlaardingenVlaardingenVlaardingen is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas/Nieuwe Waterweg river at the confluence with the Oude Maas...
). - Ericus Gerhardus VerkadeEricus VerkadeEricus Gerhardus Verkade was the founder in 1886 of the Verkade manufacturing company of the Netherlands.Verkade was born in Vlaardingen. He was named after his father, the notary Ericus Gerhardus Verkade Sr , who died one month before he was born...
(1835–1907), founder of Verkade en Compagnie and owner of the bread-, cookies- and rusk bakey 'De Ruyter' te ZaandamZaandamZaandam is a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811...
. - Ericus Gerhardus Verkade (1868–1927), managing director of NV Verkade's Fabriek and alderman of Zaandam.
- Arnold Hendrik Verkade (1872–1952), managing director of NV Verkade's Fabriek.
- Johan Anton Eduard Verkade (1875-19??), managing director of NV Verkade's Fabriek and chair of the Chamber of CommerceChamber of commerceA chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...
for ZaanZaanThe Zaan is a small river in the province of North-Holland in The Netherlands and the name of the district through which it runs. The river was originally a side arm of the IJ bay and travels 10 kilometers through the municipality of Zaanstad north of Amsterdam, from West-Knollendam in the north...
land. - Eduard Rutger Verkade (1878–1961), actor, stage-director.
- Iwan Verkade (1921–2002), diplomat and secretary-general of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Dutch ministry of foreign affairs: it is occupied with the external relations of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including European cooperation and International development...
- Jan VerkadeJan VerkadeJohannes Sixtus Gerhardus Verkade was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. In the early 1890s, frequented the circles of Paul Gauguin and of Les Nabis...
(1868–1946), painter. - Jacobus VerkadeCo VerkadeJacobus Verkade was the grandson of Ericus Verkade, founder of the Verkade manufacturing company. He specialized in sales and marketing and was responsible for, for instance, the packaging of Verkade cookies in metal tins, which quickly became collector's items. Co Verkade began working for the...
(1906–2008), grandson of Ericus Verkade, specialized in sales and marketing - Kees VerkadeKees VerkadeKees Verkade is a Dutch artist and sculptor. He specializes in modeling the human form, with an emphasis on movement and emotion. Most of his sculptures are set in bronze. They depict a variety of people, including children, clowns, athletes, dancers, mothers, and lovers...
(1941-), sculptor - Kristiaan Hendrik James Verkade (1995-) son of herman hendrik verkade jr. kristiaan is aiming to be a bricklayer in the constrution inderstry. he lives in the U.K in england.