Boer (disambiguation)
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Boer, Boere, and variants thereof, are names deriving from the Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

 word for "farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...

", boer, and may refer to the Boer people of South Africa, also known as Afrikaners, or to the following individuals:
  • Johann Lucas Boër
    Johann Lucas Boër
    Johann Lucas Boër , originally Johann Lucas Boogers was a German medical doctor and obstetrician.-Professional life:...

     (1751–1835), German doctor
  • Edward William Boers
    Edward William Boers
    Edward William Boers was a seaman serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...

     (1884–1929), American sailor
  • Christiaan Boers (1889–1942), Dutch soldier
  • Emile Boeres
    Emile Boeres
    Jean-Pierre Emile Boeres was a Luxembourg composer, organist and choir master.Born on 13 November 1890 in Luxembourg City, he wrote operettas and musical comedies in Luxembourgish. In 1934, he founded the Wiener Operette and the Lëtzebuerger Musekerverband...

    , (1890–1944), Luxembourg composer
  • Heinrich Boere
    Heinrich Boere
    Heinrich Boere is a convicted German-Dutch war criminal and former member of the Waffen-SS.-Early life:Boere was born in Eschweiler, Germany, to a Dutch father and a German mother, but his parents moved to Maastricht when he was two years old. He volunteered for the Waffen-SS in September 1940,...

     (born 1921), Dutch-German soldier
  • Albert Boer
    Albert Boer
    Albert Boer is the author of Kamp Schoorl.The book is in Dutch and is the history of an internment camp in Schoorl, Netherlands. Born in Holland in 1935, he came to the United States in the early 1950s and attended Atlanta University , part of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges...

     (1935–2002), Dutch writer
  • Jan Gerard Wessels Boer
    Jan Gerard Wessels Boer
    Jan Gerard Wessels Boer is a Dutch plant taxonomist best known for his work on palms. He has described 37 species, subspecies and varieties of plants, especially in the palm family-References:...

     (born 1936), Dutch plant taxonomist
  • Remco Boere
    Remco Boere
    Remco Boere is a retired Dutch football striker.Boere played club football for Roda JC and ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie. He also played for Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. in the Greek Super League and Gil Vicente F.C...

     (born 1961), Dutch footballer
  • Jeroen Boere
    Jeroen Boere
    Jeroen Willem Boere was a Dutch football player.He was the younger brother of Remco Boere, who played for clubs including Den Haag and Zwolle....

     (1967–2007), Dutch footballer
  • Thorsten Boer
    Thorsten Boer
    Thorsten Boer is a German football manager and former player.Boer made a total of 85 2. Fußball-Bundesliga appearances in the early 1990s for Chemnitzer FC and Tennis Borussia Berlin.- References :...

     (born 1969), German footballer
  • Diederik Boer
    Diederik Boer
    Diederik Boer is a Dutch football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for FC Zwolle in the Eerste Divisie. He has only 9 fingers. Boer made his professional debut on March 8, 2003, when FC Zwolle lost to Ajax: 0-5.-References:...

     (born 1980), Dutch footballer
  • Robbert Kees Boer
    Robbert Kees Boer
    Robbert-Kees Boer, born October 18, 1981 in Woubrugge, The Netherlands, is a record-holding speed skater. He is the nephew of Margot Boer.-Career:*National Short-Track team member...

     (born 1981), Dutch speed skater
  • Margot Boer
    Margot Boer
    Margot Boer is a Dutch speed skater. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the...

    (born 1985), Dutch speed skater
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