Wolfgang von Graben
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Wolfgang von Graben, also Wolfgang de Groben (de Gröben) († 11 December 1521 Kornberg castle, Styria), was a member of the Austrian nobility
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...

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Biography

Wolfgang was a descendent of the Von Graben von Stein family, who sprang out from the dynastie Meinhardiner. His parents were Ulrich III von Graben
Ulrich III von Graben
Ulrich III von Graben was a member of the Austrian nobility and a important member of the court of emperor Frederick III of Austira.- Biography :...

 and Agnes Närringer, Virgil von Graben
Virgil von Graben
Virgil von Graben was an Austrian noble and knight, who was stadtholder of Lienz and East Tyrol and Regent and stadtholder of Görz. He also ruled four Burggrafschaften in the County of Tyrol, the Duchy of Carinthia and in the Archbishopric of Salzburg...

 was his cousin.

He was first named in 1470 as heritage Jörg II. Steinwalds of some manors of 30 styrian Stubenberg
Stubenberg
Stubenberg is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany....

 fiefs. In 1481 Fredericks III of Austira
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick the Peaceful KG was Duke of Austria as Frederick V from 1424, the successor of Albert II as German King as Frederick IV from 1440, and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick III from 1452...

 pledged him castle Gurnitz
Burgruine Gurnitz
Burgruine Gurnitz is a castle in Carinthia, Austria....

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In 1483 Wolfgang to Holland where he mairred and from whom the sons Pieter and Abraham were born; both sons called Graeff. De Graeff was the dutch spelling of Von Graben in the 14 and 15th century. Pieter Graeff (married Grietz Pieters Berents), who became the ancrestor of the Dutch De Graeff
De Graeff
De Graeff is an old Dutch patrician family. The family have played an important role during the Dutch Golden Age. They were at the centre of Amsterdam public life and oligarchy from 1578 until 1672...

 family, and Abraham (op den) Graeff, who became the ancrestor of the German Op den Graeffs. In the Diploma of Nobility from 19 July 1677 loaned to Andries de Graeff
Andries de Graeff
Free Imperial Knight Andries de Graeff was a very powerful member of the Amsterdam branch of the De Graeff - family during the Dutch Golden Age. He became a mayor of Amsterdam and a powerful Amsterdam regent after the death of his older brother Cornelis de Graeff...

, it was affirmed that the family de Graeff was formerly called von Graben, which is the same as de Graeff. This family today shows the same coat of arms as the De Graeff family.

Bag in Austria in 1485 Wolfgang became one of the emperor Fredericks mayor captains in the war against Matthias Corvinus.

In 1490 he succeeded his cousin Georg Breuner as lord of some smaler styrian and imperial fiefs. In the same year he was in of castle Neidenstein.

Later he became burggraf of Saldenhofen (1498), bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...

 of Bad Radkersburg
Bad Radkersburg
Bad Radkersburg is a city in the southeast of the Austrian state of Styria and capital of the district of Radkersburg. It is located at an elevation of 208 m and covers an area of 2.17 km². Its population amounts to about 1,940 people...

 and Tabor (since 1501) and since 1510 as succeeder of his brother Andree von Graben of Slovenj Gradec
Slovenj Gradec
Slovenj Gradec is a town and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It is part of the historic Lower Styria region, since 2005 it belongs to the NUTS-3 statistical region of Carinthia...

 (Windischgraetz).

In 1509 he was made advisor to Emperor Maximilian I of Austira
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky...

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In 1520 he inherited together with his brothers Andree und Wilhelm von Graben Schloss Graben near Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:...

 (Rudolfswerth) in Carniola
Carniola
Carniola was a historical region that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia. As part of Austria-Hungary, the region was a crown land officially known as the Duchy of Carniola until 1918. In 1849, the region was subdivided into Upper Carniola, Lower Carniola, and Inner Carniola...

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Descendants of Wolfgang von Graben

About the De Graeffs: During the Dutch Golden Age
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

 the De Graeffs said that they descendant from Wolfgang von Graben who was in Holland in 1483. In the Diploma of Nobility from 1677 loaned to Andries de Graeff
Andries de Graeff
Free Imperial Knight Andries de Graeff was a very powerful member of the Amsterdam branch of the De Graeff - family during the Dutch Golden Age. He became a mayor of Amsterdam and a powerful Amsterdam regent after the death of his older brother Cornelis de Graeff...

 it was affirmed that the family De Graeff was formerly called von Graben, which is the same as De Graeff.

About the Op den Graeffs: During the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....

, many genealogical records housed in churches were destroyed, and attempts to reconstruct Op den Graeff's genealogy were made in the late 1600s in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. One reconstruction, entitled "The Works of Gabriel Bincelint" and printed in 1662, had Op den Graeff descending from the House of Graben von Stein
House of Graben von Stein
Von Graben von Stein, also named, Ab dem Graben, Von Graben and Vom Graben, is the name of an old Austrian noble family...

 through Wolfgang von Graben. Another reconstruction had Op den Graeff descending from the House of Cleves, including possibly through John II, Duke of Cleves
John II, Duke of Cleves
John II, "The Pious" or "The Babymaker", Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark, was a son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. He ruled Cleves from 1481 to his death in 1521...

' "kindermacher" lines. Archeological evidence, such as a coat-of-arms in his possession, suggest a descent from the House of Cleves. The family legend thus equates him as being an illegitimate descendant from the House of Cleves paternally who was given his mother's maternal name from the House of Graben von Stein.

Wolfgang von Graben:
  1. Pieter Graeff (* ca 1484), founder of the dutch family De Graeff
    De Graeff
    De Graeff is an old Dutch patrician family. The family have played an important role during the Dutch Golden Age. They were at the centre of Amsterdam public life and oligarchy from 1578 until 1672...

    1. Jan Pietersz Graeff (before 1512–1553)
      1. Pieter Jansz Graeff († ca 1547)
        1. Lenaert Jansz de Graeff
          Lenaert Jansz de Graeff
          Lenaert Jansz de Graeff , was a member of the family De Graeff and the son of Jan Pietersz Graeff, a rich cloth merchant from Amsterdam...

           (ca 1525/30–before 1578)
          1. Steyntje Leonardsdr de Graeff
          2. Pieter Leonardsz de Graeff
          3. Jannetje Leonardsdr de Graeff
        2. Dirk Jansz. Graeff
          Dirk Jansz. Graeff
          Diederik Jansz Graeff, also Dirk Jansz Graeff, Lord of the manor Vredenhof , first illustrious member of the De Graeff family, was a rich merchant, Ship-owner and Politician...

           (1532-1589)
          1. Weyntje Dircksz (de) Graeff
          2. Jan Dircksz Graeff († 1627)
          3. Jacob Dircksz de Graeff
            Jacob Dircksz de Graeff
            Jacob Dircksz de Graeff was one of the most illustrious members of the De Graeff family. He was a powerful member of the States Faction, regent and mayor of Amsterdam after the political collapse of Reinier Pauw in 1627.In the mid 17th century, during the Dutch Golden Age, De Graeff controlled...

             (1571-1638)
            1. Cornelis de Graeff
              Cornelis de Graeff
              Cornelis de Graeff, also Cornelis de Graeff van Polsbroek was the most illustrious member of the De Graeff family. He was a mayor of Amsterdam from the Dutch Golden Age and a powerful Amsterdam regent after the sudden death of stadholder William II of Orange...

               (1599-1664)
              1. Pieter de Graeff
                Pieter de Graeff
                Pieter de Graeff , was a member of the De Graeff-family from the Dutch Golden Age. He was an Amsterdam Regent during the late 1660s and the early 1670s, and held the titles as Lord of the semi-sovereign Fief Zuid-Polsbroek and 19.th Lord of the Free and high Fief Ilpendam and Purmerland...

                 (1638-1707)
                1. Agneta de Graeff
                2. Cornelis de Graeff II.
                  Cornelis de Graeff II.
                  Cornelis de Graeff was a member of the family De Graeff, a prominent regent family from the Dutch Golden Age....

                   (1671–1719)
                3. Johan de Graeff
                  Johan de Graeff
                  Johan de Graeff - Lord of the semisouverain Fief Zuid-Polsbroek and Lord of the castle Ilpenstein - was a member of the De Graeff - family from the Dutch Golden Age.-Life:...

                   (1673–1714)
                  1. Jacoba Adriana de Graeff (1710–1745)
                  2. Gerrit de Graeff (1711-1752)
                    1. Geertruid Joanna de Graeff (1740–1801)
                    2. Gerrit de Graeff II. (1741–1811)
                      1. Gerrit III de Graeff
                        Gerrit de Graeff (III.) van Zuid-Polsbroek
                        Gerrit de Graeff van Zuid-Polsbroek was a member of an influential regent family of Amsterdam, who have played an important role in the Dutch Golden Age.-Biographie:...

                         (1766–1814)
                        1. Christina Elisabeth de Graeff (* 1795)
                        2. Gerrit IV de Graeff (1797–1870)
                          1. Gerrit Arnold Theodoor de Graeff (* 1831)
                            1. Carolina Agnes Maria de Graeff (* 1855)
                            2. Gerrit V de Graeff (* 1856)
                            3. Hendrik de Graeff (* 1857)
                            4. Agnes Margaretha de Gaeff (* 1859)
                            5. Joseph de Graeff (* 1861)
                            6. Emeli Gertrude de Graeff (* 1862)
                          2. Carolina Frederica Christina de Graeff (* 1832)
                          3. Pieter de Graeff
                          4. Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek
                            Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek
                            Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek was a successful Dutch diplomat in Japan. From July 1863, he held the post of Consul General and Political Agent in Japan. He played a major part in the many negotiations between various Western countries and Japan...

                             (1833-1916)
                            1. Pieter de Graeff (1861–1909)
                            2. Anna Carolina de Graeff (* 1871)
                            3. Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
                              Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
                              Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff was a Governor General of Dutch East Indies and a Dutch minister for foreign affairs.-Family:...

                               (1872-1958)
                              1. Bonne Elisabeth Constance Wilhelmine de Graeff
                            4. Géorg de Graeff (1873–1954)
                              1. Dirk Georg de Graeff (1905–1986)
                              2. Herman Jacob de Graeff (1907–1978)
                              3. Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (* 1909)
                            5. Jacob de Graeff (1875–1963)
                            6. Carolina Frederika Christina de Graeff (* 1877)
                            7. Cornelis de Graeff (1881–1956)
                          5. Frederik Lodewijk de Graeff (* 1837)
                            1. Johann Carolina Frederik de Graeff (* 1868)
                            2. Emilie Maria Henriette de Graeff (* 1872)
                          6. Gijsbert Carel Rutger Reinier de Graeff (* 1838)
                            1. Willem Carel Dirk de Graeff (* 1868)
                            2. Frederika Maria Cornelia de Graeff (* 1870)
                            3. Carolina Albertina Azora Cosmopolita de Graeff (* 1872)
                            4. Gijsbert Carel Rutger Reinier de Graeff (* 1876)
                        3. Anna Margaretha de Graeff (1798–1824)
                        4. Cornelia Maria de Graeff (1800–1876)
                      2. Geertruid Elisabeth de Graeff (1776–1857)
                    3. Elisabeth Jacoba de Graeff (1751–1802)
                  3. Alida Johanna de Graeff (1713–1757)
                4. Agneta de Graeff
              2. Jacob de Graeff
                Jacob de Graeff
                Jacob de Graeff , was a member of the De Graeff-family from the Dutch Golden Age. He was an Amsterdam Regent and held the titles as 20.th Lord of the Free and high Fief Ilpendam and Purmerland...

                 (1642-1690)
            2. Dirk de Graeff (1601–1637)
            3. Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek
              Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek
              Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek , was a patrician woman from the Dutch Golden Age. She became famous as the mother-in-law of Johan de Witt....

               (1603–1656)
            4. Hendrik de Graeff (* 1605)
            5. Wendela de Graeff (1607–1652)
            6. Christina de Graeff (1609–1679)
            7. Andries de Graeff
              Andries de Graeff
              Free Imperial Knight Andries de Graeff was a very powerful member of the Amsterdam branch of the De Graeff - family during the Dutch Golden Age. He became a mayor of Amsterdam and a powerful Amsterdam regent after the death of his older brother Cornelis de Graeff...

               (1611-1678)
              1. Cornelis de Graeff
                Cornelis HrR Ridder de Graeff
                Cornelis de Graeff, also Andriesz Cornelis de Graeff was a Dutch nobleman and chieflandholder of the Zijpe and Haze Polder....

                 (1650–1678)
              2. Alida de Graeff (1651–1738)
              3. Arnoldina (Aertje) de Graeff (1652–170
            8. Pieter Dircksz Graeff (1573–1645)
            9. Cornelis Dircksz Graeff
          4. Cornelis Pieter Jansz Graeff
          5. Jacob Jansz (de) Graeff († ca 1580)
            1. Jan Jacobsz (de) Graeff (* ca 1570/75)
              1. Claes (de) Jansz Graeff
                1. Albert Claesz de Graeff (* ca 1620)
              2. Adriaan Jansz (de) Graeff
              3. Cornelis Jansz (de) Graeff
                1. Jan Cornelisz (de) Graeff
                  1. Cornelis Jansz (de) Graeff
                    1. Catharina Cornelisdr (de) Graeff
                    2. Pieter Cornelisz (de) Graeff († 1693)
                      1. Cornelis (de) Graeff
                        1. Pieter Graeff
                          1. Hendrik Graeff
                            1. Carolus Borromaeus Graeff († ca 1770)
                              1. Heinrich Gräff (* ca 1805)
                                1. Felix Gräff (* ca 1835)
                                  1. Karl Borromaeus Gräff (* 1864)
                                    1. Josef Gräff (1887-1950)
                                      1. Rudolf Gräff (1919-2006)
                                        1. Rudolf Gräff (* 1942)
                                          1. Andreas Gräff
                                        2. Leopold Gräff (* 1944)
                                        3. Karl Gräff (* 1948)
                                        4. Herbert Gräff (* 1954)
                                        5. Helmuth Gräff (* 1958)
                                          1. Matthias Laurenz Gräff (* 1984)
                                    2. Ferdinand Gräff
                    3. Jan Cornelisz (de) Graeff
                      1. Cornelis Jansz de Graeff
                      2. Jacob Jansz de Graeff
                      3. Cornelis Jansz de Graeff
                      4. Maria Jansdr de Graeff
                      5. Alida Jansdr de Graeff
                      6. Cornelis Jansz de Graeff
                      7. Alida Jansdr de Graeff
                      8. Henrica Jansdr de Graeff
                      9. Pieter Jansz de Graeff
                      10. Jan Jansz de Graeff
                    4. Apollonia Cornelisdr de Graeff
                  2. Jacob Jansz de Graeff
                  3. Cornelis Jansz de Graeff
                  4. Pieter Jansz de Graeff
                    1. Pieter de Graeff
                      1. Joannis de Graeff
                  5. Jan Jansz de Graeff
                2. Adriana Jansdr Graeff († after 1640)
                3. Cornelis Jansz Graeff
              4. Claes Jacobsz Graef
              5. Adriaan Jacobs
            2. Styntje Jacobsdr Graeff
  2. Abraham (op den) Graeff (* around 1485), founder of the german family Op den Graeff
    1. Herman op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (* 1520/1525), married to Amalia, Princess of Cleves
      Amalia of Cleves
      Amalia of Cleves was a princess from the house of Von der Mark...

       (1517-1586)
      1. Abraham op den Graeff auf Aldekerk (* 1555)
      2. Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (1557–1613), married to John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
        John William, Duke of Julich-Cleves-Berg
        John William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.His parents were William the Rich, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria , a daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. He grew up and was educated in Xanten. John William became...

         (1562-1609)
        1. Abraham op den Graeff (* 1583) (morganatic son, took his mother surname Graeff)
        2. Herman op den Graeff
          Herman op den Graeff
          Herman op den Graeff was a Mennonite community leader and bishop from Krefeld.-Origin:Herman op den Graeff was born November 26, 1585 in Aldekerk, Germany, the son of disputed origins....

           (1585-1642) (morganatic son, took his mother surname Graeff)
          1. Abraham Hermans op den Graeff (around 1610–1656)
          2. Trinken op den Graeff (1612– around 1658)
          3. Hallerkin op den Graeff (1614–1691)
          4. Isaac op den Graeff (1616-1679)
            1. Hermann Isacks op den Graeff (1642-1708)
              1. Margaret op den Graeff (1667-1748)
              2. Sydge op den Graeff (1670-1642)
            2. Derrick Isacks op den Graeff (1646-1697)
            3. Abraham op den Graeff
              Abraham op den Graeff
              Abraham Isacks op den Graeff was an original settler of Germantown, Pennsylvania as well as a politician, award-winning merchant, and signer of the first organized religious protest against slavery in colonial America...

               (1649-1731)
              1. Isaac op den Graeff (1678-1747)
                1. Jacob op den Graeff ‎(ca 1701-1750)
                2. Derrick op den Graeff (1704-1738)
                3. Peter op den Graeff (1705-1738)
                4. Abraham op den Graeff (1708-1740)
                  1. Deborah op den Graeff (1732-?)
                5. Hermann op den Graeff (1711-1758)
                  1. Matthias op den Graeff Kray (1710-1771), married Anna Jacobs Graff
                    1. Veronica Graff Kray (* 1735)
                  2. John op den Graeff Kray (1712-1746), married Mary Kundig Graff
                6. William Uptegraeff (17??-1756)
                  1. Isaac Updegraph (1743-1826)
                    1. Abraham Updegraph (1772-1850)
                      1. William Updegraph (1808-1859)
                        1. Mary Ann Updegraph (1833-1860)
              2. Gertien op den Graeff (1681-1725)
              3. Isaac op den Graeff (1683-1745)
              4. Jacob op den Graeff (1686-1750)
                1. Abraham op den Graeff (1714-1787)
                  1. Henry op den Graeff
                  2. Edward op den Graeff (* 1740)
                  3. Abraham op den Graeff (1740-1806)
                    1. Rachel op Den Graeff (1759-1826)
                  4. Beredina op den Graeff
                  5. Hannah op den Graeff
                  6. Susannah op den Graeff (1759-1826)
                  7. Elizabeth op den Graeff († 1791)
                  8. Mary op den Graeff
                  9. Isaac op den Graeff
                  10. Margaret op den Graeff
                  11. Anneken op den Graeff
                  12. Elizabeth op den Graeff
                  13. Shirley op den Graeff
                2. Edward op den Graeff (* 1720)
                  1. Ann op den Graeff (* 1750)
                  2. Joseph op den Graeff (* 1755)
                3. Elizabeth op den Graeff
                4. Cathrina op den Graeff
                5. Mararet op den Graeff
                6. Anneken op den Graeff
              5. Derick Updegraff (1696-1738)
              6. Jacob Up de Graeff (1701-1750)
              7. Peter Updegraff (1702-1740)
                1. Harman Updegraff (1740-1806)
                  1. Jacob Updegraff (1765-1845)
                  2. Peter Updegraff (1766-1823)
                    1. Jacob Updegraff (1804-1877)
                      1. Hannah Updegraff (1839-1886)
                      2. Jesse Updegraff (1843-1907)
                      3. David Updegraff (1847-1883)
              8. Margaret Updegraff
              9. Anne Updegraff
            4. Margaretha op den Graeff (* 1651)
            5. Jacob op den Graeff (* 1653)
            6. Adolphus op den Graeff (1653-1680)
              1. Frederick Opdengraff
                1. John William Opdengraff (1732-1800)
                  1. Fronica Updegrove (* 1756)
                  2. Anna Magdalena Updegrove (* 1759)
                  3. Peter Updegrove (* 1766)
                  4. Conrad Updegrove (1771-1865)
                    1. John Updegrove (1805-1864)
                      1. Daniel Updegrove (1839-1899)
                        1. Clara Matilda Updegrove (1866-1926)
                  5. Edward Updegrove (1771-1850)
                    1. Thomas Updegrove (1796-1872)
                    2. Jacob Opdegrove (1798-1873)
                      1. William Schaffer Updegrove (1823-1899)
                      2. Levi Schaffer Updegrove (1830-1899)
                        1. George Ammon Updegrove (1853-1940)
                          1. Albert Raymond Updegrove (1887-1966)
                          2. Lilly May Updegrove (1892-1966)
                      3. Frederick Schaeffer Updegrove (1837-1912)
                    3. John Updegrove (1804-1870)
                    4. Solomon Updegrove (1812-1884)
          5. Dirck (Derek) op den Graeff (1621–1655)
          6. Susanna op den Graeff (1629–1714)
      3. Abraham op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (* 1560)
    2. Isaac op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (* 1525/1530)
      1. Jacop op den Graeff (* 1560)
        1. Hans Anapatist Graf (1590-1633)
          1. Hans Jakob Graff (1616-1683)
            1. Marx Spoerri Graff (1640-1716)
              1. Hans Marxson Graff (1675-1746)
                1. Veronica Kundg Graff (1710-1754)
                2. Mary Kundig Graff (1717-1746), married John op den Graeff Kray (1712-1746)
              2. Jakob Marxson Graff (1690-1730)
                1. Anna Jacobs Graff (1713-1771), married Matthias op den Graeff Kray (1710-1771)
            2. Elisabeth Spoerri Graff (1649-1729)
    3. Anna op den Graeff (* 1525)


...
  • Jonathan T. Updegraff
    Jonathan T. Updegraff
    Jonathan Taylor Updegraff was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Mount Pleasant, Ohio, he descendant of the german Op den Graeff family. Jonathan was the son of David Updegraff, a Quaker minister, and grandson of Nathan Updegraff, a delegate to Ohio's first constitutional...

     (1822–1882)
  • David Brainerd Updegraff (1830-1894)
  • Thomas Updegraff
    Thomas Updegraff
    Thomas Updegraff was an attorney and five-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northeastern Iowa. His two periods of service were separated by ten years out of Congress....

     (1834-1910)
  • Fritz W. Up de Graff (1873-1927)
  • Jan Jaap de Graeff (* 1957)
  • Stephen Updegraff
    Stephen Updegraff
    Stephen A. Updegraff, M.D., FACS is an American refractive surgeon best known for his early involvement in, and contributions to, LASIK...

    (* 1962)
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