Huygens

Huygens (also Huijgens, Huigens, Huijgen/Huygen, or Huigen) is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning "son of Hugo". Most references to "Huygens" are to the polymath Christiaan Huygens. Notable people with the surname include:

* Jan Huygen (1563–1611), Dutch voyager and historian * Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687), Dutch poet, diplomat, scholar and composer * Constantijn Huygens, Jr. (1628–1697), Dutch statesman, soldier, and telescope maker, son of Constantijn Huygens * Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695), Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer, son of Constantijn Huygens * Lodewijck Huygens (1631–1699), Dutch diplomat, the third son of Constantijn Huygens * Cornélie Huygens (1848–1902), Dutch writer, social democrat and feminist * Léon Huygens (1876–1918), Belgian painter * Jan Huijgen (1888–1964), Dutch speedwalker * Christiaan Huijgens (1897–1963), Dutch long-distance runner * Wil Huygen (1922–2009), Dutch children's and fantasy writer, e.g. of Gnomes Provided by Wikipedia