1. de Vries - Noun
2. De Vries - Proper noun
Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
Source: WordNetDe Vries and Van der Woude, pp. 437–440 Unfortunately, the business information systems of the time made this difficult to discern for the managers of the company, which may partly explain the mistakes they made from hindsight. Source: Internet
De Vries and Van der Woude, p. 385 Confusion of confusions, a 1688 dialogue by the Sephardi Jew Joseph de la Vega analysed the workings of this one-stock exchange. Source: Internet
De Vries and Van der Woude, p. 386 The VOC traded throughout Asia. Source: Internet
De Vries and Van der Woude, pp. 434–435 Even more importantly, the Third Anglo-Dutch War temporarily interrupted VOC trade with Europe. Source: Internet
De Vries explains that she and her friends in France could no longer keep silent, as their homeland was being shredded apart. Source: Internet
De Vries and Van der Woude, p. 384–385 In 1602 the Dutch government followed suit, sponsoring the creation of a single "United East Indies Company" that was also granted monopoly over the Asian trade. Source: Internet