Jan van der Hoeve

He is recognised for his concept of the phakomatoses, often called neurocutaneous syndromes.

Van der Hoeve became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1923.

[1] He was elected president of the Physical Section of the institute in 1932.

Van der Hoeve made one of the earliest descriptions of Waardenburg syndrome, in 1916.

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