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| − | ''Please see [[Gerald DeGroot]] and [[Karen DeGroot]] for person specific articles'' |
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| + | '''DeGroot''' may refer to: |
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| − | [[Image:The degroots.jpg|right|thumb|Karen & Gerald DeGroot]] |
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| + | *[[Gerald DeGroot]] (co-founder of the [[DHARMA Initiative]] with wife Karen) |
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| + | *[[Karen DeGroot]] (co-founder of the [[DHARMA Initiative]] with husband Gerald) |
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| − | Karen and Gerald DeGroot were/are two doctoral candidates at the [[University of Michigan]]. Thanks to [[The Hanso Foundation]] they were able to start the [[DHARMA Initiative]]. We first learn about the DeGroots in the [[Swan Orientation Film]] in "[[Orientation]]". The whereabouts of this couple are unknown today but many theories have surfaced. |
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| − | ==Facts== |
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| − | * De Groot or DeGroot is a very common Dutch surname. In the Netherlands, the name is commonly written with a space between 'De' and 'Groot' (when the full name is mentioned, as in 'Hugo de Groot', the article takes a lowercase letter); in Belgium they are written together and with two capitals. About one in a thousand Dutch people are named DeGroot. |
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| − | ** Meaning: 'the great' - like many languages, a lot of Dutch surnames are literal, i.e. 'De Boer' - the farmer; 'Van Houten' - from (the) woods. |
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| − | * De Groot is the Dutch name of the extremely influential, if little read, 17th century natural lawyer Hugo Grotius. (Grotius is the latinized De Groot). Grotius is primarily known for his pioneering work on international law; in particular, he wrote a tome on the laws of war and peace which has shaped international relations and the laws of war for more than 300 years. His work stands at the beginning of the tradition to which John Locke was heir. This is obscure knowledge and I find it difficult to imagine that the show's writers knew this. Nevertheless... |
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| − | * Adriaan de Groot was a Dutch chess master and psychologist. In 1946 he wrote his thesis "Thought and choice in chess". The cognitive requirements and the thought processes involved in moving a chess piece. The participants were required to solve a problem correctly under the supervision of an experimenter and represent their thought-processes vocally so that they could be recorded. |
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| − | * The DeGroots were the older man and woman who were onboard the ship which kidnapped [[Walt]] in [[Exodus: Parts 2 and 3]], making Gerald [[Mr. Friendly]] and Karen the woman that sets [[the Raft]] on fire |
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| − | * The DeGroots are the bodies that were found in the cave, the so-called [[Adam and Eve]]. |
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| − | **This is unlikely as the timeline does not match up. The DeGroots started their project years after the supposed death of Adam and Eve as indicated by their decay. |
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| − | * Even though we know it was the DeGroots who started the DHARMA Initiative, it is possible that they were also the ones behind [[the Incident]]. |
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| − | * The DeGroots speak Dutch and are the one's who gave [[Joop]] his (Dutch) name. Joop is a fairly silly name (even for Dutch standards :D), so it would fit an ape. |
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| − | *The elderly woman who is seen in the first episode in season 3 at the book club might be Karen Degroot. |
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| − | **If the Degroots were in thier 30's or late 20's in the 1970s, it would put their age at around 60 years old today. |
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| − | **This is assuming, of course, that the Degroots and the [[Others]] are in the same intra-island faction. |
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| − | ==Additional Pictures from the [[Swan Orientation Film]]== |
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| − | | [[Image:DeGroots1_2x3.jpg|200px|top|thumb|Karen DeGroot lecturing in what appears to be a class.]] |
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| − | | [[Image:DeGroots2_2x3.jpg|200px|top|thumb|Gerald DeGroot presumably teaching a lab class.]] |
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| − | | [[Image:DeGroots3_2x3.jpg|200px|top|thumb|Karen and Gerald in an outside gathering with students.]] |
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| − | ==Pictures from the [[Pearl Orientation Video]]== |
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| − | | [[Image:degroots_pearl.jpg|200px|top|thumb|Karen and Gerald watching a group of 12 people in DHARMA uniforms excercising.]] |
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| − | [[Category:Characters|Degroots, the]] |
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| − | [[Category:DHARMA Initiative Staff|Degroot]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 25 March 2009
| This is a disambiguation page. A number of articles are associated with the title DeGroot. NOTE: If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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DeGroot may refer to:
- Gerald DeGroot (co-founder of the DHARMA Initiative with wife Karen)
- Karen DeGroot (co-founder of the DHARMA Initiative with husband Gerald)