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| − | [[Image:The degroots.jpg|right|thumb|Karen & Gerald DeGroot]] |
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| − | ''Please see [[Gerald DeGroot]] and [[Karen DeGroot]] for person specific articles'' |
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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 episode 3 of season 2 ("[[Orientation]]"). The whereabouts of this couple are unknown today but many theories have surfaced. |
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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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| − | == Facts == |
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| − | * DeGroot is a very common Dutch surname. About one in a thousand Dutch people are named DeGroot - although usually with a space between 'De' and 'Groot'. |
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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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| − | * Their famial relationship to one another, if any, has not been defined. |
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| − | == Theories == |
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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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| − | * 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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| − | == 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]][[Category:Dharma 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)