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2 unusual facts about D'Hondt


D'Hondt

D'Hondt method, a method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation political election systems

Victor D'Hondt (1841–1901), a Belgian lawyer, professor and mathematician


Hondius Inlet

The feature is named after the Flemish cartographer Jodocus Hondius (Joost de Hondt, 1563-1612) whose 1595 map depicted the southern continent Terra Australis separated from both Tierra del Fuego and New Guinea.

Jan Janssonius

In 1612 he married Elisabeth de Hondt, the daughter of Jodocus Hondius.


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