Researching Henk Rogers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 38881 people with the Rogers surname? In that year Rogers was ranked number 77 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Henk Rogers on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henk Rogers and the Rogers Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rogers Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Rogers family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 50375 people with the Rogers surname in the UK? Rogers is now ranked number 81 for popularity in the UK. |
Rogers Family History Databases
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Rogers Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 373704 people with the Rogers surname in the USA? Rogers is ranked number 48 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Henk Rogers
Henk Rogers
Henk Rogers (born 24 December 1953) is a Dutch video game designer and entrepreneur. He is known for producing Japan's first major turn-based role-playing video game The Black Onyx, securing the rights to distribute Tetris on video game consoles where the game found popularity, and as the founder of Bullet-Proof Software (now called Blue Planet Software) and The Tetris Company, which licenses the Tetris trademark. He was instrumental in resolving licensing disputes that brought Tetris to the Game Boy. Nowadays, he is Managing Director of The Tetris Company.
In 2007, Rogers founded Blue Planet Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity focused on activities of advocacy, building awareness and fostering action for clean energy in Hawaii. In 2015, the foundation led the campaign to make Hawaii the first state in the nation with a 100% renewable energy law. In 2015, Rogers also founded Blue Planet Energy, one of the leading providers of energy storage systems (i.e., batteries) that power homes, businesses and critical infrastructure.
Rogers is also Chairman of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) and Founder of the International MoonBase Alliance, which developed the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS), a 1,200 square-foot Mars and moon analog habitat on Mauna Loa. PISCES' core mission is to develop and grow an aerospace industry in Hawaii through applied research, workforce development and economic development initiatives.
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