"Dedicated to dentist Wilhelm Dieck from C. J. van Hock, Med. Doct."
This photo mystery was solved on Instagram by a reader from Holland. If you are interested in Dutch genealogy and can read Dutch, head over to their blog vergeteling.wordpress.com or follow them on Instagram @vergeteling.
Cornelis Jakob van den Hoek was born on May 27, 1857 in Capelle in the Netherlands to parents Jacob van den Hoek and Elisabeth van der Hoeven. He was a medical doctor and a dentist. He dedicated his whole life to medicine. He passed away in February 1911 in Middelburg, Holland, at just 57 years of age after a short illness. He was survived by his brothers Jacob Cornelis and Adrianus Pieter and their families.
He dedicated this photo to dentist Wilhelm Dieck, whom he probably met in Berlin where Dr. Dieck practiced. Dr. Dieck was a bit of a celebrity among dentists at the time, he is considered the father of x-ray imagery used in dental care. Perhaps our Dr. van den Hoek had a fan moment and gave this photo to Dr. Dieck as a kind of a business card.
I've tried reaching out to his relatives on Facebook, but so far no reply. Hope one day this photo will go home too!
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