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Introduction Tamar Nijsten, chairman Dutch Society for Dermatology and Venereology Hosting the 2014 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) in Amsterdam is a privilege for the Dutch dermatologists. This event gives us the opportunity to present our clinical, scientific and organizational skills to our European colleagues. As in every relationship, knowing the past of your counter part is increasing the chances of developing a better and deeper understanding. With this book, we set out to give our international guests an introduction to Dutch dermatology and its scientific contributions. In writing this book and reading it we got to know each other better as well. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855) said ‘life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward’. Most of us are so busy living our lives forward with full clinics, administration, science, family live and our smart phones that we forget to look back. Although I recognized most focus areas and their main investigators and clinicians of the different university departments, I have to confess that I felt like getting acquaintaned with the past of my colleagues and their centers. We all share a common background as dermatologists and have picked the clinical and research topics that are close to our hearts and often in line with our predecessors. It is fascinating to see how the evolution of dermatology from infectious diseases (venereal diseases) to inflammatory and oncological diseases is reflected in history of most dermatology departments in the Netherlands. I congratulate the editors and authors of this marvelous document on past and present of Dutch dermatology, and strongly recommend it to all dermatologists. 5 1 BWEADVSMGFINCORR:Opmaak 1 21-07-2014 17:39 Pagina 5