It lies within a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest. He dedicated a poem to Wybrand de Geest. Van der Geest and Sam Cohen were close friends. Van der Geest also functioned as a maecenas. Sluiter, Towers, Van der Geest and Eenhoorn have all officially been Feyenoord ambassadors. In his style he was influenced by Wybrand de Geest, Rubens and Abraham Bloemaert. The crossing of the Wildeshauser Geest required the consideration of numerous existing cultural monuments. Other notable judoka include Angelique Seriese, Wim Ruska, Dennis van der Geest and Mark Huizinga. Alexander married firstly Hilary van Geest on 14 July 1971. Their choice alighted on the higher geest ridge in the area of Tinnum. Van der Geest was educated at an Aviation Institute in Scheveningen. Kampen lies on the "Geest" at a height of around 27 metres above NHN. Geest lands are made up of moraines and sandurs. Zeven is located in the Zevener Geest in the centrum of the Elbe-Weser Triangle. Away from the coastal area, much of the physical geography is "Geest" and Heathland.