sentences:  Van Hoëvell was born in Deventer to one of the last of the old noble families in the Netherlands.His parents were Gerrit Willem Wolter Carel, Baron van Höevell (born Deventer, 21 April 1778), and Emerentia Luthera Isabella, Baroness van der Capellen (born Haarlem, 31 August 1787); he grew up with six brothers and sisters.While van Hoëvell was still young, the family moved to Groningen where he attended Latin school.