 Herkies are also called hurdlers because the way a person jumps a hurdle in track has the same leg position.Willem Arnold Alting

Willem Arnold Alting (11 November 1724 – 7 June 1800) was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1780 to 1797.Born in Groningen, Alting studied in his hometown and graduated in law.