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Antje Thiess
Antje is a female name. It is a Low German and Dutch diminutive form of Anna. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900. at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. People * Antje "Nina" Baanders-Kessler (1915–2002), Dutch sculptor and medalist * Antje Blumenthal (born 1947), German politician, member of the Christian Democratic Union * Antje Bo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low German
: : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle Low German , dia1 = West Low German , dia2 = East Low German , iso2 = nds , iso3 = nds , iso3comment = (Dutch varieties and Westphalian have separate codes) , lingua = 52-ACB , map = Nds Spraakrebeet na1945.svg , mapcaption = Present day Low German language area in Europe. , glotto = lowg1239 , glottoname = Low German , notice = IPA Low German or Low Saxon (in the language itself: , and other names; german: Plattdeutsch, ) is a West Germanic language variety spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern part of the Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ans Markus
Antje Geertje (Ans) Markus (born January 29, 1947) is a Dutch painter and sculptor. Biography Markus was born in Halfweg, a province of North Holland. She is known for her paintings of a woman in white drapings. Markus is a self-taught artist who deploys a realistic painting style. Markus’ first exposition was opened in 1981. In 1995, she opened her own exposition space. In 2003, her 25th anniversary as a painter was celebrated with the release of a book which featured a vast collection of her paintings. Recently, more of her work has been displayed in museums and expositions across The Netherlands. In 2007, 2008, and 2010, her work was displayed in the Noord Brabants Museum, Kunstkerk Bakenes Haarlem Exposition, and Jan Van Der Togt Museum respectively. Style and Technique While Markus can be generally defined as a fashion painter, she is more specifically known for her work depicting women in white linen draping. These paintings are crafted using a realistic style, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie (given Name)
Annie is the diminutive of feminine given names such as Anna (name), Anna, Ann (other), Ann, Anne, Annette (other), Annette, Anita (given name), Anita, Andrea, Angela (given name), Angela, Anastasia and other variations. It may refer to: People *Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864–1929), American physician and educator, first licensed female physician in the southern United States *Annie Montague Alexander (1867–1950), American philanthropist and paleontological collector *Annie Armstrong (1850–1938), American lay Southern Baptist denominational leader *Annie Maria Barnes (1857–?), American journalist, editor, author *Annie Wall Barnett (1859-1942), American writer, litterateur, poet *Annie Skau Berntsen (1911–1992, also known as Sister Annie), Norwegian missionary in China and Hong Kong *Annie Besant (1847–1933), British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator *Annie Borckink (born 1951), Dutch speed skater *Annie Babbitt Bulyea (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frau Antje
Frau Antje is a Dutch character used in the advertising of cheese (and other dairy products). "Frau" is German for "Ms.", and "Antje" is a first name that is as acceptable in German as it is in Dutch: the character was created specifically for the advertising the export of Dutch cheese to Germany. Frau Antje was born during the 1959 edition of the Berlin International Green Week, a trade fair for agriculture and nutrition. Apparently, a young Dutch woman from The Hague named Antje was working the booth of the Dutch Dairy Organization (NZB), serving cheese; when she fell ill and her colleagues kept being asked "where Frau Antje was", the chief of the NZB decided there was commercial potential in the idea. He hired Kitty Janssen to be the first Frau Antje (1961), dressed in a supposedly traditional Dutch costume and wearing wooden shoes. Frau Antje's costume, which was designed specifically for her, does not represent any specific traditional Dutch costume, though the "wings" on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antje Zöllkau
Antje Zöllkau (née Kempe, born 22 June 1963) is a German former javelin thrower who represented East Germany. The 1982 European silver medallist, her best javelin throw of 72.16 metres in 1984, ranks her in the world all-time top 10 for the Pre-1999 old model javelin. Career Born Antje Kempe in Saalfeld, Thuringia, she won the silver medals at the 1981 European Junior Championships and the 1982 European Championships. She then competed at the 1983 World Championships, finishing eleventh. She won the GDR Championship title in 1983 with a throw of 68.42 metres. Her personal best throw was 72.16 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in May 1984 in Celje. This ranks her second among German javelin throwers, only behind Petra Felke (who held the world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antje Weithaas
Antje Weithaas (born 1966) is a German classical violinist. Apart from solo recitals and chamber music performances, she has played with leading orchestras in Europe, Asia and the United States. Career Born in Guben, Weithaas studied at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin." Prof. Antje Weithaas " profile, In 1987 she won the Kreisler-Wettbewerb in , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antje Vowinckel
Antje Vowinckel (born December 14, 1964) is a Berlin-based German sound artist, radio artist, and musician. Early life Vowinckel was born in Hagen. She had flute, guitar, and piano lessons as a child, later playing the flute in a student orchestra and keyboards in a blues band. After completing her studies in literature, music, and sociology, she held a radio editorial internship and worked for one year as a radio play producer for the ''Südwestrundfunk'' (SWR) in Baden-Baden, Germany. Career The focus of Vowinckel's work is on the musicality of the spoken word—for example, with the melodies in dialects and endangered languages, and with streams of automatic speaking, a playful method of continuous and instantaneous verbal reactions to an environment. In recent years, she has also created sound performances, such as ''Organ and Objects'' for electric organ and amplified objects, and live performances for automatic speaking. Since 2000, Vowinckel has been living in Berlin. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antje Vollmer
Antje Vollmer (born 31 May 1943) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens. From 1994 to 2005, she was one of the vice presidents of the German parliament, the ''Bundestag''. Education and early career Vollmer was born in Lübbecke (Westphalia). After graduating from Wittekind-Gymnasium Lübbecke in 1962, she studied Protestant theology in Berlin, Heidelberg, Tübingen and Paris, completing her first theological exam in 1968, her second in 1971 and received her doctorate in 1973. From 1969 to 1971, she was a research assistant at the Kirchliche Hochschule Berlin. In 1971 she started a postgraduate course in adult education, which she completed in 1975. From 1971 to 1974 she worked as a pastor in Berlin-Wedding, later as a teacher in an adult education center from 1976 to 1982. Political career In the 1970s, she was politically active in the Maoist Anti-imperialist League (''Liga gegen den Imperialismus'') but did not join the party. In 1985 Vollmer joined the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antje Traue
Antje Traue (; born 18 January 1981) is a German actress. She appeared in her first English-language role for the film ''Pandorum''. Internationally, she is best known for her portrayal of the villain Faora in the 2013 Superman movie '' Man of Steel'', and as Agnes Nielsen in the German Netflix series ''Dark''. Early life Traue was born in Mittweida, Saxony, in the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Her mother was a dancer and musician. Traue was raised speaking Russian. She speaks German and English fluently. She trained as an artistic gymnast from age six to her teens in an elite training unit. Her stage career began when she portrayed Jeanne d'Arc in a school play. At sixteen, she won the lead role in the International Munich Art Lab's first ever "Hip Hopera" (the musical "West End Opera"). Career Traue performed and toured with the production for four years, appearing on stages throughout Germany, Europe, and in New York City. Subsequently, Traue appeared in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antje Rávic Strubel
Antje is a female name. It is a Low German and Dutch diminutive form of Anna. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900. at the database of given names in the Netherlands. People * Antje "Nina" Baanders-Kessler (1915–2002), Dutch sculptor and medalist * (born 1947), German politician, member of the Christian Democratic Union * |
Antje Stille
Antje Stille (born 8 September 1961) is a retired German swimmer. In February–March 1976 she set two world records in the 200 m backstroke. Later that year she competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events and finished in seventh and sixth place, respectively. Currently she runs a dental clinic in Magdeburg. Her stepmother Ursula Küper Ursula Küper (later Stille, born 28 November 1937) is a retired German swimmer. In 1960, she set a world record in the 100 m breaststroke. The same year she competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley r ... is also a retired Olympic swimmer. References 1961 births Living people People from Salzwedel People from Bezirk Magdeburg German female swimmers Female backstroke swimmers Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt Olympic swimmers of East Germany Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century German women {{Germany-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Van Schuppen
Antje ("Anne") Elisabeth van Schuppen (born 11 October 1960 in Doornspijk, Gelderland) is a former long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 41st place, clocking 2:40:46. She won the Rotterdam Marathon on 18 April 1993 in a time of 2:34:15. She won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ... in 1992. Achievements References Personal Website 1960 births Living people Dutch female long-distance runners Dutch female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Netherlands People from Elburg 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women Sportspeople f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
