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Ad (name)
Ad is a first name. It is common in the Netherlands, where it is almost always short for Adrianus or Adriaan. In America it can be short for Adolph, Adam, Addison, and others. People with the first name of Ad include: * Ad Achkar (born 1988), Lebanese photographer and artist * Ad van der Avoird (born 1943), Dutch chemist * Ad Bax (born 1956), Dutch-American biophysicist * Ad de Boer (born 1946), Dutch politician * Ad Brennan (1887–1962), American baseball pitcher * Ad Carter (1895–1957), American cartoonist (Ad stands for "August Daniel") * Ad Dekkers (1938–1974), Dutch artist * Ad Dekkers (1953–2002), Dutch cyclist * Ad Donker (1933–2002), Dutch-South African publisher * Ad Geelhoed (1942–2007), Dutch professor, civil service worker, and Advocate-General * Ad Gumbert (1868–1925), American baseball pitcher * Ad Hermes (1929–2002), Dutch politician * Ad Kaland (1922–1995), Dutch politician * Ad Abi Karam (born 1937), Lebanese-Australian Catholic bishop * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrianus (given Name)
Adrianus (113–193) was a sophist of ancient Athens Adrianus is a Latin form of the name Adrian. It is popular in the Low countries, where Latinized christian names or baptismal name were common from the 15th century until recently, especially after the papacy in 1522–23 of homegrown Adrianus VIwho had been baptized "Adrianus" in 1459, as this event fell on the name day of Adrian of Nicomedia, Saint Adrian]People with the given name Adrianus generally use a short form in daily life, like Aad, Ad (given name), Ad, Adri, Adriaan (other), Adriaan, Adrian, Adrie, Ard, Ariaan, Arian, Arie, Ariën, Aris, Arjan (other), Arjan, Arjen, or Janus. Adrianus may also refer to: Before 1500 *Adrianus (poet), Greek poet who wrote an epic poem on the history of Alexander the Great *Adrianus Nicomediae, Saint Adrianus (died 306), Roman officer and Christian martyr *Adrian of Canterbury, Adrianus Africanus (died 710), Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury *Adrianus I (die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Kaland
Adriaan Jakobus "Ad" Kaland (13 March 1922 – 11 January 1995) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as a Senate of the Netherlands, Member of the Senate from 20 September 1977, until 1 January 1994. ''de Volkskrant'' Between 1953 and 1962 he was member of the municipal council of Middelburg, Zeeland, Middelburg, serving as an wethouder, alderman as well in his final four years. Between 1958 until 1978 he was member of the States-Provincial (provincial council) of Zeeland, serving as member of the ''Gedeputeerde staten'' (provincial executive) concurrently between 1962 and 1978. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Neeleman
Adriaan Dirk Neeleman (born 7 November 1964, Rotterdam) is a Dutch linguist based in the UK. He is Professor of Linguistics at University College London. He completed his PhD at the University of Utrecht in 1994. His research focusses on syntax, semantics and phonology, and particularly on the interfaces between them. His work is part of the tradition of generative grammar. Neeleman is co-author of the monographs ''Flexible Syntax: A Theory of Case and Arguments'' (1998; with Fred Weerman) and ''Beyond Morphology'' (2004; with Peter Ackema Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...). References 1964 births Living people Linguists from the Netherlands Syntacticians Utrecht University alumni Mass media people from Rotterdam {{Netherlands-linguist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Moolhuijzen
Adrianus ("Ad") Theodorus Moolhuijzen (born April 1, 1943, in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Netherlands men's national water polo team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References Dutch Olympic Committee External links * * 1943 births Living people Dutch male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Arnhem 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Melkert
Adrianus Petrus Wilhelmus "Ad" Melkert (; born 12 February 1956) is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) who has served as a Member of the Council of State since 20 January 2016. Melkert studied Political science at the University of Amsterdam obtaining a Master of Social Science degree. Melkert worked as a political activist for the youth branch of the European Community in Brussels from July 1981 until March 1984 and as a nonprofit director for the charity Oxfam Novib from March 1984 until June 1986. After the election of 1986 Melkert was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Development Cooperation and the Environment. After the election of 1994 Melkert was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Kok I taking office on 22 August 1994. After the election of 1998 Melkert returned to the House of Representatives on 19 May 1998 and declined to serve in the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Van Luyn
Adrianus Herman (Ad) van Luyn, SDB, (born 10 August 1935) is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Bishop of Rotterdam from 1994 to 2011 and President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community from 2006 to 2011. Early life and ordination Van Luyn was born in Groningen and attended the seminary of the Salesians in Ugchelen. He made his religious vows in 1954. He studied theology at the Salesian Pontifical University in Turin. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964 by Giuseppe Beltrami, apostolic nuncio to the Netherlands. He was provincial superior of the Salesians in the Netherlands from 1975 to 1981. He taught for a time at the Salesians' school attached to the Don Rua monastery in 's-Heerenberg. Bishop Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Rotterdam on 27 November 1993 and he was installed in 12 February 1994. From 2008 to 2011 he was President of the Dutch Episcopal Conference. His motto is ''Collabora Evangelio''. From 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Liska
Adolph James Liska (July 10, 1906 – November 30, 1998) was an American baseball pitcher who played five years in Major League Baseball and 14 for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League. Early life and career Born in Nebraska, Liska taught elementary school and pitched briefly for the University of Nebraska before joining the minor league Lincoln Links of the Western League in 1926. A submarine pitcher, he earned a 20–4 record with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association, which earned him a shot at the majors in 1929. Major League career Liska played two full seasons with the Washington Senators and part of a third. He joined the Philadelphia Phillies in 1932 where he played two seasons, compiling a 17–18 overall record with an ERA of 3.87. Portland Beavers Liska returned to the minor leagues for two more seasons and then found a home with the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League in 1936. He went on to play 14 years for the Beavers, winning 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Van Liempt
Ad van Liempt (; born 21 May 1949, Utrecht) is a Dutch journalist, writer and a TV producer. He has written several books, including a biography of Prince Bernhard. He also initiated the history program ''Andere Tijden'' (''Other Times''). Outside the Netherlands he is best known for his book ''Kopgeld: Nederlandse premiejagers op zoek naar joden, 1943'' which was translated into English and published as ''Hitler's Bounty Hunters: The Betrayal of the Jews''. It described the process by which Nazis paid bounties to Dutch people, particularly police and members of the Central Bureau for Jewish Emigration, for information on the locations of Jews. He wrote ''Selma: De vrouw die Sobibor overleefde'' (2010), a biography of Selma Engel-Wijnberg, one of two Dutch survivors of Sobibor Extermination Camp during the Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Lankford
Louis Adward Lankford (January 20, 1882 – June 1967) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1912 and 1920. A native of Canton, Missouri, Lankford made his Negro leagues debut in 1912 for the St. Louis Giants. He went on to play for several teams, including the Lincoln Giants and Philadelphia Giants, and finished his career in 1920 with the Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York. Lankford died in New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ... in 1967 at age 85. References External links * anSeamheads 1882 births 1967 deaths Date of death missing Brooklyn Royal Giants players Lincoln Giants players Lincoln Stars (baseball) players Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York players Philadelphia Giants players St. Louis Giants players Baseball pitche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Lagendijk
Ad Lagendijk (born 18 November 1947 in Zwanenburg) is a Dutch physicist working at the FOM-institute AMOLF in Amsterdam and at the University of Amsterdam. He is also a part-time professor at the University of Twente in Enschede, Netherlands. Research Ad Lagendijk is a physicist with a background in physical chemistry. Lagendijk studies the propagation of light in complex matter, especially materials that strongly scatter light. He has a large international impact in this field with a few hundred scientific publications. Short biography Ad Lagendijk received his Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 1974. From 1974 to 1981 he worked at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. From 1981 he worked at the University of Amsterdam where he holds a professorship in physics since 1984. In 1987 he also became a department head at the FOM-institute AMOLF. In 1998 he was elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2002 Lagendijk and his research group moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Koppejan
Adriaan Jacobus (Ad) Koppejan (born 2 October 1962, in Zoutelande) is a former Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) he was an MP from 30 November 2006 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of fishery and water policy, administrative burden and corporate social responsibility. Koppejan is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands The Protestant Church in the Netherlands ( nl, de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland, abbreviated PKN) is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, being both Calvinist and Lutheran. It was founded on 1 May 2004 as the merger of the ... (PKN). References *Parlement.com biography 1962 births Living people Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Veere 21st-century Dutch politicians {{Netherlands-CDA-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Konings
Adrianus Franciscus Johannes Marinus Maria "Ad" Konings (born 11 January 1956 in Roosendaal, Netherlands) is an ichthyologist originally trained in medicine and biology. Konings is best known for his research on African rift lake cichlids. After studies in Amsterdam, he has spent most of his life in Rotterdam. Early life Konings started keeping cichlids when he was 14 years old in 1970. Soon he was breeding rare African cichlids and working as an assistant to the largest tropical fish dealer in the Netherlands. Academic studies and early career From 1974-1980 he studied medical biology at the University of Amsterdam and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1980. He chose this field despite his love of ichthyology due to a fear that if he chose the latter field he would be unemployable. From 1980-1986. he did research on lysosomal enzymes at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Most of this was DNA-related work (molecular biology). In 1986, Konings moved to St. Leon-Rot, Germany (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
