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Backer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agathe Backer-Grøndahl (1847–1907), Norwegian pianist and composer * Augustin de Backer (1809–1873), Roman Catholic bibliographer * Brad Backer (born 1956), Australian rugby league footballer * Brian Backer (born 1956), American actor * Cornelis Andries Backer (1874–1963), Dutch botanist * Deborah Backer (1959 - 2014), Guyanese politician * Harriet Backer (1845–1932), Norwegian painter * Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1609–1651), Dutch painter * Lars Backer (1892–1930), Norwegian architect * Marijn Backer (born 1956), Dutch author * Par Backer (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player * P. A. Backer (1940–1993), Malayalam film directors May also refer to * Backer, somebody who contributed money to a crowdfunding project * Backer, the name of a VHS#Accessories, VHS-based computer backup system manufactured by Danmere See also * Bäcker (Baecker) * Baker (surname) * Bakker * Becker (surname) * de Backer [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bäcker
Bäcker or Baecker is a German surname meaning "baker". Notable people with the surname include: *Fabian Bäcker (born 1990), German professional footballer *Pär Bäcker (born 1982), Swedish professional ice hockey player *Ronald Baecker (born 1942), professor of Computer Science, University of Toronto *Rudolf Bäcker (1914–2005), combat medic in the German armed forces during World War II See also *Backer *Baker (surname) {{DEFAULTSORT:Backer German-language surnames Occupational surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-language Surnames
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language. German is one of the major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch-language Surnames
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken countryw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Backer
De Backer may refer to: *Augustin de Backer (1809–1873), Belgian Jesuit and bibliographer *Jacob de Backer Jacob de Backer (c. 1555 – c. 1591) was a Flemish Mannerist painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp between about 1571 and 1585. Even though he died young at the age of 30, the artist was very prolific and an extensive body of work has bee ... (1555–1585), Flemish Mannerist painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp * Gotye (born Wouter De Backer in 1980), Australian songwriter {{surname Surnames of Belgian origin Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becker (surname)
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the word ''Beck'' for ''Bach'' ("creek" or "brook") to denote origin. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 55.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Becker'' were residents of Germany (frequency 1:287), 24.7% of the United States (1:2,891), 8.0% of Brazil (1:5,052), 2.7% of France (1:4,987), 2.0% of South Africa (1:5,431) and 1.2% of Canada (1:6,120). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:287) in the following states: * 1. Saarland (1:84) * 2. Rhineland-Palatinate (1:123) * 3. Hesse (1:159) * 4. North Rhine-Westphalia (1:226) * 5. Saxony-Anhalt (1:248) People Surname *Alan Becker (born 1989), U.S. animator, YouTuber * Alan S. Becker (1946–2020), American lawyer and politician * Albert Becker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakker
Bakker is a common Dutch surname equivalent to English Baker. In 2007 it was the seventh most common name in the Netherlands (55,273 people). at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include: * Ada Bakker (b. 1948), Dutch tennis player * Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff (1824–1882), Dutch genre painter * Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker (b. 1940), Dutch medievalist * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker (surname)
Baker is a common surname of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and Scotland where Gaelic was anglicized. From England the surname has spread to neighbouring countries such as Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and also to the English speaking areas of the Americas and Oceania where it is also common. The gaelic form of Baker in Scotland and Ireland is ''Mac a' Bhacstair''. Some people with the surname have used DNA to trace their origins to Celtic countries and specifically to the Baxter sept of the Clan MacMillan in Scotland. It is an occupational name, which originated before the 8th century CE, from the name of the trade, baker. From the Middle English ''bakere'' and Old English ''bæcere'', a derivation of ''bacan'', meaning "to dry by heat". The bearer of this name may not only have been a baker of bread. The name was also used for others involved with baking in some way, including the owner of a communal oven in humbler communities. The female form of the name is '' Baxter'', which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance. In 2015, over was raised worldwide by crowdfunding. Although similar concepts can also be executed through mail-order subscriptions, benefit events, and other methods, the term crowdfunding refers to internet-mediated registries. This modern crowdfunding model is generally based on three types of actors – the project initiator who proposes the idea or project to be funded, individuals or groups who support the idea, and a moderating organization (the "platform") that brings the parties together to launch the idea. Crowdfunding has been used to fund a wide range of for-profit, entrepreneurial ventures such as artistic and creative projects, medical expenses, travel, and community-oriented social entrepreneurship projects. Although crowdfunding has been suggested to be highly li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin De Backer
Augustin de Backer (18 July 1809 in Antwerp, Belgium – 1 December 1873 in Liège, Belgium) was a Belgian Jesuit and renowned bibliographer. Early years and Formation De Backer left his country to be educated at the Jesuit schools of France (Beauregard, College of Saint-Acheul, Saint-Acheul) and Switzerland Fribourg. After schooling, and rather than going to the university, he undertook to visit libraries of France and Belgium in search of books printed by Plantin Press, Plantin. In 1835, he was received into the Society of Jesus (in Rome) by the Superior General, Father Jan Roothaan, John-Baptist Roothaan, who sent him back to Nivelles, in Belgium, for his novitiate (29 June 1835). He taught three years in the school of Namur (city), Namur (1837-1840), and in 1840, began his studies for the priesthood in Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968), Leuven. Ordained priest on 10 September 1843. Bibliographer While at Louvain, he came across the ''Bibliotheca Scriptorum Societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
