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Bruin, Bruijn, Bruyn and Bruins are Dutch surnames. They can be equivalent to the English surname Brown or, particularly for the form "Bruins", be patronymic as Bruin/Bruijn is a now rare Dutch form of Bruno. at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands. The form "the brown" (, De Bruine, , De Bruyn and ) is more common. Notable people with the surname include: ;Bruin * |
Brown (surname)
Brown is an English-language surname in origin chiefly descriptive of a person with brown hair, complexion or clothing. It is one of the most common surnames in English-speaking countries. It is the second most common surname in Canada and Scotland, third most common in Australia and the United Kingdom and fourth most common in England and the United States. It is particularly clustered in southern Scotland. Etymology and history of the surname Most occurrences of the name are derived from a nickname concerning the complexion of an individual, the colour of their hair or the clothing worn. This nickname is derived from the Old English ''brun'', ''brūn''; Middle English ''brun'', ''broun''; or Old French ''brun''. The root word is also sometimes found in Old English and Old Norse bynames, such as the Old Norse ''Brúnn''; however these names were not common after the Norman Conquest (in 1066). In some cases, the Old English personal name ''Brun'' may be a short form of one of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barthel Bruyn The Elder
Bartholomäus Bruyn (1493–1555), usually called Barthel Bruyn or Barthel Bruyn the Elder, was a German Renaissance painter active in Cologne. He painted altarpieces and portraits, and was Cologne's foremost portrait painter of his day. Life He was born in Wesel or Cologne.Oxford Art Online His early works suggest that he received his artistic training in the Lower Rhine.Lübbeke 1991, p. 405. His earliest documented altarpiece is a ''Coronation of the Virgin'' (1515–1516) commissioned by Dr. Peter von Clapis, a professor at the University of Cologne. Bruyn’s altarpieces of the 1510s and 1520s are influenced by the style of Jan Joest, to whom Bruyn was related, and often emulate Joest’s habit of illuminating his figures from below. By the time Bruyn painted the Essen altarpiece (1522–1525), he had combined Joest's influence with that of Joos van Cleve. In the 1530s, he developed a more Italianate style that reflects the examples of Raphael and Michelangelo, which he p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siert Bruins
Siert Bruins (2 March 1921 – 28 September 2015), also known as Siegfried Bruns and nicknamed the Beast of Appingedam, was a Dutch member of the SS and SD during World War II. Biography Bruins was born in March 1921 in Weite, Netherlands. He had 3 brothers. Together with his father Harm and his brother Derk-Elsko he became a member of the Dutch political party NSB. During the war both Bruins brothers joined the Waffen SS and fought at the Eastern Front, where Derk-Elsko received the Knights' Cross. When Siert became wounded he returned to the Netherlands and became member of the German ''Sicherheitsdienst'' (SD). He was active around Delfzijl hunting members of the Resistance. During the last days of WW II Bruins fled to Germany, where he could escape from the Dutch jurisdiction because he was granted the German nationality as a former nazi-soldier on basis of a 1943 law. In Germany he lived in the village of Breckerfeld, where he was discovered by Simon Wiesenthal. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Bruins
Henderika "Rika" Bruins (born 12 June 1934) is a retired Dutch swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... in the 200 m breaststroke but failed to reach the final. She was part of Dutch teams that set world records in the 4 × 100 m medley relay in 1954 and 1955. References 1934 births Living people Dutch female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Groningen (city) World record setters in swimming {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Bruins
Regina Bruins (born 7 October 1986, in Leiderdorp) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She announced a hiatus from cycling following diagnosis with pulmonary embolism in 2012, but late in 2013 announced she would return with the second-category team in 2014. Career wins ;2007 :Dolmans Heuvelland Classic, Sibbe (NED) : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2008 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2009 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : Stage 3, Tour du Grand Montréal : Open de Suede Vargarda TTT ;2010 : Open de Suede Vargarda TTT : 2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ..., National Road Championships References External links * 1986 births Living people Dutch female cyclists Sportspeople from Leider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Récardo Bruins Choi
Récardo Bruins Choi (born Choi Myung-gil; 3 December 1985, in Seoul, South Korea), later known as Roelof Bruins, is a South Korean-born Dutch professional racecar driver. Youth Choi was adopted by a Dutch family and arrived in the Netherlands at 4 months of age. He grew up as Récardo Bruins in the village of Zwartemeer near Emmen, where he started to drive mini |
Mary Bruins Allison
Mary Bruins Allison (March 19, 1903 – September 15, 1994) was one of the first American women to be trained in medicine in the United States to worked as a missionary physician in Arabia. While attending medical college in Philadelphia, she learned Arabic. In 1934, she went to the Middle East to work as a missionary physician. In her forty-year long career, she worked primarily in Kuwait, as well as India, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. In her capacity in Kuwait, she treated rich and poor women. To be successful, she had to overcome a number of obstacles, including limited trained medical staff, insufficient medical resources, as well as barriers due to cultural, lingual and religious differences. She made significant contributions in establishing modern medical care in the countries where she worked; Allison was asked by the rulers of Bahrain and Oman to help establish hospitals in their countries. She returned to the United States in 1975. Early life and education On March 19, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Bruins
Luigi Bruins (born 9 March 1987) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for VV Smitshoek. After being declined by Feyenoord at the age of six, the Rotterdam-born went through the complete S.B.V. Excelsior, Excelsior youth academy. Bruins made his first team debut in the season 2004–05 Eerste Divisie, 2004–05 and managed to win the Eerste Divisie title in the subsequent season. After a successful Eredivisie debut, Bruins signed a four-year deal with the club that first declined him, Feyenoord. Bruins was part of the Netherlands national under-21 football team, Netherlands U21 squad winning the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, 2007. Early life Bruins was born in Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands. Club career Youth career Bruins started playing football at the age of six. As the Rotterdam-born was aiming for the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Bruins
Jan Bruins (27 May 1940, in Deventer – 16 April 1997) was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He had his best year in 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ... when he won the 50cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix, and finished the season in fourth place. References 1940 births 1997 deaths Dutch motorcycle racers 50cc World Championship riders Sportspeople from Deventer {{motorcycle-racing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanke Bruins Slot
Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot (born 20 October 1977) is a Dutch politician, jurist and army officer who has served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations since 10 January 2022 in the Fourth Rutte cabinet. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she previously served in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2019. Bruins Slot focused her work as a parliamentarian on matters of defence personnel, local government, healthcare science, medical law, psychiatry and sports. From 2019 to 2022, she was a member of the provincial executive of Utrecht, in which she is in charge of nature, agriculture, soil and water, sport and governance. , provincie-utrecht.nl . Prior to her political career, she served in the < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eppo Bruins
Eppo Egbert Willem Bruins (born 19 September 1969) is a Dutch politician and physicist who served as a member of the House of Representatives for the Christian Union (CU) from 2015 to 2021. Prior to his service in Parliament, Bruins was director of the from 2007 until 2015. Since 2022, he has chaired the (AWTI). Early life and education Bruins was born on 19 September 1969 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland. He attended high school at the preparatory scientific education level at the Myrtus College in his hometown between 1982 and 1987. Bruins subsequently went to the Utrecht University, where he graduated with an Master of Science (MSc) degree in physics in 1991. Afterwards, he became a doctoral researcher at the (Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter, FOM) for four years. In 1995, he obtained his PhD degree in mathematics and physics from the Utrecht University with a thesis entitled "The magnetic form factor of the neutron". Career Bruins later lived in the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Bruins
Bruno Johannes Bruins (born 10 July 1963) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as Minister for Medical Care in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 to 19 March 2020, when he resigned. He previously served as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science from 29 June 2006 until 22 February 2007 in the Second and Third Balkenende cabinets. Bruins also served as Acting Mayor of Leidschendam-Voorburg from 22 February 2007 until 1 November 2007. He worked as a Corporate director for the public transport company Connexxion from 1 September 2008 until 1 August 2011 and was Chairman of the Employee Insurance association from 1 January 2012 until 26 October 2017. After the general election of 2017 Bruins was appointed as Minister for Medical Care in the Third Rutte cabinet. During his time in office, he led the initial phase of the Dutch government's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He resigned in March 2020 after c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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