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1945 In The Netherlands
Events in the year 1945 in the Netherlands. Incumbents * List of rulers of the Netherlands, Monarch: Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina * List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands, Prime Minister: Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (until 25 June); Willem Schermerhorn (from 25 June) Events Births *4 January – Jean Bessems, carom and artistic billiards player *6 January – Anja Meulenbelt, politician and writer *10 January – Henri Bol, still life painter (d. 2000) *25 January – Lennaert Nijgh, lyricist (d. 2002) *3 February – Willeke Alberti, singer and actress *16 February – Toon van Driel, cartoonist, comics writer and comics artist *16 February – L. H. Wiener, writer *17 February – Chris Dolman, martial artist and professional wrestler *3 March – Gee van Enst, rower. *14 March – René de Boer, sculptor *14 March – Herman van Veen, stage performer, actor, author, singer/songwriter and musician *28 March – Bert Groen, corporate director, civil servant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of Provinces of the Netherlands, twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium. The official language is Dutch language, Dutch, with West Frisian language, West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English_language, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean territories. The people who are from the Netherlands is often referred to as Dutch people, Dutch Ethnicity, Ethnicity group, not to be confused by the language. ''Netherlands'' literally means "lower countries" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Groen
Lubertus Cornelis "Bert" Groen (born 28 March 1945 in Haarlem) is a Dutch corporate director and former civil servant and politician of the Reformed Political League (GPV) and his successor the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie). From 2002 to 2003 he was a Senator for the latter. Groen was Mayor of Oldehove and Bunschoten, and a member of the provincial parliament of Groningen. Groen is a member of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau () is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has performed acts of special merits for .... References *Parlement.com biography 1945 births Living people Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians Dutch civil servants Dutch corporate directors Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Mayors in Utrecht (province) People from Buns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Mentzel
Vincent Mentzel (born 28 September 1945) is a Dutch photographer, and staff photographer for the Dutch newspaper ''NRC Handelsblad'' since 1973. He is known for his photorealism. Biography Born in Hoogkarspel, Mentzel studied at the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen (now Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam University of Fine Arts). Afterward he worked in the late 1960s as an assistant to the distinguished Amsterdam theatre photographer Maria Austria. From her he learned darkroom processing and printing techniques. Mentzel then worked as a freelance photojournalist for national newspapers and magazines. His early photographs are characterized by their narrow perspective, created by heavily printed skies and surroundings. His later work is lighter and more balanced. His use of a wide-angle lens gave his photos an unusual and striking perspective. Since the early 1970s, Vincent Mentzel has been a staff photographer for the major Dutch newspaper ''NRC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
