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D'Hondt
D'Hondt is a Dutch surname, most common in East Flanders. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variants are ''D'Hont'', '' De Hondt'' and '' Dhondt''. ''D'Hondt'' is an old spelling of ''de hond'' ("the dog"). The was also the name of the bay that is now the Eastern end of the Western Scheldt. People with this name include: ;D'Hondt * (born 1939), English- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Hondt Method
The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is a method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in party-list proportional representation systems. It belongs to the class of highest-averages methods. The method was first described in 1792 by future U.S. president Thomas Jefferson. It was re-invented independently in 1878 by Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt, which is the reason for its two different names. Motivation Proportional representation systems aim to allocate seats to parties approximately in proportion to the number of votes received. For example, if a party wins one-third of the votes then it should gain about one-third of the seats. In general, exact proportionality is not possible because these divisions produce fractional numbers of seats. As a result, several methods, of which the D'Hondt method is one, have been devised which ensure that the parties' seat allocations, which are of whole numbers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniël D'Hondt
Daniël D'Hondt (born 21 September 1961) is a Belgian retired professional goalkeeper who ended his career in 2001. Playing career D'Hondt spent the most of his career in Lokeren. In summer 2000, he joined NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi .... Later he moved abroad and joined Dinamo Tbilisi as well, becoming only third player from outside the former Soviet Union to play in the Georgian Premier League after Carlos Alberto Pinha da Rocha and Uchechukwu Uwakwe. Coaching career After D'Hondt became coach and managed VW Hamme in 2009. References External links Daniël D'Hondt Interview* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Hondt, Daniel Belgian men's footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers 1961 births Living people Men's association football goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |