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De Bruin
De Bruin is a Dutch surname meaning "the brown" or "the brown one". It is common in the Netherlands (17,650 people in 2007). at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands. People named "de Bruin" include: * (b. 1993), South African rugby player * (b. 1989), Canadian bobsledder. * (b. 1976), Dutch discus thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swys De Bruin
Zacharia Francois de Bruin (born in Ficksburg, South Africa) started his coaching career with Durban North College previously known as Afrikaans Hoër Durban-Noord and is a South African rugby union coach, currently the head coach of the Super Rugby side. Career Sharks De Bruin started his coaching career in Durban at the Academy. He was the head coach of the side in 1996 and 1997 and took charge of the in the 1998 Vodacom Cup, guiding the team to the semi-finals of the competition. Griquas, South Africa Under-21 After the 1998 Vodacom Cup, De Bruin moved to Kimberley to become the head coach of the . He coached the side between 1998 and 2003, helping them reach the final of the competition in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, De Bruin was also in charge of the South Africa Under-21 team. Return to Sharks He returned to Durban in 2004 to join as the head and skills coach of the Sharks Academy, helping out at Vodacom Cup, Under-21 and Under-19 level. Lions After eight seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
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 country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Smith De Bruin
Michelle Smith de Bruin (born 16 December 1969 in Rathcoole) is an Irish lawyer and retired Olympic swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley, and also won the bronze medal for the 200 m butterfly event. Smith's wins in Atlanta were marked by allegations of doping, which were never proven. Smith worked as a barrister after her swimming career ended, practising under her married name of Michelle de Bruin. Swimming career Michelle Smith's father taught his daughters how to swim, and Smith was first spotted by a lifeguard in Tallaght swimming pool at age nine. He suggested that Smith's father enroll his daughter in a swimming club. Smith joined Terenure Swimming Club and trained under the tutelage of Larry Williamson. Smith won the Dublin and All-Ireland Community Games at aged 9. She won ten gold medals at a novice competition. She enrolled in the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Bruyn
De Bruyn is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname. "Bruyn" or "bruijn" is an archaic spelling of "bruin", meaning "brown". People with the name include: * Aad de Bruyn (1910–1991), Dutch 35-fold national champion in discus, shot put and hammer throw *Abraham de Bruyn (c.1539–1587), Flemish engraver * Anna Maria de Bruyn (1708–1744), Dutch stage actress and ballet dancer *Brian de Bruyn (b. 1954), Canadian-born Dutch ice hockey player *Erik de Bruyn (b. 1962), Dutch film director and actor *Ettiene de Bruyn (b. 1977), South African cricketer *Frans De Bruyn (1924–2014), Flemish writer *Günter de Bruyn (1926–2020), German author *Joe de Bruyn (b. 1949), Australian trade union official *John de Bruyn (b. 1956), Dutch-Canadian ice hockey goaltender * (1838–1908), Belgian politician *Michelle De Bruyn (b. 1965), New Zealand professional football player *Nicolaes de Bruyn (1571–1656), Flemish engraver * Paul de Bruyn (1907–1997), German-American marathon runner *Pierre de Bruyn (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Bruijn
De Bruijn is a Dutch surname meaning "the brown". Notable people with the surname include: * (1887–1968), Dutch politician * Brian de Bruijn (b. 1954), Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player * Chantal de Bruijn (b. 1976), Dutch field hockey defender * Cornelis de Bruijn (1652–1726/7), Dutch artist and traveler * Daniëlle de Bruijn (b. 1978), Dutch water polo player * Frans de Bruijn Kops (1886–1979), Dutch footballer * Hans de Bruijn (b. 1962), Dutch political scientist * Inge de Bruijn (b. 1973), Dutch swimmer * (born 1965), Dutch billiards player * Jean Victor de Bruijn (1913–1979), Dutch district officer and ethnologist in the Dutch East Indies * Maarten de Bruijn (b. 1965), Dutch engineer * Maria Brigitta Catherina de Bruijn (1938–2006), Dutch GreenLeft politician * Matthijs de Bruijn (b. 1977), Dutch waterpolo player * Meike de Bruijn (born 1970), Dutch racing cyclist * Nick de Bruijn (b. 1987), Dutch racing driver * Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (1918–2012), Dutch mathemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruin (surname)
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 Bruin, De Bruine, De Bruijn, and De Bruyne) is more common. Notable people with the surname include: ;Bruin * James J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan De Bruine
Jan de Bruine (15 July 1903 – 4 April 1983) was a Dutch equestrianism, equestrian and Olympic medalist. He was born in Winschoten. He won a silver medal in show jumping at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. References 1903 births 1983 deaths Dutch male equestrians Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian People from Winschoten Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Groningen (province) 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra De Bruin
Petra de Bruin (born 22 February 1962) is a Dutch former cyclist. UCI Track Cycling World Championships In 1979 Petra de Bruin won the road race at the World Cycling Championships,. She came third in 3 km pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1980. Dutch Sportsman of the year Petra de Bruin was selected as Dutch Sportsman of the year The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists. The elections are organized by the Dutch Olympic Committee. All the winners receive a Jaap Eden Award to reme .... After retirement Petra de Bruin has spoken about the years of sexual abuse she endured as a young cyclist, stating that she had a lot of grief every day because of it References 1962 births Living people Dutch female cyclists Dutch track cyclists People from Nieuwkoop UCI Road World Champions (women) UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique De Bruin (fencer)
Monique de Bruin (born May 12, 1977) is a retired American fencer who won a silver medal in the team foil at the 1995 Pan American Games. She won the NCAA Fencing Championships The NCAA Fencing Championships are awarded at the annual tournament held in March to determine the NCAA's national collegiate individual and team championships in fencing. Individual champions are determined by performance during the NCAA fencing ... in the individual foil in 1999, and finished second in 2000. References 1977 births Living people American female foil fencers Fencers from Portland, Oregon Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique De Bruin (cyclist)
Monique de Bruin (born 8 July 1965) is a retired Dutch road and track cyclist who was active between 1986 and 1993. On track, she won a bronze medal in the points race at the 1988 World Championships, whereas on the road her team was second at the 1991 UCI Road World Championships in the team time trial. As a teenager de Bruin did skating, swimming, judo and gymnastics before turning to cycling at age 15. She took part in five Tour de France Féminin Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ... races and five road world championships. After retiring from competitions she worked as a secretary. She has two children. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruin, Monique 1965 births Living people Dutch female cyclists Sportspeople from Amersfoort UCI Road World Championships cyclists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle De Bruin
Michelle de Bruin (born 1967) is a British sculptor and artist, working primarily in stone. She has been based in the Scottish Borders since 1993. Biography Michelle de Bruin studied at the Lincoln School of Art, and subsequently at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating from the Sculpture Department of the School of Fine Art in 1990. Work Her early public work is featured in Sculpture in Glasgow - An Illustrated Handbook, Public Sculpture of Glasgow (Public Sculpture of Britain) and in the website "Glasgow- City of Sculpture". She began her professional life working in the realm of public art, but became disillusioned with this, and struck out on her own. Her personal work centres around misinformation, and to this end she has created a "Broom Cupboard" of taxonomic misfits from the animal world. "The particular focus of my work is in indeterminacy (from a philosophical and semiotic point of view) and areas where material evidence, language and narrative become confused or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiaan De Bruin
Christiaan Pieter de Bruin (born ) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the in domestic rugby. His regular position is flanker but he can also play as a lock. Career Youth / Blue Bulls De Bruin represented the at various levels while at school; in 2006, he played for their Under-13 side at the Craven Week tournament, in 2010, he played for them at the Under-18 Academy Week and in 2011, he played at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament. After school, he joined the Blue Bulls Academy. He made six appearances for the side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He made four appearances during the regular season and scored a try in their 45–14 victory over in their final match as the Blue Bulls finished the season in second spot on the log. He started their 46–35 semi-final victory against the s and appeared as a replacement in the final, but could not help his team to a victory as ran out 22–18 winners. De Bruin was named in b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
