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De Groote
De Groote is a Dutch surname meaning ''"the big one"''. It is most common in Flanders and sometimes is concatenated as DeGroote or Degroote. People with this name include: * Jan de Groote (1911–1989), Dutch farmer and politician *Koenraad Degroote (born 1959), Belgian politician *Melvin De Groote (1895–1963), American chemist and inventor with 925 patents * Michel De Groote (born 1955), Belgian football defender *Michael DeGroote (born 1933), Canadian businessman and philanthropist * Patrick De Groote (born 1958), Belgian politician * :fr:Paul De Groote (1905–1997), Belgian government minister *Steven De Groote (1953–1989), South African classical pianist * Thierry De Groote (born 1975), Belgian road bicycle racer * Wouter Degroote (born 1978), Belgian footballer See also *De Groote Peel National Park, National Park in the Peel, a region in the Southeast of the Netherlands *DeGroote School of Business, faculty at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *Michael G. D ... [...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] |
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries. The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming, while the corresponding adjective is Flemish. The official capital of Flanders is the City of Brussels, although the Brussels-Capital Region that includes it has an independent regional government. The powers of the government of Flanders consist, among others, of economic affairs in the Flemish Region and the community aspects of Flanders life in Brussels, such as Flemish culture and education. Geographically, Flanders is mainly flat, and has a small section of coast on the North Sea. It borders the French department of Nord to the south-west near the coast, the Dutch provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan De Groote
Jan de Groote (10 July 1911 in Beilen – 14 March 1989 in Hoogeveen) was a Dutch farmer and politician of the Farmers' Party (Boerenpartij - BP). He was a councillor of Beilen from 1966 to 1970 and also a Senator from 1966 to 1971. De Groote was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, and brother-in-law of BP leader Hendrik Koekoek Hendrik Koekoek (22 May 1912 – 8 February 1987) was a Dutch farmer, politician, and founder of the defunct Farmers' Party (''Boerenpartij''; BP). Koekoek was the leader and party chair of the BP from 1958 until 1981. He served as the part .... References *Parlement.com biography 1911 births 1989 deaths Dutch farmers Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church Farmers' Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Municipal councillors in Drenthe People from Midden-Drenthe {{Netherlands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koenraad Degroote
Koenraad Degroote (born 30 September 1959 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010. He's mayor of Dentergem Dentergem () is a municipality, located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dentergem proper, Markegem, Oeselgem and Wakken. On January 1, 2006, Dentergem had a total population of 8,188. The total ar ... since 1989. Notes Living people Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) New Flemish Alliance politicians 1959 births People from West Flanders 21st-century Belgian politicians {{Belgium-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin De Groote
Melvin De Groote (February 27, 1895 – February 3, 1963) was an American chemist and prolific inventor. He was listed on 925 U.S utility patents, making him the all-time seventeenth most prolific inventor and tenth among US inventors as of December 19, 2017. ''Time'' magazine's millennium issue recognized him as second to Thomas Edison in this regard. The article omitted non-US citizens. De Groote invented and patented many of the de-emulsifying agents that separate crude oil from salt, sulfur, and water. Without de-emulsification, most of the oil pumped in the US for the last century would have been too corrosive for pipelines or tankers and would have been discarded. Petrolite was De Groote's employer of 36 years. De Groote was recruited to the firm from the Mellon Institute in 1924 upon the death of the company's founder, William S. Barnickel. Of Dutch-Jewish ancestry, De Groote was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 27, 1895, to Luis De Groote and Jennie D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel De Groote
Michel De Groote (born 18 October 1955) is a Belgian retired football defender. During his club career, De Groote played for RSC Anderlecht, RFC de Liège, KAA Gent and KFC Avenir Lembeek. He also gained 4 caps for the Belgium national team. Honours Player Anderlecht * Belgian First Division: 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 * Belgian Cup: List of Belgian Cup finals, 1975–76, Belgian Cup, 1987–88, 1988–89 * Belgian Super Cup: 1985, 1987 * European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76 (winners), 1976–77 (runners-up) * European Super Cup: 1976 * UEFA Cup: 1982–83 (winners), 1983–84 (runners-up) * Amsterdam Tournament: 1976 * Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977, 1983, 1985 * Bruges Matins The Matins of Bruges ( nl, Brugse Metten) was the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges and their supporters, a political faction in favour of French rule, on 18 May 1302 by the members of the local Flemish militia. It has been ...: 1985, 1988 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael DeGroote
Michael George DeGroote (August 13, 1933 – September 12, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist from Hamilton, Ontario, who resided in Bermuda. Aside from his business career, he was best known as a major private donor to local educational institutions including McMaster University, McMaster University Medical School, and Hillfield Strathallan College. Early life DeGroote was born in West Flanders, Belgium, on August 13, 1933. He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1948, when he was 14 years old. He dropped out of school in ninth grade to help his family by working in the tobacco fields near Tillsonburg, Ontario. He subsequently purchased a former army truck when he was 18 and used it to transport manure to those fields. Business career DeGroote first purchased Laidlaw Transport Ltd., a small trucking company based in Hagersville, Ontario, in 1959. Under his direction, the company expanded past trucking by entering the solid waste and school bus industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick De Groote
Patrick De Groote (born 13 October 1958 in Bruges) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated with the New Flemish Alliance. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate The Senate ( nl, Senaat, ; french: Sénat, ; german: Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parlia ... in 2010. Notes Living people Members of the Senate (Belgium) New Flemish Alliance politicians 1958 births Politicians from Bruges 21st-century Belgian politicians {{Flanders-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven De Groote
Steven De Groote (12 January 1953 – 22 May 1989) was a South African classical pianist. Steven De Groote was born in Johannesburg, South Africa into a Belgian family in which, for three generations, almost every member had been a professional musician. His grandmother was a recipient of the Prix de Rome in Belgium, and his father the conductor of the Cape Town University Symphony. As a youngster, De Groote toured South Africa performing trios with his father on violin and brother on cello. Training and early competitions He trained with Lamar Crowson in Cape Town, and with Eduardo del Pueyo at thRoyal Conservatory of Musicin Brussels, graduating in 1971 with first prize in piano. In 1972, De Groote entered the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied with Rudolf Serkin, Mieczysław Horszowski, and Seymour Lipkin. He graduated in 1975. In 1976, De Groote took honours in the Leventritt Competition in New York City. In May 1977, he won the Young Concert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry De Groote
Thierry De Groote (born 9 May 1975 in Deinze, Belgium) is a professional road bicycle racer. He started his professional career in 2001 at the Belgium team Palmans-Colstrop. De Groote lives in Nazareth, Belgium. Palmarès 1993 1st, Eindklassement Ster van Zuid-Limburg, Juniores 2nd, Trofee van Vlaanderen Reningelst, Juniores 1996 3rd, 2e etappe Ronde van Limburg, Herderen-Riemst 2000 2nd, Hasselt - Spa - Hasselt 1st, Zesbergen prijs Harelbeke 2nd, 6e etappe tour de liège. 2nd, Eindklassement Pour de kliège 2002 2nd Hel van het Mergelland 2nd, Mere 2nd, Zwevegem 2003 2nd, 1e etappe Tour de la region De Wallonne 2nd, Vichte 2007 1st, 1e etappe Triptyque Ardennais, Sprimont Teams 2001-2003 = Palmans-Colstrop 2005 = Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner, landbouwkrediet-colnago 2006 = Jartazi 2007 = yawadoo - Colba - ABM References * 1975 births Living people People from Deinze Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from East Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
