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De Kock
De Kock is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "the cook". The surname may refer to: * Arthur de Kock (1866–1957), South African rugby player * Charles Paul de Kock (1793–1871), French novelist *Eugene de Kock (born 1949), South African police colonel and assassin * (1818–1881), Dutch government minister, son of Hendrik Merkus *Gerald de Kock, South African cricket commentator *Gerhard de Kock (1926–1989), Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, son of Mike de Kock *Gert De Kock (born 1980), South African rugby player *Hendrik Merkus de Kock (1779–1845), Dutch general, minister, and governor of the Dutch East Indies **Fort de Kock on Sumatra was named after him * Henry de Kock (1819–1892), French playwright, novelist, and chansonnier, son of Charles Pal * Jean Conrad de Kock (1755–1794), Dutch banker executed in France, father of Hendrik Merkus and Charles Paul *Johan de Kock (born 1964), Dutch footballer *Kobus de Kock (born 1988), South African rugby player *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinton De Kock
Quinton de Kock (born 17 December 1992) is a South African cricketer and former captain of the Proteas in all three formats. He currently plays for South Africa in limited overs cricket, Titans at the domestic level, and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He was named the Cricketer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's 2017 Annual Awards. An opening batsman and wicket-keeper, de Kock made his domestic debut for the Highveld Lions during the 2012/2013 season. He quickly caught the national selectors' eye when he starred in a match-winning partnership with Neil McKenzie in the Champions League T20 against the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He also finished fourth on the first-class rankings, despite playing only six of the 10 matches that summer. De Kock made his international debut in the first match of South Africa's home Twenty20 International series against the touring New Zealanders during the 2012/13 season. He was asked to keep w ... [...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] |
Lucas Cornelisz De Kock
Lucas Cornelisz de Kock or Kunst (1495–1552) was a Dutch Renaissance painter active in the Tudor court.Lucas Cornelisz. genaamd Kunst in the Biography De Kock was born and died in . According to Karel van Mander he was a pupil of his father, the painter and like his brothers |
Dutch-language Surnames
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 countryw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Kok
De Kok or DeKok is a Dutch occupational surname. It may refer to: *Frans de Kok (1924–2011), Dutch conductor * Frits de Kok (1882–1940), Dutch businessman, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell *Ingrid de Kok (born 1951), South African author * Irene de Kok (born 1963), Dutch judoka * (born 1930), Dutch auxiliary bishop * Roger G. DeKok (1947–2003), United States Air Force commander * Roosmarijn de Kok (born 1994), Dutch fashion model * Winifred May de Kok (1893–1969), South African author See also * De Cock * De Kock *Kok (surname) Kok is either a Dutch occupational surname, "kok" meaning "cook", or an alternate spelling for the common Chinese surname Guo. Kok is a quite common surname in the Netherlands, ranking 27th in 2007 (20,834 people).Leender BrouwerThe top 100 surnames ... {{surname Dutch-language surnames Afrikaans-language surnames Occupational surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Cock
De Cock or de Cock is a Dutch and Flemish surname. It may refer to: * Helenius de Cock * Hendrick de Cock, Dutch Church reformer * Jan De Cock, Belgian artist * Jan Claudius de Cock, Belgian painter, sculptor, and printmaker * Jan Wellens de Cock * Kevin De Cock * Olivier De Cock * Oscar De Cock * Tom De Cock Tom De Cock (born 23 September 1983 in Schoten) is a Flemish radio DJ, television host and writer. At the age of 16 he published his first novel "De Openbaring" ("The Revelation"). Radio In 2008 he started as a radio DJ at the public radio st ... See also * De-cock {{surname Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Dutch origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Kock Steenkamp
Michiel de Kock Steenkamp (born 16 February 1987), is a South African professional rugby union player whose regular position is a lock. He played for in the Currie Cup and the in Super Rugby between 2009 and 2014. Early life Steenkamp was born and raised in the Western Cape alongside older brother Wilhelm who went on to play for the , , and in Super Rugby. He attended Paarl Boys' High School and matriculated in 2005 before going on to study at Stellenbosch University. Whilst there he played Varsity Cup rugby for during the inaugural competition in 2008 and was a late substitute as his side lifted the trophy with a 16–10 victory over UCT. Career Steenkamp was a member of various Western Province age-level groups between 2005 and 2008 and made his senior debut against the during the 2009 Vodacom Cup. He got his first taste of Super Rugby the following year playing seven times for the Stormers but had to largely make do with deputising for absent Springboks such as An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique De Kock
Véronique De Kock (born 3 April 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian business owner, television presenter and beauty pageant titleholder. Biography Career At the age of 15, De Kock was already a model in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy. She has been featured on the covers of the magazines '' P-Magazine'', '' Ché'', and ''HUMO''. When she was 17, she won the title of Miss Flanders and one year later she won the prestigious title of Miss Belgium 1995. She competed at Miss World 1995 and Miss Universe 1996 but failed to place in the top 10 in both pageants. In 2013 she was a contestant in the VTM-program De Grote Sprong, a diving contest. From 2008 to 2018, she was the co-presenter of the Miss Belgium pageant. During the 2012 edition, she tripped on her long dress and fell as she was entering the stage at the very beginning of the pageant. In later years De Kock opened a fashion store, '1995 by Véro' in Schilde, and relocated it to Brasschaat in 2019. Personal life Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riel De Kock
Riel de Kock (born 12 December 1983) is a South African cricketer. He played 27 first-class and 24 List A matches between 2004 and 2010. He was also part of South Africa's squad for the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in New Zealand from 19 January to 9 February 2002. A total of 16 sides competed in the tournament with Australia defeating South Africa in the final. Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu was named Man of the Tourn .... References External links * 1983 births Living people South African cricketers Free State cricketers Griqualand West cricketers Cricketers from Pretoria {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter De Kock
Peter de Kock is a Dutch cameraman, film producer and director. He studied at the Film academy in Amsterdam and worked as a director of photography on many films and documentaries. De Kock made his directorial debut with the film ''The Hands of Che Guevara'', a documentary about the severed hands of the Latin American guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara that were put in a jar of formaldehyde and disappeared from public view. The film was a success at many international film festivals. Filmography Cinematographer *''Loenatik'' (1997) *''Stephan Lorant, A man in pictures'' (1997) *''Kinky Friedman, Proud to be an asshole from el Paso'' (2001) *''Planet Kamagurka'' (2004) *''John Callahan, Touch me someplace I can feel'' (1990) Director *''The Hands of Che Guevara ''The Hands of Che Guevara'' (Dutch: ''De handen van Che Guevara''; Spanish: ''Las manos de Che Guevara'') is a 2006 documentary film made by Dutch film director Peter de Kock. The documentary is a search for the seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil De Kock
Neil (Niles) de Kock (born 20 November 1978) is a retired rugby union footballer who last played at Rugby union positions#9. Scrum-half, scrum half for Saracens F.C., Saracens. He has claimed ten caps for South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa. Before moving to the Guinness Premiership in 2006 he had gained a reputation for hard work and personal integrity from his days in South African rugby, representing Western Province (rugby team), Western Province and the Super Rugby franchise the Stormers, having started his professional career at the Griffons (rugby team), Griffons. Early life Born 20 November 1978 in Cape Town, De Kock was educated at Boston Primary, Boston Primary, Bellville and The Settlers High School, The Settlers High School, Bellville before attending Stellenbosch University. Initially failing to secure a contract with his native Western Province (rugby team), Western Province side, he made the journey to the Griffons (rugby team), Griffons in Free St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiel Hendrik De Kock
Michiel Hendrik de Kock (29 January 1898, Malmesbury, Cape Colony —18 September 1976, Cape Town) was the third Governor of the South African Reserve Bank. His term of office was from 1 July 1945 to 30 June 1962. All South African banknotes issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II carry his signature. The Union of South Africa became the Republic of South Africa under the Constitution of the First Republic on 31 May 1961. His signature is also carried on the first issue of Rand The RAND Corporation (from the phrase "research and development") is an American nonprofit global policy think tank created in 1948 by Douglas Aircraft Company to offer research and analysis to the United States Armed Forces. It is financed ... banknotes, which were first issued on 14 February 1961. His successor was Dr. G. Rissik. His son, Dr. G.P.C. de Kock also served as a Governor of the South African Reserve Bank. References 1898 births 1976 deaths Afrikaner people People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
