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Dijkstra Paper Prize
Dijkstra ( or ) is a Dutch family name of West Frisian origin. It most commonly refers to: * Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist ** Named after him: Dijkstra's algorithm, Dijkstra Prize, Dijkstra–Scholten algorithm Dijkstra may also refer to: People * Bram Dijkstra (born 1938), American professor of English literature and cultural historian * Jan Dijkstra (1910–1993), Dutch mayor * (1896–1978), Dutch painter, illustrator and stained glass artist * Lenie Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch racing cyclist * Lou Dijkstra (1909-1964), Dutch speed skater, father of Sjoukje Dijkstra * Margaret Dijkstra, pseudonym of Eva Gerlach (born 1948), Dutch poet * Marjolein Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch physicist * Mart Dijkstra (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Meindert Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch footballer * Peter Dijkstra (born 1978), Dutch choir conductor * Pia Dijkstra (born 1954), Dutch politician and television presenter * Remco Dijkstra (born 1972), Dutch politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levee
A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually soil, earthen and that often runs parallel (geometry), parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastlines. The purpose of a levee is to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast. Levees can be naturally occurring ridge structures that form next to the bank of a river, or be an artificially constructed fill dirt, fill or wall that regulates water levels. Ancient civilizations in the Indus Valley civilisation, Indus Valley, ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and China all built levees. Today, levees can be found around the world, and failures of levees due to erosion or other causes can be major disasters. Etymology Speakers of American English (notably in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and Deep South) u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Dijkstra
Luitzen "Lou" Dijkstra (7 May 1909 – 24 April 1964) was a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was born in Paesens, Friesland. In 1936 he finished 16th in the 5000 metres event, 20th in the 1500 metres competition, as well as 20th in the 10000 metres event, and 24th in the 500 metres competition. Dijkstra was the father of Sjoukje Dijkstra, a figure skater who won a gold medal in the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... External links Speed skating 1936 1909 births 1964 deaths Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics People from Dongeradeel Sportspeople from Friesland {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer, essayist, translator and a trained economist. He is best known for his six-volume series of books ''The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous "witcher," a monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. It began with the publication of ''Blood of Elves'' (1994) and was completed with the publication of standalone prequel novel ''Season of Storms'' (2013). The saga has been popularised through television, cinema, stage, comic books, computer games and translated into 37 languages making him the second most-translated Polish science fiction and fantasy writer after Stanisław Lem. He was born in Łódź and initially pursued a career as an economist after graduating from the University of Łódź. He turned to writing, first as a translator and later as an author of fantasy books, following the success of his first short story ''The Witcher'' published in 1986 in the ''Fantastyka'' magazine. Described as the "Polish To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roel Dijkstra
''Roel Dijkstra'' is a Dutch comic book series about a fictional football player. The series was created in 1975 by Jan Steeman (1933-2018; winner of the 2005 Dutch Stripschapprijs) and Andrew Brandt. The first 21 volumes, drawn by Steeman and his successors, were published between 1977 and 1995 by Dutch publisher Oberon. Steeman and Brandt produced the first ten. Background The eponymous Roel Dijkstra is a Dutch football player inspired by Johan Cruijff. He started out as a player with the local football club "FC Leidrecht", then moved on to "FC Hadfort" in the United Kingdom, "FC Union" in Corsica, and then "FC Rapiditas" in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ... before returning to "FC LeIdrecht". The story revolves around Dijkstra and his difficulties adjustin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wieke Dijkstra
Wieke Elisabeth Henriëtte Dijkstra (born 19 June 1984) is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club Laren. Dijkstra was born in Amsterdam, North Holland. In addition to her club career, she plays for the Netherlands national team, most of the time as a defender. She was part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup and which won the 2007 Champions Trophy. She recently played her 70th official international match during the 2008 Beijing Olympics final. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team beating China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ... in the final 2–0. Referencessports-reference External links * 1984 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjoukje Dijkstra
Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra (, born 28 January 1942) is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is the 1964 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (1962–1964), five-time European champion (1960–1964), and the six-time Dutch national champion (1959–1964). Personal life Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra was born on 28 January 1942 in Akkrum, Netherlands. She is the daughter of Lou Dijkstra, a speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. She married Karl Kossmayer, with whom she has two daughters, Rosalie and Katja. Career In the 1953–54 season, Dijkstra was awarded her first senior national medal, bronze behind Nellie Maas and Joan Haanappel, and was assigned to her first ISU Championship, the 1954 Europeans in Bolzano, where she placed 19th. She finished 12th at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. After four seasons ranked second to Haanappel, Dijkstra defeated her for the Dut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieb Dijkstra
Sybrandus Johannes Andreas Dijkstra (born 20 October 1966) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer, who is goalkeeping coach at Fortuna Sittard. As a player, he was a goalkeeper who notably played in the Premier League for Queens Park Rangers and in the Scottish Premiership for Motherwell and Dundee United. He also played in the Football League for Bristol City and Wycombe Wanderers, as well as in his home country for Roda JC, AZ Alkmaar, VV Sittard and RBC. He also had spells in Belgium and Germany with KSC Hasselt and Germania Teveren. Playing career Dijkstra began his career with Roda JC but failed to make an appearance, spending time on loan at AZOude kaas: Sieb Dijkstra - AZ and |
Rineke Dijkstra
Rineke Dijkstra HonFRPS (born 2 June 1959) is a Dutch photographer. She lives and works in Amsterdam.Rineke Dijkstra " Marian Goodman Gallery Dijkstra has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the , the 1999 Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize (now ) and the 2017 |
Remco Dijkstra
Remco Jan Dijkstra (born 18 August 1972, Zeist) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he has been an MP since 20 September 2012. Previously he was a member of the municipal council of Buren from 2006 to 2011, and subsequently a member of the provincial parliament of Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ... from 2011 to 2012. References *Parlement.com biography 1972 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Gelderland Municipal councillors in Gelderland People from Buren Politicians from Buren People from Zeist People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians 21st-century Dutch politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pia Dijkstra
Pia Dijkstra (born 9 December 1954 in Franeker) is a Dutch politician and chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Dutch House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives. Ms Dijkstra is a member of Democrats 66 (D66) and has been an MP since 17 June 2010. Before she was elected to parliament, she was a television (news presenter, news) presenter. From 1988 to 2000 she was news anchor of the main Dutch public news broadcaster NOS Journaal. References *Parlement.com biography External links *House of Representatives biography 1954 births Living people Democrats 66 politicians Dutch television news presenters Dutch reporters and correspondents Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Franekeradeel Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch women politicians Women television journalists {{Netherlands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Dijkstra
Peter Dijkstra (born 11 June 1978) is a Dutch conductor, especially of choirs and vocal ensembles. Born in Roden, Drenthe, Dijkstra sang in his youth in Jongenskoor Roder, a boys' choir, which his father, Bouwe Dijkstra, founded in 1985. He sang the Cantatas of J. S. Bach with the likes of Gustav Leonhardt, Sigiswald Kuijken and Max van Egmond in Amsterdam. Later he studied singing and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Marcus Creed, and at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm with Jorma Panula. He also attended master classes with Eric Ericson and Tõnu Kaljuste. He led the ensemble The Gents.Mens en Melodie - Volume 59 - 2004 -Page 35 "De jonge Nederlandse dirigent Peter Dijkstra wordt per september 2005 artistiek leider van het Chor des Bayerischen ... Hij maakte in Nederland al furore met zijn eigen gezelschap The Gents en hij deed het goed bij onder andere het .." Dijkstra has been guest conductor of the Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meindert Dijkstra
Meindert Dijkstra (born 28 February 1967) is a Dutch former footballer who played primarily at right back. He spent a majority of his career playing in the Dutch leagues, only spending two seasons abroad when he played in England for Notts County. He is the father of Caitlin Dijkstra, who is also a professional footballer. Club career Dijkstra began his career in 1985 with NAC Breda, before moving to local rivals Willem II two years later, where he spent five seasons. Following this he moved abroad and joined Notts County, before returning to Holland with RBC Roosendaal for the 1994/95 season, finally finishing his career at TOP Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati .... After retiring as a player, Dijkstra has been involved in academy football at several amateur si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
