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De Wilde
De Wilde or de Wilde is a Dutch surname, meaning "the wild one". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Abroad the name can be agglutinated like ''DeWilde'', ''Dewilde'' or ''deWilde''. Some notable people who have this surname are: * August De Wilde (1819–1886), Belgian painter * (b. 1970), American photographer * (1691–1772), Belgian architect * |
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] |
Julien De Wilde
Julien, Baron De Wilde (b. Wetteren, 7 January 1944) is a Belgian businessman. He is Chairman of Nyrstar, Chairman of the Prince Albert Fund Foundation, honorary chairman of Agoria and a member of the board of Bekaert, Telenet and Agfa-Gevaert. He was made a Baron by H.M. King Albert II in 2012. Education He graduated as Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven) in 1967. Career In 1969, he started his career as an engineer at Texaco Belgium (1969–1972). He was head of technical product management for Texaco Europe from 1972 until 1977. From 1977 until 1983, he was manager information systems for Texaco Belgium, the Netherlands and France. From 1983 until 1986, he was a member of the board of directors of Texaco Belgium and from 1986 until 1988 Texaco Europe. From 1988 until 1989, he was head of the research and business development centre of Recticel, Belgium. From 1993 until 1994, Julien De Wilde was General manager of Alcatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Wildt
De Wildt is town with a railway station, police station and post office in North West province of South Africa, 40 km west-north-west of Pretoria. History It was named after the Dutch engineer Mauritz Edgar de Wildt (1855–1907), who in 1905 surveyed the railway-line between Pretoria and Rustenburg. The town is famous for a speech delivered on 7 December 1912 by General J. B. M. Hertzog which ultimately led to the establishment of the National Party. Parks and greenspace Nearby is the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre also known as the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre The De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre, also known as Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre is a captive breeding facility for South African cheetahs and other animals that is situated in the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountain range (near Brits and .... Formed in 1971, the centre breeds cheetah and wild dogs. References External links Report on General J.B.M. Hertzog's Speech at De Wildt, 7 December 1912– S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Wild
De Wild may refer to: * De Wild Family, a Dutch family of art professionals * Ruud de Wild (born 1969), a Dutch radio host * ''De Wild.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (1866–1947), Belgian botanist See also * De Wilde, Dutch surname * De Wildt De Wildt is town with a railway station, police station and post office in North West province of South Africa, 40 km west-north-west of Pretoria. History It was named after the Dutch engineer Mauritz Edgar de Wildt (1855–1907), who in 190 ..., town and wildlife centre in South Africa named after Mauritz Edgar de Wildt {{surname Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastiaan De Wilde
Sebastiaan De Wilde (born 2 February 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Knokke. Career De Wilde played youth football for Eendracht Laarne, Lokeren and Anderlecht. In the summer of 2013, he decided to leave Anderlecht to sign a contract with FC Eindhoven. He made his debut on 25 October 2013 in a 3–1 home loss to Excelsior, coming on as a substitute in the second half for Jasper Waalkens. His first goals followed in the 2016–17 season, his first being a first-half goal on 30 October 2016 against Cambuur. In March 2017, his expiring contract was extended by one year. In May 2018, De Wilde moved to Lommel on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. In May 2019, De Wilde and Lommel decided to terminate the agreement by mutual consent. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, De Wilde joined Knokke Knokke () is a town in the municipality of Knokke-Heist, which is located in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. The town itself h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel De Wilde
Samuel De Wilde (1751–19 January 1832), born and died in London, was a portrait painter and etcher of Dutch descent famous for his theatrical paintings. He was the leading painter of actors and actresses between 1770 and 1820. He lived in Clarendon Square, Somers Town. De Wilde was baptised in London on 28 July 1751, the son of a Dutch joiner who had settled there by 1748. He was apprenticed to his godfather, Samuel Haworth, a joiner in London, but left after five years and enrolled at the Royal Academy Schools The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ... from 1769. He exhibited small portraits at the Society of Artists (1776–1778) and at the Royal Academy (from 1778). His career in theatrical portraiture began when he was employed by John Bell as portraitist for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Wilde
Robert de Wilde (born April 30, 1977, in Kampen) is a Dutch professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1990 to 2003. His nicknames are "The Flying Dutchman" in reference to his speed and his nationality and "Afro-Bob" because of his long wild, uncombed hair. He was chosen for the Dutch BMX Olympic team to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China where he reached the Quarter Finals. Racing career milestones Started Racing: 1982 at the age of five years. A friend got him into it. Turned Professional: January 1999 at the age of 21 years. During 1999 and prior de Wilde was one of only three total pros Europe ever had ( Dylan Clayton and Wilco Groenendaal were the other two) due to the nature of racing rules with the European sanctioning bodies at the time, which did not permit a full pro class in which an unlimited amount of money can be earned by the racer at a race. Height & weight at height of his caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Dewilde
Marius Dewilde (1921–1996) was a French railway worker who claimed to have become a contactee for two extraterrestrial life-forms in 1954. The encounter Dewilde, a railway guardian, lived in a house by the tracks close to the railway station at Quarouble, Nord, France. According to Dewilde, on the night of September 10, 1954, his dog started barking at 22:30. Dewilde initially ignored the dog, but went outside with a flashlight after his dog continued to bark frantically. He walked towards the tracks, and he saw an object some 6 or 7 metres away from him. Behind him, he could hear some steps. When he pointed the flashlight, Dewilde saw two small humanoid figures, "about 80 cm to 1 metre…." When the light was pointed to their heads, it was reflected as if they were wearing a mirror helmet or something. Suddenly, a light beam came off the object he saw on the tracks and left him paralyzed. He slowly looked back and saw a door opening at the object behind him. The beings boa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria De Wilde
Maria de Wilde (7 January 1682 – 11 April 1729) was a Dutch engraver and playwright of the Dutch Republic. She was born and died in Amsterdam, where she played an active part in the upper-class bourgeois world of artists and writers, and gained a reputation by engraving her wealthy father's art collection. Formerly credited also with four plays, modern scholars only ascribe a tragedy and possibly a comedy to her. Biography Maria de Wilde was one of eight children of Jacob de Wilde, a high-ranking official (collector-general) in the Admiralty of Amsterdam and Hendrina Veen; on her mother's side she was descended from the religious leader Jacobus Arminius, and the family continued the adherence to Remonstrantism. Two of her siblings died young. The family was well-off and for a while rented a house on the Keizersgracht canal, before they bought the building and the adjacent homes. De Wilde remained single until relatively late for her period; in 1710, she married Gijsbert de Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa De Wilde
Lisa de Wilde (born 1956) is a Canadian film and television executive, was the CEO of TVOntario from 2005 to 2019. She retired on October 30, 2019. De Wilde previously worked at the CRTC for seven years before moving into the private sector and eventually rose to the rank of president and CEO of Astral Television Networks Inc. She is a graduate of McGill University and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She sits on the executive committee of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015. '' The Chronicle-Herald
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Laurent De Wilde
Laurent de Wilde (born in Washington, D.C. in 1960) is a French jazz pianist, composer, and writer. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in France from 1964, he joined the École Normale Supérieure in 1981, philosophy section. In 1983, during a music scholarship, he lived in New York at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University. At the expiration of his scholarship six months later, he decided to settle permanently in New York. With the encouragement and advice of his elders, he performed in town and joined the trumpeter Eddie Henderson's regular band. Music career In 1987, he recorded the first of a series of four albums for Ida Records ''Off the Boat'' with Eddie Henderson, Ralph Moore, backed by Ira Coleman on bass and Billy Hart on drums. In 1989, ''Odd and Blue'' was released with Coleman and Jack DeJohnette (drums), followed in 1990 by ''Colors of Manhattan'', with Coleman, Henderson and Lewis Nash. De Wilde then returned to Paris to settle but came back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine August-deWilde
Katherine August-deWilde is an American business executive, board member, and philanthropist. She was the president of First Republic Bank from 2007 to 2015 and currently serves as its vice chair. Early life and education August-deWilde was born on February 13, 1948, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Edward Burstein and Benita Ruth Miller. She received her bachelor's degree in history from Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.“TriNet Board of Directors” Trinet.comAyers, Kimberly “At Ease with Hard Work.” American Banker. October 19, 1987 Career From 1969 to 1973, August-deWilde held senior staff positions with various members of |
