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Els (given Name)
Els is a Dutch-language feminine given name, usually a short form of Elisabeth. People with the name include * Els Aarne (1917–1995), Estonian composer and pedagogue * Els Beerten (born 1959), Flemish writer of children's literature * Els Belmans (born 1983), Belgian track cyclist * Els Bongers (born c.1966), Dutch soprano * Els Borst (1932–2014), Dutch government minister * Els van Breda Vriesman (born 1942), Dutch sports executive * Els Callens (born 1970), Belgian tennis player * Els Coppens-van de Rijt (born 1943), Dutch artist and author * Els de Schepper (born 1965), Flemish actress, comedian and writer * Els De Temmerman (born 1962), Belgian journalist * Els Decottenier (born 1968), Belgian racing cyclist * Els Demol (born 1958), Belgian politician * Els Dietvorst, Belgian artist, filmmaker and shepherd * Els Dottermans (born 1964), Belgian actress * Els von Eystett, 15th-century German prostitute * Els Goulmy (born 1946), Dutch biologist * Els de Groen (born 194 ... [...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] |
Els Goulmy
Els Goulmy (born 27 November 1946, The Hague) is an eminent professor of transplantation biology, especially regarding minor histocompatibility antigen, at Leiden University. Goulmy is an expert in the area of tissue typing and belongs internationally to the absolute top of her discipline. She was awarded the Spinoza Prize in 2002. Research Goulmy did groundbreaking research on the role of antigens in organ and stem cell transplantation. She is the pioneer of the so-called Minor Transplantation Antigens in men. Minor antigens can induce strong immune reactions. She discovered the H-Y minor antigen encoded by the Y-chromosome (1976) and the autosomally encoded HA-1 antigen (1983). She then described the polymorphism and the population frequencies of several autosomal minor antigens. Crucial was her work on the differential expression of minor antigens showing either overall expression on all body cells, such as the male specific H-Y antigens, or restricted expression on solely bloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Els Vandesteene
Els Vandesteene (born 30 May 1987) is a Belgian female volleyball player. She is a member of the Belgium women's national volleyball team and played for Volley-Ball Nantes in 2014. She was part of the Belgian national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy. Clubs * VDK Gent Dames VDK Gent Damesvolleybalteam is a volleyball team from Ghent, Belgium. VDK Gent-Heusden was founded in 1990, after a merger between VDK Wondelgem, Nova Smash Sint-Amandsberg and VBK Heusden. The new club had men's and women's teams. In 1993, Whit ... (2002–2012) * VT Aurubis Hamburg (2012–2013) * Volley-Ball Nantes (2013–2016) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vandesteene, Els 1987 births Living people Belgian women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Belgium Wing spikers 21st-century Belgian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Els Vader
Elisabeth Cornelia "Els" Vader (married Scharn) (24 September 1959 – 8 February 2021) was a track and field sprinter from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay (in 1988 only), but failed to reach the finals in any event. Vader was Holland's leading sprinter in the 1980s, alongside Nelli Cooman. Altogether she gathered 23 national championships in the various outdoor and indoor sprint events. She won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... at the 1985 European Indoor Championships. She was married to former athlete and coach Haico Scharn. She died from major duodenal papilla cancer. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Els Schelfhout
Els Schelfhout (born 1967) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations (UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party wa .... She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007. Notes 1967 births Living people Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians Members of the Senate (Belgium) People from Sint-Gillis-Waas {{Belgium-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Els Rens
Els Rens (born 19 February 1983) is a Belgian long-distance runner. She finished 84th in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...Els Rens . rio2016.com References External links * 1983 births Living people Belgian female long-distance runners[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Els Pelgrom
Els Pelgrom (born 2 April 1934, Arnhem), pseudonym of Else Koch, is a Dutch writer of children's literature. Biography Career For some time she worked on the children's section of the ''Winschoter Courant''. She also worked for a short period of time as teacher. Children's literature Pelgrom made her debut as writer in 1962 with the book ''Het geheimzinnige bos''. Her book ''De kinderen van het achtste woud'' (1977) is considered by many to be her true debut. For this book she received the Gouden Griffel award in 1978. The book was translated into English as ''The Winter When Time Was Frozen'' by Maryka and Raphael Rudnik who won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award in 1981 for this translation. The book was translated into German by Jutta Knust as ''Die Kinder vom Achten Wald'' which was awarded the ''Gustav-Heinemann-Friedenspreis für Kinder- und Jugendbücher'' in 1983. Pelgrom also won the Gouden Griffel for her books ''Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper'' and ''De eikelvre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Els Van Noorduyn
Elsemia Marianne Helene "Els" van Noorduyn (born 25 May 1946) is a retired Dutch shot putter who finished in eighth place at the 1968 Summer Olympics with a throw of 16.23 m. She runs her sports-related company Els van Noorduyn B.V. References External links * Els Van NoorduijnVan Noorduyn's LinkedIn LinkedIn () is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job se ... profile 1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Dutch female shot putters Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Els Moor
Els Moor (17 May 1937 – 9 March 2016) was a Dutch-born Surinamese educator, editor and book publisher. She is best known for ''Fa yu e tron leisibakru'', a literary education method for secondary education. Moor was the chief editor of ''De Ware Tijd Literair'', and founder of the ''Okopipi'' publishing house. Biography Moor was born on 17 May 1937 in Heemstede as Elisabeth Henriëtte Pauline Moor. She went to the grammar school in Hilversum, and received her doctorate in Dutch Language and Literature from the University of Amsterdam. Moor was a high school teacher in Bussum for twelve years, and in Amsterdam-Zuidoost for seven years. At the latter, she developed a passion for child friendly education, teaching the children according their ability. Suriname In 1978, Moor moved to Suriname where she taught at the and the until her retirement in 1997. In 1992, Moor became the chief editor of the ''De Ware Tijd Literair'', the weekly literary section of ''De Ware Tijd''. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Els Mertens
Els Mertens (born 14 August 1966) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. She finished in third place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships in 1987 and 1989. References External links * 1966 births Living people Belgian female cyclists People from Brecht, Belgium Cyclists from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
