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Ewout Henny
Ewout and Ewoud (both pronounced ) are Dutch masculine given names cognate to German Ewald and originally meaning "one who rules by the law". at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. People with this name include: * Anthony Ewoud Jan Modderman (1838–1885), Dutch Minister of Justice * Ewout van Asbeck (born 1956), Dutch field hockey player * Ewout Denijs (born 1987), Belgian footballer * (1873–1955), Dutch physicist ... [...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] |
Ewald (other)
Ewald is a given name and surname used primarily in Germany and Scandinavia. It derives from the Germanic roots ''ewa'' meaning "law" and ''wald'' meaning "power, brightness". People and concepts with the name include: Surnames * Douglas Ewald (1937-2021), American politician and consultant * Carl Anton Ewald (1845–1915), pioneering German gastroenterologist *Johann Ewald (1744–1813), Danish general and veteran of the American Revolutionary War *Johannes Ewald (1743–1781), Danish dramatist and poet *Heinrich Ewald (1803–1875), German orientalist and theologian *Paul Peter Ewald (1888–1985), German physicist, pioneer of X-ray diffraction and crystallography * Paul W. Ewald (born 1953), evolutionary biologist specializing in the evolution of infectious disease *Reinhold Ewald (born 1956), German astronaut *Victor Ewald (1860–1935), Russian composer Given names *Either of the Two Ewalds, saints in Old Saxony about 692 *Ewald Max Hoyer (1863–1957), founding mayor of Boss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meertens Institute
The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW). Its two departments are ''Dutch ethnology'', focusing on indigenous and exotic cultures in the Netherlands and their interaction, and ''Variation'', focusing on structural, dialectal, and sociolinguistic research on language variation within the Netherlands, with an emphasis on grammar and onomastic variety. History The institute began in 1930 as a Dialect Office; the Folklore office was added in 1940, and Onomastics Office in 1948. These three bureaus came under the umbrella of the Central Commission for Dutch Social Research. The Secretary of the three bureaus, P.J. Meertens, was the first director and retired in 1965. The institute was renamed ''PJ Meertens Institute'' in 1979. In 1998 it was renamed as simply the Meertens Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Ewoud Jan Modderman
Anthony Ewoud Jan Modderman (27 September 1838 – 7 August 1885) was a Dutch liberal politician. Modderman was born in Winschoten, to Hendrik Jacob Herman Modderman and Adriana Sibylla Catharina Emmen. He studied Roman and Contemporary Law in Leiden, graduating in 1863, after which he settled in The Hague to become a lawyer. Modderman was appointed as Minister of Justice on 20 August 1879. As minister, he successfully opposed the reintroduction of the death penalty in 1881. He left office on 23 April 1883 and was given the honorary title of Minister of State six days later. Modderman died in The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of .... References External links * 1838 births 1885 deaths Dutch jurists Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewout Van Asbeck
Baron Willem Ewout van Asbeck (born August 5, 1956 in The Hague) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. His brother Peter was also part of the Holland squad, that competed in California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori .... Van Asbeck earned a total number of 108 caps, scoring eleven goals, in the years 1978-1984. After the LA Games he retired from international competition. External links * Dutch Hockey Federation 1956 births Living people Barons of the Netherlands Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from The Hague Ewout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewout Denys
Ewout Albert Marie-Louise Denijs (born 4 February 1987 in Bruges) is a Belgian professional football player who plays for SK Rapid Leest. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder. Career Denys was plucked away by Cercle Brugge at a young age when he was playing for his home side, SV Ruddervoorde, the same team where Thomas Buffel started his career. He made his début for the first team of Cercle on 9 September 2006 in a 1–2 win against SV Zulte Waregem. He was once in the starting eleven against Lierse. For the 2007-08 season, Denys is loaned to SK Deinze in the Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Associa .... Denijs signed a contract with Standaard Wetteren on 29 May 2008. In 2014, Denijs moved to third-division side K. Rupel Boom FC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewout Genemans
Ewout Genemans (born 7 february 1985 in The Hague) is a Dutch tv producer, presenter, moderator and keynote speaker. He is well-known for presenting various tv programmes at RTL and produces popular shows with his production company No Pictures Please. Biography Genemans attended the St.-Maartenscollege in Voorburg and joined the Rabarber Youth theatre school in The Hague afterwards. After obtaining his havo-diploma, he studied at the School of Journalism in Utrecht for six months. He worked as an editorial assistant at Visible TV next to his studies and got to be part of the RTL4 show ‘Vliegende Hollanders’ in this way. He worked on the production of the tv show ‘Meiden van De Wit’ in 2003. Genemans was an actor in the teen show ZOOP on Nickelodeon and the corresponding films Zoop in Afrika, Zoop in India and Zoop in Zuid-Amerika. After singing the songs ‘Laat me leven’ and ‘Verliefd’ on the show, Ewout got requested to sing at festivals as well. Genemans wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewoud Gommans
Ewoud Gommans (born ) is a Dutch male volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ... player. He is part of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for CS Dinamo in Bucharest, Romania. References External links profileat ''FIVB.org'' 1990 births Living people Dutch men's volleyball players People from Voorschoten Sportspeople from South Holland Dutch expatriate volleyball players Expatriate volleyball players in France Expatriate volleyball players in Romania Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Romania Outside hitters Expatriate volleyball players in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate volleyball players in Switzerland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Switze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewout Holst
Ewout Holst (born 8 October 1978 in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch former freestyle and butterfly swimmer. Holst's early years were spent abroad, travelling with his family to the various postings his father was given as a government official. It was whilst at school in Bonn that his skills as a swimmer became recognised. He gained his first selection for the Dutch Team for the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield. He was disqualified in the heats of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. After a troubled period he decided to quit swimming after coming seventh in the 50 metres butterfly at the 2004 European Aquatics Championships in Madrid, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewout Irrgang
Ewout Irrgang (born 20 July 1976 in Utrecht) is a former Dutch politician, anti-globalization activist and banking employee. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP from 6 October 2005 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of finance, development aid and globalization. Irrgang studied political science at VU University Amsterdam and economics at the University of Amsterdam. He is the founder and head of the New Republican Society Republiek is a Dutch republican pressure group advocating the replacement of the Dutch Monarchy with a ''de facto'' parliamentary republic, founded in January 1998 in Amsterdam by Ewout Irrgang and Elisabeth van der Steenhoven, under the previou .... References *Parlement.com biography 1976 births Living people Anti-globalization activists Dutch economists Dutch political scientists Dutch republicans Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Politicians from Utrecht (city) Social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewoud Sanders
Ewoud Sanders (born 24 March 1958) is a Dutch historian of the Dutch language and a journalist. He is associated with the Museum Meermanno in The Hague, and is best known to the general public from his regular weekly column ''WoordHoek'' ("Word Corner") in the newspaper ''NRC Handelsblad''. His newspaper articles relate to the history of Dutch words and expressions; but also include scholarly studies of people such as the Dutch lexicographer Johan Hendrik van Dale. Sanders uses both his own expert knowledge and his skill in internet searching to prepare his publications. In 2009, he gave the 18th memorial lecture on the latter topic, under the title ''De reïncarnatie van het boek. In zeven stappen een eigen digitale bibliotheek'' ("The Reincarnation of the Book. Seven Steps Towards a Digital Library"), which was published by Leiden University Press. His interests include the improvement of digital access to printed Dutch language sources, such as newspapers, books and magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Koers
Marko Ewout Koers (born November 3, 1972, in Molenhoek, Limburg) is a retired middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He competed in the 800 and 1500 metres. Koers won the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1998 European Indoor Athletics Championships, behind Germany's Nils Schumann. He won the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 1,500 meter run while competing for the Illinois Fighting Illini The Illinois Fighting Illini () are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The university offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports. The University operates a number of athletic faci .... Competition record References *Dutch Olympic Committee 1972 births Living people Dutch male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
