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Frits (given Name)
Frits is a masculine given name and also a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Frederik (or Frederick, Fredericus, Frederikus). Quite common in the Netherlands, it also occurs in Denmark and Norway. It may refer to: * Frits Agterberg (born 1936), Dutch-born Canadian geologist * Frederik Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931), Dutch politician and former Minister of Justice * Frits Bernard (1920–2006), Dutch clinical psychologist and sexologist * Frits Beukers (born 1953), Dutch mathematician * Frits van Bindsbergen (born 1960), Dutch road cyclist * Frits Bolkestein (born 1933), Dutch politician * Frits Bülow (1872–1955), Danish politician and Justice Minister * Frits Castricum (1947–2011), Dutch journalist and Labour Party politician * Frits Clausen (1893–1947), Danish collaborator with Nazi Germany * Frits Dantuma (born 1992), Dutch footballer * Frits van Dongen (born 1946), Dutch architect * Frits Dragstra (1927–2015), Dutch politician * Frits Eijken (1893–1978), Dutch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Eijken
Frits Evert Eijken (30 June 1893 – 6 June 1978) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the single sculls, but failed to reach the final. In 1921, Eijken won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta beating Jack Beresford Jack Beresford, CBE (1 January 1899 – 3 December 1977), born Jack Beresford-Wiszniewski, was a British rower who won five medals at five Olympic Games in succession. This record in Olympic rowing was not matched until 2000 when Sir Steve Red ... in the final. Following Eijken's victory, Janus Ooms passed on to him the "Golden Belt" he was awarded in 1892. Eijken, in turn, passed it on to the next Dutch Diamonds winner Bert Gunther in 1929.. nlroei.nl. 9 January 2006 References 1893 births 1978 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Delft University of Technology alumni People from Batavia, Dutch East Indies European Rowing Championships medalists< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Kemp
Frits Kemp (born February 26, 1954) is a Dutch attorney, receiver and activist. Kemp has been a lawyer since 1988 and founded the law firm, FORT in 2001 together with three other partners. On December the 4, 2014 Kemp gained national attention after becoming the receiver of Dutch fashion brand Mexx Mexx is a Dutch fashion brand that was created by Rattan Chadha Rattan Chadha was the founder and CEO of Mexx till he sold it in 2004. Mexx had grown to 1,200 stores in 56 countries with annual sales of one billion Euro's and 6,500 employees ... declaring its 315 stores bankrupt. Kemp is a member of the activist group 1Overheid, A team of experts in law and finance aiming to prevent fraud in the Netherlands. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kemp, Frits Living people 20th-century Dutch lawyers 1954 births 21st-century Dutch lawyers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Janssens
Frits Janssens (14 March 1892 – 30 March 1965) was a Belgian wrestler. He competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References External links * 1892 births 1965 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Belgium Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Belgian male sport wrestlers 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Hoogerheide
Frits Hoogerheide (27 March 1944 – 3 November 2014) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1970 Tour de France. He also rode in the 1970 Vuelta a España, and finished 2nd on two stages. Major results ;1968 : 2nd Ronde van Midden-Nederland : 3rd Overall Olympia's Tour ;1969 : 1st Stage 7 Olympia's Tour The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands. History A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, w ... References External links * 1944 births 2014 deaths Dutch male cyclists People from Woensdrecht Cyclists from North Brabant {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Holm
Frits Vilhelm Holm (c. 1881 , ''The New York Times'', July 12, 1908, Sunday. Section: Magazine Section, Page SM6. (In this article he is referred to as "26-year-old") – May 1930) was a Danish scholar and adventurer. His books usually gave his name as simply Frits Holm or Frits V. Holm, while US newspapers of the time usually misspelled his name as Fritz von Holm, sometimes claiming that he was a member of the European nobility. Holm is best known for his attempt, in 1907, to "obtain" the famous - an ancient Christian monument of |
Frederik David Holleman
Frederik 'Frits' David Holleman (11 May 1887 – 22 January 1958) was a Dutch and South African academic, ethnologist, and jurist, best known for his research into the indigenous legal systems of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and South Africa. Biography Frederik Holleman was born in Potchefstroom in the South African Republic (now a part of South Africa) in 1887 to a Dutch father and South African mother. His family later moved to the Netherlands; and he went to school in Kampen (1901–07) before studying law at Leiden University (1907–11). He received his doctorate in law from Leiden University in 1911, where he was supervised by Cornelis van Vollenhoven, a professor and legal scholar best known for his work on the legal systems the Dutch East Indies. In 1912, Holleman completed the entrance exam for the Dutch Indies service and subsequently moved to the Dutch East Indies in the same year. Following in Van Vollenhoven's footsteps, Holleman developed an interest in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Henningsen
Frits Henningsen (1889–1965) was a Danish furniture designer and cabinet maker who achieved high standards of quality with exclusively handmade pieces. Henningsen was both the proprietor of a furniture-making workshop with a team of cabinetmakers in central Copenhagen as well as the designer of his own products. An active member of the Cabinetmakers Guild from 1927, he was admired by his peers for the high quality of his craftsmanship. Many of his pieces were crafted in exotic woods such as palisander and mahogany. All his furniture is handmade in line with traditional, labour-intensive methods from the 19th century. His pieces are noted for their elegance, above all for the soft curves in the arms of his chairs and sofas, demonstrating his traditional approach aiming to combine style and comfort. In 1942, Henningsen distanced himself from the younger designers of the day who increasingly used straight lines in their work, believing furniture design needed to maintain curvatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Helmuth
Frits Helmuth (3 July 1931 – 12 December 2004) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004. He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Osvald Helmuth and is the father of Mikael Helmuth and Pusle Helmuth. Selected filmography * '' Blaavand melder storm'' (1938) - Jens Olesen som barn * ''Ebberød Bank'' (1943) - Vipperups søn * ''Frihed, lighed og Louise'' (1944) - Peter Kildal * ''Hans store aften'' (1946) - Egon * ''Ta' Pelle med'' (1952) - Arbejder på mejeriet * '' My Son Peter'' (1953) - Peter * '' The Son'' (1953) - Simon * ''Kongeligt besøg'' (1954) - Erik * ''Det er så yndigt at følges ad'' (1954) - Lasse * ''Den kloge mand'' (1956) - Ulf Thomsen * ''Ung leg'' (1956) - Benny * ''Jeg elsker dig'' (1957) - David * '' Styrmand Karlsen'' (1958) - Styrmand Knud Karlsen * '' De sjove år'' (1959) - Jens Birk * ''Skibet er ladet med'' (1960) - Max Ibsen * ''Eventyrrejsen'' (1960) - Gustav Hollstrøm * ''Duellen'' (1962) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Heide
Frits Ferdinand Rudolf Heide (7 December 1883 – 1957) was a Danish botanist and science writer. He studied botany at the University of Copenhagen from 1906 under professor Eugenius Warming, but never actually graduated. In 1909, Frits Heide revised J.P. Jacobsen’s translation of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man. He also translated Darwin's autobiography into Danish. Much later, in 1935, he finally published his own translation of the Origin of Species. Heide was a prolific writer in Danish popular science, but also contributed with more purely scientific texts on plant biology, forest history, ethnobotany etc. He also served as a private teacher. From around 1920, he was as a consultant for the Dutch government in Java, still publishing botanic works in Danish, Dutch and English on the side. He also founded and edited the journal Journal de Botanique Historique 1918-21. Selected scientific works * Heide, F. (1909) The Structure and Biology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Hartvigson
Frits Hartvigson (sometimes Fritz) (31 May 18418 March 1919) was a Danish pianist and teacher, who spent many years in England and gave a number of important English concerto premieres. Career Frits Seligmann HartvigsonTchaikovsky Research Retrieved 25 August 2013 was born in , in 1841. His first lessons were with his mother. He later studied under , Gebauer and Anton Rée in |
Frits Hansen
Frits Hansen (31 January 1841 – 8 June 1911) was a Norwegian educator, newspaper editor, biographer and politician. Hansen was born at Larvik, in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Magistrate Frederik Christian Hansen (1799-1860) and Albine Elise Fougnerbakken (1801-1846). He earned his Cand.theol. degree in 1865. Subsequently, he became a teacher at the Norwegian Military Academy. From 1872, Hansen taught at Sagatun Folk High School in Hamar. In 1881 Hansen was a teacher at a private middle school in Stavanger. He was also editor of the Lillehammer newspaper ''Framgang''. In 1890, he wrote ''Edvard Storm, digteren fra Vaage'', a biography of the poet Edvard Storm. In 1896 he moved to Christiania (now Oslo) and was editor of ''Eidsvold''. He was the chairman and founder of the regional centrist-conservative political party Centre in the 1890s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
