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Hendrika is a Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... feminine given name, derived from the male name Hendrik ("Henry"). Most people with the name use short forms in daily life, like ''Henda'' (in Afrikaans), ''Hennie'', ''Henny'', ''Hetty'', ''Ria'', ''Rie'', ''Riek'' and ''Rika''. Hendrika can refer to: * Hendrika B. Cantwell (born 1925), Dutch-American clinical professor of pediatrics, advocate for abused and neglected children * Hendrika C. "Rie" de Balbian Verster (1890–1990), Dutch painter * Hendrika Margaretha "Hetty" van Gurp (born 1949), Dutch-born Canadian educator * Hendrika Hofhuis (1780–1849), last Dutch woman to (by her request) be put on trial for witch craft * Hendrika A.M. "Ria" van der Horst (born 1932), Dutch swimmer * Hendrika Johanna v ... [...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] |
Hennie Penterman
Hendrika ("Hennie") Penterman (born 29 September 1951) is a former medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 200 m and 400 m individual medley. Four years later in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ..., the same happened for Penterman in both her events. References 1951 births Living people Dutch female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrika Van Der Velde
Hennie van der Velde (born 9 July 1944) is a Dutch former swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1944 births Living people Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Utrecht (city) Dutch female freestyle swimmers 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henny Vegter
Pieternella Hendrika "Henny" Vegter (born 28 February 1958, in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. With Marion Bultman Marion Alette Bultman (born 16 February 1960 in Oosterbeek) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. With Henny Vegter Pieternella Hendrika "Henny" Vegter (born 28 February 1958, in Ro ... as crew, Vegter took the 13th place in the 470 Female. Vegter and Bultman were, with the exception of Mej. C. de Visser – substitute for the Star in 1936 –, the first female sailing competitors in the 88 years of Dutch Olympic sailing history. Further reading 1988 Olympics (Pusan) * * References 1958 births Living people Dutch female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of the Netherlands Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – 470 Sportspeople from Rotterdam 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Nethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ria Vedder-Wubben
Hendrika Cornelia Maria "Ria" Vedder-Wubben (20 May 1951 – 23 August 2016) was a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she served in the Senate (Netherlands), Senate from 2003 to 2011. In the Senate she was concerned with pensions and tax law. Career Vedder-Wubben was born in the Hague on 20 May 1951. She attended the Hogere Burgerschool in Rijswijk. She subsequently studied to become an actuary. She spent her career in the field of actuarial science and pension advisement. Vedder-Wubben became politically active for the Christian Democratic Appeal in The Hague. She subsequently became member of the Senate for the party, serving from 10 June 2003 until 7 June 2011. In 2010 a government plan to cut the Algemene Ouderdomswet partner allowance was likely to fail in the vote in the Senate, with Vedder-Wubben devising a new plan from which the government went ahead. She died on 23 August 2016 in The Hague. References External links *Parlement.com biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henda Swart
Hendrika Cornelia Scott (Henda) Swart FRSSAf (born 1939, died February 2016 ge 77-78 was a South African mathematician, a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a professor at the University of Cape TownFellow citation , , 1996, retrieved 2015-01-17.. Personal life Born Hendrika Cornelia Scott she married John Henry Swart. They had three children Christine, Sandra and Gustav.Career Swart began teaching at the University of Natal in 1962. She was the first pers ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riek Schagen
Geertruida Hendrika (Riek) Schagen (15 November 1913 – 14 July 2008) was a Dutch stage, television and film actress well known for her role as housekeeper Saartje in the children's television series '' Swiebertje''. Schagen was also an artist, who specialized in painting and had her own gallery, named GaleRiek. She appeared in the 1958 film '' Fanfare''. Schagen died in Vorden, Gelderland, the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ..., on 14 July 2008 at the age of 94. Filmography References External links * 1913 births 2008 deaths Dutch actresses People from Amersfoort Dutch women painters 20th-century Dutch painters 20th-century Dutch women artists {{Netherlands-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrika Van Rumt
Hendrika "Riek" Alida van Rumt (28 August 1897 in Amsterdam – 26 May 1985 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch gymnast. She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 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 ... in her native city. References Hendrika van Rumt at databaseOlympics.com 1897 births 1985 deaths Dutch female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the Netherlands Gymnasts at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Gymnasts from Amsterdam Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrika Mastenbroek
Hendrika "Rie" Wilhelmina Mastenbroek (26 February 1919 – 6 November 2003) was a Dutch swimming (sport), swimmer and a triple Olympic Games, Olympic champion. Biography Born in Rotterdam, she started swimming under the coaching of "Ma" Braun, who had coached her daughter to an Olympic gold medal in 1928. In 1934, Mastenbroek won three gold medals and a silver at the European Championships. She repeated that performance at the 1936 Summer Olympics, aged only 17, winning the 100 m Freestyle swimming, freestyle, 400 m freestyle and the 4×100 m freestyle. In the 100 m backstroke, she finished second behind teammate Nida Senff. (Senff missed a turning point and had to swim back before completing the last 50 m. She nevertheless beat Mastenbroek thanks to an outstanding last leg.) The following year she became a swimming instructor, thereby losing her amateur status and becoming ineligible for competition. During her career she broke nine world record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrik (given Name)
The Dutch male given name Hendrik is a cognate of the English Henry. The spelling Hendrick was interchangeable until the 19th century. Birth names of people with this name can be Latinized to ''Henderikus'', ''Hendricus'', '' Hendrikus'', or ''Henricus'', while common nicknames for Hendrik are ''Han'', ''Hein'', ''Henk'', ''Hennie'', ''Henny'', ''Henri'', ''Henry'', ''Rijk'', and '' Rik''. People with Hendrik or Hendrick as their first name include: Academics *Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854–1907), Dutch physical chemist * Hendrik Pieter Barendregt (born 1947), Dutch logician *Hendrik Wade Bode (1905–1982), American engineer, researcher, inventor, author and scientist * Hendrik Wilhelm Bodewitz (born 1939), Dutch Sanskrit scholar * Hendrik Enno Boeke (1881–1918), Dutch mineralogist and petrographer. * Hendrik Jan Maarten Bos (born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics *Hendrik Brugmans (1906–1997), Dutch literary theorist and linguist *Hendrik Casimir (1909–2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrika Johanna Van Leeuwen
Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen (July 3, 1887 – February 26, 1974) was a Dutch physicist known for her early contributions to the theory of magnetism. She studied at Leiden University under the guidance of Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, obtaining her doctorate in 1919. Her thesis explained why magnetism is an essentially quantum mechanical effect, a result now referred to as the Bohr–van Leeuwen theorem. (Niels Bohr had arrived at the same conclusion a few years earlier.) She continued to investigate magnetic materials at the "Technische Hogeschool Delft" (now called the Delft University of Technology), first as "assistant" between September 1920 and April 1947, and then she was promoted to "lector in de theoretische en toegepaste natuurkunde" (reader in theoretical and applied physics). Hendrika van Leeuwen was the sister-in-law of Gunnar Nordström, known as the "Einstein of Finland", who studied in Leiden with Paul Ehrenfest, the successor of Lorentz. Her sister Cornelia (Nel) also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrika Van Der Horst
Hendrika Anna Maria "Ria" van der Horst (born 10 August 1932) is a former Netherlands, Dutch backstroke swimmer who participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948, she was fifth in 100 m backstroke, and in 1952 she was disqualified for an incorrect turn. She won the gold medal in the same event at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships. gbrathletics.com References External links 1932 births Living people Dutch female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Rotterdam European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
