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Hoos
Hoos is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jan de Witte (bishop), 16th century *Edward Hoos (born 1850), former mayor of Jersey City *Robert John Hoos (born 1876), tax commissioner *Fred Hoos (born 1953), Canadian hockey player *Herbert Hoos (born 1965), German footballer *Steffen Hoos (born 1968), German biathlete *Holger H. Hoos (born 1969), German-Canadian computer scientist *Laurien Hoos (born 1983), Dutch athlete See also *Hoo (other) {{surname, Hoos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hoos
Edward Hoos (August 31, 1850 – October 24, 1912) was the 26th Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from May 3, 1897 to December 31, 1901. Biography Hoos was born in Neuwied, Germany, on August 31, 1850. He was an Upholstery, upholsterer who, after immigrating to the United States, he started a furniture business in Jersey City. His wife Dora Wilkins, of Hanover, Germany, died in 1890. In 1897, he was pushed by Democratic political boss, Robert Davis, to run for List of mayors of Jersey City, New Jersey, Mayor of Jersey City. The mayoral election of 1897 was very controversial. The Republican controlled state legislature passed the McArthur Act which postponed Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey, Newark's elections from the Spring to November to make them coincide with the state elections. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that this was unconstitutional. The Republicans appealed the Supreme Court's decision to the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals. Since the decision was under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurien Hoos
Laurien Hoos (born 18 August 1983 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch athlete mainly active at the heptathlon and as a hurdler. Biography Laurien Hoos was born out of a total athletics family. Almost everybody from her mother's side of the family has been active in the sport as well.Over Laurien Hoos , laurienhoos.nl, ret: Aug 4, 2008 After she got her swimming degrees at the age of six she was allowed to start in athletics as well. She started training twice a week at Atletiekvereniging Hera, which is still her team nowadays. She has an older brother Jeroen (11 June 1979) and a younger sister Lisanne (2 July 1987). When Hoos reached the level of D-junior she added two speciality training opportunities to her schedule as she started to practice as a hurdler and to practice for the throwing disciplines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert John Hoos
Robert John Hoos (August 19, 1876 – May 16, 1929) was the tax commissioner of Jersey City, New Jersey. He was the first president of the Jersey City Chamber of Commerce. Biography He was born on August 19, 1876, to Edward Hoos in Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Tax commissioners 1876 births 1929 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Hoos
Fred Hoos (8 December 1953 in Maracaibo, Venezuela – 25 December 1983) was a Canadian field hockey player. Fred Hoos was a member of the silver medal winning teams at the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games as well as of the gold medal winning team at the 1983 Pan American Games. He also competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... Soon after winning the gold medal, Fred Hoos died from cancer at the age of 30. References External links * 1953 births 1983 deaths Sportspeople from Maracaibo Canadian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Canada Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffen Hoos
Steffen Hoos (born 29 January 1968) is a German former biathlete. He competed in the men's 20 km individual event at the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron .... References External links * 1968 births Living people German male biathletes Olympic biathletes of Germany Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics People from Gotha (district) Sportspeople from Thuringia 20th-century German people {{Germany-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan De Witte (bishop)
Jan de Witte O.P. (1475–1540), also Joannes Albus in Latin and Juan de Witte Hoos or Juan de Ubite in some Spanish sources, was a Flemish renaissance humanist and Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Cuba (1518–1525). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Jan de Witte was the son of Maria Hoose and the merchant Jan de Witte, lord of Ruddervoorde, who was mayor of Bruges in 1473. The De Witte family traded with Spain and Jan was sent to Valladolid for training, where he ended up being ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. In 1506 he was called back to Flanders, probably Mechelen, to be the teacher Spanish and Dutch for the children of Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile. On 15 May 1514, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Titular Bishop of Selymbria Selymbria ( gr, Σηλυμβρία),Demosthenes, '' de Rhod. lib.'', p. 198, ed. Reiske. or Selybria (Σηλυβρία), or Selybrie (Σηλυβρίη), was a town of ancient Thrace on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Hoos
Herbert Hoos (born 18 July 1965) is a retired German football player. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ... with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Honours * DFB-Pokal winner: 1989–90 References External links * 1965 births Living people German footballers Germany under-21 international footballers 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Rot-Weiss Frankfurt players Bundesliga players Association football midfielders {{germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger H
Holger may refer to: People * Holger (given name), includes name origin, plus people with the name * Hilde Holger, stage name of dancer, choreographer and dance teacher Hilde Boman-Behram (née Hilde Sofer, 1905–2001) Fictional characters * Holger Danske, a legendary Danish hero Other uses * Holger Danske (Resistance group) * Holger Danske (opera) ''Holger Danske'' (Ogier the Dane) is the title of a 1789 Syngespil opera based on the Oberon myth, with music by F.L.Æ. Kunzen and a Danish libretto by Jens Baggesen. Synopsis The opera is set in the time of Charlemagne, and the action revo ... * 9266 Holger, a main-belt asteroid * Radio Holger {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
