Hub Van Doorne
Hubert Jozef ("Hub") van Doorne (1 January 1900 – 23 May 1979) was the founder of Van Doorne's Aanhangwagenfabriek (Trailer factory) and of Van Doorne's Automobielfabriek (vehicle factory) known as DAF Trucks, DAF, together with his brother Willem (Wim) van Doorne. Early years Van Doorne was born in America, Netherlands, America, a confusingly named small town in Limburg (Netherlands), Dutch Limburg, the son of blacksmith Martin van Doorne (1870–1912) by his marriage to Petronella Vervoort (1866–1952). In March 1912 the family moved to Deurne, North Brabant, Deurne where van Doorne's father almost immediately died. Van Doorne was keen to take on his father's business, but was considered too young: instead he became an apprentice in the small Mandiger machine factory of nearby Eindhoven. Early career After the First World War van Doorn was employed as a chauffeur-mechanic by a well known local doctor named :nl: Hendrik Wiegersma, Hendrik Wiegersma. Subsequently, he worked for ...
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Huub Van Doorne (1965)
Huub is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Huub Bals (1937–1988), the first director and creator of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) *Huub Bertens (born 1960), Dutch bridge player from Tilburg, Netherlands *Huub Broers (born 1951), Belgian politician *Huub Duyn (born 1984), Dutch racing cyclist *Huub Huizenaar (1909–1985), Dutch boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics *Huub Kortekaas (born 1935), Dutch sculptor and philosopher *Huub Loeffen (born 1972), retired football striker from the Netherlands *Huub Oosterhuis (born 1933), Dutch theologian and poet *Huub Rothengatter (born 1954), former racing driver from the Netherlands *Huub Stapel (born 1954), Dutch actor *Huub Stevens (born 1953), Dutch football manager and former defender *Huub van Boeckel (born 1960), retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands *Huub Zilverberg (born 1939), Dutch professional road bicycle racer {{given name Dutch masculine given names ...
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