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Jef Houthuys
Jef is a Dutch-language masculine given name primarily used in Belgium. It is a short form of Jozef/ Josef, used also in Breton. People with the name include: *Jef Billings (born 1945), American figure skating costume designer *Jef Boeke (born 1950s), American geneticist *Jef Bruyninckx (1919–1995), Belgian film actor, editor and director *Jef Caers (born 1970s), Belgian geostatistician *Jef Colruyt (born 1958), Belgian businessman * Jef Delen (born 1976), Belgian footballer *Jef Demuysere (1907–1969), Belgian cyclist *Jef Denyn (1862–1941), Belgian carillon player *Jef Dutilleux (1876–1960), Belgian painter * Jef Elbers (born 1947), Belgian singer, script writer, and political activist *Jef François (1901–1996), Belgian Nazi collaborator * Jef Gaitan (born 1986), Filipino actress *Jef Geeraerts (1930–2015), Belgian writer *Jef Geys (1934-2018), Belgian artist *Jef Gilson (1926–2012), French pianist, arranger, composer and big band leader *Jef Jurion (born 1937), Be ... [...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] |
Jef Geys
Jef Geys (29 May 1934 – 12 February 2018) was a Belgian artist born in Leopoldsburg, Belgium. Geys is known for his photography, painting, sculpture, films, installation art, publishing activities, and experimentation in art education. Geys grew up in Faytlaan, Leopoldsburg and attended school at the Brothers of Love. He studied in the Academy of Antwerp under Piet Serneels, Maclot, Dolphyn and Strebelle, then gained a teaching diploma from the state school of Hasselt before starting work teaching in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. In 1960, Geys was an appointed Teacher of Positive Aesthetics at a children's school in Balen until he left the position in 1989. The school focused on the educational experimentation in the arts, and included a studio and exhibition space, and arts laboratory. Work Geys is known for the strong social and political motives of his work. He is perhaps best known for his proposal to blow up the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (KMSKA) in Antwerp in 1971 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef McAllister
J.F.O. 'Jef' McAllister (born February 13, 1956) is an American journalist, author and lawyer. Formerly the London Bureau Chief of TIME Magazine, he is currently the Managing Partner of McAllister Olivarius, an international law firm headquartered in London. He is married to Ann Olivarius. McAllister graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Yale College in 1977 with a concentration in American diplomatic history. He then attended Linacre College at Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar, earning a D.Phil. in Modern History. While there he co-wrote ''The Right Hand of Power'', the memoirs of U. Alexis Johnson. McAllister then returned to law school at Yale, before becoming a career journalist. Between 1995 and 1997, McAllister was ''Time ''magazine's White House Correspondent, covering foreign and domestic policies and the internal politics of the Clinton Administration. In his previous assignment as Diplomatic Correspondent, McAllister accompanied Secretaries of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Martens
Jef Martens (), better known by his stage name Basto (stylized as Basto!), is a Belgian record producer, musician and DJ. He primarily produces electro house music, and he is signed to the ARS label. He has produced using various aliases such as Bitch Boys, Candyman, Dirty Bunch, DJ Basik, Felix Project, Jin Sonic, Kings of Porn, and Lazy Jay. He was also a member of the Belgian dance group Lasgo. Martens co-produced with the band in 2009 and 2010 on a number of singles. He is best known for producing the Azealia Banks' hit debut single "212" under the alias of Lazy Jay, together with his brother Toon. He also produced "Scream & Shout" for will.i.am and Britney Spears in 2012. Musical career He started DJing in 2005, finding local success in Belgium and the Netherlands through "Rock With You" (2005) and a later cooperation with Peter Luts in "On My Own" (2008). It was with "Gregory's Theme" (2011) that Basto found chart success in France. After some well-received remixes for wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Mallett
Jef Mallett (born 1962) is the creator and artist of the nationally syndicated comic strip ''Frazz''. He attended nursing school as well as EMT training before leaving to pursue his artistic interests. He has a longtime interest in bicycling and hanggliding and is an avid triathlete, having completed his first triathlon in 1981 (coming in 9th). He has twice completed the Ironman Triathlon. He is married to Patty and lives in Huntington Woods, Michigan, United States. Career While in high school, Mallett published his first comic strip for his local newspaper, the Big Rapids Pioneer. His first comic series was entitled "Birchbark", featuring a French-Canadian trapper. After becoming a graphic artist, he worked in that capacity for regional newspapers, the Grand Rapids Press and the Flint Journal. Afterwards, Mallett left the commercial world to concentrate on Frazz full-time. Accomplishments Books *''Dangerous Dan'' (children's book). Willowisp Press (1996) *''Live at Bryson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Maes
Jef "Joseph" Maes (5 April 1905 in Antwerp – 30 June 1996 in Antwerp) was a Belgian composer and violist. Encouraged by his friend, André Cluytens, he completed his study at the Flemish conservatory in Antwerp. He studied viola with Napoleon Distelmans; chamber music with Albert van de Vijver; and counterpoint and fuge with Karel Candael. When he was 23 years old, he composed his first work, which was a romantic ''Meditation'' for violin and piano. After his studies, he was employed for two years as a violist in the opera orchestra in Antwerp; in 1926 he participated in an orchestra under the conductorship of Lodewijk de Vocht, ''Nieuwe Concerten''. In 1930 he was a soloist with the well-known ''Dierentuin'' concerts in Antwerp, directed by Flor Alpaerts. Afterwards he was a violist for about 10 years with the Casino Orchestra at Knokke Casino. In 1933 he lectured at the music academy in Boom, Antwerp; ten years later he was appointed director of the academy. From 1942 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Lowagie
Joseph "Jef" Lowagie (1 November 1903 – 18 December 1985) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1903 births 1985 deaths Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Belgium Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Cyclists from West Flanders People from Bredene {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Leempoels
Jef Leempoels or Joseph Leempoels (15 May 1867, in Brussels – 1935 in Ixelles) was a Belgian painter who was renowned in his lifetime for his society and official portraits as well as his genre scenes and symbolist compositions. He worked in other genres such as still lifes and landscapes.Jef Leempoels at the His work ignored modernist developments and his style has variously been described as academic, realist and symbolist. Life Jef Leempoels was born in . He started painting at the age of 19 when ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Lataster
Jozef "Jef" Lataster (27 July 1922 – 16 September 2014) was a Dutch long distance runner, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Heerlen Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg. .... References 1922 births 2014 deaths Dutch male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Heerlen 20th-century Dutch people {{longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Last
Josephus Carel Franciscus (Jef) Last (2 May 1898 in The Hague – 15 February 1972 in Laren) was a Dutch poet, writer, translator and cosmopolitan. Jef Last was a writer and socially compassionate man. He had a Catholic background. However, he was very young member of the SDAP and the "AJC". With these principles, he could not practice as an assistant manager of the Enka in Ede, and eventually he resigned. He left the revisionist social democracy to become a member of Henk Sneevliet's Revolutionary Socialist Party. With his revolutionary friend André Gide, he traveled in the summer of 1936 to the Soviet Union. The pair was well received, but saw through the organized tribute and returned to the west disillusioned. Much later Last wrote a book about his friendship with Gide. He last fought in the Spanish Civil War in the International Brigades, which was on the side of the Spanish Republic. As a result, he lost his Dutch citizenship because of military service for a foreign p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Lambeaux
Jef Lambeaux or Josef Lambeaux (14 January 18525 June 1908) was a Belgian sculptor. His best known work is ''Temple of Human Passions'', a colossal marble bas-relief. Early life and education Lambeaux was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on 14 January 1852. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, and was a pupil of Jean Geefs. He was part of a group of young artists, the "Van Beers clique", led by Jan van Beers. This group included the artists Piet Verhaert (1852–1908) and Alexander Struys (1852–1941). They were well known for their mischievous and eccentric behaviour, including walking around Antwerp dressed in historic costumes. Career His first work, ''War'', was exhibited in 1871, and was followed by a long series of humorous groups, including ''Children Dancing, Say Good Morning, The Lucky Number'' and; ''An Accident'' (1875). He then went to Paris, where he executed ''The Beggar and The Blini Pauper'' for the Belgian salons, and produced ''The Kiss'' (1881), gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Lahaye
Jef Lahaye (2 December 1932 – 12 April 1990) was a Dutch professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists .... References External links * 1932 births 1990 deaths Dutch male cyclists People from Bunde Cyclists from Limburg (Netherlands) {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
