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Kersten Lahl
Kersten is a German given name and a Dutch/Low German surname. Given name A German male or female given name * Kersten Artus (born 1964) female German journalist and politician * Kersten Meier (1954–2001) male German swimmer at the 1972 Summer Olympics * Kersten Neisser (born 1956) female German rower Surname A Dutch and Low German patronymic surname, meaning "son of Kerst/Kersten/Kerstijn/Kerstiaen", archaic forms of the name Christianbr> People with this surname include: * Adam Kersten (1930–1983), Polish historian * Ben Kersten (born 1981), Dutch-Australian racing cyclist * Carool Kersten (born 1964), Dutch historian * Charles J. Kersten (1902–1972), American politician from Wisconsin * (1733–1796), German missionary in Suriname * Claire Kersten (born 1989), New Zealand netball player * Dagmar Kersten (born 1970), East German gymnast * Felix Kersten (1898–1960), Himmler's masseur who aided people persecuted by Nazi Germany * Frank L. Kersten (1870–1950), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kersten Artus
Kersten Artus (née Westphal, born April 1, 1964) is a German journalist and politician. She is a member of The Left (Germany), The Left and a member of the Hamburg Parliament. Life Kersten Artus was born in Bremen. She moved to Hamburg in 1982 and worked as a Merchant and Documentalist. In 1998 she became editing, editor in Bauer Media Group. Since 1893 she has been a member of Works councils within the Bauer Media Group and chairwoman since 1994. She is member of Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft. Karsten Artus started her political career in the German ''Schülerbewegung'' (pupil's movement) in Bremen and in the Peace movement. She was a member of the Socialist German Workers Youth and a member of the German Communist Party from 1983 to 1989. In the 1990. she was a member of the Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany), Party of Democratic Socialism for two years. She became a member of The Left (Germany), The Left. In the 2008 Hamburg state election, Hamburg state electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrit Hendrik Kersten
Gerrit Hendrik Kersten (6 August 1882, Deventer – 6 September 1948, Waarde) was a Dutch Calvinist minister and politician. After briefly working as a primary school teacher Kersten was inducted into his first pastorate in Meliskerke in 1905 without formal theological training. In 1907 Kersten was instrumental in achieving a union of two groups of disparate, low-church groups of small secessional congregations, resulting in the formation of the Reformed Congregations (Dutch: Gereformeerde Gemeenten). Eleven years later, in 1918, he established the Reformed Political Party (Dutch: Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij) to realize his vision of "a Calvinist Netherlands ruled on a biblical basis without cinema, sports, vaccination and social security". He was the party's first member of the House of Representatives, being elected in 1922. He would remain in parliament until his debarment in 1945. On the evening of 10 November 1925, Kersten, ever opposed to Catholicism, proposed an amend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low German Surnames
Low or LOW or lows, may refer to: People * Low (surname), listing people surnamed Low Places * Low, Quebec, Canada * Low, Utah, United States * Lo Wu station (MTR code LOW), Hong Kong; a rail station * Salzburg Airport (ICAO airport code: LOWS), Austria Music * Low (band), an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota Albums * ''Low'' (David Bowie album), 1977 * ''Low'' (Testament album), 1994 * ''Low'' (Low EP), 1994 Songs * "Low" (Cracker song), 1993 * "Low" (Flo Rida song), 2007 * "Low" (Foo Fighters song), 2002 * "Low" (Juicy J song), 2014 * "Low" (Kelly Clarkson song), 2003 * "Low" (Lenny Kravitz song), 2018 * "Low" (Sara Evans song), 2008 * "Low", by Camp Mulla * "Low", by Coldplay from '' X&Y'' * "Low", by Inna from the self-titled album * "Low", by Marianas Trench from ''Fix Me'' * "Low", by R.E.M. from '' Out of Time'' * "Low", by Silverchair from ''Young Modern'' * "Low", by Sleeping with Sirens from ''Feel'' * "Low", by Tech N9ne from '' K.O.D.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch-language Surnames
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 countryw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstens
Kerstens is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning "son of Kersten", archaic form of the name Christian. People with this surname include: * Cornelis Corneliszn. Kerstens (1651–1703), mayor of Essen-Kalmthout 1685, alderman at Essen-Kalmthout 1693–1695 * (1713–1801), German chemist and physicist * Jacobus Adrianus Antonius Kerstens (1813–1888), Dutch industrialist, founder in 1857 of cloth factory J.A.A. Kerstens' Lakenfabrieken (Tilburg) * Andries Kerstens (1818–1870), mayor of Breda 1862–1870 * Piet Kerstens (1896–1958), Dutch teacher and politician (KVP) * Hendrik Kerstens (born 1956), Dutch photographer * John Kerstens (born 1965), Dutch politician (PvdA) and trade union leader * (born 1983), Dutch footballer * (born 1987), Dutch pianist * Tom Kerstens, Dutch classical guitarist Kerstens is also the surname of the descendants of Kersten Jan Simons (c. 1531 - after 1609) and of three of his sons who had issue: Jan Kersten (c. 1561 - before 1639), Jacob Kersten ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Kersten
Ryan Kersten (born 21 April 1986) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Kersten attended the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). In 2004, he averaged 8.5 points per game, while in 2005, he averaged 10.2. In 2005-06, Kersten attended college at the University of New Mexico in America, averaging 4.7 points per game and 1.6 assists per game, starting in 15 matches. He established a career high of 16 points while playing against UT-Arlington. He was later named to the 2005 Comcast Lobo Invitational All-Tournament team. On 12 March 2007, it was announced that Kersten had left the team to return home. On 6 April 2007, Kersten signed with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played with the Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers, are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kersten
Peter Kersten (born 1 February 1958) is a German former rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References 1958 births Living people Olympic rowers of East Germany Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing East German male rowers Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Kersten
Otto Kersten (23 December 1839 in Altenburg – 22 November 1900 in Altenburg) was a German chemist and geographer. He studied chemistry and natural sciences at the University of Leipzig, and after graduation, worked as an assistant at the vocational school in Chemnitz. In 1862 he took part in Karl Klaus von der Decken's expedition in East Africa, where the two men made a partial ascent (4280 m) of Mount Kilimanjaro. In 1863 he traveled with von der Decken to the Seychelles and the Mascarenes, and during the following year, Kersten visited Madagascar, the Comoros and Mafia Island. In 1865 he returned to Europe."Kersten" ''Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon''. (in German). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mik Kersten
Mik Kersten is a Polish- Canadian computer specialist who created and leads the open-source Eclipse Mylyn project. Kersten invented the Task-Focused Interface technology underlying Mylyn while working on his PhD at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. While completing his PhD, Kersten and his PhD supervisor, Gail C. Murphy, foundeTasktop Technologies which provided productivity software built on the Mylyn technology, but now focuses on providing Value stream management Value or values may refer to: Ethics and social * Value (ethics) wherein said concept may be construed as treating actions themselves as abstract objects, associating value to them ** Values (Western philosophy) expands the notion of value beyo ... software around Mik's booProject to Product References External linksBlog with contributions by Mik Kersten [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin L
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Kersten
Mark Raymond Kersten (born 1950) is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1995 to 1999. Early life and career Kersten was born in Broken Hill in New South Wales. Early career Kersten worked as a signwriter and painter from 1966 to 1995. Unlike many Coalition politicians, he had a background in the union movement, having been president of the Amalgamated Metal Workers Union from 1985 to 1986. He was also chairman of Neighbourhood Watch 1986–87, an executive member of the Murray Darling Association 1992–95, and chairman of the Broken Hill Proud Association 1993–94. In 1993, he was also made chairman of the Far West Regional Development Board, a position he held until 1995. Political career At the 1995 state election, he was selected as the National Party's candidate for the seat of Broken Hill. He was defeated by sitting Labor member Bill Beckroge, but shortly afterward, he was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Kersten
Krystyna Kersten (penname, Jan Bujnowski; born May 25, 1931 in Poznań – July 10, 2008 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian and a professor at the Historical Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Fellow of Collegium Invisibile. Born in Poznań May 25, 1931 as Krystyna Goławska, she graduated from the faculty of history of the Warsaw University. Her main field of study was the history of Poland after 1944, and especially the first period of communist rule following the World War II. She published numerous works, some of them outside censorship (under pen-name "Jan Bujnowski"). She married Adam Kersten Adam Kersten (26 April 1930 in Kutno - 11 January 1983 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian, expert on the Polish history in the 17th century. Member of the faculty at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University since 1955. From 1980 he was active in the So ..., also a noted historian. 1931 births 2008 deaths Polish women historians Writers from Poznań University of Warsaw alu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
