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Konings
Konings is a Dutch surname and may refer to: *Ad Konings (b. 1956), Dutch ichthyologist *Anthony Konings (1821–1884), Dutch Catholic priest and Redemptorist professor *Jean Konings (1886–1974), Belgian sprinter *Giovanni Matteo Konings (died 1929), Zimbabwean Catholic prelate See also: *Koning Koning is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for "king" and thus may refer to the King of the Netherlands or the King of Belgium. Old spelling variations include ''Coning'', ''Coninck'', ''Köning'', ''Koninck'', ''Koningh'', ''Konink'', and ''Kooning'' ... Dutch-language surnames {{King-surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Konings
Adrianus Franciscus Johannes Marinus Maria "Ad" Konings (born 11 January 1956 in Roosendaal, Netherlands) is an ichthyologist originally trained in medicine and biology. Konings is best known for his research on African rift lake cichlids. After studies in Amsterdam, he has spent most of his life in Rotterdam. Early life Konings started keeping cichlids when he was 14 years old in 1970. Soon he was breeding rare African cichlids and working as an assistant to the largest tropical fish dealer in the Netherlands. Academic studies and early career From 1974-1980 he studied medical biology at the University of Amsterdam and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1980. He chose this field despite his love of ichthyology due to a fear that if he chose the latter field he would be unemployable. From 1980-1986. he did research on lysosomal enzymes at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Most of this was DNA-related work (molecular biology). In 1986, Konings moved to St. Leon-Rot, Germany (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Konings
Anthony Konings (24 August 1821 in Helmond, Netherlands – 30 June 1884) was a Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Redemptorist professor, who wrote works of theology which influenced Catholic life in late nineteenth century America. After a course in humanities he entered the diocesan seminary. Feeling a call to the monastic life, after mature deliberation he entered in 1842 the Redemptorist novitiate at Sint-Truiden, St. Trond, Belgium, and was permitted to make his religious profession on 6 November 1845. His superiors sent him at once to the house of higher studies to afford him time to prepare for the work of teaching. He was ordained priest in Wittem, on 21 December 1884 (1854??). After being engaged for some time as teacher of humanities in the preparatory college of the congregation, he was called to fill the chair of moral theology and later that of canon law. Whilst holding these posts, he was appointed prefect of students, a most important office in the congregation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Konings
Jean Konings (4 March 1886 – 29 May 1974) was a Belgian athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo .... In the 100 metres event, Konings placed second in his first round heat with a time of 11.6 seconds. His loss to Reggie Walker, who had run the race in 11.0 seconds, resulted in Konings' elimination from the competition. References Sources www.sports-reference.comJean Konings' profile * * * 1886 births 1974 deaths Belgian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Belgium Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Matteo Konings
Giovanni Matteo Konings, OSCr (died 1929) was a Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Konings was a member of the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross The Crosiers, formally known as the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross ( la, Canonici Regulares Ordinis Sanctae Crucis), abbreviated OSC, is a Catholic religious order of canons regular of Pontifical Right for men.Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bulawayo. He died in 1929. See also * Archdiocese of BulawayoExternal links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koning
Koning is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for "king" and thus may refer to the King of the Netherlands or the King of Belgium. Old spelling variations include ''Coning'', ''Coninck'', ''Köning'', ''Koninck'', ''Koningh'', ''Konink'', and ''Kooning''. "Koning" and "De Koning" are quite common Dutch surnames and may refer to: *Ans Koning (1923–2006), Dutch javelin thrower * Arthur Koning (1944–2015), Dutch rower *Christina Koning (b. 1954), British novelist and short story writer * Elisabeth Koning (1917–1975), Dutch sprinter * Elisabeth Johanna Koning (1816–1887), Dutch painter * Gerry Koning (b. 1980), Dutch footballer *Hans Koning (1921–2007), Dutch writer *Henk Koning (1933–2016), Dutch tax official and politician * Henry Koning (b. 1960), Dutch sailor * Jacob Koning, alternate spelling of Jacob Koninck (c.1615–c.1695), Dutch painter (brother of Philips) *Jean Koning (b. 1976), Dutch actor, director, musician and author *Karen Koning AbuZayd (b. 1941), American diplo ... [...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] |
