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Koos may refer to: * Koos (name), a masculine given name and a surname * Koos (fashion label) Koos Van Den Akker (March 16, 1939 – February 3, 2015) was a Dutch-born fashion designer who lived and worked in New York City. During his 50+ year long career, Van Den Akker was recognized for his ''Koos'' fashion label (1969-2015) which featu ..., a former haute couture fashion label * Koos (island), in the Bay of Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Koos Group, a Taiwan-based pan-Asian business group * KOOS, a radio station in North Bend, Oregon, United States * KTEE, originally KOOS, a radio station in North Bend, Oregon {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koos (name)
Koos is a Dutch and Afrikaans short form ( hypocorism) of the given name Jacobus at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. and a surname. People with this name include: Given name * (born 1928), Dutch government minister * Koos Bekker (born 1952), South African chief executive and billionaire * (fl.1973–1992), South African military officer ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koos (fashion Label)
Koos Van Den Akker (March 16, 1939 – February 3, 2015) was a Dutch-born fashion designer who lived and worked in New York City. During his 50+ year long career, Van Den Akker was recognized for his ''Koos'' fashion label (1969-2015) which featured flamboyant idiosyncratic garments adorned with Koos' unique collage work and cuts. Early life and education Born Koos van den Akker in The Hague, the Netherlands, Koos taught himself to sew using a simple sewing machine and his first creation was a dress made from a white bed sheet for his sister. With a prolific disposition and a comprehensive portfolio at just age 15, Van den Akker bypassed the 18-year-old requirement age to attend the Royal Academy of Art where he studied fashion and made window displays for a department store until he was 18. Koos then had to spend two years in the Dutch army where his skills were recognized and a workroom in a basement was set up for him where he made clothes for the officers wives and daughters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koos (island)
Koos is the largest of several small islands in the Bay of Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It has an area of 772 hectares and a maximum elevation of just above three meters.Map of Koos, elevation and settlements detailed The island is a largely uninhabited natural reserve with restricted access. It is separated from the mainland by ''Kooser Bucht'' and ''Kooser See'', two bays connected by a tiny strait, ''Beek''. In 1241, Barnuta, prince of Rügen, granted Koos (then "''Chosten''") to Eldena abbey (then "''Hilda''"), later it became a possession of the Hanseatic town of Greifswald, located a few kilometers southward. A medieval burgh has been suggested on the isle, but not verified.Christian Lübke, ''Struktur und Wandel im Früh- und Hochmittelalter: eine Bestandsaufnahme aktueller Forschungen zur Germania Slavica'', Franz Steiner Verlag, 1998, p.305, A 17th-century Dutch settlement had disappeared in the 18th century. Koos is administered by the nearby town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koos Group
The Koos Group (KGI; ) is a Taiwan-based pan-Asian business group involved in a vast range of industries, which include banking, manufacturing, petrochemicals, electronics, leasing, cement, financial services, hospitality, real estate, private equity, manufacturing, and investment banking. History The company was founded in the latter 19th century by Koo Hsien-jung, during the period of Japanese rule in Taiwan. It is majority-owned by the Koo family. The company was headed by Koo Chen-fu and Jeffrey Koo Sr. from 1940 until their deaths in 2005 and 2012 respectively. Operations The Koos Group encompasses over 80 companies, with more than 60,000 employees worldwide. In 2001, ''The Wall Street Journal'' reported total assets of the Koos Group to be US$36 Billion. Today, the total assets of the Koos Group are estimated to be over US$225 Billion. Koos Group is headquartered in Taipei. It has operations in Taiwan, Hong Kong (KGI Hong Kong Group since 1997) and Singapore (KGI Securities S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOOS
Koos may refer to: * Koos (name), a masculine given name and a surname * Koos (fashion label) Koos Van Den Akker (March 16, 1939 – February 3, 2015) was a Dutch-born fashion designer who lived and worked in New York City. During his 50+ year long career, Van Den Akker was recognized for his ''Koos'' fashion label (1969-2015) which featu ..., a former haute couture fashion label * Koos (island), in the Bay of Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Koos Group, a Taiwan-based pan-Asian business group * KOOS, a radio station in North Bend, Oregon, United States * KTEE, originally KOOS, a radio station in North Bend, Oregon {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
