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Kuypers
Kuijpers or Kuypers is a Dutch language, Dutch surname corresponding to the English Cooper (surname), Cooper. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Variant spellings are Kuipers, Kuiper, and Cuypers. People with the surname Kuijpers or Kuypers include: * Eddy Kuijpers (1914-1992), Dutch fencer * Evy Kuijpers (b. 1005), Dutch racing cyclist * Franciscus Kuijpers (b. 1941), Dutch chess player * Hans Kuypers (1925-1988), Dutch neuroscientist * Henk Kuijpers (b. 1946), Dutch comics artist * Jan-Hein Kuijpers (b. 1968), Dutch lawyer and columnist * Jim A. Kuypers, American communications academic * (1892-1967), Belgian civil servant and author * Leonard Kuypers (1899-1988), Dutch fencer * Paul Kuypers, Paul Kuijpers (1939–1971), Dutch agriculture ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Kuypers
Henricus Gerardus Jacobus Maria Kuypers (9 September 1925 – 26 September 1989), usually more simply known as Hans Kuypers, was a Dutch neuroscientist. He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, studied medicine at Leiden University and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1952 by Zurich University for his work on neuroanatomy. He was training as a neurologist at Groningen when he gave it up to move to Baltimore as assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He then moved on to Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio as a full professor. In 1966 he returned to the Netherlands to be the foundation Professor of Anatomy at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, a position he held until 1984, when he was appointed Professor of Anatomy at Cambridge University. Kuypers became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1980, this was changed into a foreign membership in 1984. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Kuypers
Rik Kuypers (11 April 1925 – 21 May 2019) was a Belgian film director. He directed 29 films between 1947 and 1981. He co-directed the film ''Seagulls Die in the Harbour'', which was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Seagulls Die in the Harbour ''Seagulls Die in the Harbour'' ( nl, Meeuwen sterven in de haven) is a 1955 Belgian drama film directed by Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert, for which Jack Sels wrote the soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Fil ...'' (1955) References External links * 1925 births 2019 deaths Belgian film directors People from Mortsel {{Belgium-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Kuypers
Leonard Kuypers (13 June 1899 – 4 August 1988) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References 1899 births 1988 deaths Dutch male fencers Olympic fencers of the Netherlands Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Bukittinggi 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kuypers
Paul Herman Felix Kuypers (4 June 1939, Elst (Overbetuwe), Gelderland - d. near Ierapetra, Crete, Greece, 9 September 1971) was a Dutch agriculture expert, widely known in Ierapetra as the "Dutchman". He is credited with introducing new planting techniques first on Syros island and later in Ierapetra, Crete. He arrived in Ierapetra in 1966 and co-operated with local farmers where he introduced greenhouse techniques revolutionizing agricultural production procedures. He settled in the town of Ierapetra along with his wife and their child. He died in a car accident on the highway near Ierapetra in 1971. Some years after his death the people of Ierapetra erected a bust of him in his memory on the road to Myrtos Myrtos is a coastal village in the west of the municipality of Ierapetra, in the Regional Unit (previously called prefecture) of Lasithi on the Greek island of Crete. It is located from Agios Nikolaos and from Ierapetra, on the road to V .... The Municipality of Iera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuipers
Kuipers is a Dutch occupational surname meaning cooper's. Common spelling variants include Kuiper, Kuijpers, and Kuypers. Notable people with the surname include: * Aert H. Kuipers (1919–2012), Dutch linguist * Alice Kuipers (born 1979), British-Canadian author * André Kuipers (born 1958), Dutch astronaut * Bas Kuipers (born 1994), Dutch footballer * Benjamin Kuipers (born 1949) American computer scientist * Benno Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch breaststroke swimmer * Björn Kuipers (born 1973), Dutch football referee * Dennis Kuipers (born 1985), Dutch rally driver * Elizabeth Kuipers (born ca. 1950), British psychologist * Ellen Kuipers (born 1971), Dutch field hockey player * Francis Kuipers (born 1941), British composer, guitarist and ethno-musicologist * Frits Kuipers (1899–1943), Dutch footballer * Harm Kuipers (born 1947), Dutch speed skater *Helena Kuipers-Rietberg (1893–1944), Dutch resistance organiser in WWII *Karin Kuipers (born 1972), Dutch waterpolo player * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuiper
Kuiper is a Dutch occupational surname meaning cooper. Common spelling variants include Kuyper, Kuipers, Kuijper, Kuijpers, Kuypers, and De Kuyper. Notable people with the name include: Kuiper *Adrian Kuiper (born 1959), South African cricketer *Barend Klaas Kuiper (1877–1961), Dutch-American historian * David Kuiper (born 1980), Dutch rower *Duane Kuiper (born 1950), American baseball player *Edith Kuiper (born 1960), Dutch economist *Franciscus Bernardus Jacobus Kuiper (1907–2003), Dutch Indologist *Gerard Kuiper (1905–1973), Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named *Glen Kuiper (born 1963) American broadcaster *Hennie Kuiper (born 1949), Dutch cyclist * J. P. Kuiper (1922–1985), Dutch professor of social medicine *Michael Kuiper (born 1989), Dutch martial artist * Nick Kuiper (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player * Nicky Kuiper (born 1989), Dutch footballer *Nicolaas Kuiper (1920–1994), Dutch mathematician, known for Kuiper's test, Kuiper's ... [...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] |
Jim A
Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring * ''Jim'' (album), by soul artist Jamie Lidell * Jim (''Huckleberry Finn''), a character in Mark Twain's novel * Jim (TV channel), in Finland * JIM (Flemish TV channel) * JIM suit, for atmospheric diving * Jim River, in North and South Dakota, United States * Jim, the nickname of Yelkanum Seclamatan (died April 1911), Native American chief * ''Journal of Internal Medicine'' * Juan Ignacio Martínez (born 1964), Spanish footballer, commonly known as JIM * Jim (horse), milk wagon horse used to produce serum containing diphtheria antitoxin * "Jim" (song), a 1941 song. * JIM, Jiangxi Isuzu Motors, a joint venture between Isuzu and Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG). * Jim (Medal of Honor recipient) See also * * Gym * Jjim * Ǧīm * Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramaribo
Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. Name The city is named for the Paramaribo tribe living at the mouth of the Suriname River; the name is from Tupi–Guarani ''para'' "large river" + ''maribo'' "inhabitants". History The name Paramaribo is probably a corruption of the name of an Indian village, spelled Parmurbo in the earliest Dutch sources. This was the location of the first Dutch settlement, a trading post established by Nicolaes Baliestel and Dirck Claeszoon van Sanen in 1613. English and French traders also tried to establish settlements in Suriname, including a French post established in 1644 near present-day Paramaribo. All earlier settlements were abandoned s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Kuijpers
Pieter Kuijpers (born 30 July 1968, Tegelen) is a Dutch people, Dutch film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. Films *''Darkling'' (1995) *''Godforsaken'' (''Van God Los'', 2003) *''The Archives'' (''De Ordening'', 2003)(TV) *''Off Screen'' (2005) *''Gruesome School Trip'' (''De Griezelbus'', 2005) *''Dennis P.'' (2007) *''TBS'' (2008) *''Love is the Word'' (2013) *''Riphagen'' (2016) TV series *''12 steden, 13 ongelukken'' (1990) *''Westenwind'' (1999) *''Finals'' (2000) *''Ares'' (2020) Awards & Nominations * 2003 - Golden Calf (award), Golden Calf Best Film & Best Screenplay, Nederlands Film Festival, for ''Van God Los (film), Van God Los'' ''www.imdb.com'' * 2012 - Nomination Golden Calf (award), Golden Calf Beste Director, Nederlands Film Festival, for ''Hemel op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Kuijpers
Henk Kuijpers (born 10 December 1946 in Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ..., Netherlands) is a comics artist most famous for his '' Franka'' series. Comics * Franka, 23 comic albums *Bars, 2 albums Kuijpers' ''Franka'' comics work features a strong model-like female sleuth solving mysteries, often in exotic locales. The series' images are drawn in strong lines with balanced weight, a style often classified as ligne claire. Awards Kuijpers received the Stripschapprijs prize in 1990. (portfolio on comichouse.nl website) References *External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan-Hein Kuijpers
Jan-Hein Kuijpers (born 27 October 1968) is a Dutch lawyer and columnist. Jan-Hein Kuijpers was born in Waalwijk. Together with Arthur van der Biezen he runs the law firm Kuijpers & van der Biezen Advocaten in 's-Hertogenbosch. Since 19 February 2007, he has defended Willem Holleeder, after Bram Moszkowicz Abraham Maarten 'Bram' Moszkowicz (; born 26 June 1960) is a Dutch jurist and former lawyer. Early life and education Abraham Maarten Moszkowicz was born on 26 June 1960 in Maastricht in the Netherlands. He is the son of Berthe Bessant and l ... stepped down as counsellor of Willem Holleeder. Piet-Hein Kuijpers also writes columns for the Dutch magazine Aktueel. References External linksKuijpers & Nillesen advocaten 1968 births Living people Dutch columnists 20th-century Dutch lawyers People from Waalwijk 21st-century Dutch lawyers {{Netherlands-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
