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Maarten Verkerk
Maarten (IPA: maːrtə(n) is a Dutch language male given name. It is a cognate to and the standardized Dutch form of Martin, as in for example Sint Maarten (named after Martin of Tours). People with the name * Geert-Maarten Mol, Dutch One Day International cricketer * J. Maarten Troost, Dutch-American travel writer and essayist * Maarten 't Hart, Dutch writer * Maarten Altena, Dutch composer and contrabassist * Maarten Arens, Dutch judoka * Maarten Atmodikoro, retired Dutch footballer * Maarten Baas, Dutch designer * Maarten Biesheuvel, Dutch writer * Maarten Boddaert, Dutch footballer * Maarten Boudry, Flemish philosopher and skeptic * Maarten Bouwknecht, Dutch footballer * Maarten Brzoskowski, Dutch competitive swimmer * Maarten de Bruijn, Dutch engineer * Maarten de Jonge, Dutch racing cyclist * Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon, 20th century Dutch politician * Maarten de Wit, 19th-20th century Dutch sailor * Maarten den Bakker, retired Dutch racing cyclist * Maarten Dirk van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Martin And The Beggar (El Greco)
''Saint Martin and the Beggar'' is a painting by the Greek mannerist painter El Greco, painted c. 1597–1599, that currently is in the collection of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. It depicts a Martin of Tours#Legend of Martin.27s cloak, legend in the life of Christian saint Martin of Tours: the saint cut off half his cloak and gave it to a beggar. El Greco made a smaller version of the painting that is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. File:Saint Martin and the Beggar (c1597-1600) by El Greco - Chicago.jpg, El Greco, ''Saint Martin and the Beggar'', c. 1597–1600, 110 × 63 cm (43.3 × 24.8 in), Art Institute of Chicago References Paintings by El Greco 1590s paintings Collections of the National Gallery of Art Paintings in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago Horses in art {{16C-painting-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the northern 56% of the island constitutes the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin. Sint Maarten's capital is Philipsburg. Collectively, Sint Maarten and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean. Before 10 October 2010, Sint Maarten was known as the Island Territory of Sint Maarten ( nl, Eilandgebied Sint Maarten), and was one of six island territories () that constituted the Netherlands Antilles. Sint Maarten has the status of an overseas country and territory (OCT) and is not part of the European Union. On 6 and 7 September 2017, the island was hit by Category 5 Hurricane Irma, which caused widespread and significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. Etymology The island was named by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten De Bruijn
Maarten de Bruijn (born 1965) is a Dutch engineer. Born in Naarden, he graduated in 1996 at University of Amsterdam with master's degree in City Planning. 1990-1996 he single-handed designed, constructed and made functional prototype Spyker Silvestris V8. 1999 he co-founded with Victor Muller company Spyker Cars for production of sport cars. Maarten de Bruijn designed and styled Spyker C8 The Spyker C8 is a sports car produced by the Dutch automaker Spyker Cars since 2000. The design takes visual cues from the 1999 Spyker Silvestris V8 concept car but the proportions have been changed vastly. First generation (2000–2012) Spyd ... Spyder (2000), Spyker C8 Laviolette (2001), Spyker C8 Double (2002). 2005 he leaves Spyker and co-found company Silvestris Haute Motive Concepts. In 2010 he was a guest speaker at Auto(r) automotive design conference. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Brzoskowski
Maarten Brzoskowski (born 19 September 1995) is a Dutch competitive swimmer of Polish origin who specializes in freestyle. He holds the Dutch records in both the long course and short course 400 meter freestyle events. His father's grandfather emigrated during World War I from Poland to the Netherlands. Career Brzoskowski participated in his first international championships at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships in Berlin, swimming the 400, 800, and 1500 meter freestyle events. He qualified for the 800 meter and 1500 meter freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, where he finished 16th and 15th in the heats. After the world championships, he shifted his focus from the 1500 meter to the 400 meter. Later that year, he made the finals in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle events at the 2015 European Short Course Championships in Netanya, Israel. At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 4 × 200 meter fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Bouwknecht
Maarten Bouwknecht (born 14 December 1994) is a professional basketball player who plays for ZZ Leiden. Born in Groningen, he started his career with Donar in 2013. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he usually plays as point guard or shooting guard. Career After playing in the youth teams of the club, Bouwknecht signed with the first team of GasTerra Flames (the sponsored name of Donar) in the summer of 2013. He won the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) championship and the NBB Cup in 2014. On 23 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Den Bosch. In the 2015–16 season, Bouwknecht was named the DBL MVP Under 23. On 20 August 2019, Bouwknecht signed with the Worcester Wolves of the British Basketball League (BBL). With the Wolves, Bouwknecht won the BBL Cup title. On 4 July 2021, Bouwknecht returned to the Netherlands when he signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden. He won the first-ever BNXT League championship with the team. On 14 June 2022, he extended his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Boudry
Maarten Boudry (born 15 August 1984) is a Dutch-speaking Belgian philosopher and skeptic. He has been a researcher and teaching member of the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences at Ghent University since 2006. To date, he has published over 30 articles in various philosophy of science journals. Academic background Boudry began his studies in philosophy at Ghent University in 2002, where he graduated cum laude in 2006. Between 2007 and 2011, he conducted research at Ghent University (Logic, History and Philosophy of Science), funded by a research grant from the Flemish foundation Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO). After obtaining his PhD, he became a postdoctoral fellow at Ghent University, again with the financial support of the FWO. In 2013, he was also a postdoctoral fellow at the Konrad Lorenz Institute in Vienna for six months, where he worked on the philosophical underpinnings of irrationality. Boudry has undertaken many foreign study visits. Additionally, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Boddaert
Maarten Boddaert (born 12 September 1989) is a Dutch footballer who plays for the Hoofdklasse club Achilles Veen. Club career Boddaert played 5 seasons as a midfielder for FC Den Bosch in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. He formerly played for RBC Roosendaal. Den Bosch released their former skipper in summer 2016 and he then had a trial at Telstar and a month-long trial with VVV-Venlo but a move did not materialize. Boddaert signed for Adelaide Comets in the PS4 NPL SA in Australia's second tier of football in January, 2017 for the 2017 FFSA season. In August 2017, Boddaert returned to the Netherlands where he signed with Achilles Veen Achilles Veen is a football club from Veen, Netherlands. Achilles Veen plays in the 2017–18 Saturday Hoofdklasse A. History On 27 October 2021, Achilles Veen defeated GVV Unitas 4–0 to advance to the second round of the 2021–22 KNVB Cu .... References External links Voetbal International profile 1989 births Living people Sportspeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Biesheuvel
Maarten Biesheuvel (23 May 1939 in Schiedam – 30 July 2020 in Leiden) was a Dutch writer of short stories and novellas. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection ''In de bovenkooi''. He received the "Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs" in 1984 for ''Reis door mijn kamer''. In 2007 he received the P. C. Hooft Award. The Dutch was named after him and is awarded to the author of the best collection of short stories that has appeared in the Dutch language during the previous year. From 1990 Biesheuvel's literary production slowed significantly due to a writer's block and manic-depressive phases. He died in July 2020. Selected works *''In de bovenkooi'' (1972) *''Reis door mijn kamer'' (1984) *''Godencirkel'' (1986) Awards *1985: The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for ''Reis door mijn kamer'' *2007: The P. C. Hooft Award *2008: Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion The Order of the Netherlands Lion, also known as the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Baas
Maarten Baas (; born 19 February 1978) is a Dutch furniture designer. He is known for his Real Time series of clocks in which people paint the time by hand. His career path was influenced by mentors like Jurgen Bey, colleagues like Bertjan Pot, and artists like Erwin Wurm Erwin Wurm (born 1954) is an Austrian artist. He lives and works in Vienna and Limberg in Austria, and in New York City. Early life Erwin Wurm was born in Bruck an der Mur, Austria, in 1954. His father was a detective, who did not approve of ar .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baas, Maarten 1978 births Living people Dutch designers Dutch furniture designers Dutch industrial designers Polytechnic University of Milan alumni Design Academy Eindhoven alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Atmodikoro
Maarten Atmodikoro (born 4 February 1971 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a retired Dutch football defender. Club career He started his professional career in the 1989/1990 season for Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging. He later played for Dordrecht '90 (when SVV and FC Dordrecht merged in 1991), NAC Breda, NEC Nijmegen before finishing his career at ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f .... He retired in 2001. Atmodikoro was sentenced to 7 months in jail in 1998 for rejecting to fulfill his army service. - NRC
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Maarten Arens
Maarten Johannes Arens (born 20 May 1972 in Diemen, North Holland) is a Dutch judoka. European Champion 1995 in Birmingham in the 86 kg categorie, 4 times Dutch champion, Winner Tournoi de Paris in 2000 in the 81 kg category. At the Sydney Olympics partial 9th place in 81 kg category. He was a member of Judo club Hans Meester Hoorn till 1992. And after that he became a member of Judo club KENAMJU Haarlem Coach In 2001 he started as national junior coach of the Dutch Judo Federation, among his pupils: Dex Elmont, Jeroen Mooren and Henk Grol. In 2005 he became head coach of the Dutch Judo Men. He stayed head coach until the Summer Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. In this period he was personal coach of: Guillaume Elmont, Dex Elmont, Henk Grol, Ruben Houkes and Noel van t End. After the Dutch Judo Federation has decided to centralize their program, he became head coach men and women and head of the National Training Centrer at Papendal. He was coach of Henk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Altena
Maarten van Regteren Altena (born January 22, 1943) is a Dutch composer and contrabassist. Altena attended the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (he studied contrabass) and graduated in 1968. Between 1980 and 1985, he studied composition with Robert Heppener. Career Altena first recorded with Theo Loevendie, after which he had the opportunity to be part of Marion Brown's trio that recorded ''Porto Novo'' along with Han Bennink. After graduation, Altena played in a number of ensembles, such as various formations around Willem Breuker and Theo Loevendie. He also played in the Dutch Ballet Orchestra and other orchestras. In the mid-1970s he started performing solo, playing his own pieces, partly composed, partly improvised. Altena also founded his own ensemble, the ''Maarten Altena Kwartet'' (Maarten Altena Quartet) which expanded into the ''Maarten Altena Ensemble'' (MAE) in 1980. From that point onwards, his career focused on composition. In 1997 he stopped being an active member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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