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Marjolein Knap
Marjolein () is a Dutch feminine given name. It probably originated as an extension of the name Maria, guided to be identical to the Dutch name for marjoram. at the database of given names in the Netherlands. A less common spelling is Marjolijn. People with this name include: ;Marjolein * (born 1943), Dutch nature artist, writer, children's author and illustrator * (born 1966), Dutch actress * [...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] |
Marjolein De Jong
Marjolein Elisabeth de Jong (born 16 May 1968 in Lekkerkerk, South Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. De Jong was a member of the Netherlands national team that won the gold medal at the 1995 European Championship by defeating Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ... 3–0 in the final. References *Dutch Olympic Committee 1968 births Dutch women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the Netherlands Sportspeople from South Holland People from Nederlek Living people Dutch expatriate volleyball players Dutch expatriate sportspeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjolijn Molenaar
Marjolijn Molenaar (born October 24, 1983 in Leiderdorp) is a former Dutch international cricketer who made 15 appearances in Women's One Day Internationals for the Netherlands national women's cricket team between 2001 and 2006. A right-arm medium-fast bowler, she took 11 wickets in international cricket at an average of 35.00. Her father, Willem Molenaar Joseph Pieter Anne Willem Molenaar (born 20 September 1945) is a Dutch cricket umpire whose international career has spanned from the early 1980s through to the early 2010s. Molenaar first umpired an international match in 1983, when he officiat ..., was an international cricket umpire. – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015. Marjolijn Molenaar is the sister of the famous vice-captain of Ajax Zami II, Martijn Molenaar. References < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjolijn Hof
Marjolijn Hof (born 1956) is a Dutch writer who lives in Amsterdam. She has won many awards including the "Gouden Uil Jeugd Literatuurprijs', the "Gouden Uil Prijs van de Jonge Lezer" and the "Gouden Griffel".. In 2012 she received the Vlag en Wimpel award for her book ''Mijn opa en ik en het varken Oma'' with illustrations by Judith Ten Bosch Judith Maria Ten Bosch (born 26 April 1957, Dordrecht) is a Dutch people, Dutch painter and illustrator. Biography Ten Bosch was born in 1957, and is one of a twins of Lou Ten Bosch and Ank Stumpel. She has four other siblings. Between 1976 .... Ten Bosch also illustrated her book ''Een boek vol beesten - Neushoorn'' (2005). Works in English translation *''Against the Odds'', Groundwood Books (2011) *''Mother Number One'', Groundwood Books (2011) References External links Official website 1956 births Living people Writers from Amsterdam 21st-century Dutch women writers 21st-century Dutch writers Date of birth miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim Februari
Maxim Februari, pseudonym of Maximiliaan (Max) Drenth (born 23 February 1963), is a Dutch writer, philosopher and columnist. Life and work Februari studied law, philosophy and history of art at Utrecht University. His first novel (''De zonen van het uitzicht''), for which he received the ''Multatuli Prize'', was published in 1989. Februari's next novel ''The Book Club'' (Dutch: ''De literaire kring'') was published in 2007. He wrote columns for two leading Dutch newspapers, de Volkskrant and NRC Handelsblad''. Februari published a highly original dissertation at Tilburg University in 2000. This book (''Een pruik van paardenhaar & Over het lezen van een boek, Amartya Sen en de Onmogelijkheid van de Paretiaanse liberaal'') was a combination of a scientific book and a novel, both on economics and on ethics –and published under two names: M. Februari & Marjolijn Drenth. In 2008 Februari received the ''Frans Kellendonk Prize'', a Dutch literary award. Februari gave the 2011 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjolijn Both
Marjolijn Both (born 9 September 1971) is a former synchronized swimmer from The Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... She competed in both the women's solo and the women's duet competitions at the . References 1971 births Living people Dutch synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for the Netherlands Synchronized swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships Swimmers from Amsterdam European Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjolein Van Der Meulen
Marjolein Christine Hermance van der Meulen is an American engineer who currently serves as James M. and Marsha McCormick Director of Biomedical Engineering and Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University and is a Senior Scientist in the Research Division of the Hospital for Special Surgery. Biography Education van der Meulen received her BS in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987. She went on to graduate from Stanford University with a MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 1989 and 1993 respectively. Career van der Meulen worked at the Rehabilitation R&D Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palo Alto, California for three years as a biomedical engineer before joining Cornell University as a professor. She currently runs the van der Meulen research group at Cornell University. van der Meulen's research in the field of orthopaedic biomechanics "focuses on the interaction between mechanical stimuli and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
