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Nico (given Name)
Nico is a unisex given name. It is a short form of Nicholas, Nicolas, Nicola, Nicole, Dominic and others. In Italian it may also be short for Domenico, Nicolò and for Nicodemo. Notable people with the name include: *Nico (1938–1988), born Christa Päffgen, singer with The Velvet Underground *Nico (Romanian singer) (born 1970) * Nico Aaltonen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player * Nico Abegglen (born 1990), Swiss footballer * Nico Antonitsch (born 1991), Austrian footballer *Nico Archambault (born 1984), Canadian dancer and choreographer * Nico Assumpção (1954–2001), Brazilian bass player * Nico Baleani (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Nico Baracchi (1957–2015), Swiss bobsledder *Nico Berg (born 1973), Canadian soccer player *Nico Bettge (born 1980), German slalom canoeist *Nico Beyer (born 1964), German film director and producer *Nico Binst (born 1992), Belgian footballer *Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920–2017), Dutch and American physicist and Nobel laureate *Nico Bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Origins The name is derived from the Greek language, Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός ''laos'' 'people'.. An ancient paretymology of the latter is that originates from λᾶς ''las'' (Synaeresis, contracted form of λᾶας ''laas'') meaning 'stone' or 'rock', as in Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic Deluge myth, deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on. The name became popular through Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Baracchi
Nico Baracchi (April 19, 1957 – March 24, 2015) was a Switzerland, Swiss bobsledder and Skeleton (sport), skeleton racer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. He won two silver medals at the FIBT World Championships with his first in skeleton at St. Moritz in FIBT World Championships 1982, 1982 and his second in bobsleigh's four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in FIBT World Championships 1989, 1989. Baracchi died on March 24, 2015, at the age of 57 in his home of Celerina, Switzerland. Barrachi's best finish in the List of Bobsleigh World Cup champions, Bobsleigh World Cup was third in 1988-9, both in the combined men's and two-man events. When skeleton was reintroduced as a sport in 1989, Baracchi tried to regain his success in the early 1980s, but without much success. His best finish at the FIBT World Championships, world championships after 1989 was 11th in the men's event at Igls in FIBT World Championships 1991, 1991. References External linksBobslei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Broekhuysen
Nicolaas Broekhuijsen (; Dordrecht, December 30, 1876 – Hilversum May 13, 1958), better known as Nico Broekhuysen, was a Dutch teacher, who is known as the inventor of korfball. He was a teacher at Oisterwijk and later Nijmegen and then Amsterdam where he taught at the new school association. In 1902, he went to the Swedish village near Nääs Castle for a course. There he saw the game ring boll played. This game was played with mixed gender teams. The ball had to be thrown through a ring on a three-meter high pole. The field was divided into three sections, where players were allowed to come out. At home in Amsterdam, Broekhuysen showed his students a similar game. The rules have been simplified and the ring was replaced by a basket. The first game was played on a vacant lot at the Jan Luykenstraat. When the Amsterdam Association for Physical Education were looking for a game in which both boys and girls could join, he brought his version forward. On June 2, 1903, the Dutch K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Van Breemen
Nico van Breemen (born 9 July 1942) is a Dutch soil scientist. He was a professor of pedogenesis at Wageningen University and Research Centre between 1986 and 2004. Career Van Breemen was born in Haarlem on 9 July 1942. He obtained a degree in soil science and soil chemistry in 1968. He obtained his doctorate at Wageningen University in 1976. His thesis was titled :"Genesis and solution chemistry of acid sulfate soils in Thailand". Between 1986 and 2004 he was a professor of pedogenesis at Wageningen University. In 1982, Van Breemen's self acclaimed most important paper was published in ''Nature''. In the article Van Breemen found that ammonia in the air around areas of intensive animal farming was an important source of air pollution and soil acidification. Van Breemen found high levels of ammonium in water running down trees in these areas and it was established that the nitrogen in the chemical compound was precipitated from ammonia in the air. With the discovery he was able to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico De Bree
Nicolaas Alphonsus Petrus "Nico" de Bree (16 September 1944 – 6 May 2016) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career De Bree started his professional career at local club Elinkwijk and moved to N.E.C. in 1966. After playing 204 matches for the Nijmegen club,Oud-doelman Nico de Bree overleden - NEC Nijmegen he moved abroad to play in Belgium and won the 1975 league title with and the 1978 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Braun
Nico Braun (born 26 October 1950) is a Luxembourgish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Braun played for foreign clubs almost all of his career, predominantly in France, but also in Germany, before returning to his original club, Union Luxembourg. International career A prolific striker at club level, Braun won 40 caps for Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ... over a period of ten years scoring eight goals. References External links * * * 1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Luxembourg City Luxembourgian footballers Association football forwards Luxembourg international footballers Ligue 1 players Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players Union Luxembourg players FC Schalke 04 players FC Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Bouvy
Nicolaas Jan Jerôme "Nico" Bouvij (11 July 1892 – 14 June 1957) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Club career Bouvy was born in Banda Neira, Banda Islands. He started playing football at DFC, playing alongside his three brothers. He made his senior debut in 1910, had a season in Germany with Altona 1893 Hamburg and played the remainder of his career for HFC. In May 1924, when Victoria Hamburg played Cardiff City in a friendly (2–2), Nico Bouvy was invited to strengthen Vicky´s side which he did under a special DFB one-off licence. His brother, Dolf Bouvy, had been a regular Victoria player in 1906. He died in The Hague, Netherlands. International career Bouvy made his debut for the Netherlands in a March 1912 friendly match against England and earned a total of nine caps, scoring four goals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico H
Naftiran Intertrade Company limited (NICO) is a Swiss-based subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). NICO is a general contractor for the oil and gas industry. NIOC buys the vast majority of Iran's gasoline imports. NICO is a key player in Iran's energy sector. History ''Naftiran Trading Services (NTS)'' was established in the Jersey Channel Islands (United Kingdom) in 1991. The intention was to start trading crude oil and products, as well as to create a competitive opportunity for the investment in oil and gas projects, as well as to play an active role in world energy security. In June 2003, a decision was made by NICOs management to transfer the whole NTS activities to a newly established company named Naftiran Intertrade Co ( Sàrl), in Lausanne, Switzerland. ''Petro Suisse Intertrade Company (SA)'', ''Hong Kong Intertrade'', ''Noor Energy (Malaysia) Ltd'' and ''Petro Energy Intertrade (Dubai)'', all alleged front companies for NIOC/NICO, have been sanctione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Boje
Nico Boje ( ; born 20 March 1973) is a South African former cricketer who played in 43 Tests, 115 One Day Internationals and single Twenty20 International for South Africa. Boje was a member of Africa XI team for 2005 Afro-Asia Cup. He is the first cap of Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa as well. He attended Grey College in Bloemfontein. He is currently coaching the Knights cricket team in the Free State, South Africa. His brother, Eduard Boje, also played first-class cricket. Domestic career Northamptonshire Boje joined English side Northamptonshire CCC for the last few weeks of the 2007 season as a replacement overseas player for Johan Van der Wath. A few days later it was announced that he would be joining the breakaway Indian Cricket League. In 2008, the captain of Northamptonshire, David Sales, resigned and Boje took over the role as captain for Northamptonshire. In that season, he scored his highest ever First class cricket score of 226*. He signed a new one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Bodonczy
Nicholas "Nico" Bodonczy is a retired Chilean-born American association football player who played in the North American Soccer League between 1975 and 1980 for the Miami Toros and Fort Lauderdale Strikers. In 1981, Bodonczy briefly coached the Plantation High School Plantation High School (commonly referred to as PHS) is a high school located in Plantation, Florida, part of the Broward County Public Schools district. As of 2022, the school serves 1,931 students in grades 9 through 12. It was originally loca ... boys' soccer team before being fired during the season. He later served prison time for a drug charge. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodonczy, Nico 1955 births Living people Footballers from Santiago American soccer players Chilean emigrants to the United States Miami Toros players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Nicolaas Bloembergen (March 11, 1920 – September 5, 2017) was a Dutch-American physicist and Nobel laureate, recognized for his work in developing driving principles behind nonlinear optics for laser spectroscopy. During his career, he was a professor at Harvard University and later at the University of Arizona and at Leiden University in 1973 (as Lorentz Professor). Bloembergen shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Arthur Schawlow and Kai Siegbahn because their work "has had a profound effect on our present knowledge of the constitution of matter" through the use of laser spectroscopy. In particular, Bloembergen was singled out because he "founded a new field of science we now call non-linear optics" by mixing "two or more beams of laser light... in order to produce laser light of a different wave length" and thus significantly broaden the laser spectroscopy frequency band. Early life Bloembergen was born in Dordrecht on March 11, 1920, where his father was a che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Binst
Nico Binst (born 20 May 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Knokke in the Belgian National Division 1. Career In April 2020, it was announced that Binst had signed with Knokke Knokke () is a town in the municipality of Knokke-Heist, which is located in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. The town itself has 15,708 inhabitants (2007), while the municipality of Knokke-Heist has 33,818 inhabitants (2009). ..., joining them in July 2020 after the expiration of his contract with Rupel Boom. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Binst, Nico 1992 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Royal Antwerp F.C. players Lierse S.K. players K. Rupel Boom F.C. players Challenger Pro League players Belgian Third Division players Men's association football forwards R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players S.C. Eendracht Aalst players Footballers from Flemish Brabant People from Meise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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