Ryckmans

	Ryckmans Ryckmans is a surname, and may refer to: Hélène Ryckmans (born 1959), Belgian politician Pierre Ryckmans (1935-2014), Pen name Simon Leys. Belgian-Australian writer and sinologist * Pierre Ryckmans (1891-1959), Belgian civil servant and colonial head of Burundi and Congo See also Ryckman Rickmansworth Rickmansworth () is a town in southwest Hertfordshire, England, about northwest of central London and inside the perimeter of the M25 motorway. The town is mainly to the north of the Grand Union Canal (formerly the Grand Junction Canal) and ... {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pierre Ryckmans (writer) Pierre Ryckmans (28 September 1935 – 11 August 2014), better known by his pen name Simon Leys, was a Belgian-Australian writer, essayist and literary critic, translator, art historian, sinologist, and university professor, who lived in Australia from 1970. His work particularly focused on the politics and traditional culture of China, calligraphy, French and English literature, the commercialization of universities, and nautical fiction. Through the publication of his trilogy ''Les Habits neufs du président Mao'' (1971), ''Ombres chinoises'' (1974) and ''Images brisées'' (1976), he was one of the first intellectuals to denounce the Cultural Revolution in China and the idolizing of Mao in the West.Ian Buruma"The Man Who Got It Right" ''The New York Review of Books'', 15 August 2013; also: Ian Buruma"The Man Who Got It Right" chinafile.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020. Biography Pierre Ryckmans was born at Uccle, an upper-middle-class district of Brussels, to a prominent Belgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pierre Ryckmans (Congo) Pierre Ryckmans (23 November 1891 – 18 February 1959), was a Belgian civil servant who served as Governor-General of Belgium's principal African colony, the Belgian Congo, between 1934 and 1946. Ryckmans began his career in the colonial service in 1915 and also spent time in the Belgian mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. His term as Governor-General of the Belgian Congo coincided with World War II in which he was instrumental in bringing the colony into the war on the Allied side after Belgium's defeat in May 1940. He was also a prolific writer on colonial affairs. He was posthumously created a peer of the realm in the Belgian nobility with the rank of count in 1962. Biography Early life Ryckmans was born in Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, as the sixth child of Alphonse Ryckmans and Clémence Van Ryn. The Ryckmans family originally came from Mechelen where his ancestors were lawyers for two generations. His father Alphonse was a prominent member of the Catholic Party, a senator in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hélène Ryckmans Hélène Ryckmans (born 20 May 1959) is a Belgian politician. She is the President of Ecolo-Groen (political party), Groen group in the Senate of Belgium. References Living people 1959 births Université catholique de Louvain alumni Members of the Senate (Belgium) Women members of the Senate (Belgium) 21st-century Belgian women politicians 21st-century Belgian politicians Belgian senators of the 57th legislature Belgian environmentalists Members of the Parliament of Wallonia Members of the Parliament of the French Community {{Belgium-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ryckman Ryckman is a surname from Old German with a meaning related to "power"; English versions of the surname include Rickman and Rick. "Ryckman" is also a Dutch surname arising as a nickname for a ''rijc man'' (rich man). Among the notable people who share this surname are (organized by birth century): ;17th Century Albert Janse Ryckman (1642–1737), American businessman and politician ;19th Century Edmond Baird Ryckman (1866–1934), Canadian politician * Samuel Shobal Ryckman (1849–1929), Canadian businessman and politician ;20th Century * Billy Ryckman (born 1955), former professional American football player Larry Ryckman (born 1959), Canadian-American entertainment, technology and sports entrepreneur Richard M. Ryckman (1937–2017), American psychologist and textbook author Ron Ryckman Sr. Ronald W. Ryckman Sr. (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]