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Van Beek
Van Beek is a toponymic surname of (southern) Dutch language, Dutch origin. Though translating as "of the stream", the absence of an article suggests that the original bearer originated from a town called Beek (other), Beek rather than lived near a stream. There are several towns which are or were named Beek in Gelderland, Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg and North Brabant and also one in the municipality Bree, Belgium, Bree in Belgium near the Netherlands, Dutch border. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 38th in 2007 (17,148 people).Leender BrouwerThe top 100 surnames in the Netherlands/ref> Related names include Beek (other), Beek, ''Van Beeck'', ''Ter Beek'', ''Van der Beek (other), Van der Beek'', and ''Verbeek''. People with this surname include: *Arie van Beek (b. 1951), Dutch conductor *Bernard van Beek (1875–1941), Dutch landscape painter *Gijs van Beek (born 1971), Dutch sport shooter *Gys van Beek (1919–2015), Dutch resistance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponymic Surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name."Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.Iris Shagir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59. Toponymic surnames originated as non-hereditary personal s, and only subsequently came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Van Beek
Jackie van Beek (born 10 May 1976) is a New Zealand film and television director, writer and actress. Early life Van Beek was born and raised in Wellington and attended Onslow College. She studied contemporary dance at the Wellington Performing Arts Centre, then completed a linguistics degree at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating in 1998. Throughout her studies she wrote and produced plays in Wellington theatres and schools. Career In 1999 van Beek moved to Auckland and worked on theatre productions, and she spent a year at Ohio Northern University as the writer-in-residence. In 2006 van Beek moved to Australia and began making short films. Her first feature film was ''The Inland Road'', which was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival, followed by her second feature film, ''The Breaker Upperers.'' Van Beek has won a number of filmmaking awards, including SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year in 2013, as well as act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Der Beek
Van der Beek, Van de Beek, Van der Beeck or Vanderbeek is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin meaning "from the brook". Notable people with the surname include: *Cor van der Beek (1948–1998), Dutch drummer for the band Shocking Blue *Harmsen van der Beek (1897–1953), Dutch illustrator and artist *James Van Der Beek (born 1977), American actor * Howard vander Beek (1917-2014), D-day Hero * Jeffrey Vanderbeek (born 1957), American businessman *Johannes Vanderbeek (born 1982), American contemporary artist * Kelly VanderBeek (born 1983), Canadian alpine skier * Matt Vanderbeek (born 1967), American football player *Sara VanDerBeek (born 1976), American photography artist *Stan Vanderbeek (1927–1984), American film director ;Van de Beek *Boy van de Beek (born 1993), Dutch footballer *Bram van de Beek (born 1946), Dutch theologian *Donny van de Beek (born 1997), Dutch footballer ;Van der Beeck *Johannes van der Beeck Johannes (Jan) Symonsz van der Beeck (1589 – buried 17 Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Von Beeck
Peter von Beeck (died 23 February 1624 in Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...) was a German religious figure and a canon of the church.. He is considered the author of first Latin treatise on the History of the City of Aachen.Frederick Haagen in: General German Biography, Published by the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Volume 2 (1875), p. 243-244, References 1624 deaths People from Aachen Year of birth unknown {{Germany-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cato Bontjes Van Beek
Cato Bontjes van Beek (; 14 November 1920 – 5 August 1943) was a German member of the Resistance against the Nazi regime. Early years Born in Bremen, Cato was the eldest of three children. She spent her childhood and youth in the nearby Fischerhude artists' colony around her uncle Otto Modersohn. Her parents, the Dutch-born potter Jan Bontjes van Beek (1899–1969) and dancer and painter Olga Bontjes van Beek ( Breling; 1896–1995) offered their children considerable personal freedom while growing up. From 1929, Cato stayed abroad to attend the German school in Amsterdam, and in 1937, she spent time in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, as an au pair. Unlike many others, Cato did not join the League of German Girls (''Bund Deutscher Mädel'', BDM) youth organisation. Through her younger brother, Tim (1923-2013), she met ''Luftwaffe'' Sergeant Helmut Schmidt, the future Chancellor of Germany, who, from 1937, was stationed in Bremen-Vegesack for his military service and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willibrord Van Beek
Willibrordus Ildefonsus Ignatius "Willibrord" van Beek (born 15 January 1949) is a retired Dutch politician and financial adviser. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie'', VVD) he was a member of the House of Representatives from 19 May 1998 to 19 September 2012. From 8 March until 29 June 2006 he was parliamentary leader. He focused on matters of public administration, administrative law and the defence. Between October 2012 and 15 September 2013 he was Acting Mayor of Bernheze; he served until his appointment as the King's Commissioner of Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro .... He served in an acting capacity until 1 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svenja Van Beek
Frisz is a pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ... group based in the Netherlands. The group was previously (2004-2015) known as Djumbo. The three girls met in a dancing school in Eindhoven, where their dancing skills were discovered by a record producer who signed them up for their first single "Hide and Seek" under the ''Djumbo Project''. The lyrics of most Djumbo songs are written in a combination of English and Dutch, with the majority of a song being in Dutch and the chorus (and title) being in English. New line-up Svenja decided to leave Djumbo. She said: "After 7 beautiful years with Djumbo, I wanna grow further." She was replaced by Samantha Klumper. Side-projects In 2009-2010 Djumbo hosted the pop and showbizz game show ''Kies je ster'' (''Pick your star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Van Beek
Sven van Beek (born 28 July 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen. Club career Feyenoord Born in Gouda, Van Beek began playing football in the youth departments of SV Donk and Sparta Rotterdam, before joining the Feyenoord academy in 2005. He made his full debut on 30 January 2013 against PSV in the KNVB Cup. He replaced Daryl Janmaat who could not play because of illness. In the 83rd minute, head coach Ronald Koeman replaced him for midfielder Ruud Vormer. He made his first start for Feyenoord against archrivals Ajax on 18 August 2013 at the right back position, as they lost 2–1. Van Beek scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa League in a match against Standard Liège on 2 October 2014, as Feyenoord won 2–1. Feyenoord would become the group winner in that tournament, partly by winning 2–0 at home against defending title holders Sevilla, after goals from Jens Toornstra and Karim El Ahmadi, and winning 0–3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Van Beek
Rob Van Beek (born August 18, 1983) is a professional indoor lacrosse player. He attended St. Vincent College. He is from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. NLL career Van Beek was selected with the fifth overall pick in the First Round of the 2004 NLL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Wings. After missing much of the 2005 after tearing his right PCL, Van Beek led the entire NLL in penalty minutes during the 2006 season. November 2009 Van Beek was traded to Calgary Roughnecks. He is a frequent guest on the Preston and Steve morning radio show on 93.3 FM WMMR in Philadelphia to discuss the Philadelphia Wings. He is also a very keen artist and is of Dutch heritage. In Spring of 2009, Van Beek was a voluntary assistant lacrosse coach for the Potsdam State Bears. In 2009-10, Van Beek was a coach of Langley Thunder U14 Field Lacrosse Team. BCLA / WLA career Van Beek was named league MVP and was also named to the All-Star team in 2003 and 2004 while playing Jr. A lacrosse in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinus Van Beek
Marinus Cornelis "Rinus" van Beek (18 July 1947 - 7 March 2018) was a Dutch swimmer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ... in the 200 m backstroke event, but failed to reach the final. After his career he became an architect. References 1947 births 2018 deaths Dutch male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Van Beek
Marinus Jan "Martin" van Beek (; 1 April 1960 – 26 August 2018) was a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom in the Senate (Netherlands), Senate. Between 2006 and 2009, van Beek studied New Business Development at the Business School Nederland, earning an MBA. He was a member of the Dutch Senate (Netherlands), Senate between 2 October 2012 and 9 June 2015 and again from 28 March 2017 until 25 October 2017, when he was temporarily replaced by Max Aardema due to illness. He returned on 14 February 2018 and left once again on 14 March 2018 to be replaced by Aardema once more. Van Beek returned to the Senate on 4 July 2018. Van Beek died at the age of 58 in Leersum on 26 August 2018 due to an accident. At the time of his death he was owner of a wholesale business in medical products. References 1960 births 2018 deaths 21st-century Dutch politicians Dutch management consultants Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Party for Freedom politicians People from Rid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
