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Van Buuren (surname)
Van Buuren () is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Buuren". Buuren usually refers to the County or town of Buren in Gelderland, sometimes perhaps to Büren, Westphalia. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variant spellings are '''' (an American form), ''Van Bueren'', and '' Van Buren''. Notable people with the surname include: ;Van Buuren * (born 1976), Dutch DJ, rec ... [...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] |
Dutch-language Surnames
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 countryw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Von Büren
Rudolf Otto von Büren (born 19 September 1822 in Bern - died 25 December 1888 in Bern) was a Swiss politician who served as the fourth mayor of Bern. Personal life Otto von Büren came from the patrician family von Büren. He followed education at private schools and followed further education at the university of Bern. He studied history and law in Bern and Neuchatel. He then spent a long time abroad and settled in the family castle on the family estate for a while. He married Henriette von Sinner. Political career Von Büren was a member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern from 1850 to 1864 and a member of the National Council (lower house of the federal parliament) from 1864 to 1884. He belonged to the Protestant conservative opposition and worked closely with the Catholic conservative opposition. For years he was the only conservative in the canton of Bern in the National Council. He opposed the (''Kulturkampf'') and was an opponent of the Poor Law, because he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Von Büren
Oskar von Büren (born 27 March 1933) is a Swiss cyclist. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1933 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Zürich {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armin Von Büren
Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13. He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the European Omnium Championships in 1956. He also occasionally competed on the road and won the Tour du Lac Léman in 1951 and 1953. His brothers Oskar and Émile were also professional cyclists. Major results Track ;1950 : 1st Six Days of Hanover (with Hugo Koblet) : 3rd Six Days of Paris ;1951 : 1st (with Ferdi Kübler) : 3rd Six Days of Saint-Étienne : 3rd Six Days of Berlin ;1952 : 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Walter Bucher) : 1st Six Days of Kiel (with Jean Roth) : 3rd Six Days of London ;1953 : 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Van Bueren
Walter von Büren (born 21 June 1912, date of death unknown) was a Swiss boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Leslie Harley. External linksWalter van Bueren's profile at Sports Reference.com * 1912 births Year of death missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (german: Kölner Dom, officially ', English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of Catholicism in Germany, German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. It is Tourism in Germany#Landmarks, Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day. At , the cathedral is the tallest twin-spired church in the world, the second tallest church in Europe after Ulm Minster, and the third tallest church of any kind in the world. It is the largest Gothic architecture, Gothic church in Northern Europe and has the List of tallest churches in the world, second-tallest spires. The towers for its two huge spires give the cathedral the largest façade of any church in the world. The Choir (architecture), choir has the largest height-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Van Bueren
Geraldine Van Bueren is a British international human rights lawyer. She is a barrister and professor of International Human Rights Law at Queen Mary University of London. ''The Independent'' newspaper has described her as one of the stars in the Law Department. She is also a visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford, and a member of Doughty Street Chambers, a barristers' chambers dedicated to human rights advocacy. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Wales and a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London. She is one of the original drafters of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty. Her book, ''The International Law on the Rights of the Child'' has been widely cited by courts around the world. The Council of Europe published her book, ''Child Rights in Europe — Convergence and Divergence in Judicial Protection'', which has also been published in French. She is an advisor to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Van Bueren
Edwin van Bueren (; born 4 April 1980) is a Dutch retired footballer who played professionally for Sparta Rotterdam. Club career Van Bueren is a midfielder who was born in Schiedam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Sparta Rotterdam squad in the 2002–03 season after joining them from amateurs SVV/SMC. After his release in summer 2010, van Bueren played for amateur clubs Leonidas and Zwaluwen Vlaardingen. In February 2015, Zwaluwen announced the release of van Bueren. - Voetbal Rotterdam See also * *< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosey Van Buuren
Mauritz Christiaan Willem Egmond "Mosey" van Buuren (12 August 1865 – 3 October 1950) was a South African international rugby union player who played as a wing. Personal Born in Burgersdorp to Mauritz and Elizabeth (Harris), he attended Diocesan College in Cape Town. He married Edith van der Merwe and after her death in 1901, he married Helena Kotze. Van Buuren died in 1950, in Bedfordview, at the age of 85. Career Van Buuren played provincial rugby for Transvaal and made his only international appearance for South Africa in their first ever Test, against Great Britain at the Crusader's Ground, Port Elizabeth. Test history See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame. Individual records Career South Africa's '' ... – Springbok no. 2 References {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meindert Van Buuren
Meindert van Buuren, Jr. (born 5 January 1995) is a Dutch former racing driver, who currently resides in Rockanje. Career Karting Van Buuren began karting in 2004 at the age of nine and raced mostly in various Dutch championships, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the Rotax Max DD2 category by 2011, when he finished in fourth position in the Rotax Max Wintercup. Formula Renault 2.0 2011 saw his début in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Van Buuren finished 21st in the championship, despite missing the final round of the championship, at Monza. He also contested four rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, but only finished one race inside the top twenty placings. He remained in both series for the 2012 season, but switched to Manor MP Motorsport. He improved to eleventh position in the NEC series, while in the Eurocup, he recorded four top-twenty finishes. Auto GP Van Buuren continued his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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