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Van Rossem
van Rossem is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adriaan Joseph van Rossem (1892–1949), American ornithologist *Daniëlle van Rossem (born 1935), Dutch fencer * George van Rossem (1882–1955), Dutch fencer * Jean-Pierre Van Rossem (1945–2018), Belgian politician and writer *Maarten van Rossem (born 1943), Dutch historian * Metejoor (born 1991), Belgian singer born Joris Van Rossem See also * van Rossum Van Rossum is a Dutch language, Dutch toponymic surname. Rossum could refer to a number of places, including Rossum, Gelderland, Rossum, Overijssel and in Flemish Brabant. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Van Rossem
Maarten van Rossem (born 24 October 1943) is a Dutch historian, presenter and commentator. He specializes in the history and politics of the United States. As an expert on America, he is a frequent guest on television talk shows. His public career started when he was asked to comment on the 1984 vice presidential elections. He makes regular TV appearances and gives frequent public lectures. Early life and education Born in 1943 in Zeist, Van Rossem grew up in Wageningen (Netherlands). In his youth he became fascinated with the United States through a visit from his three American cousins. When they came to visit his parents, they each had their own photo camera with them. This led him to think all Americans were rich. He attended the grammar school in Wageningen, graduating in the exact sciences. Initially he studied pharmacy at Utrecht University, because of his high marks for chemistry. Because he disliked the subject, he secretly switched to studying history. His family oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriaan Joseph Van Rossem
Adriaan Joseph van Rossem (December 17, 1892 in Chicago – September 4, 1949) was an American ornithologist of Dutch ancestry. He came from an affluent family where his father died very early in his life. Van Rossem went on to attend both public and private schools. In his teens he became influenced by Joseph Grinnell who led him into ornithology. He later did much work with Donald Ryder Dickey and shared the 1941 Brewster Medal with him. He was curator of the Donald Ryder Dickey Collection (first housed at the California Institute of Technology and later at the University of California Los Angeles) from 1912 to his death. He was a 1939 Guggenheim Fellow and received an honorary doctorate from Occidental College in 1948. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Rossem, Adriaan Joseph American people of Dutch descent 1892 births 1949 deaths American ornithologists 20th-century American zoologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniëlle Van Rossem
Daniëlle "Danny" van Rossem (born 10 June 1935) is a retired Dutch fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1935 births Living people Dutch female foil fencers Olympic fencers for the Netherlands Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rotterdam 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Van Rossem
George van Rossem (30 May 1882 – 14 January 1955) was a Dutch fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928. He was the secretary general of the executive committee of the Netherlands Olympic Committee (Committee 1928) which organized the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population .... References External links * 1882 births 1955 deaths Dutch male épée fencers Olympic fencers for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1906 Intercalated Games F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem (29 May 1945 – 13 December 2018) was a Belgian stock market guru, economist, econometrician, convicted fraudster, author, philosopher, public figure, politician, and member of the Belgian and Flemish Parliaments. Life and career Van Rossem studied economics at the Ghent University in 1963–67. With his final term paper 'De omloopsnelheid van het geld : theoretische begripsbenadering en praktische toepassing in België' ('The velocity of money: Theoretical approach to understanding and practical applications in Belgium') he won the International Scholarship of Flanders-prize and was able to study two years of econometrics under Nobel Prize winner Lawrence Klein at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Moneytron Van Rossem became famous as a stock market guru with 'Moneytron', an investment company that could offer apparently endless returns. His customers included the moneyed of Europe, including the Belgian Royal Family. Van Rossem al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metejoor
Joris Van Rossem (born 4 January 1991), known artistically as Metejoor, is a Belgian pop singer who sings in Dutch. He topped the Ultratop charts in Flanders with the singles "1 op een miljoen" and "Dit is wat mijn mama zei", from his self-titled debut album that topped the respective album chart. Music career Born in Duffel, Metejoor wanted to be a gymnastics instructor before pursuing music. After his sister sent an audition tape to ''The Voice van Vlaanderen'' in 2016, he met the producer Hans Francken and began releasing music. He suffered from extreme stage fright in his early career. In 2018, he opened for the Belgian group Clouseau on their tour of the Netherlands, and for Niels Destadsbader at Antwerp's Sportpaleis. Metejoor topped the Ultratop 50 Singles chart for Flanders in two non-consecutive weeks of April 2021 with the single "1 op een miljoen", a duet with Dutch singer Babet. The song also peaked at number 29 in the Dutch Top 40. The song "Dit is wat mijn mama zei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Rossum
Van Rossum is a Dutch language, Dutch toponymic surname. Rossum could refer to a number of places, including Rossum, Gelderland, Rossum, Overijssel and in Flemish Brabant. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this surname include: *Eric van Rossum (born 1963), Dutch footballer * (1856–1917), Dutch landscape painter and etcher * (born 1939), Belgian composer and pianist * (born 1947), German historian *Guido van Rossum (born 1956), Dutch computer programmer and author of the Python programming language *Henk van Rossum (1919–2017), Dutch Reformed Political Party politician * (1809–1873), Dutch partner of Princess Marianne of the Netherlands *Just van Rossum (born 1966), Dutch typeface designer and computer programmer, brother of Gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Names
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific. Dutch given names A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not uncommon to give a child several given names. Usually the first one is for daily use, often in a diminutive form. Traditionally, Catholics often chose Latinized names for their children, such as ''Catharina'' and ''Wilhelmus'', while Protestants more commonly chose simple Dutch forms such as ''Trijntje'' and ''Willem''. In both cases, names were often shortened for everyday use (''Wilhelmus'' and ''Willem'' became ''Wim''). In 2014 39% of Dutch children received one name, another 38% were given two names, 20% had three names, 2% got four names and only a few hundred children had five or more given names. Dutch (Netherlands) naming law (given names) The Dutch naming legislation allows nearly all given names unless they are too similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
