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Van Der Meer
Van der Meer is a Dutch language, Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the lake". A common contracted form is Vermeer (other), Vermeer. Abroad the name has often been concatenated to Vander Meer or Vandermeer, and VanderMeer. It may refer to: ;Van der Meer *Barend van der Meer (1659–1700), Dutch painter * (1705–1758), Dutch VOC sailor and owner of a rhinoceros *Eddie Van Der Meer Dutch fingerstyle guitarist *Erik van der Meer (born 1967), Dutch football player and coach * (1904–1994), Dutch archeologist and theologist *Gerrit van der Meer (born 1950), Dutch television and film producer *Harry van der Meer (born 1973), Dutch water polo player *Johan van der Meer (conductor) (19132011), Dutch choral conductor *Jan Vermeer, Johannes van der Meer, alternative name of Jan Vermeer (1632–1675), Dutch painter * (1920–2008), Dutch organologist and museum curator *Jolande van der Meer (born 1964), Dutch swimmer *Jos van der Meer (born 1947), Dutch medical scientist *Karel v ... [...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] |
Nicolaes Woutersz Van Der Meer
Nicolaes Woutersz van der Meer (1575 – 1666) was a Dutch brewer, magistrate and mayor of Haarlem, best known today for his portrait with its pendant of his wife Cornelia Claesdr Voogt, both painted by Frans Hals in 1631. Biography He was born in Haarlem as the son of Wouter Claes Woutersz and Maria Adriaensdr van der Meer. He was first called Nicolaes Woutersz and later added his mother's surname. In 1607 he became a member of the Haarlem regency. In 1619 he became a member of the Admiralty of Amsterdam, and in 1622 he became a representative to the States-General of the Netherlands for Haarlem. Though he is known for his wedding portrait with its pendant, Van der Meer was also portrayed as Captain of the St Jorisschutterij in Hals' ''The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616''. These pendant portraits were painted on oak panels and after these, Hals switched to canvas and oak panel became more rare in his oeuvre. The pendants came into the posses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The trilogy's first novel, ''Annihilation'', won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards, and was adapted into a Hollywood film by director Alex Garland. Among VanderMeer's other novels are '' Shriek: An Afterword'' and '' Borne''. He has also edited with his wife Ann VanderMeer such influential and award-winning anthologies as ''The New Weird'', ''The Weird'', and ''The Big Book of Science Fiction''.2017 Locus Awards Winners ," Locus Magazine, June 24, 2017. VanderMeer has been called "one of the most remarkable practitioners of the literary fantastic in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie VanderMeer
Annie VanderMeer (also credited as Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, Annie Carlson, Annie VanderMeer Carlson, and Anne VanderMeer) is an American video game designer specializing in role-playing video games, best known for her narrative work on 2021's ''Unpacking'' and her design work on the 2012's ''Guild Wars 2''. Biography Annie VanderMeer attended Macalester College and earned an Honors B.A. in English in 2003, writing about science fiction and fantasy in contemporary American literature. After the discovery that there were limited opportunities to study and teach English/gaming in graduate school, VanderMeer (then Annie Carlson) started work at Papaya Studio in the summer of 2004, where she worked on ''Taxi Driver'', a video game "sequel" to the film of the same name. Soon after ''Taxi Driver'' was cancelled, VanderMeer joined Obsidian Entertainment in January 2006, beginning work on "Project New Jersey" (a rumored unreleased role-playing video game). When it was cancelled, VanderMe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann VanderMeer
Ann VanderMeer (née Kennedy) is an American publisher and editor, and the second female editor of the horror magazine ''Weird Tales''. She is the founder of Buzzcity Press. Work from her press and related periodicals has won the British Fantasy Award, the International Rhysling Award, and appeared in several year's best anthologies. VanderMeer was also the founder of ''The Silver Web'' magazine, a periodical devoted to experimental and avant-garde fantasy literature. In 2009 ''Weird Tales'', edited by VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal, won a Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine. Though some of its individual contributors have been honored with Hugos, Nebula Awards, and even one Pulitzer Prize, the magazine itself had never before even been nominated for a Hugo. It was also nominated for a World Fantasy Award in 2009. She has also edited with her husband Jeff VanderMeer such influential and award-winning anthologies as ''The New Weird'', ''The Weird'', and ''The Big Book of Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vonne Van Der Meer
Vonne van der Meer (born 15 December 1952 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch prose writer and playwright. Since 1978 Van der Meer has been married to Dutch writer Willem Jan Otten, together they have two sons. Biography Van der Meer attended the Amsterdam Theater School. In 1976, ''De Behandeling'' (The Treatment), a monologue written for theatre, was played by Toneelgroep Centrum. In 1978 Van der Meer assisted Frans Marijnen as a stage director at the Ro-Theater. She also had her director debut at this theater. A year later she had her official director's debut at Fact with Stella bij Goethe. She continued her director role for another 10 years with various theatre groups such as Toneelgroep Centrum, Theater Baal, De Haagse Comedie en RO-Theater. In 1996, her play ''Weiger nooit een dans'' at Ro-Theater''.'' In 1985, she published her first book: ''Het limonadegevoel en andere verhalen'' (The Soft Drink Feeling and other Stories) for which she received the Geertjan Lubberhuizenprijs. Her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Van Der Meer
Susie van der Meer (born 1973) is a German singer-songwriter. She is known primarily around the world for her contribution to the ''Run Lola Run ''Run Lola Run'' (german: Lola rennt}, lit. "Lola Runs") is a 1998 German experimental thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. The story follows a woman named Lola (Franka Potente) who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutschmarks in twenty min ...'' soundtrack, with her song ''Somebody Has To Pay''. External linksOfficial site(in German) German women singer-songwriters Living people 1973 births 21st-century German women singers Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Singer-songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stijn Van Der Meer
Stijn van der Meer (born May 1, 1993) is a Dutch professional baseball shortstop for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. Career Van der Meer attended Lamar University. Houston Astros The Astros selected Van der Meer in the 34th round of the 2016 MLB draft. He signed and spent the season with both the GCL Astros and Greeneville Astros, slashing .329/.404/.418 in 29 games. He began 2017 with the Buies Creek Astros but was released after six games on April 17, 2017. International career He played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to March 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts .... References External links 1993 births 2016 European Baseball Championship players 2017 World Baseball Classic players Baseball shortstops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stientje Van Veldhoven-van Der Meer
Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer (born 22 June 1973) is a Dutch politician serving as Minister for the Environment and Housing in the Third Rutte cabinet since 2019. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, she served as State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management from 2017 to 2019. Career A diplomat and civil servant by occupation, Van Veldhoven studied policy and management in international organisations at the University of Groningen. She worked at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and for the European Union in Brussels. She was elected political talent of the year 2012/2013 by the Dutch national radio and television broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS). She was elected to the House of Representatives from 17 June 2010 until her appointment as State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management. As a parliamentarian, she focused on matters of climate, energy, natural environment, agriculture, fishery Fishery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Van Der Meer
Simon van der Meer (24 November 19254 March 2011) was a Dutch Accelerator physics, particle accelerator physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Carlo Rubbia for contributions to the CERN project which led to the discovery of the W and Z bosons, W and Z particles, the two fundamental communicators of the weak interaction. Biography One of four children, Simon van der Meer was born and grew up in The Hague, the Netherlands, in a family of teachers. He was educated at the city's Gymnasium (school), gymnasium, graduating in 1943 during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He studied Technical Physics at the Delft University of Technology, and received an engineer's degree in 1952. After working for Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium, Philips Research in Eindhoven on high-voltage equipment for electron microscopy for a few years, he joined CERN in 1956 where he stayed until his retirement in 1990. Van der Meer was a relative of Nobel Prize winner Tjalling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robine Van Der Meer
Robine Tanya van der Meer (born 19 December 1971) is a Dutch actress and model. She is best known as Meike Griffioen in '' Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' and for hosting the TV-show ''Model in 1 dag''. Career Van der Meer played Meike Griffioen in the Dutch soap '' Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (''Good Times, Bad Times'') from 15 March 2000 to 28 February 2002. She had guest appearances in ''Costa!'', ''Baantjer'', and Grijpstra & De Gier and participated in various commercials. In the summer of 2003, van der Meer was featured in Dutch '' Playboy''. Van der Meer presented the Dutch TV programme ''Model in 1 dag'' (''Model in 1 day'') from 2008 to 2010. After she married Mark Vanderloo, she partnered in real estate investments in Ibiza. In 2016 they returned to Amsterdam, while continuing their investments in Spain. Filmography Movies * 2001: ''Morlang'': Spanish girlfriend Television * 1999: ''Baantjer ''Baantjer'' is a Dutch television programme which was bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Van Der Meer
Robin van der Meer (born 21 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rijnsburgse Boys in the Tweede Divisie. He formerly played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Utrecht, Excelsior and Helmond Sport. Club career Van der Meer played in the youth departments of RVC Rijswijk and Haaglandia, after which he was included in the youth academy of ADO Den Haag in 2007. He progressed through the youth teams before being promoted to the reserve team. In May 2014, Van der Meer signed a contract with Go Ahead Eagles until 2016, with an option for another season. He extended that contract in January 2015 until 2017, with another option for an extra season. Van der Meer made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, when he played a league match in the Eerste Divisie against FC Den Bosch, which ended in a 4–2 win. He came onto the pitch for Kenny Teijsse in the 82nd minute. At the end of the 2015–16 season, Go Ahead, with Van der Meer as a starter, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
