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Verschuur
Verschuur is a Dutch toponymic surname. The name is a contraction of ''van der schuur'', meaning "from the barn". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Some variant forms are '''', '' Verschuren'' and ''Verschuuren''. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1937), American astronomer * |
Gerrit Verschuur
Gerrit L. Verschuur (born in 1937 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an American scientist who is best known for his work in radio astronomy. Though a pioneer in that field, Verschuur is also an author (he has written about astronomy, natural disasters, and earth sciences), inventor, adjunct professor of physics for the University of Memphis. Since 1996 he has been the Chief Scientist for Translucent Technologies, LLC; a company which is based in Memphis, Tennessee.Uncommonly Lakeland In 1992 Verschuur became a resident of the City of Lakeland, which is located in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wouterus Verschuur
Wouterus Verschuur (11 June 1812 – 4 July 1874) was a Dutch painter of animal subjects – mainly horses – and of landscapes. He is one of the later representatives of Romanticism in Dutch art. Life and career Born to an Amsterdam jeweller, Verschuur received his training from the landscape and cattle painters Pieter Gerardus van Os and Cornelis Steffelaar. As part of this education Verschuur had to copy works by the 17th century painter Philips Wouwerman, like Wouwerman Verschuur’s subjects consist mostly of stable scenes, landscapes with horses and coastal landscapes. Showing talent from an early age, at 15 Verschuur had a painting exhibited at the “Exhibition of Living Masters” at Amsterdam in 1828. In 1832 and 1833 he won the gold medal at the annual exhibition at Felix Meritis. In 1833 he was appointed a member of the Royal Academy in Amsterdam. In 1839 he joined the artists’ society, Arti et Amicitiae. His reputation was also considerable abroad. He was oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Verschuur
Mike Verschuur (born 12 August 1987) is a Dutch racing driver. He won the Eurocup Mégane Trophy series in 2009 and the Renault Clio Cup Netherlands in 2006. He has also competed in other such series as Porsche Supercup. He is openly gay. His father Frans Verschuur and sister Sheila Verschuur Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name ''Síle'', which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meani ... are also racing drivers. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Verschuur, Mike 1987 births Living people Dutch racing drivers Eurocup Mégane Trophy drivers Dutch LGBT sportspeople Dutch gay men Gay sportsmen LGBT racing drivers Porsche Supercup drivers 24H Series drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulus Verschuur
Paulus Verschuur (1606 – 1667), was a Dutch mayor of Rotterdam, known today for his portrait by Frans Hals. Biography He was born in Rotterdam as the son of a textile merchant from Antwerp. He married Maria van Berckel in 1631, and three years later combined his business with that of his father-in-law. He served seven terms as burgomaster of Rotterdam and was also a director of the Dutch East India Company. It is unknown why Verschuur travelled to Haarlem to have his portrait made.Paulus Verschuur in ''Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art'', by Walter A. Liedtke, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007 In 1910 documented this portrait with the following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timotheus Josephus Verschuur
Timotheus Josephus Verschuur (18 March 1886, Utrecht – 17 April 1945, Sachsenhausen) was a Dutch politician. ReferencesVERSCHUUR, Timotheus Josephus (1886-1945)at the Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland The ''Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland'' (BWN) is a Dutch biographical dictionary, in which short biographies of well-known and less well-known but still notable Dutch people are listed. The BWN is the successor to the ''Nieuw Nederlandsch ... 1886 births 1945 deaths Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Politicians from Utrecht (city) Utrecht University alumni Dutch Roman Catholics Roman Catholic State Party politicians 20th-century Dutch politicians People who died in Sachsenhausen concentration camp Politicians who died in Nazi concentration camps Dutch civilians killed in World War II {{Netherlands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verschuren
Verschuren is a Dutch toponymic surname. The name is a contraction of ''van der schuren'', meaning "from the barn(s)". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Some variant forms are '''', ''Verschure'', '''' and ''Verschuuren''. Notable people with the surname include: * Annette Verschuren, Canadian businesswoman * |
Verschueren
Verschueren is a Dutch language, Dutch-language toponymic surname common in Belgium. The name is a contraction of ''van der schueren'', meaning "from the barn(s)". at familienaam.be Forms more common in the Netherlands are ''Verschuren'' and ''Verschuur''. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolph Verschueren (1922–2004), Belgian racing cyclist *Arno Verschueren (born 1997), Belgian football defender *Denis Verschueren (1897–1954), Belgian racing cyclist * (1928–1995), Belgian jazz musician and composer *Femke Verschueren (born 2000), Belgian singer *Frans Verschueren (born 1962), Belgian racing cyclist *Jolien Verschueren (1990–2021), Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist *Lisa Verschueren (born 1995), Belgian artistic gymnast *Marcel Verschueren (1928–2008), Belgian racing cyclist *Michel Verschueren (1931–2022), Belgian football manager *Pat ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
