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Van Den Hoek
Van den Hoek is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the corner". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Variations on the name include Van Hoek, Van der Hoek, Van den Hoeck, Van den Hoecke, and concatenated forms of these. The surname is a contraction of "Van der Hoek". People with these surnames include: ;Van den Hoek * Aad van den Hoek (born 1951), Dutch racing cyclist * |
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] |
Gaspar Van Den Hoecke
Gaspar van den Hoecke (c. 1585–after 1648) was a Flemish Baroque painter of small devotional cabinet pieces in the manner of Frans Francken II. His sons Robert and Jan van den Hoecke were also painters. Van den Hoecke, who studied under Juliaan Teniers, became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1603. His early works continue Mannerist tendencies that were still popular at the beginning of the seventeenth century, but later the influences of Peter Paul Rubens and Caravaggism The Caravaggisti (or the "Caravagesques") were stylistic followers of the late 16th-century Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio. His influence on the new Baroque style that eventually emerged from Mannerism was profound. Caravaggio never establishe ... are noticeable in his paintings. Recently the painting 'Kruisafname' was offered for sale via the art reseller Kunstkringloop. With an asking price of 12,000 the painting is the most expensive painting ever to be offered for sale online in the Nethe ... [...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] |
Hoek (other)
Hoek, corner in Dutch, may refer to: ; the name of several villages in the Netherlands: * Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland), near Rotterdam * Hoek, Zeeland, near Terneuzen * Hoek, Gelderland ; People * Hoek (surname), Dutch surname * Van den Hoek (other), Dutch surname Other *Hoek Glacier Hoek Glacier () is a glacier flowing into Dimitrov Cove northeast of Veshka Point on the northwest coast of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, southward of the Llanquihue Islands. It was charted by the British Graham ..., Antarctic glacier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoek (surname)
Hoek is a Dutch surname. It may have a patronymic origin, as ''Hoek'' was a West Frisian form of the name Hugo. It can also be a shortened form of names like Van den Hoek ("from the corner"). at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands People with the surname include: Hoek * Evert Hoek (born 1933), South African-Canadian geotechnical engineer * Frans Hoek (born 1956), Dutch football goalkeeper and coach * (1878–1951), German pioneering ski mountaineer, namesake of the * |
Lotte Van Hoek
Lotte van Hoek (born 8 August 1991) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2015 and 2018, for the Feminine Cycling Team and . See also * List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders Listed below are the UCI Women's Teams that compete in 2015 women's road cycling events organized by the International Cycling Union ( UCI), including the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup. Teams overview The country designation of each team is de ... References External links * 1991 births Living people Dutch female cyclists People from Heusden Cyclists from North Brabant 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Van Hoek
John Van Hoek (born 11 December 1952) is an Australian judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1952 births Living people Australian male judoka Olympic judoka for Australia Judoka at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Van Den Hoecke
Robert van den Hoecke (30 November 1622 in Antwerp – 1668 in Bergues-Saint-Winoc) was a Flemish painter, engraver and architect. He is principally known for his panoramic battle scenes as well as his landscape paintings. A single still life by his hand is known. After training and starting his career in Antwerp, the artist moved to Brussels where he entered into the service of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, the governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. Following his appointment by the Archduke to the position of ''Côntroleur des fortifications pour le service de sa Maj. en Flandre'' (Controller of fortifications in the service of his Majesty in Flanders) he lived from 1661 until his death in 1668 in Bergues-Saint-Winoc. Life Robert van den Hoecke was born in Antwerp as the son of the painter Gaspar van den Hoecke and Margaretha Misson (also known as Margriet Musson).Frans Jozef Peter Van den Branden, ''Geschiedenis der Antwerpsche schilderschool'', Antwerpen, 1883, p. 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Van Den Hoecke
Jan van den Hoecke ( – 1651) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and designer of wall tapestries. He was one of the principal assistants in Rubens' studio in the 1630s. He later traveled to Italy where he resided for a decade in Rome. He subsequently worked as a court painter in Vienna and Brussels. Jan van den Hoecke was a versatile artist who created portraits as well as history and allegorical paintings.Matthias Depoorter, ''Jan van den Hoecke'' at Barok in Vlaanderen Life 
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (V&R) is a scholarly publishing house based in Göttingen, Germany. It was founded in 1735 by (1700-1750) in connection with the establishment of the Georg-August-Universität in the same city. After Abraham Vandenhoeck's death in 1750, his English-born widow, Anna Vandenhoeck, née Parry (d. 1787) successfully continued the business together with Carl Friedrich Günther Ruprecht (born 1730), who had entered the business as an eighteen-year-old apprentice in 1748. At the death of Anna Vandenhoeck in 1787, Ruprecht took over the business which he led until his death in 1816, when he was succeeded by his 25-year-old son Carl August Adolf Ruprecht (1791-1861). The management of the company remained in the hands of the Ruprecht family for seven generations. The traditional core areas of the publications of V&R are Theology and Religion, History, Ancient History, Philosophy and Philology. Current production also includes schoolbooks and non-academic publi ... [...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] |
Van Der Hoek
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Van der Hoek is a surname, and may refer to: * André van der Hoek, Dutch-American computer scientist * Frans Robert Jan van der Hoek known as Roberto Vander (born 1950) Dutch-born Chilean actor and singer * Hans van der Hoek (1933–2017), Dutch footballer * Jan van der Hoek (born 1940), Dutch volleyball player * Rosalie van der Hoek (born 1994), Dutch tennis player * Zeke Vanderhoek, American teacher and entrepreneur See also * Van den Hoek Van den Hoek is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the corner". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
