Walle H . J. Nauta
Walle is a surname of Norwegian and German origin, which is a variant of the surname Wall. Wall in turn is a topographic name, which meant a person who lived by a defensive or stone-built wall.''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Wall Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016. The name Walle may refer to: *Armando Walle (born 1978), American politician *August Walle-Hansen (1877–1964), Norwegian businessman *Brianna Walle (born 1984), American cyclist *Hans Jørgen Walle-Hansen (1912–2012), Norwegian businessman *Margot Walle (1921–1990), Norwegian pair skater Other uses *Walle (Winsen), a village in Germany *Walle Plough, a 4,000 year old plough *Walle, an urban district in Bremen, Germany See also *Van de Walle *Wall (surname) *''WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wall (surname)
Wall is a surname. List People with the surname include: *Alfred Wall (composer) (1875–1936), British violinist and composer *Alfred M. Wall (1889–1957), British trade unionist and political activist *Anita Wall (born 1940), Swedish actress *Annie Russell Wall (1859-1942), American author *Anthony Wall (born 1975), English golfer *Anthony Wall (film-maker) (active 1980–2008), English documentary film maker *Anthony Wall (RAF officer) (1888–1989), British pilot *Art Wall Jr. (1923–2011), American golfer *Barbara Wall (born 1948), Australian squash player *Brad Wall (born 1965), Canadian politician *Carol Wall (born circa 1953), Canadian politician *C. T. C. Wall (born 1936), British mathematician *Daniel E. Wall (active since 1995), American civil servant *Derek Wall (active since 1979), British politician *Donald Dines Wall (1921–2000), American mathematician *Donne Wall (born 1967), American baseballer *Drury Wall (1874–?) American politician *Ella Lillian Wall Van Le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Topographic Name
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of any geographical feature, and full scope of the term also includes proper names of all cosmographical features. In a more specific sense, the term ''toponymy'' refers to an inventory of toponyms, while the discipline researching such names is referred to as ''toponymics'' or ''toponomastics''. Toponymy is a branch of onomastics, the study of proper names of all kinds. A person who studies toponymy is called ''toponymist''. Etymology The term toponymy come from grc, τόπος / , 'place', and / , 'name'. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' records ''toponymy'' (meaning "place name") first appearing in English in 1876. Since then, ''toponym'' has come to replace the term ''place-name'' in professional discourse among geographers. Toponym ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Armando Walle
Armando Lucio Walle Jr. (born March 7, 1978) is a representative in the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 140th district in Houston, Texas. Walle is the Deputy Floor Leader of the Texas House Democrats. Walle was named Harris County COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Czar by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Early life and education Walle was born and raised in Houston; he was the oldest of five children. While in high school, Walle worked at a taquería and interned for Houston City Council, Houston Councilwoman Carol Mimms Galloway. Walle also played football in middle school and high school, and credits his football coach as a major inspiration for his desire to be a role model. Walle graduated from MacArthur High School and earned a B.S. in political science from the University of Houston. Armando is married to Debbie Dimas Walle, and has one son, Armando Pedro Walle. As of 2013, Walle was pursuing a J.D. from the University of Houston. Texas House of Representatives W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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August Walle-Hansen
August Walle-Hansen (16 January 1877 – 1964) was a Norwegian businessperson. After middle school and commerce school, he was hired in the family company Brødrene Hansen in 1893. He was a son of Jørgen Hansen, who had founded the company together with two brothers in 1864. August's brother Thomas Walle-Hansen was also hired. He was a board member of Forsikringsselskapet Viking and supervisory council member of Den norske Creditbank, Grand Hotel (Oslo), Grand Hotel and Norsk Hotelcompagnie. He was a member of the gentlemen's skiing club SK Fram (Oslo), SK Fram from 1891, and received honorary membership in 1964. He died later the same year. References 1877 births 1964 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo SK Fram members {{Norway-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brianna Walle
Brianna Walle (born April 25, 1984) is an American former racing cyclist. Major results ;2013 : 10th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2014 : 1st Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska ::1st Sprints classification ::1st Stage 5 : 7th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2015 : 2nd Overall San Dimas Stage Race ::1st Sprints classification ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Criterium, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic : 5th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour : 6th Overall Tour of the Gila : 9th Overall La Route de France : 9th Chrono Gatineau : 10th Philadelphia Cycling Classic ;2016 : 4th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race : 4th Overall Tour of the Gila : 5th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic : 5th Philadelphia Cycling Classic : 8th Chrono Gatineau Chrono Gatineau is an elite women's professional one-day time trial held in Canada and is currently rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 1.1 race. In the same week, the Grand Prix Cycli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hans Jørgen Walle-Hansen
Hans Jørgen Kåre Strugstad Walle-Hansen (6 April 1912 – 26 November 2012) was a Norwegian businessperson. He finished his secondary education in 1930 and graduated from Kristiania Commerce School in 1931. After studies in Heidelberg and Munich he took the cand.oecon. degree in 1934. In 1935 he was hired in the family company Brødrene Hansen, where he became partner in 1941. He was board member of the employers' association ''Manufakturgrossistenes Landsforening'', chair of Oslo Chamber of Commerce and a supervisory council member of Forsikringsselskapet Norden Forsikringsselskapet Norden was a general insurance company based in Norway. It was founded as ''Brandforsikringsselskabet Norden'' on 4 April 1867, and began operating on 2 September the same year. Its first offices were located in ''Karl Johans ... (deputy) and Forsikringsselskapet Viking. In 2012 he celebrated his 100th birthday. References 1912 births 2012 deaths Norwegian businesspeople Norwegia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Margot Walle
Margot Sofie Walle (11 November 1921 – 26 February 1990) was a Norwegian pair skater. She competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ..., where she placed 10th with partner Allan Fjeldheim. She was Norwegian pairs champion in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949. Results (with Allan Fjeldheim) References External links * 1921 births 1990 deaths Norwegian female pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Norway Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian women {{Norway-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Walle (Winsen)
Walle is a village and ''Ortschaft'' (municipal division) of the municipality of Winsen (Aller) in Celle district, Lower Saxony, on the Lüneburg Heath in Germany. December 2020. Geography Walle lies on a country road between Winsen (Aller) and on the southern perimeter of the in . A for ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Walle Plough
The Walle Plough (german: Pflug von Walle) is an ancient plough discovered in 1927 by peat cutters outside Walle, near Aurich, East Frisia (Germany). It is one of the oldest known ploughs found in Europe. Location and discovery The plough was discovered on 9 July 1927 by Jann Hanßen and his son Heye at the bottom edge of a deep layer of peat. As a reward, Hanßen received , which he had to share with the landowner, a man called Weinstock. Extent of excavation The ploughbeam is made from a single oak branch approximately long. The ploughshare originally measured about . The handle is set in a rectangular opening of the share and stabilised by additional wedges. The front part of the share is missing, because the plough had been accidentally cut into several pieces by its finders. Pollen samples were taken in 1927 for palynological analysis. This showed that the plough dates to the Early Bronze Age at the earliest. Since it represents a fairly developed form of the scratch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. With about 570,000 inhabitants, the Hanseatic city is the 11th largest city of Germany and the second largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg. Bremen is the largest city on the River Weser, the longest river flowing entirely in Germany, lying some upstream from its mouth into the North Sea, and is surrounded by the state of Lower Saxony. A commercial and industrial city, Bremen is, together with Oldenburg and Bremerhaven, part of the Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region, with 2.5 million people. Bremen is contiguous with the Lower Saxon towns of Delmenhorst, Stuhr, Achim, Weyhe, Schwanewede and Lilienthal. There is an exclave of Bremen in Bremerhaven, the "Citybremian Overseas Port ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |