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Wijnants
Wijnands, Wynants and variants are Dutch patronymic surnames, meaning son of Wijnand (also spelled Wijnant, Winand, and, in Afrikaans, Wynand). Among more common variant spellings in the Low CountriesNumbers given are individuals in the Netherlands in 2007 + in Belgium in 200/ref> are ''Wijnands'' (3442 + 108), ''Wynants'' (28 + 1985), ''Wijnants'' (429 + 1143), ''Wynant'' (<5 + 554), ''Wijnant'' (38 + 268), and ''Wijnand'' (280 + 13). The form ''Winant'' is more common in the United States. Surname People with these surnames include:Wijnands * Ad Wijnands (born 1959), Dutch racing cyclist * (1945–1993), Dutch botanistWijnants * (1632–1684buried 1684), Dutch painter *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Wijnants
Jan Jansz Wijnants (alternatively Wynants) (1632 – buried 23 January 1684) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography He was born in Haarlem, the son of a Catholic art dealer also named Jan Wijnants.Jan Wijnants in the After his mother's death, his father remarried Maria Jans van Stralen, widow of Jasper Jaspersz van Heemskerck, and mother of the painter Egbert Jaspersz van Heemskerck, making Wijnants and Van Heemskerck stepbrothers. Wijnants was active in Haarlem until 1660, after which he moved to Amsterdam. He died in |
Sarah Wijnants
Sarah Wijnants (born 13 October 1999) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for Anderlecht and the Belgium women's national football team (also known as the Belgian Red Flames). Club career Wijnants started her career at the youth of NS Tervuren. She transfers in 2014 to Standard Liège. The season after she joined Standard Liège she made her first UEFA Champions League debut on 10 October 2015 against Frankfurt. The game was lost with 6–0. In the season 2015–16 She played in Super League as in the First Division and Standard won in both leagues the championship title. At the end of season 2016–17 Wijnants left Stander Liège to play for Anderlecht. International career Wijnants played her first game with the Flames U15 on 26 March 2014 against the Netherlands. The game was lost 0–6. The same year, she played for the Flames U16 and U17. She made her first cap for the U16 on a tournament in Magglingen, Switzerland against Croatia. The game was won 0–4. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Wijnants
Olaf Wijnants (born 14 September 1948 in The Hague) is a Dutch actor, who has been active in Film and Television since 1971. Wijnants is best known in The Netherlands for appearing in several successful Dutch Television programmes such as ''Swiebertje'', ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'', '' Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon'' and '' Kinderen geen bezwaar''. Although he is probably best remembered for his voice over work, having dubbed the characters Asterix, Big Bird (in ''Sesame Street'') and The Mayor (in '' The Powerpuff Girls'') for the Dutch audience. Wijnants has also dubbed Asterix for the UK audience in the 1999 film '' Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar''. Wijnants also works as a voice over artist on television and radio stations and is the voice of the ''Royal Dutch Touring Club The Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB (), known simply as ANWB (), is a travelers' association in the Netherlands, supporting all modes of travel. It provides test reports, travel services and roadside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Wijnants (cyclist)
Jan Wijnants (born 8 September 1958) is a Belgian former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References External links * 1958 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Antwerp {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Wijnants
Ludwig Wijnants (born 4 July 1956, in Veerle) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1979 :Harelbeke - Poperinge - Harelbeke :Zwijndrecht ;1980 :Putte-Mechelen ;1981 :Budingen :GP Frans Verbeeck :Ronde van Limburg ;1982 :Omloop Leiedal ;1983 :Booischot ;1984 :Ninove ;1985 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 7 :Herselt ;1986 :Herk-de-Stad :Houtem :Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Waver ;1987 :Putte-Mechelen ;1991 :Grand Prix Adri van der Poel The Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel is a cyclo-cross race held in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, which is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. The race is named after former cyclo-cross world champion Adrie van der Poel Adrie van der Poel (born 17 ... External links * * Belgian male cyclists 1956 births Living people Belgian Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Antwerp Province People from Laakdal {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winans (other)
Winans may refer to: Gospel music group * The Winans, an American gospel music quartet * The Winans family of musicians, related to The Winans, including: ** The family patriarch, Pop Winans (1934-2009) ** Angie & Debbie, a duo of Winans family members ** Benjamin "BeBe" Winans (born 1962) ** Priscilla "CeCe" Winans (born 1964) ** BeBe & CeCe Winans, a duo of the preceding two Winans family members ** Deborah Joy Winans (born 1983) ** Juan Winans (born 1981) ** Mario Winans (born 1974) ** Marvin Winans (born 1958) ** Marvin Winans Jr (born 1979) ** Ronald Winans (1956-2005) ** Vickie Winans (born 1953) Other people with the surname ''Winans'' * A. D. Winans (born 1936), American poet * Ada Winans, American opera singer who married Russian diplomat Peter Troubetzkoy * Allan Winans (born 1995), American baseball player * Edwin B. Winans (1826-1894), Governor of Michigan * Edwin B. Winans (1869-1947), U. S. Army general * Fonville Winans (1911-1992), American photographer * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wijnen
Wijnen or Wynen is a Dutch patronymic surname. The given name ''Wijn'' is a now rare short form of names like Boudewijn and Wijnand. The patronym has a large number of variants, including ''Weijnen'', ''Wienen'', ''Wijn'', ''Wijne'', ''Wijns'', ''Wynen'', and ''Wyns''. The name Van Wijnen is possibly a toponymic surname instead, indicating an origin in ''Wijnen'', either a former hamlet near Nistelrode in North Brabant or a Dutch name for the town Guînes in Northern France. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with these names include: Wijnen/Wynen * (1921–2001), Dutch East Indies ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winant Sidle
Winant Sidle (September 7, 1916, in Springfield, Ohio – March 15, 2005, in Southern Pines, North Carolina) was a major general in the United States Army. Biography Sidle was born on September 7, 1916, in Springfield, Ohio, and was raised in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1938 and obtained a master's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1949. Sidle married Anne Brown in 1942. They had five children. He died on March 15, 2005, in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and is interred with Anne at Arlington National Cemetery. Career Sidle originally joined the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in 1940. During World War II, he served in a number of battles, including Operation Shingle. Following the war, he joined the regular Army and served in the Korean War. During the Vietnam War, he was the Chief of Information for the Army in Saigon , population_density_km2 = 4,292 , population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2 , populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten Wynants
Maarten Wynants (born 13 May 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2021 for the , and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Hasselt, Wynants was awarded the Combativity award, given to a rider judged to have showed exceptional attacking spirit during the race, following Stage 1 of the 2010 Tour de France on 4 July. Attacking in the first kilometre, he continued to lead from the front until both he and Alexandr Pliushin of were caught by the peloton just from the end of the stage. In June 2020, Wynants announced that he would retire from cycling in April 2021, after that year's Paris–Roubaix. Following the postponement of Paris–Roubaix to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, Wynants' final race occurred at the Tour of Flanders. Major results ;2004 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 10th Grand Prix de Ware ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Wynants
Milton Ariel Wynants Vázquez (born March 29, 1972 in Paysandú) is a racing cyclist from Uruguay, who was affiliated with the Veloz Club Sanducero. Wynants competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country (From Atlanta 1996 to Beijing 2008). He won the silver medal in the men's points race at his second Olympic appearance, in Sydney, Australia (2000), the first Olympic medal for Uruguay in 36 years and the only one since. He has collected medals at each Pan American Games between 1995 and 2007: silver at the Points Race that edition, bronze at the Points Race in 1999, gold at the Points Race and Individual Road Race in 2003, and bronze at the Points Race in 2007. Wynants competed with Tomás Margalef Tomás Margalef (born in Paysandú 17 November 1977) is an Uruguayan cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in ... in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Wynants
Pierre Wynants (born 5 March 1939) is a Belgian chef. He owned and led the ''Comme chez Soi'' restaurant in Brussels. Under his ownership, the restaurant held three Michelin stars from 1979 until 2006. In 2004, he created the menu of the '' Ostend Queen'' establishment. This restaurant received a rather good review in the 2005 Benelux edition Michelin restaurant guide (or ''Benelux Michelin Guide''), although the restaurant had not opened at the time of publication of the guide. This breach of the renowned guide's rules created quite a stir in the Belgian press, particularly in ''Le Soir''. Shortly after this scandal, the managers of the France-based restaurant guide recalled all fifty thousand copies of the newly published guide. In 2007 he passed over control of Comme chez Soi to his son-in-law Lionel Rigolet. See also * Belgian cuisine Belgian cuisine is widely varied with significant regional variations, while also reflecting the cuisines of neighbouring France ... [...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] |
