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Willemsen (other)
Willemsen may refer to: * August Willemsen (1936–2007), Dutch translator of Portuguese and Brazilian literature *Daniël Willemsen (born 1975), Dutch sidecarcross rider and nine times World Champion *Elfje Willemsen (born 1985), Belgian bobsledder who has competed since 2007 * Madeline Willemsen (1915–1982), Puerto Rican actress and comedian * Marcel Willemsen (born 1977), Dutch sidecarcross passenger and 1999 World Champion * Mike Willemsen (born 1996), Dutch DJ, record producer, musician *Roger Willemsen (1955–2016), German author, essayist and TV presenter See also *Willems *Willemse * Wilhelmsen * Willemsens *Williamson (other) Williamson may refer to: Places *Williamson, Arizona *Williamson, Georgia *Williamson, Illinois *Williamson, Iowa *Williamson, New York, a town in Wayne County, New York. *Williamson (CDP), New York, a hamlet and census-designated place in Wayne C ... {{surname Dutch-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Willemsen
August Willemsen (16 June 1936 in Amsterdam – 29 November 2007 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch translator of Portuguese and Brazilian literature. He also published essays, diaries and letters. Willemsen was known for his powerful use of the Dutch language and his flawless style. Biography After completing his secondary education in Amsterdam, Willemsen enrolled at the Conservatorium to study the piano. He decided, however, that literature was his first choice and, at a relatively late age, he began studying Portuguese. His translations of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa gained him recognition as a leading translator. In 1983 his translations were awarded the . In 1986 he received the for ''Braziliaanse brieven''. Till his death on 29 November 2007, Willemsen was working on translating Pessoa's entire oeuvre. Limited bibliography * ''Braziliaanse brieven'', letters from Willemsen, who lived in Brazil at the time of writing, to his friends. He writes about the country, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniël Willemsen
Daniël Johan Nico Willemsen (born 7 May 1975 in Lochem, Gelderland) is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and ten times World Champion. Willemsen is the most successful rider in sidecarcross history, winning the title ten times, in 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship nine times, winning it last in 2008 and the Belgian championship twice. For his success in motor sport he was made a member of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 2005. His home town Lochem also has named a street after him in 2005. He is the most successful World Championship sidecarcross rider and his ten titles place him seventh, as of 2011, in the all-time FIM World Champions list, with Giacomo Agostini with 15 titles at the top. In 2007, he took part in the Dakar Rally, finishing tenth in the solo motorcycle class. To make up for the canceled Dakar Rally 2008, he took part in the Tuareq Rally in March/April 2008, winning the race. Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfje Willemsen
Elfje Willemsen (born 11 January 1985 in Turnhout) is a Belgian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. Bobsledding career Willemsen finished 18th in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York. She qualified with the national bobsleigh team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Together with Eva Willemarck she reached 14th place in the Two-woman bob competition. In 2014, she participated at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where she and Hanna Mariën Hanna Emilie Mariën (born 16 May 1982) is a Belgian retired athlete and bobsledder. As a sprinter, Mariën specialized in the 200 metres and won gold in the relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Mariën later became a bobsleigher, competing f ... ended sixth in the two woman bob. Other athletics Before her career as bobsledder, Willemsen competed as a javelin thrower. References External links * * 1985 births Living people Belgian female javelin throwers Belgian female bobsledde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeline Willemsen
Madeline Willemsen (September 28, 1915 - May 9, 1982) was an actress and comedian, born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to a Dutch father and a Puerto Rican mother. She was the first cousin of Lucy Boscana, considered by some Puerto Rican theater critics to be the finest Puerto Rican actress of all time. Her full name was Madeline Willemsen Bravo, and her maternal family was of Jewish origin. She lived in Mexico and studied acting in the United States, and worked for some time as a teacher in her hometown, when she returned to Puerto Rico. She used to cause scandals with her neighbours, smoking publicly, when it was not well seen for women. She started working in radio soap operas during the 1950s, especially in the Puerto Rican public radio station. When commercial television started operating on the island, her well-bred looks assured her a position as a leading lady. She was also a competent scriptwriter. She was in "Rappaccini's Daughter" on PBS's ''American Short Stories'' in 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Willemsen
Marcel Willemsen (born 28 May 1977 in Lochem, Gelderland) is a Dutch sidecarcross passenger and 1999 World Champion. Marcel won the 1999 world championship as the passenger for his older brother, the seven times world champion Daniël Willemsen. After this, he left his brothers team and started racing as a sidecarcross driver himself, competing in the Dutch and the world championship. Willemsen is married and has three children, living in Lochem. In 2007 he announced that 2008 would be his last season as a GP rider, retiring from the international competition but took part in a limited number of races in the following seasons and raced a full season again in 2012. Sidecarcross world championship results Marcel started racing with his brother Daniël in the world championship in 1995. As a passenger, his first world championship race was the Dutch GP in Markelo on 24 September 1995, which is the only one he raced in that season. The two brothers quickly improved and the next seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Williams (DJ)
Mike Willemsen (; born ), better known by his stage name Mike Williams, is a Dutch DJ, record producer, musician, and remixer. He is best known for working with Tiësto and as an artist of Spinnin' Records, who recognised him as an "artist of the future". He is regarded as one of the pioneers of the future bounce genre, an emerging subgenre of future house, alongside Dutch DJs Justin Mylo, Brooks and Mesto. Biography Early life Willemsen was born on November 27, 1996. He started playing the piano as a child at the age of 6. When he grew a little older, he learned sight-reading during his piano lessons but would rather devise, make and play his own songs. Afterwards, he quit his lessons and started working on a laptop with an amplifier and his father's speakers. At the age of 12, he learned to DJ and produced his first dance track. At 14, he performed as a DJ in a club for 500 people, and after that was regularly booked for gigs. He lives with his sister Michelle, a news reporter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Willemsen
Roger Willemsen (15 August 1955 – 7 February 2016) was a German author, essayist and TV presenter. Biography Willemsen was born and passed his Abitur in Bonn. He studied German philology (Germanistik), philosophy and history of art in Bonn, Munich and Vienna and was awarded a scholarship by the Evangelisches Studienwerk. He did his postgraduate studies on Robert Musil and received his PhD. He started his TV career in 1991 as head interviewer at ''0137'', a daily talkshow and signature programme at newly founded German pay-TV ''Premiere''. He performed about 1.000 interviews, including some with imprisoned members of the Red Army Faction, a fugitive bank robber, a leftover cosmonaut in space station MIR and a cannibal. He also interviewed Audrey Hepburn, Jesse Jackson, Yasser Arafat, Lech Wałęsa, Dame Edna Everage and Madonna (entertainer), Madonna. Driven by Willemsen, the show won numerous prestigious awards. Willemsen was praised for his intellect, charm and wit. 1994 Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willems
Willems is a patronymic surname of Dutch origin, equivalent to Williams. In 2008, it was the 6th most common surname in Belgium (18,604 peopleand in 2007 it was the 39th most common surname in the Netherlands (17,042 people People with this surname * Daniel Willems (1956–2016), Belgian road cyclist * Dirk Willems (d. 1569), Dutch anabaptist martyr * Edgar Willems (1890–1978), Belgian artist and musician * Eddy Willems (b. 1962), Belgian security expert * (1905–1997), German-American sociologist and ethnologist * Florent Joseph Marie Willems (1823–1905), Belgian painter * Frederik Willems (b. 1979), Belgian road cyclist * Gerard Willems (b. 1946), Dutch-born Australian pianist * Gladys Willems (b. 1977), Belgian archer * Hans Willems (b. 1934), Dutch Olympic sailor * Henri Willems (1899–?), Belgian bobsledder * Jan Willems a.k.a. Yankey Willems (died 1688), Dutch buccaneer * Jan Camiel Willems (1939–2013), Belgian mathematician * Jan Frans Willems (1793–1846), Flem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willemse
Willemse is a Dutch language, Dutch patronymic surname (Willem's son), equivalent to English Williams (surname), Williams and Williamson (surname), Williamson. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. It may refer to: *Ashwin Willemse (born 1981), South African rugby player * (born 1983), Dutch ice hockey player *Cornelius Willemse (1871-1942), Dutch-born New York policeman *Damian Willemse (born 1992), South African rugby player *Hein Willemse (born 1957), South African literary critic and poet *Herman Willemse (1934–2021), Dutch marathon swimmer *Laurance Willemse (born 1962), South African cricket umpire *Laurien Willemse (born 1962) Dutch field hockey player *Mike Willemse (born 1993), South African rugby player *Nathaniel Willemse (born 1985), South African-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmsen
Wilhelmsen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arne Wilhelmsen (1929–2020), Norwegian businessman *Frederick Wilhelmsen (1923–1996), American philosopher and professor in the Thomist tradition *Lars Wilhelmsen (born 1946), Norwegian civil servant *Thorvald Wilhelmsen (1912–1996), Norwegian long-distance runner, specialized in the 10,000 metres * Tom Wilhelmsen (born 1983), former Major League Baseball relief pitcher *Unni Wilhelmsen (born 1971), Norwegian singer, songwriter and musician See also *Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, privately owned Norwegian/Swedish shipping company *Wilh. Wilhelmsen (WWH) is a global maritime industry group, headquartered in Lysaker, Norway *Willemsen (other) *Williamson (other) Williamson may refer to: Places *Williamson, Arizona *Williamson, Georgia *Williamson, Illinois *Williamson, Iowa *Williamson, New York, a town in Wayne County, New York. *Williamson (CDP), New York, a hamlet and census-designated pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willemsens
Willemsens may refer to: *Abraham Willemsens ( 1605–1610–1672), a Flemish painter * Lodewijk Willemsens (1630–1702), a Flemish sculptor See also *Willems *Willemse * Willemsen *Wilhelmsen Wilhelmsen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arne Wilhelmsen (1929–2020), Norwegian businessman *Frederick Wilhelmsen (1923–1996), American philosopher and professor in the Thomist tradition *Lars Wilhelmsen (born 1946), N ... {{surname Dutch-language surnames Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williamson (other)
Williamson may refer to: Places *Williamson, Arizona *Williamson, Georgia *Williamson, Illinois *Williamson, Iowa *Williamson, New York, a town in Wayne County, New York. *Williamson (CDP), New York, a hamlet and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York. *Williamson, West Virginia *Williamson County, Illinois *Williamson County, Tennessee *Williamson County, Texas People *Williamson (surname) Other uses *'' Williamson v. Lee Optical Co.'', a 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case *Williamson amplifier, a type of push-pull audio amplifier with low distortion first designed in 1947 *Williamson Road Junior Public School, an elementary school in Toronto, Ontario *Williamson ether synthesis, one of the most common methods for preparing ethers See also *Williams (other) *Williamston (other) *Williamstown (other) *Justice Williamson (other) *Wilson (other) Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
