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Wim Pel Productions
Wim is a masculine given name or a shortened form of Willem and other names and may refer to: * Wim Anderiesen (1903–1944), Dutch footballer * Wim Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politician * Wim Arras (born 1964), Belgian cyclist * Wim Blockmans (born 1945), Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University * Wim Boost (1918–2005), Dutch cartoonist * Wim Boissevain (born 1927), Australian painter * Wim Cohen (1923–2000), Dutch mathematician * Wim Cool (born 1943), Dutch politician * Wim Crouwel (1928–2019), Dutch graphic designer and typographer * Wim Crusio (born 1954), Dutch behavioral neurogeneticist * Wim De Coninck (born 1959), retired Belgian footballer * Wim De Decker (born 1982), Belgian football player * Wim De Vocht (born 1982), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Wim Deetman (born 1945), Dutch politician and statesman * Wim Delvoye (born 1965), Belgian conceptual artist * Wim Duisenberg (1935–2005), Dutch banker and politician * Wim Ebbinkhuijs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem
Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Guillaume in French, Guilherme in Portuguese, Guillermo in Spanish and Wilhelm in German. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle, Pim, Willie, Willy and Wim. Given name *Willem Cody (2007-Present), Active Serbian terrorist, Leader of the Serbian World Republic, Intolerably based * Willem I (1772–1843), King of the Netherlands * Willem II (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands * Willem III (1817–1890), King of the Netherlands * Willem of the Netherlands (1840–1879), Dutch prince *Willem-Alexander (b. 1967), King of the Netherlands *Willem Aantjes (b. 1923), Dutch politician *Willem Adelaar (b. 1948), Dutch linguist *Willem Andriessen (1887–1964), Dutch pianist and composer *Willem Arondeus (1894–1943), Dutch artist and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Ebbinkhuijsen
Wim Ebbinkhuijsen (born 24 December 1939, Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch computer scientist who is considered to be one of the "fathers of COBOL". in 1979 he initiated the ''International ISO COBOL Working Group''. From 1967 he was a member, and from 1978 until 2003 he was the chairman of the ''Dutch COBOL Committee'' ("Nederlandse COBOL Commissie"). From 1998 until 2001 he was also a member of the '' NCITS/ANSI COBOL committee X3J4''. As such, he has designed and rewritten dozens parts of the current COBOL standard. He has been active for many years with Exin (''EXamenINstituut'', "Dutch examination Institute"), where he acted as member and later as chairman of the examining-board ''T2-COBOL''. He has written many books about COBOL and he wrote the first International Standard for the programming language BASIC. At October 22, 2004 he left the COBOL world after 42 years of commitment, with a valedictory symposium in the auditorium of the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. For his en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Koevermans
Wilhelmus ("Wim") Jacobus Koevermans (born 28 June 1960 in Vlaardingen, South Holland), a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany, although he didn't play under manager Rinus Michels. Koevermans played for Fortuna Vlaardingen, FC Vlaardingen, Fortuna Sittard, and FC Groningen. He ended his professional career in 1990. After that he became a football manager, who worked for clubs like NEC Nijmegen, RBC Roosendaal and MVV Maastricht. He was the International High Performance Director of the FAI until he was appointed the coach of India. He resumed his office as the Chief Coach of Indian football team on 1 July 2012. He left the post in October 2014 after India's loss against Palestine. India Wim Koevermans was the head coach of the India national football team from the period of 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Kieft
Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show ''Voetbal Inside'' A prolific goal-scorer whose main asset was his heading ability, he played for two big clubs, Ajax and PSV. He also played in Italy and France. Kieft played for the Netherlands national team, and was a member of the squad that won Euro 1988. He also represented his nation at the 1990 World Cup. Club career Born in Amsterdam, Kieft started his professional career with local AFC Ajax, making his first-team debuts on 4 May 1980 at not yet 18. Amongst his youth teammates were Frank Rijkaard, John van 't Schip, Marco van Basten and Gerald Vanenburg, as in his first two full seasons he scored at an astonishing rate, especially in 1981–82 when he netted 32 goals in as many games, being crucial as the team lifted the Eredivisie title and receiving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Kan
Willem Cornelis "Wim" Kan (15 January 1911 – 8 September 1983) was a Dutch cabaret artist. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld, he is considered to be one of the Great Three of Dutch cabaret. In 1936, he established the ABC Cabaret, which soon became one of the most successful Dutch cabaret groups, in which several artists debuted who later became famous. In 1940, the ABC Cabaret was touring the Dutch East Indies, and because of the German invasion could not return to the Netherlands. After the Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies, he was deported to camps at the Burma Railway. Because of his experiences at these camps he later agitated against Hirohito's visit to the Netherlands in 1971. Wim Kan is possibly best known as the originator of the tradition of the so-called " Oudejaarsconferences". These are performances of political cabaret on (or around) New Year's Eve, discussing the events of the past year. Wim Kan made the first oudejaarsconference in 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Jonk
Wilhelmus Maria "Wim" Jonk (born 12 October 1966) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Eerste Divisie club FC Volendam. In his career as a midfielder, he won a variety of national honours with Ajax and PSV. Abroad, he won the UEFA Cup with Inter Milan in 1994 and played in the Premier League with Sheffield Wednesday. A Dutch international with 49 caps between 1992 and 1999, he represented the team at UEFA Euro 1992 and the FIFA World Cups of 1994 and 1998, helping them come fourth at the latter. Club career Born in Volendam, Jonk started his career in amateur club RKAV Volendam, before signing for FC Volendam in 1986. A prolific scorer from midfield, he helped his club achieve promotion to the Eredivisie in 1987. Ajax signed him in 1988. At Ajax, he merged into the squad easily, scoring six goals in his debut season. He helped Ajax to the 1992 UEFA Cup Final in which he scored to help them overcome Torino. He sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Jansen
Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius Jansen (; 28 October 1946 – 25 January 2022) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a midfielder or defender, he spent most of his career at Feyenoord, winning honours including the European Cup in 1970. He earned 65 international caps with the Dutch national team and played in the teams that reached the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup finals. Jansen served in several roles at Feyenoord, including winning the KNVB Cup in consecutive seasons as manager in the early 1990s. He also won the Scottish Premier Division at Celtic in 1997–98. Club career He spent most of his playing career with his hometown team, Feyenoord, between 1965 and 1980. At Feyenoord, Jansen won four League Championships, one Dutch Cup, one UEFA Cup in 1974, and the European Cup in 1970 when Feyenoord defeated Celtic 2–1 in Milan. He was the captain of their 1974 team which defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 on aggregate. After a brief spell in the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Hof
Wim Hof (; born 20 April 1959), also known as The Iceman, is a Dutch motivational speaker and extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand low temperatures. He previously held a Guinness World Record for swimming under ice and prolonged full-body contact with ice, and holds a record for a barefoot half marathon on ice and snow. He attributes these feats to his Wim Hof Method (WHM), a combination of frequent cold exposure, breathing techniques and meditation. Hof has been the subject of several medical assessments and The New York Times bestselling book ''What Doesn't Kill Us'' written by investigative journalist Scott Carney. Personal life Wim Hof was born in Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands, one of nine children. Hof met his first wife Marivelle-Maria, also called “Olaya Rosino Fernandez” (born in 1960, from Basque Country, Spain) in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam in the garden of roses. She died by suicide in 1995 by jumping from an eight-story building. She was diagnose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Hesterman
Willem "Wim" Hesterman (26 November 1897, in Amsterdam – 2 December 1971, in Amstelveen) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Philippe Bouvy. He was the younger brother of Jan Hesterman and older brother of Catharina Hesterman. References 1897 births 1971 deaths Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers of the Netherlands Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Boxers from Amsterdam Dutch male boxers {{Netherlands-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Hermsen
Willem "Wim" Hermsen (born September 7, 1947 in Hilversum) is an astrophysicist and a former water polo player from the Netherlands. He finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Two of his brothers, André and Henk, also played water polo on the highest level, and represented the Netherlands in the Summer Olympics, in 1960 and 1964. Hermsen obtained a PhD from Leiden University and was a professor at the University of Amsterdam from 2004 to 2012, specializing in high-energy astrophysics High energy astronomy is the study of astronomical objects that release electromagnetic radiation of highly energetic wavelengths. It includes X-ray astronomy, gamma-ray astronomy, extreme UV astronomy, neutrino astronomy, and studies of cosmic ..., and now holds an emeritus position there. References Dutch Olympic CommitteeUvA album academicum 1947 births Living people Dutch astrophysicists Dutch male water polo players Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Henderickx
Wim Henderickx (; 17 March 196218 December 2022) was a Belgian composer of contemporary classical music. He was composer in residence at Muziektheater Transparant and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, writing operas and other stage works. His music was influenced by oriental music and philosophy. He taught composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Life and career Henderickx was born in Lier and began his music career as a jazz and rock drummer. He studied percussion and composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, graduating in percussion in 1984, and in composition in 1992 with Willem Kersters. He studied sonology at IRCAM and at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. In the 1990s he also attended the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. Henderickx was a professor of analysis, harmony and counterpoint at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp from 1986 to 1995. He taught composition, harmony and counterpoint at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Gijsen
Wim Gijsen (20 August 1933, in Zwolle – 30 October 1990) was a Dutch science fiction and fantasy writer. Biography Wim Gijsen was one of the Netherlands' most successful writers of modern science fiction and fantasy books. Previously he had been known as a writer of prose, poems, children's books and various works on meditation, vegetarianism and yoga, and translated a book on Tarot by Eden Gray Eden Gray (June 9, 1901 – January 14, 1999), was the professional name of Priscilla Pardridge, an American actress, and writer on the esoteric meanings of tarot cards and their use in fortune-telling. Life She was the daughter of Albert Jerom .... In 1980 he published his first science fiction novel ''De Eersten Van Rissan'' (''The First Ones of Rissan''). One year later the second part of the series was released: ''De Koningen Van Weleer'' (''The Kings of the Past''). He also wrote another science fiction series: ''Iskander de Dromendief'' (''Iskander the Dream Thief'') and ''Het ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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