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The Willink School
The Willink School is a comprehensive community school in Burghfield Common, Berkshire, United Kingdom. Founded in 1957, the school is co-educational and has an enrolment of 1,218 students aged 11–18. The head teacher is Peter Fry. History The school opened on 8 January 1957 as a secondary modern with an enrolment of 245. It was named after Henry George Willink (1851–1938), the former chairman of the Berkshire County Education Committee who lived in Burghfield. The school underwent significant expansion in the 1970s, and in the 1980s a leisure centre was built as part of the site. In 1996, the school became one of the first in the country (and the first in Berkshire) to be awarded Language College status. The leisure centre was expanded in 1997 to include a swimming pool. By the end of the decade, enrolment at the school had reached 789. In 2005 it had risen to 927, and had reached 1,030 by the time of the school's 2012 Ofsted inspection. In February 2023, headte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocko Willink
John Gretton "Jocko" Willink (born September 8, 1971) is an American author, podcaster, and retired United States Navy officer who served in the Navy SEALs and is a former member of SEAL Team 3. Willink's military service includes combat actions in the Iraq War, where he commanded SEAL Team 3's Task Unit Bruiser, the unit that fought in the battle against the Iraqi insurgents in Ramadi. Willink was honored with the Silver Star and Bronze Star Medal for his service. He achieved the rank of lieutenant commander. Willink co-authored the books ''Extreme Ownership'' and ''The Dichotomy of Leadership'' (with fellow retired SEAL Leif Babin) and co-founded the management consulting firm Echelon Front, LLC. Willink hosts a weekly podcast with Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner Echo Charles, called the ''Jocko Podcast''. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of San Diego. Military career After Navy recruit training and Radioman (RM) "A" School training, Willink reported to Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Willink
Sir Henry Urmston Willink, 1st Baronet, (7 March 1894 – 20 July 1973) was a British politician and public servant. A Conservative Member of Parliament from 1940, he became Minister of Health in 1943. During his time in power he was appointed Special Commissioner for those made homeless by the London Blitz and was involved with the production of the Beveridge Report. The details of the report proposed a comprehensive free healthcare system, this led to the white paper '''A National Health Service, published in 1944, suggesting the creation of such a service, which did not include the nationalisation of hospitals. Such a policy was later implemented by the Labour Party through the creation of the National Health Service which differed from the proposals suggested by Willink. At the time he claimed the nationalisation of voluntary hospitals "will destroy so much in this country that we value". Early life and wartime service Willink was born in Liverpool. He was educated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carel Willink
Albert Carel Willink (; 7 March 1900 – 19 October 1983) was a Dutch painter who called his style of Magic realism "imaginary realism". Life and career Albert Carel Willink was born on 7 March 1900 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.Carel Willink . Retrieved on 26 March 2015. He was the eldest son of the mechanic Jan Willink and Wilhelmina Altes. His father was an amateur artist who encouraged his son to paint. After briefly studying medicine, in 1918-19 Willink studied at the Technische Hogesch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Willink
Wilhelm Willink (sometimes Willem, Wilheim or Wilhem) (1750 – 1841) was a wealthy Amsterdam merchant, and one of the investors in the Holland Land Company,Evans, Paul D (1924). ''The Holland Land Company.'' Buffalo Historical Society Publications.''Historical sketch of the Village of Gowanda, N.Y. in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of its incorporation, August 8, 1898''. Buffalo, NY: The Matthews-Northrup Company, Leonard, I.R., Reprinted 1998, Salem, MA: Higginson Book Company. and the Louisiana Purchase. Biography The Willink family came from Winterswijk and belonged to the Mennonite congregation.https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Willink_family In 1775 when Willem married Hester Bierens he lived at Keizersgracht (near 268). He usually cooperated with his brother Jan (1778-1827). In 1791 they moved into a mansion at Herengracht close to Leidsegracht. At the end of the 18th century it became fashionable for Dutch businessmen and bankers to invest in the young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Willink
Sir Charles William Willink, 2nd Baronet (10 September 1929 – 10 March 2009) was an English classical scholar, teacher and baronet. He succeeded his father Sir Henry Willink to the Willink Baronetcy on his death in 1973, and was himself succeeded on his death by his son Sir Edward Daniel Willink. Life Sir Henry's eldest son, Charles won a King's Scholarship to Eton College (where he was a friend and contemporary of Douglas Hurd, and won the Newcastle Scholarship a year before him) before reading an MA and PhD in Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge. He married the artist Elizabeth Andrewes in 1954 and they had two children, Edward and Penelope. He then entered teaching, first at Marlborough College and then (from 1954 to 1984) at Eton, where he rose to housemaster. He was a specialist in ancient Greek metre and tragedy. His publications include an Oxford University Press edition of ''Orestes'' by Euripides with commentary, and numerous journal articles and reviews. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willink Baronets
The Willink Baronetcy, of Dingle Bank in the City of Liverpool, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 July 1957 for the Conservative politician and public servant Henry Willink. He served as Minister of Health from 1943 to 1945. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded in 2009. Willink baronets, of Dingle Bank (1957) * Sir Henry Urmston Willink, 1st Baronet (1894–1973) * Sir Charles William Willink, 2nd Baronet (1929–2009) *Sir Edward Daniel Willink, 3rd Baronet (born 1957) Notes References *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Willink Willink is a Dutch toponymic surname. at the |
Willink, New York
Willink, New York (sometimes "Willinck") is a former town in Western New York, United States. The name was derived from Willem Willink, one of the original investors of the Holland Land Company. Willink was originally formed in Genesee County, from the Town of Batavia in 1804, before becoming part of Niagara County in 1808. When Erie County was formed from the south part of Niagara County, Willink became the south part of that new county. Willink already had been divided to form the towns of Cambria and Clarence in 1808, Clarence forming the northern part of the yet created Erie County. New towns continued to be formed from Willink until 1818, when Holland and Wales were the last to be partitioned. The citizens of the remaining portion of Willink voted to change the town's name to Aurora, effective the same date as the formation of Holland and Wales. The village of Willink continued to exist and incorporated in 1849, but eventually was renamed East Aurora. In 1874 the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Tjeenk Willink
Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink (born 23 January 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012. Tjeenk Willink served as a Member of the Senate from 23 June 1987 until 11 March 1997 and served as President of the Senate from 11 June 1991 until 11 March 1997. He resigned both positions when he was selected as the Vice-President of the Council of State taking office on 1 July 1997 and therefore the most important advisor to Queen Beatrix Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husband ... during that time. Decorations Honorary degrees References External links ;Official *Mr.Dr. H.D. (Herman) Tjeenk WillinkParlement & Politiek *Mr.Dr. H.D. Tjeenk Willink (PvdA)Eerste Kame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilde Willink
Mathilde Willink née Maria Theodora Mathilde de Doelder (7 July 1938, Terneuzen – 25 October 1977, Amsterdam) was an Amsterdam society figure and fashion icon, married to Dutch painter Carel Willink (1900–1983) from 1969 to 1977. She often wore Fong Leng's extravagant designs. The Willinks' eccentric relationship made them a staple in the Dutch gossip columns of the time. Four months after she divorced Carel, Mathilde was found dead in her bed. The details of her death remain unclear.Vera Weterings Doelder, Maria Theodora Mathilde de in: ''Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland'', 16 February 2015 (in Dutch) References Biographies At least six biographies have been written: * Joop van Loon ''Mathilde of de bekentenissen van een Zeeuws meisje'' (Baarn 1977) * ''Zeeuws meisje'' (In De Groene Amsterdammer, 2 July 1997) * Joop van Loon ''Mathilde Willink'' (1997) * Tomas Ross Tomas Ross (Den Bommel, 16 September 1944) is a Dutch writer who is famous for his historical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Willink
Abraham Willink (13 January 1920, Drachten, Friesland – 8 February 1998, Tucumán) was a Dutch- Argentine entomologist. His main contributions were made on the Hymenopteran families Vespidae, Sphecidae and Crabronidae. He also contributed to the classification of biogeographical provinces of Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f .... His role was of great interest in the decentralization of science, especially in Entomology in Argentina. 3 Genera and 52 species has been named after him.vidCLAPS, Lucía E., Guillermo L. CLAPS & Fernando R. NAVARRO: ''Abraham Willink: impulsor de la descentralización de la entomología argentina''in: Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, versión impresa ISSN 0373-5680 Selected works *Willink, A. 1969. Las e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willink Van Collenprijs
Willink van Collenprijs (''English'': The Willink van Collen Award) is a former Dutch art award, which was awarded for the first time in 1880 by the Sociëteit Arti et Amicitiae. It was intended as an encouragement award for young artists, and was considered as a national counterpart to the Paris Salon. Its existence of more than 71 years proves the success of Amsterdam's art policy . For many of its winners, it was a valuable boost to their careers in the Dutch art world. Some of the prize winners were also recognized abroad and remain well known today. Background During the " Second Golden Age of Dutch painting", the Dutch painters enjoyed considerable arts patronage from the upper class. This can also be seen in the context of the Hague School and the School of Allebé. The Amsterdam-born painter Wilhem Ferdinand Willink van Collen (1847–1881) and his wife Anna Weber-van Bosse were great art lovers. After his death, he bequeathed a sum of 30,000 guilders to the society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
