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Zeegers
Zegers is a Dutch-language and German-language patronymic surname (son of Zeger). Notable persons with the name Zegers or variant Zeegers include: * Afrodite Zegers (born 1991), Greek born Dutch competitive sailor * Antonia Zegers (born 1972), Chilean actress * Gerard Zegers (1591–1651), Flemish painter, art collector and art dealer * Isidora Zegers (1803–1869), Spanish artist and composer * Jacobus Zegers (died 1644), printer in Leuven * Jacques Zegers (born 1947), Belgian singer * Kevin Zegers (born 1984), Canadian actor * Kristoffer Zegers (born 1973), Dutch composer * Margriet Zegers (born 1954), Dutch field hockey player * Nicholas Tacitus Zegers ( 1495–1559), Flemish biblical exegete ;Zeegers * Bram Zeegers (1949–2007), Dutch lawyer * Guus Zeegers (1906–1978), Dutch middle-distance runner * Jan Zeegers (1902–1978), Dutch middle-distance runner See also * Segers * Seghers * Seegers Seegers is a patronymic surname. Notable persons with that name include: * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Zeegers
Bram Zeegers (15 March 1949, in Amsterdam – 9 October 2007, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch lawyer. Zeegers was a key witness in the 2007 murder and extortion trial of suspected crime boss Willem Holleeder. Holleeder was on trial for the 17 May 2004 murder of Dutch real estate businessman Willem Endstra. Holleeder is also suspected of blackmailing several other businessmen. Zeegers testified in court over two days that Holleeder and his associates had extorted millions of dollars from Endstra between 2000 and 2004. He also testified about the tense relationship between Holleeder and Endstra before the latter's 2004 murder. Holleeder had maintained that he and Endstra had an amicable relationship. Death Bram Zeegers was found dead in his Amsterdam apartment, less than one week after he had testified at Holleeder's trial. The sudden and unexpected death of Zeegers led to speculation that he may have been murdered and received much coverage in the Dutch media. However, Zeegers was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Zeegers
Jan Zeegers (28 March 1902 – 29 November 1978) was a Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was an older brother of middle-distance runner Guus Zeegers Guus Zeegers (25 January 1906 – 26 February 1978) was a Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the .... References External links * 1902 births 1978 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Dutch male middle-distance runners Dutch male long-distance runners Dutch male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guus Zeegers
Guus Zeegers (25 January 1906 – 26 February 1978) was a Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... He was a younger brother of middle-distance runner Jan Zeegers. References External links * 1906 births 1978 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Dutch male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seegers
* Zeegers
Seegers is a patronymic surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Doug Seegers, American guitarist and songwriter * Rainer Seegers (born 1952), German percussionist and timpanist * Wendy Seegers (born 1976), South African athlete * William Seegers (1900–2007), American soldier See also * Segers Segers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The mostly archaic Dutch given names Seger, Segher, Sieger and Zegher derive from Germanic Sigi- and -her, meaning "victorious lord". References {{surname Patronymic surnames ...[...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] |
Margriet Zegers
Inge Margriet Zegers-de Ruiter (born 29 April 1954) is a retired Dutch field hockey defender, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... From 1980 to 1984 she played 55 international matches and scored no goals. She is married to Olympic freestyle skier Michiel de Ruiter. References External links * 1954 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Heerenveen Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seghers
Seghers is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Anna Seghers (1900–1983), German writer * Anne-Marie Seghers (1911–2012), French tennis player * Armand Seghers (1926–2005), Belgian footballer * Carroll Seghers II (1924–2004), American photographer * Charles John Seghers (1839–1886), Belgian clergyman and missionary * Daniel Seghers (1590–1661), Flemish Jesuit and painter * Emilius Seghers (1855–1927), Belgian bishop * Gerard Seghers (1591–1651), Flemish painter * Hercules Seghers ( 1589 – c. 1638), Dutch painter and printmaker * Jean Seghers, Belgian racewalker * Pierre Seghers (1906–1987), French poet and editor * Samuel Seghers (born 1994), Papua New Guinean swimmer See also ; Related surnames: * Seger * Seeger Seeger is the surname of various people. Etymology ''Seeger'' is one of the variant forms of ''Seagar'', a surname of Middle English origin based on the given name ''Segar'', which was formed from Old English ''sæ'' ("sea") an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segers
Segers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The mostly archaic Dutch given names Seger, Segher, Sieger and Zegher derive from Germanic Sigi- and -her, meaning "victorious lord". an Sieger at the database of Dutch given names. People with the surname Segers include * Carlos Segers (1900–1967), Argentine astronomer * (born 1978), American actor * |
Nicholas Tacitus Zegers
Nicholas Tacitus Zegers (c.1495 – 25 August 1559) was a Flemish Franciscan biblical exegete. Life He was born either at Diest or Brussels during the latter half of the fifteenth century; After receiving an education at Leuven, he entered the Franciscan Order, joining the Province of Cologne; at the division for that province; he was assigned to the Low German Province. Coming under the influence of Francis Titelmans, professor of exegesis in the convent of Leuven, he devoted himself to the study of Scriptures. He succeeded Titelmann in the chair of exegesis in 1536, which he held to 1548. After a period elsewhere, he returned to Leuven in 1558. He died at Leuven, 25 August 1559. Works In 1548 he gave up his chair to devote himself to writing. His foundation in Greek and Hebrew enabled him to exercise critical judgment on the explanation of passages of Holy Writ, a quality at that time quite rare. He opposed the reading of Erasmus on the Law of Christ from the Greek Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristoffer Zegers
Kristoffer Zegers (born 27 December 1973) is a Dutch composer. Life Zegers was born in Breda, and was taught by Gilius van Bergeijk, Jan Boerman, Martijn Padding, Clarence Barlow, Diderik Wagenaar at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Career In Zegers' music microtonal clusters are the main object. His music is about slow developments in clusters via glissandi. Because of that: his motto "''Glissandéz mes enfants, Glissandéz toujours!''" after César Franck César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was p ...: "''Moduléz mes enfants, Moduléz toujours!''". Zegers most important work is Pianophasing, composition for 20 to 60 pianos. This work is played in the United Kingdom, Australia and several places in The Netherlands. Important works *Pianophasing (2004) (Novembermus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Zegers
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
