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Dolf II
Dolf is a Dutch masculine given name, often a short form ( hypocorism) of Adolf, which may refer to: * Dolf Brouwers (1912–1997), Dutch comedian, singer, and television actor * Dolf Jansen (born 1963), comedian, presenter of the Radio 2 program ''Spijkers met Koppen'' * Dolf Joekes (1884–1962), Dutch politician * Dolf Kessler (1884–1945), Dutch football player and industrialist * Dolf van Kol (1902–1989), Dutch footballer who earned 33 caps for the Dutch national side * Dolf van der Linden (1915–1999), Dutch conductor of popular music * Dolf Luque (1890–1957), Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher * Dölf Mettler (1934–2015), Swiss yodeler, composer and painter * Dolf van der Nagel (1889–1949), Dutch amateur footballer * Dolf Rieser (1898–1983), South African born British painter, printmaker, and teacher * Dolf Roks (born 1962), former amateur footballer from The Netherlands * Dolf Sternberger (1907–1989), German philosopher and political scientist at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf Rieser
Dolf Rieser (1898–1983) was a South Africa painter, printmaker, and teacher. Early life and education Dolf Rieser was born in King William's Town, Cape Colony, and educated in Germany and Switzerland. In 1917, he studied at École Polytechnique, Zürich, obtaining a diploma in agricultural engineering, then from 1918–22 obtained a doctorate in biological science at the University of Lausanne. In 1923, he researched science at Munich University, while studying art with Hans Hoffman. Rieser studied at "Atelier 17" in Paris with British surrealist painter and printmaker Stanley William Hayter (1901–88) and Polish engraver Józef Hecht (1891–1951). In 1926, Hayter had settled in Paris, where he enrolled at the Académie Julian and studied burin engraving privately with Hecht, who also taughAnthony Gross Career Dolf Rieser joined Hayter in 1928 after he began to take his own pupils and worked through 1940 at Atelier 17 (named in 1933, after the street number of Hayter†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolph (other)
Dolph may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Dolph Briscoe (1923–2010), Governor of Texas from 1973 to 1979 * Dolph Camilli (1907–1997), American Major League Baseball player * Dolph Eckstein (1902–1963), American football player * Dolph Heinrichs (1883–1967), Australian rules footballer * Dolph Lundgren (born 1957), Swedish actor * Dolph Pulliam (born 1946), American former basketball player and television sportscaster * Dolph Schayes (1928–2015), National Basketball Association Hall of Fame player and coach * Dolph Sweet (1920–1985), American actor * Dolph van der Scheer (1909–1966), Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics Surname * Charles L. Dolph (1918–1994), American professor of mathematics * Cyrus A. Dolph (1840–1914), American businessman * John Henry Dolph (1835–1903), American painter *Joseph N. Dolph (1835–1897), U.S. Senator from Oregon from 1883 to 1895 Stage or ring name *Young Dolph (1985–2021), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf Wyllarde
Dorothy Margarette Selby Lowndes, writing as Dolf Wyllarde (3 April 1871 - 10 May 1950) was a British journalist and a writer of verse and fiction. From 1897 to 1939, she was known to publish in excess of 30 books, including novels, stories and children's literature. Numerous reviews of her work mistakenly referred to her as a male due to misunderstanding of her chosen name, with some believing it to be a pen name. She was described by one newspaper as being "one of the pioneers in the latest phase of English fiction" and as "a new power in the fiction world, a power to be reckoned with". Little is known about her private life and she died a spinster in May 1950. Early work Born on 3 April 1871 according to the 1939 England register, she was educated at King's College London. She described herself as being a London correspondent, sports editor, reporter and a paragraphist. She suffered from being overworked in 1902 and took a short visit to South Africa "for the sake of her hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dölf Wild
Dölf Wild (born 1954) is a Swiss historian, archaeologist and science writer, and works as the chief archaeologist of the city of Zürich. He is best known for his research into the building industry of medieval Zürich and for his contribution to the conservation of Switzerland's architectural heritage. Life and work Dölf Wild grew up in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, and undertook an apprenticeship as a draftsman at the company that is now SIG Sauer in Neuhausen. Later, he earned a baccalaureate at the cantonal school for adults KME in Zürich. He studied history, anthropology and art history at the University of Zurich, and in 1999 completed a thesis on ''Das Predigerkloster in Zürich. Ein Beitrag zur Architektur der Bettelorden im 13. Jahrhundert'' Since 2001, Dölf Wild has been the chief archaeologist (German: Leiter Stadtarchäologie Zürich) of the city of Zürich. Among his other duties in that role, he supervised the 2014/15 excavations at the Münsterhof plaza. Publicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf Van Der Voort Van Zijp
Adolf van der Voort van Zijp (1 September 1892 in Klambir Lima, North Sumatra, Dutch East Indies – 8 March 1978 in Monaco) was a Dutch horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Biography Born into a Dutch patrician family, he was first and foremost a military man, and like the other members of his Olympic team he served in the Dutch armed forces. At the Olympics of 1924 first Olympic games he was a lieutenant in the Second Regiment of the Huzares. Eventually he would be promoted to Inspector of the Cavalry. In the 1924 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the individual three-day event as well as in the team three-day event. Four years later he again won the gold medal in the team three-day event and placed fourth in the individual three-day event. His compatriot Charles Pahud de Mortanges was awarded the gold medal in the latter case. In May 1940 Van der Voort van Zijp fought valiantly at the bloody battle of the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf De Vries
Dolf de Vries (11 July 1937 – 5 December 2020) was a Dutch actor from The Hague. De Vries was best known for his television appearances, especially for his role as Verhulst in '' Dossier Verhulst'' (1986–87). He also appeared in several of Paul Verhoeven's best-known films, such as '' Black Book'' and ''Soldier of Orange''. In his spare time he wrote plays and travel books. He died, aged 83, at his home in The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of .... Filmography References External links * 1937 births 2020 deaths Dutch male film actors Dutch male television actors Male actors from The Hague 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf Verroen
Dolf Verroen (born 20 November 1928) is a Dutch writer of children's literature. Career Early in his career, he worked for the newspaper ''Het Vrije Volk''. Verroen made his debut in 1955 with the poetry collection ''In los verband''. His first children's book ''Het boek van Jan-Kees'', later republished as ''Paarden, van die enge grote'', was published in 1958 although he wrote the story originally between age 14 and 15. He won the Zilveren Griffel award four times: in 1979 for ''De kat in de gordijnen'', in 1981 for ''Hoe weet jij dat nou?'', in 1987 for ''Een leeuw met lange tanden'' and in 2019 for ''Droomopa''. In 2006, he won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for his book ''Wie schön weiß ich bin'', a German translation of ''Slaaf Kindje Slaaf'' by Rolf Erdorf. The book was later republished under the title ''Hoe mooi wit ik ben'' with illustrations by Martijn van der Linden. The book is inspired by his journey to Suriname with Miep Diekmann in 1976. In 1999, he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf Sternberger
Dolf Sternberger (originally ''Adolf Sternberger''; 28 July 1907 in Wiesbaden – 27 July 1989 in Frankfurt/Main) was a German philosopher and political scientist at the University of Heidelberg. Dolf Sternberger is known for his concept of citizenship in contemporary German political thought, and for coining the term "constitutional patriotism" (''Verfassungspatriotismus'') in 1979, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany.Jan-Werner Muller''Constitutional Patriotism'' Princeton University Press, 2008, p. 21. Notes References * Bernhard Vogel Bernhard Vogel (; born 19 December 1932) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 4th Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1976 to 1988 and the 2nd Minister President of Thuringia from 1992 to 2003. ...: ''Dolf Sternberger und die Politische Wissenschaft''. Heidelberg 2008. External links * "Sprachkritik", Nazism, and the German Conscience: the Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf Roks
Dolf Roks (born 21 November 1962 in Zierikzee) is a former amateur football player from the Netherlands. As a football coach he had a long time spell with Sparta Rotterdam, before being fired on 22 January 2003. See also *2002–03 Sparta Rotterdam season The 2002–03 Sparta Rotterdam season was the first football) year in which the in 1888 formed club from Rotterdam had to play in the Eerste Divisie. In the previous season, the team had been relegated for the first time in history by ending up i ... ReferencesProfile 1962 births Living people Dutch football managers Dutch footballers Footballers from Zierikzee RBC Roosendaal managers Sparta Rotterdam managers Association footballers not categorized by position Sparta Rotterdam non-playing staff {{netherlands-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf Van Der Nagel
Rudolf Cornelis van der Nagel (28 May 1889 in Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies – 10 October 1949) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. He was a part of the Dutch Olympic team which won the bronze medal in the 1912 tournament. Due to being a reserve player, he did not play in any of the matches and was not awarded a medal. He made one appearance for the Netherlands national team in 1914. He was a soldier by profession and in 1918 married Campegina Vitringa in Harderwijk Harderwijk (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands. It is served by the Harderwijk railway station. Its population centres are Harderwijk and Hierden. Harderwijk is on the western boundary of the Veluwe. The southea .... References 1889 births 1949 deaths Dutch footballers Olympic footballers of the Netherlands Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Bogor Association football midfielders Netherlands international footballers Dutch people of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in various Central European and East European countries with non-Germanic languages, such as Lithuanian Adolfas and Latvian Ādolfs. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in John Adolphus, the English historian. The female forms Adolphine and Adolpha are far more rare than the male names. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '' had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and ''wolf''. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name '' Æthelwulf'' (also Eadulf or Eadwulf). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf). Due to negative associations with Adolf Hitl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
