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Van Eyck
Van Eyck or Van Eijk () is a Dutch toponymic surname. ''Eijck'', ''Eyck'', ''Eyk'' and ''Eijk'' are all archaic spellings of modern Dutch ("oak") and the surname literally translates as "from/of oak". However, in most cases, the family name refers to an origin in Maaseik. This city on the Meuse, now in Belgium on the border with the Netherlands, was originally simply known as ''Eike'' (with many spellings) and from the 13th century as Old Eyck and New Eyck. Names with a particle, like ''Van der Eijk'' are more likely to refer directly to the tree. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this surname include: Renaissance family of painters The important |
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 The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, E ..., after its close relatives German language, German and English language, English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat Mutual intelligibility, 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 Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Paule Van Eyck
Marie-Paule Van Eyck (born 22 June 1951) is a Belgian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Her daughter, Émilie Heymans, was also an Olympic athlete representing Canada in diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a .... References External links * 1951 births Living people Belgian female foil fencers Olympic fencers of Belgium Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Frameries Belgian emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from Hainaut (province) {{Belgium-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Van Der Eijk
Wim van der Eijk (born ca. 1957) is a Dutch civil servant, who held the positions of Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO), head of the Appeal procedure before the European Patent Office, Boards of Appeal of the EPO, known as DG3 (Directorate-General, 3, Appeals), and Chairman of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal from December 2011 to November 2016. Previously, he held positions at the Netherlands Patent Office and in the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands, he served as an honorary judge at the District Court of The Hague, and he was Principal Director of Patent Law and Multilateral Affairs at the EPO. See also *Carl Josefsson (judge), Carl Josefsson, president of the EPO Boards of Appeal since March 1, 2017 References Living people European Patent Organisation people Year of birth missing (living people) Dutch civil servants Dutch jurists {{Netherlands-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Van Eijk
Willem van Eijk (13 August 1941 – 19 June 2019) was a convicted Dutch serial killer known as "Het Beest van Harkstede" (The Beast of Harkstede). He was convicted twice for a total of five murders. Youth Willem van Eijk was born in 1941 in the small village of Korteraar, South Holland, then under the German occupation of the Netherlands. He grew up in a working-class family. His parents had a lot of kids (8 including Willem), which wasn't unusual at the time. During his time at an elementary school in Ter Aar, he was an outcast and referred to as "" (Dutch for "crazy little Willem"), something he later used to justify his outrageous actions. During this time of extreme bullying, van Eijk started to collect morbid items, such as dead insects and dried frogs. He did not enjoy studying, and refused to do so. He soon gained notoriety in his home village for his cruelty towards animals; he would enjoy torturing dogs, drowning cats and kicking ducks until they died. When he was 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Van Eijk
Paul Luiz van Eijk (born 16 March 1986, in Cook Islands) is a footballer of Dutch ancestry who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Nikao Sokattack. International career Van Eijk made his debut for Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ... at the FIFA World Cup qualification 2003. He made his debut in the match against New Caledonia on 17 May 2004. External links * 1986 births Living people Cook Islands international footballers Association football defenders Cook Island footballers Puaikura FC players New Zealand people of Dutch descent {{CookIslands-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Van Eijk
Marc van Eijk (born 5 November 1981) in Paramaribo is a retired Surinamese football player and manager. He is currently coach for the CRKSV Jong Holland in Curaçao. Club career Once hailed as a big talent, Van Eijk came through the Heerenveen youth system to makes his professional debut for them in a February 1999 Eredivisie match against Willem II. After a season on loan at Eerste Divisie side Veendam he moved abroad to play for Greek outfit Doxa Drama in summer 2014. He returned to Holland in February 2005 to train with SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ... after claiming the Greek club owed him salary. He ended up playing amateur football in Holland with Omniworld, MSC and Alcides among others, and was coach of amateurs Broekster Boys [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collin Van Eijk
Collin van Eijk (born 29 August 1991) is a Dutch footballer, who plays for Belgian side Eendracht Termien. Club career Van Eijk played in the Roda JC youth academy and made his professional debut as a late sub for Mads Junker in the 2010-11 Eredivisie season against FC Twente. He then joined MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eerst ... in summer 2011. He later moved abroad to play in Belgium for Spouwen-Mopertingen after spending half a season at Dutch amateur outfit EHC/Heuts. He was replaced as Spouwen's first keeper by Tom Grootaers in February 2017 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Van Eijk
Bram van Eijk (born 19 October 1996) is a Dutch football player who plays for Capelle. Club career Van Eijk played in the Feyenoord academy and joined FC Utrecht in 2015. He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 19 August 2016 in a game against De Graafschap. He joined amateur side VV Capelle Voetbalvereniging Capelle is a Dutch football team, founded on 20 February 1930. Its home venue is Sportpark 't Slot in Capelle aan den IJssel. Since 2018, VV Capelle competes in the Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklass ... in summer 2017. - VV Capelle References External links * 1996 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Pieter-Christiaan Of Orange-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven
Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 22 March 1972), is the third son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Before the succession of his cousin Prince Willem-Alexander as King in 2013, he was a member of the Dutch Royal House and twelfth in line to the throne. With Willem-Alexander's succession however, he is no longer a member of the Dutch Royal House. He is no longer in line to direct succession to the Dutch throne following his marriage without parliamentary approval in 2005, but still retains his membership as a member of the Dutch Royal Family. Education and career Prince Pieter-Christiaan lived during his early years at the estate near the Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. In Apeldoorn he also attended the primary school and his high school. After graduation he did his military conscription at the Royal Marechaussee, for which his still was enlisted as a Reserve Lieutenant Colonel. He subsequently obtained his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Van Eijk
Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau (Anita Theodora, née van Eijk; born 27 October 1969) is a member of the Dutch Royal Family. She is the wife of Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven. Early life Anita van Eijk was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, the daughter of Leonardus Antonius van Eijk and J.C.M. van Eijk-Steens. She spent her early childhood in Aix-en-Provence, France, before the family headed back to the Netherlands where she undertook her primary school education. The family then moved to Singapore, where she studied at the United World College of South East Asia, before returning to the Netherlands, where she completed an International Baccalaureate at the Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest. She studied English and literature at Leiden University and afterwards communications at the University of Amsterdam, where she graduated in 1996. During her university years, Anita undertook an internship in London at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency. Anit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Nicolaas Van Eyck
Pieter Nicolaas/Nicolaus van Eyck (Breukelen, 1 October 1887 – Wassenaar, 28 April 1954) He was born Pieter Nicolaas van Eijk and changed his name to van Eyck around 1907. He worked as a foreign correspondent for the Dutch newspaper NRC in Rome and London, but also a poet, critic, essayist and philosopher from the Netherlands. Awarded the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1947. Education Van Eyck attended Gymnasium Haganum before studying law. After Albert Verwey resigned from the university of Leiden in 1935, van Eyck took on the professorship for Dutch language and literature there, a position which he held until his death. He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1946. Family He married on 28 April 1914 Nelly Estelle Benjamins ( Suriname, 17 August 1891 - Wassenaar, South Holland, 1971), a woman of Sephardic origin born and raised in Suriname. They moved to Great Britain in 1919. They were the parents of: * Robert Floris van Eyck or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
