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and Dutch

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. It is derived from the common given name

Thijs Thijs is a common Dutch given name and surname. It is a short form of Matthijs (Dutch form of Matthew) or Timothijs or Timotheus (Dutch forms of Timothy). The ij is pronounced . Some notable people with this name are: Given name *Thijs Al (born ...

, a short form of Mathijs (

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

). The Dutch digraph ij and the y ("ij" without dots) were used interchangeably until the surname spelling fixations around 1810. While

Thijssen Thijssen, Thijsen and Thijsse are Dutch patronymic surnames. The common Dutch given name Thijs is a short form of Mathijs (=Matthew). Thijssen is particularly common in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburgbr> People with this surname in ...

is the more common form in the Netherlands, "Thyssen" prevails elsewhere. It may refer to:

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* Craig Thyssen (born 1984), South African cricketer *

Greta Thyssen Greta Thyssen (born Grethe Karen Thygesen; 30 March 1927 – 6 January 2018) was a Danish film actress and former model, long-resident in the United States. Born in Hareskovby, Denmark, she appeared in films and television series between 1956 an ...

(1933–2018), Danish film actress and model *

Ingrid Thyssen Ingrid Anna Thyssen (born 9 September 1956 in Aachen) is a retired West German javelin thrower. Competition Results She finished seventh at the 1978 European Championships. She competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the fina ...

(born 1956), German javelin thrower *

Marianne Thyssen Marianne Leonie Petrus Thyssen (; born 24 July 1956) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party (CD&V) who served as European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility between 2014 and 2019 ...

(born 1956), Belgian politician and EU Commissioner *

Nicole Thyssen Nicole Thyssen ( nl, Thijssen; born 5 June 1988) is a Dutch retired tennis player. In her career, Thyssen won five singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 219 in Septemb ...

(born 1988), Dutch tennis player *

Ole Thyssen Ole Thyssen (born November 3, 1944) is a Danish philosopher and sociologist, and Professor at the Copenhagen Business School.Thyssen family The Thyssen family has notable members, all of whom descend from Friedrich Thyssen, who have established steel works, elevators and escalators, industrial Conglomerate (company), conglomerates, banks, and art collections - Thyssen AG, ThyssenKrupp ...

, an industrialist family originating in Aachen, with many notable members including: **

Friedrich Thyssen Johann ''Friedrich'' Thyssen (1 October 1804 in Aachen – 25 May 1877 in Eschweiler) was a German banker and patriarch of the Thyssen family dynasty. Family He was the son of Nikolaus Thyssen and wife Christine Nellessen. His family had sett ...

(1804–1877), German banker **

August Thyssen August Thyssen (; Eschweiler, 17 May 1842 – Landsberg Castle, Ratingen, near Kettwig, 4 April 1926) was a German industrialist. Career and marriage After he had completed his studies at the RWTH Aachen University, University of Karlsruhe and ...

(1842–1926), German founder of the Thyssen steel company, son of Friedrich **

Joseph Thyssen Joseph Thyssen, also Josef Thyssen (14 February 1844 – 15 July 1915), was a German industrialist. He was the son of Friedrich Thyssen and the younger brother of August Thyssen, who was also his closest colleague and confidant. Biography ...

(1844–1915), German industrialist, son of Friedrich **

Fritz Thyssen Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen (9 November 1873 – 8 February 1951) was a German businessman, born into one of Germany's leading industrial families. He was an early supporter of the Nazi Party, but later broke with them. Biography Youth Thyssen w ...

(1873–1951), head of the Thyssen mining and steelmaking company, son of August ** Heinrich Thyssen later ''Heinrich Freiherr Thyssen-Bornemisza'' (1875–1947), German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector, son of August **, baroness Batthyány (1911–1989), daughter of Heinrich, associated with the **

Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza Hans Heinrich August Gábor, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon (13 April 1921 – 27 April 2002), an industrialist and art collector, was a Dutch-born Swiss citizen with a Hungarian title and heir to a German fortune, a long-time resident of Spa ...

(1921–2002), founder of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, son of Heinrich ** Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza (born 1958), Swiss art collector and by marriage ''Francesca von Habsburg'', daughter of Hans Heinrich ** Tita Thyssen née Carmen Cervera (born 1943), Spanish model and art collector, fifth wife of Hans Heinrich **

Bodo Thyssen Bodo Thyssen (1918–2004) was a German industrialist and medical doctor, son of Hans Thyssen and wife and grandson of Josef Thyssen, the younger brother of August Thyssen. His businesses included Telefonbau & Normalzeit, Thyssen-Heizkessel an ...

(1918–2004), German industrialist and medical doctor, grandson of Joseph ; Thysse *

Andre Thysse Andre Thysse (24 March 1969 – 22 July 2021) was a South African professional super middle/ light heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s. Biography He won the Gauteng super middleweight title, South African super middleweight title, and Co ...

(1968–2021), South African heavyweight boxer ; Thyssens * Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (1902–1987), Dutch-born French pianist

Other

Thyssen AG Thyssen was a major German steel producer founded by August Thyssen. The company merged with Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp to form ThyssenKrupp in 1999. History On 29 September 1891, August Thyssen and his brother Joseph Thyssen came to be i ...

, steel company founded by August Thyssen, with successors and subsidiaries including: **

ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp AG (, ; stylized as thyssenkrupp) is a German industrial engineering and steel production multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate. It is the result of the 1999 merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp and h ...

, one of the world's largest steel producers, formed by merger of the Thyssen and Krupp steel companies

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