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Kuipers Performance Index
Kuipers is a Dutch occupational surname meaning cooper's. Common spelling variants include Kuiper, Kuijpers, and Kuypers. Notable people with the surname include: * Aert H. Kuipers (1919–2012), Dutch linguist * Alice Kuipers (born 1979), British-Canadian author * André Kuipers (born 1958), Dutch astronaut * Bas Kuipers (born 1994), Dutch footballer * Benjamin Kuipers (born 1949) American computer scientist * Benno Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch breaststroke swimmer * Björn Kuipers (born 1973), Dutch football referee * Dennis Kuipers (born 1985), Dutch rally driver * Elizabeth Kuipers (born ca. 1950), British psychologist * Ellen Kuipers (born 1971), Dutch field hockey player * Francis Kuipers (born 1941), British composer, guitarist and ethno-musicologist * Frits Kuipers (1899–1943), Dutch footballer * Harm Kuipers (born 1947), Dutch speed skater * Helena Kuipers-Rietberg (1893–1944), Dutch resistance organiser in WWII * Karin Kuipers (born 1972), Dutch waterpolo player * ... [...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 sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Kuipers
Francis Kuipers (born 1941 in Woking, United Kingdom), also known as Superguitar, is a British-Dutch composer, guitarist and ethnomusicology, ethno-musicologist domiciled in Italy. In the 1960s he began creating a unique archive of music and sounds, as well as making field recordings in Australasia, Africa, the Seychelles, India and Nepal, the Philippines and North America. He has completed numerous solo tours and played in duos with Antonello Salis, Massimo Urbani, Luis Agudo, Enrico Micheletti, Joe Garceau, Janet Smith, and Champion Jack Dupree, amongst others. In the 1980s he was guitarist for Beat Generation poet Gregory Corso. In Italy he is best known for his guest appearance on the tour of Francesco de Gregori in 1989, and for his many performances at the Folkstudio of Rome. From 1995 to 1998 he directed the department of Music and Sound at Fabrica research centre, Fabrica, the multi-media research center founded by Luciano Benetton and Oliviero Toscani at Treviso. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kuipers
Mount Kuipers () is an ice-free mountain, high, between Mount Benninghoff and Knobhead in the Quartermain Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1992 after Ronald L. Kuipers, formerly of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). From 1968–80 he was associated with committees within the U.S. Government responsible for coordinating Antarctic policy; he initiated and collaborated in the authorship of the atlas of Polar Regions, CIA, 1978. See also *Gusty Gully References Mountains of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Kuipers
Simon Kuipers (born 9 August 1982) (official website) is a retired Dutch . He won a 1500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory. He participated in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in , finishing 23rd in the |
René Kuipers
René Kuipers (born 2 February 1960) is a Dutch rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event Sports ... driver. Complete WRC results External links Profile at eWRC-results.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuipers, Rene 1960 births Dutch rally drivers Living people Dakar Rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Kuipers
Oscar Paul Kuipers ( Rotterdam, May 12, 1956) is a Dutch professor of molecular genetics at the University of Groningen. His areas of expertise include microbiology, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and biotechnology. Study and career * Kuipers graduated in 1986 in biology at Utrecht University. * In 1988 Kuipers obtained an ''EMBO Fellowship'' for three month at the lab of Dr. J. Gallay of the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay ( Paris) to study ''time-resolved'' Fluorescence. * In 1989 Kuipers received a SHELL fellowship to give lectures in the United States at Prof. Mahendra Jain (Newark), Prof. Michael Gelb (Seattle) and Prof. Yang (San Francisco) and on a conference about ''Time Resolved'' Fluorescence. * In 1990 Kuipers obtained his doctorate at the University of Utrecht in biochemistry with the thesis ''Probing the mechanism of pancreatic phospholipase A2 by protein engineering''. * From 1990 to 1997 he worked as a project leader on molecular geneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedo Kuipers
Oedo Kuipers (born 11 November 1989, in Stroobos) is a Dutch singer and actor in musical theatre. He is best known for playing the role of Mozart in the 2015 revival '' Mozart! Das Musical.'' Biography Oedo Kuipers was raised in a musical family. His father is a music teacher and conductor, and his mother and sisters all sing and play instruments. Kuipers began acting at the age of eight. He attended the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ... for five years and completed his education in 2013. Performances Discography Solo albums * ''Coverart'' ( HitSquad Records, 2016) * ''Pure'' ( HitSquad Records, 2018) Cast Recordings * '' Mozart! - Das Musical - Gesamtaufname Live'' (HitSquad Records, 2015); 29 tracks * ''Matterh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kuipers (footballer Born 1992)
Nick Anna Maria Francois Kuipers (born 8 October 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indonesian club Persib Bandung. He formerly played for MVV Maastricht and ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f .... Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Indonesia. Career The defender started his career in his hometown with RKVVL. He joined later in the youth team of MVV Maastricht and was promoted to the Jupiler League team for the 2010/2012 season. Kuipers played his senior debut on 13 August 2010 for MVV Maastricht against Volendam in a 2–2 draw in the Eerste Divisie Honours Individual * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best 11: 2021–22 References External links * 1992 births Living people Association footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kuipers (born 2003) , Dutch footballer for MVV Maastricht
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Nick Kuipers may refer to: * Nick Kuipers (footballer, born 1988), Dutch footballer for IJsselmeervogels * Nick Kuipers (footballer, born 1992) Nick Anna Maria Francois Kuipers (born 8 October 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indonesian club Persib Bandung. He formerly played for MVV Maastricht and ADO Den Haag. Besides the Netherlands, he has pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Kuipers
Michel Kuipers (born 26 June 1974) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Prior to football he served with the Dutch Marine Corps. He became a football agent after finishing his playing career. Life and career Born in Amsterdam, Kuipers started his footballing career with ''Sterk Door Wilskracht'' (SDW), before moving to England in 1999 to join Bristol Rovers, where he spent 16 months. In June 2000 he joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer, and quickly established himself as number one and became a firm fans' favourite because of his quick reactions, shot-stopping abilities and outgoing style. Kuipers suffered several career-threatening injuries during his time at Withdean, being injured in a car crash in 2003, and a severe shoulder injury in 2005. Kuipers twice left the club on loan during his time at Brighton. He joined Hull City on loan during the 2003–04 season (before his return to Albion and subsequent car crash) and joined Boston United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Kuipers
Karin Hendrika Maria Kuipers (born 18 July 1972 in Zwolle) is a retired Dutch water polo player. Famous for her killing shots and her modesty, she was a three time best player of the world. She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2014, she was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. See also * List of world champions in women's water polo * List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ... References External links * 1972 births Living people Dutch female water polo players Olympic water polo players of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Zwolle Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Kuipers-Rietberg
Helena Theodora Kuipers-Rietberg ( Winterswijk, 1893 – Ravensbrück, 27 December 1944) was a Dutch resistance member who played an important role during World War II, when she was one of the driving forces of a national underground organization that supported those who were hiding from the German occupying forces. She was known as "Tante Riek", or "Aunt Riek". Early life Helena Kuipers was born on 26 May 1893 to grain merchants and millers Hendrik Rietberg and Clara Christina Theodora Dulfer in Winterswijk, as the fourth child in a Dutch Reformed family. She attended the Hogere burgerschool where she met her future husband, Piet Kuipers (1892–1978), also a merchant in grain. After graduation she worked in her father's office, and her husband bought into the company. They had two sons and three daughters. Kuipers was also active in local organizations, and in 1932 co-founded the ''Gereformeerde Vrouwenbeweging'', an organization of Dutch Reformed women, and starting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
