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Wolters Kluwer Law
Wolters is a Dutch and German patronymic surname equivalent to the English Walters. People with the surname Wolters include: * Albert M. Wolters (born 1942), Dutch professor of Religion & Theology * Carsten Wolters (born 1969), German footballer * Clifton Wolters (1909–1991), English Anglican priest * Daniella Wolters (born 1975), American actress * Frans Wolters (1943–2005), Dutch politician * Frederick Wolters (1904–1990), American field hockey player * Friedrich Wolters (1876–1930), German historian, poet and translator * Hans Edmund Wolters (1915–1991), German ornithologist * Jannes Wolters (born 1979), Dutch footballer * John Wolters (born 1940), American sprint canoeist * John Wolters (1945–1997), American drummer * Jürgen Wolters (1940–2015), German econometrician specializing in time series analysis * Kara Wolters (born 1975), American basketball player * Nate Wolters (born 1991), American basketball player * O. W. Wolters (1915–2000), Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch-language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speakers, third most spoken Germanic language. In Europe, Dutch is the native language of most of the population of the Netherlands and Flanders (which includes 60% of the population of Belgium). "1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." (page 153). Dutch was one of the official languages of South Africa until 1925, when it was replaced by Afrikaans, a separate but partially Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible daughter language of Dutch. Afrikaans, depending on the definition used, may be considered a sister language, spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, and evolving from Cape Dutch dialects. In South America, Dutch is the native l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Wolters
Kara Elizabeth Wolters (born August 15, 1975) is an American former collegiate and professional basketball player and a current sports broadcaster. Standing at and nicknamed "Big Girl," she is the tallest player in University of Connecticut women's basketball history and one of the tallest women to ever play in the WNBA. During her playing career, she was an NCAA national champion (1995), FIBA world champion (1998), WNBA champion (1999), and Olympic champion (2000) becoming one of 11 women with those accolades. She also won AP College Player of the Year in 1997 Following her professional playing career, Wolters moved into broadcasting. She started as a radio color commentator for women's basketball on WTIC (AM), and since 2012 has served as the in-studio analyst for women's basketball on SNY. She also runs the Kara Wolters Dream Big Basketball Camp in Connecticut. Wolters was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. Personal Wolters was born the youngest chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wouters
Wouters is a Dutch language, Dutch patronymic surname, meaning son of Wouter, and corresponding to Walters (surname), Walters or Watts (surname), Watts in English. In 2007/2008 there were about 8700 people in the Netherlands and 15700 people in Belgium with that name. at familienaam.be People with this name include: *Ad Wouters (born 1944), Dutch sculptor active in Belgium *Aloïs Wouters (born 1962), Belgian racing cyclist *Cas Wouters (born 1943), Dutch sociologist *Chase Wouters (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player *Dries Wouters (born 1997), Belgian football defender *Enzo Wouters (born 1996), Belgian racing cyclist *Frans Wouters (1612–1659), Flemish painter *G. Henry Wouters (1802–1872), Flemish church historian *Hendrina Wouters (1718–1746), Dutch murderer *Hugo Wouters (1931–1975), Flemish poet with the pseudonym "Hugues C. Pernath" *Jan Wouters ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wollter
Wollter is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Christopher Wollter (born 1972), Swedish actor * Karl-Anders Wollter (1927–2017), Swedish diplomat * Stina Wollter (born 1964), Swedish artist, television presenter and author * Sven Wollter (1934–2020), Swedish actor See also * Wolter * Wolters {{Surname Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolter
Wolter is a given name and surname of Low German and Low Franconian origin. It is equivalent to the English Walter, High German Walther, Dutch Wouter and French Gauthier. People with the name Wolter include: Given name * Wolter von Plettenberg (c. 1450–1535), leader of the Teutonic knights * Gerhard Wolter Molanus (1633–1722), Lutheran theologian and abbot * Wolter Robert van Hoëvell (1812–1879), Dutch minister, politician, reformer, and writer * Koenraad Wolter Swart (1916–1992), Dutch-American historian * Robert Wolter Monginsidi (1925–1949), Indonesian independence fighter * Wolter Robilotta (1945–2011), Brazilian footballer * Wolter Wierbos (born 1957), Dutch jazz trombonist * Wolter Kroes (born 1968), Dutch pop singer Surname * Adolph Wolter (1903–1980), German-born American sculptor * Bernard C. Wolter (1852–1936), American politician * Birthe Wolter (born 1981), German actress * Charlotte Wolter (1834–1897), German actress * Franz-Erich Wolter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer N.V. is a Dutch information services company. The company serves legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare markets. Wolters Kluwer in its current form was founded in 1987 with a merger between Kluwer Publishers and Wolters Samsom. It operates in over 150 countries. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands (Global). History Early history Jan-Berend Wolters founded the Schoolbook publishing house in Groningen, Netherlands, in 1836. In 1858, the Noordhoff publishing house was founded alongside the Schoolbook publishing house. The two publishing houses merged in 1968. Wolters-Noordhoff merged with Information and Communications Union (ICU) in 1972 and took the name ICU. ICU acquired Croner in 1977, ICU changed its name to Wolters-Samsom in 1983. The company began serving foreign law firms and multinational companies in China in 1985. In 1987, Elsevier, the largest publishing house in the Netherlands, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Wolters
Fort Wolters was a United States military installation four miles northeast of Mineral Wells, Texas. The fort was originally named Camp Wolters in honor of Brigadier General Jacob F. Wolters, commander of the 56th Cavalry Brigade of the National Guard, which used the area as a summer training ground. It was an Army camp from 1925 until 1946. During World War II, Camp Wolters was at one time the largest infantry replacement training center in the United States. It was commanded by Major General Bruce Magruder. Camp Wolters also served as a German POW camp during the war. Two of the most famous enlisted infantrymen of the war underwent basic training at Camp Wolters: *Audie Murphy completed basic training at Camp Wolters. At the age of 19, Murphy received the Medal of Honor after single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammuniti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Wolters
Anthony John Wolters (born June 9, 1992) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Playing career Cleveland Indians Wolters was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft out of Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, California. He signed with Cleveland, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of San Diego. Prior to the 2013 season he was moved from an infielder to catcher. After the 2014 season, the Indians added Wolters to their 40-man roster. The Indians designated him for assignment before the 2016 season. Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies claimed Wolters off of waivers. He made his major league debut on April 5, 2016, as a defensive replacement for Nick Hundley. In his first major league at bat, Wolters grounded out off of Jake Barrett. During his first major league sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rynie Wolters
Reinder Albertus Wolters (March 17, 1844 – January 3, 1917) was a professional baseball player from Nieuweschans, Netherlands. He played five seasons in the amateur National Association of Base Ball Players from 1866 to 1870, and three seasons in its professional successor, the National Association from 1871 to 1873. He was the first Dutch professional baseball player.''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 136, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, While he was primarily a pitcher, he also played occasionally in the outfield. His first and best professional season was in 1871 with the New York Mutuals, when he pitched 283 innings and had a 3.43 earned run average. His second year was with the Cleveland Forest Citys, where he played much less and had a higher ERA. In his last year, he only pitched one game, with the Elizabeth Resolutes. He completed it, giving up 23 runs, but none were earned. Wolters died in Newark, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Wolters
Rudolf Wolters (3 August 1903 – 7 January 1983) was a German architect and government official, known for his longtime association with fellow architect and Nazi Germany, Third Reich official Albert Speer. A friend and subordinate of Speer, Wolters received the many papers which were smuggled out of Spandau Prison for Speer while he was imprisoned there, and kept them for him until Speer was released in 1966. After Speer's release, the friendship slowly collapsed, Wolters objecting strongly to Speer's blaming of Adolf Hitler, Hitler and other Nazis for the Holocaust and World War II, and they saw nothing of each other in the decade before Speer's death in 1981. Wolters, who was born to a Catholic middle-class family in the northern German town of Coesfeld, obtained his degree and doctorate in architecture from the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin), forging a close friendship with Speer while a student. After receiving his doctorate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
