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Burgers (surname)
Burgers is a Dutch surname. It means "citizen's", but the name is also (or even primarily) of patronymic origin, with the Germanic given name ''Burger'' related to Burchard. at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include: * Don Burgers (1932–2006), Dutch politician. * Jan Burgers (1895–1981), Dutch physicist. * (1917–1944), Belgian World War II resistance fighter. * Johan Burgers (1870–1943), Dutch zoologist, founder of Royal Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem * Joop ... [...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 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] |
Patronymic Surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of the Anglicizing of the historical Welsh naming system, which sometimes had included references to several generations: e.g., Llywelyn ap Gruffydd ap Morgan (Llywelyn son of Gruffydd son of Morgan), and which gave rise to the quip, "as long as a Welshman's pedigree." As an example of Anglicization, the name Llywelyn ap Gruffydd was turned into Llywelyn Gruffydds; i.e., the "ap" meaning "son of" was replaced by the genitive suffix "-s", but there are other cases like "ap Evan" being turned into "Bevan". Some Welsh surnames, such as John or Howell, did not acquire the suffix "-s." In some other cases the suffix was affixed to the surname much later, in the 18th or 19th century. Likewise, in some cases the "ap" coalesced into the name in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burchard (name)
Burchard (''Bouchard'', ''Burckhart'', ''Burkhart'', ''Burkard'', ''Burkhard'', ''Burkert'', '' Borchardt'', ''Burckhardt'' and variants, Old English ''Burgheard'') are both Germanic given names and surnames, from ''Burg'' "castle" and ''hart'' "hard". Notable people with the name include: Given name Burchard * Burchard of Würzburg, an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire * Burchard I, Duke of Swabia (c. 855/860–911) * Burchard II, Duke of Swabia (c. 883–926) * Burchard III, Duke of Swabia (c. 915–973) * Burchard, Duke of Thuringia (died 908) * Burchard of Worms (c. 950–1025), theologian * Burchard (archbishop of Vienne) (died 1031) * Burchard (bishop of Aosta) (died 1068), also Archbishop of Lyon (1033–1034), under the name Burchard III * Burchard II, Bishop of Halberstadt, 11th-century German cleric and statesman * Burchard of Basle, 11th-century bishop of Basle * Burchard of Istria (died 1106/1107) * Burchard, Bishop of Utrecht, 11th/12th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Burgers
Donatus Clemens Bernard "Don" Burgers (26 February 1932 – 30 January 2006) was a Dutch politician for the KVP and later the CDA. Burgers was born in Ubbergen. After working for the police and later the government he was elected mayor of Haaren in 1972, and in 1979 became mayor of Rosmalen until 1989. In that year he became mayor of 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of the Dutch province of North Brabant. In 1996 he retired. He remained active after his retirement as acting mayor of Middelburg (1996–1997; the capital of the province of Zeeland), Almelo (1997–1998) and again of Middelburg (2000–2001). He was also vice-chairman of the churchboard of the St. John's Cathedral and honorary consul to Romania. Burgers died at 73 years of age during a vacation in Innsbruck, due to a pulmonary embolism. He is buried at begraafplaats Groenendaal in Orthen, a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Burgers
Johannes (Jan) Martinus Burgers (January 13, 1895 – June 7, 1981) was a Dutch physicist and the brother of the physicist Wilhelm G. Burgers. Burgers studied in Leiden under Paul Ehrenfest, where he obtained his PhD in 1918. He is credited to be the father of Burgers' equation, the Burgers vector in dislocation theory and the Burgers material in viscoelasticity. Jan Burgers was one of the co-founders of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) in 1946, and was its secretary-general from 1946 until 1952. In 1931 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, in 1955 he became foreign member. Early life and education Burgers was born in Arnhem, Netherlands. There he attended both primary and secondary school. He attended Leiden University from 1914 until 1917. Burgers became a Doctor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences in 1918, writing a thesis entitled "Het Atoommodel van Rutherford-Bohr" (The Model of the Atom accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Burgers
Johannes Gerhardus Hendrikus Burgers (31 January 1870 – 12 June 1943) was in 1913 the founder of ''Burgers' Dierenpark'', nowadays called Royal Burgers' Zoo. He was the owner and director of it until 1939. His youngest daughter Lucie Burgers was his successor, with her husband Reinier van Hooff. Their son, Antoon van Hooff (1937-2004), further developed the zoo. Biography Johan Burgers was born in 's-Heerenberg. After graduating vocational school, Burgers became an agricultural expert working in Eastern Europe which provided him a decent salary. He returned to his home town to marry, and started a butchery. In 1895, Burgers bought a town house in 's-Heerenberg. In the garden, he kept a collection of pheasants and dogs which earned him many prizes, and lead to the purchase of more animals. To accommodate the growing collection, he bought a piece of land nearby and called it ''Buitenlust''. In 1908, he visited the Tierpark Hagenbeck of Carl Hagenbeck in Hamburg which really impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joop Burgers
Joop Burgers (born 25 April 1940) is a Dutch footballer. He played in one match for the Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal ... in 1965. References 1940 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football midfielders AFC DWS players HFC Haarlem players {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Burgers
Nathan Burgers (born May 1979 in Ayr, Queensland) is an Australian professional field hockey goalkeeper. He played for Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory teams in national competitions. He has been a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team. As a member of the team, he won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Personal Burgers was born in May 1979 in Ayr, Queensland. He resided in Perth, Western Australia. He worked as a sports teacher at East Maddington Primary School. After the London 2012 Olympics he will stay in Amsterdam with his family. Field hockey Burgers is a goalkeeper. He has held a hockey scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sport and the Australian Institute of Sport. He went on a tour of Asia in 2006 with the Australian Institute of Sport team. In 2000, Burgers played for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Burgers
Philip Burgers is an American writer, comedy performer, director and clown teacher. He is best known for his character Dr Brown. Career Burgers began his career in 2007 following training at the French clown school Ecole Philippe Gaulier. His most notable success to date is with the character Dr Brown. Dr Brown is a physical character based in an absurd world. Burgers took ''Dr Brown Because'' and ''Dr Brown Becaves'' around the world from 2009 - 2011 including Prague Fringe, Hong Kong Microfest, Australia. Since 2011, he has continued with Dr Brown in the family shows witStuart Bowden''The Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and his Singing Tiger'' and ''Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and his Singing Tiger Again'' the former won Best Children's Presentation at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Director's Choice at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2012 and ''Dr Brown Befrdfgth'' which won the BARRY award for the Best Show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas François Burgers
Thomas François Burgers (15 April 18349 December 1881) was a South African politician and minister who served as the 4th president of the South African Republic from 1872 to 1877. He was the youngest child of Barend and Elizabeth Burger of the farm Langefontein in the Camdeboo district of Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony. Biography After studying theology at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, Burgers became the parson of Hanover, South Africa, in 1859. A charmingly eloquent, but fiercely individualistic man, he had been influenced by Professor C. W. Opzoomer in the Netherlands and embraced his rationalist, liberal ideas. Burgers quickly became involved in a stormy controversy with the Dutch Reformed synod over his alleged liberalism and disbelief in the literal truth of the Bible. He was critical of traditional culture and strongly emphasised knowledge and rationalism. In 1862, his unorthodox doctrine brought on him an accusation of heresy, and in 1864, he was found guil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burger (surname)
Burger is a West Germanic surname. It is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for 'freeman' or 'citizen' (German ''Bürger'', Low German ''Börger'') and the surname is equivalent to the English surname Burgess. In Dutch and German speaking countries it may be a toponymic surname, indicating origin from any of a number of towns ending in -burNotable people with the surname include: Academics * Artur Burger (1943–2000), Austrian pharmacist and pharmacognosist * Barbara Burger, American chemist * Boštjan Burger (born 1966), Slovenian informatician, geographer, and panoramic photographer * Dionys Burger (1892–1987), Dutch physicist and science fiction author * Edward Burger (born 1964), American mathematician and university president * (1877–1916), German art historian * Harald Burger (born 1940), German linguist * Heinrich Bürger (Burger) (1806–1858), German/Dutch chemist and botanist * Herman Carel Burger (1893–1965), Dutch biophysicist * Joachim Burger (born 1969), German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bürger
Bürger or Buerger is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Gottfried August Bürger, German poet * Heinrich Bürger, German physicist and biologist * Heinrich Otto Wilhelm Bürger, German zoologist * Karl-Heinz Bürger, German SS-Oberführer * Roland Bürger or Bürgermeista (born 197?), German guitarist and songwriter * Rudolf Bürger, Romanian footballer * Martin Julian Buerger (1903-1986), American scientist * Leo Buerger * Joseph Buerger * Victor Buerger Victor Buerger (Berger) (29 January 1904 – 1996) was a Ukrainian–British chess player. Biography Buerger was born in Mykolaiv, Ukraine (then Russian Empire) and became a member of London Chess Club. Tournament results In 1923, Buerger tied ... See also * Burger (surname) * * Burgers (surname) * Birger, given name and surname * Berger, surname {{DEFAULTSORT:Burger German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
