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De Jonge
De Jonge is a Dutch surname meaning the younger. People with this surname include:: * Bonifacius de Jonge (1567–1625), Grand Pensionary of Zeeland * Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875–1954), Dutch politician * Brendon de Jonge (born 1980), Zimbabwean golfer * Constantin Ranst de Jonge (1635–1714), Dutch whaler * Cornelis Matelief de Jonge (1569–1632), Dutch admiral *Freek de Jonge (born 1944), Dutch cabaret performer *Hugo de Jonge (born 1977), Dutch politician * Jan de Jonge (born 1963), Dutch footballer * Jan Martszen de Jonge (1609–1647) Dutch painter * (1828–1880), Dutch historian, museum curator, and draftsman * Johannes Cornelis de Jonge (1793–1853), Dutch politician and historian * Laura de Jonge (born 1960), Canadian filmmaker *Maarten de Jonge (born 1985), Dutch racing cyclist * Marc de Jonge (1949–1996), French actor * Mark de Jonge (born 1984), Canadian canoeist * Olivia DeJonge (born 1998), Australian actress * Peter de Jonge (born 1954), American writer ... [...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] |
Mark De Jonge
Mark de Jonge (born 15 February 1984) is a Canadian male sprint canoeist, primarily specializing the 200 m kayak event. De Jonge won a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He is the two time reigning world champion in same event having also won a silver medal at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2013. He is also the current Pan American champion in the 200 having won gold in Toronto at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he also won an additional bronze, and a silver and bronze at previous editions of the Pan Am Games. He was named the Air Canada Athlete of the Year in 2015 for Canada. Career Born in Calgary in 1984, de Jonge moved to Halifax in 1997 where he started kayaking. His parents enrolled him in the popular local sport at the Maskwa Aquatics Club as a way of getting to know other children in the area. Despite being a competitive kayaker he missed out on the 2004 and 2008 editions of the Summer Olympics. He d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jong (other)
Jong may refer to: Surname *Chung (Korean surname), spelled Jong in North Korea *Zhong (surname), spelled Jong in the Gwoyeu Romatzyh system *Common Dutch surname "de Jong"; see ** De Jong ** De Jonge ** De Jongh *Erica Jong (born 1942), American author Given name *Jong Uichico, Filipino professional basketball head coach *Kim Jong (table tennis) (born 1989), North Korean table tennis player Locations * Jong, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Jong, Norway, a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway * Jong River, a river in Sierra Leone * Pulau Jong, Singapore island Other * Mala Mala Jong, a fictional character from the animated series ''Xiaolin Showdown'' * Muk Yan Jong, a martial arts dummy *Javanese jong, a type of ancient sailing ship * Dutch for "young", e.g. ** JONG (political party) ** Jong Ajax ** Jong Vlaanderen Jong may refer to: Surname *Chung (Korean surname), spelled Jong in North Korea *Zhong (surname), spelled Jong in the Gwoyeu Romatzyh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Jongh
De Jongh is a Dutch surname meaning "junior". It is a variation of the more common form "de Jong" or "de Jonge". Among people with the surname "de Jongh", "de Iongh" or "de Jonghe" are: * Adri de Jongh (born 1970), South African sprinter * Aimée de Jongh (born 1988), Dutch cartoonist *Andrée de Jongh (1916–2007), Belgian World War II resistance fighter * Claude de Jongh (1605–1663), Dutch landscape painter *Dick de Jongh (born 1939), Dutch logician * Eddy de Jongh (born 1931), Dutch art historian * Emily de Jongh-Elhage (born 1946), Netherlands Antilles politician * Gabriel de Jongh (1913–2004), Dutch-born South African painter * Grietje de Jongh (1924–2002), Dutch sprinter * Hendrik Pieter de Jongh (born 1970), Dutch football manager *Igone de Jongh (born 1979), Dutch ballet dancer * John de Jongh Jr. (born 1957), American territorial administrator * Juan de Jongh (born 1988), South African rugby player *Jules de Jongh, American voice actress * Lilly de Jongh Osborne (188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Jong (other)
De Jong () is a Dutch language surname meaning "young". It is the most common surname in the Netherlands, represented by 86,534 people in 2017. It may also be found in the anglicized form YoungBrouwer, Leendert''De top 100 van de familienamen in Nederland'' KNAW/Meertens Instituut, 2010. or De Young. Notable people with the surname are listed in the sections below. Academics * Aise Johan de Jong (born 1966), Dutch mathematician *Arie de Jong (1865–1957), Dutch physician and linguist (Volapük) * Catherine de Jong (born 1956), Dutch anesthesiologist and drug rehab physician * Gerrit de Jong Jr. (1892–1978), Dutch-born Dean of Brigham Young University *Jan Willem de Jong (1921–2000), Dutch indologist * John H.A.L. de Jong (born 1947), Dutch linguist * Kenneth A De Jong, American computer scientist *Loe de Jong (1914–2005), Dutch historian and journalist *Mayke de Jong (born 1950), Dutch historian *Piet de Jong (born 1938), Dutch dendrologist * William DeJong (born 1950), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Van De Velde, De Jonge
Willem van de Velde the Younger (18 December 1633 (baptised)6 April 1707) was a Dutch Republic, Dutch marine painter, the son of Willem van de Velde the Elder, who also specialised in maritime art. His brother, Adriaen van de Velde, was a landscape painter. Biography Willem van de Velde was baptised on 18 December 1633 in Leiden, Holland, Dutch Republic. He was instructed by his father, and around 1650 by Simon de Vlieger, a marine painter of repute at the time, who worked around Weesp. He was also influenced by the work of the Dutch artist Jan van de Cappelle, who excelled at painting cloudy skies, the clouds often being reflected in the calm waters. Willem was married twice. In 1652, he married Petronella Le Maire of Weesp. The pair was married for a mere fifteen months, and in 1653 Van de Velde began proceedings to separate from his wife. At that time, he lived at Prins Hendrikkade, Buitenkant and likely had a view on the harbour and the Amsterdam Admiralty. From 1655 one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Ceylon
Dutch Ceylon (; ) was a governorate established in present-day Sri Lanka by the Dutch East India Company. Although the Dutch managed to capture most of the coastal areas in Sri Lanka, they were never able to control the Kingdom of Kandy located in the interior of the island. Dutch Ceylon existed from 1640 until 1796. In the early 17th century, Sri Lanka was partly ruled by the Portuguese and partly by Sri Lankan ( primarily of Sinhalese origin) kingdoms, who were constantly battling the Portuguese. Although the Portuguese were not winning the war, their rule was oppressive to the people of those areas controlled by them. While the Portuguese were engaged in a long war of independence from Spanish rule, the Sinhalese king (the king of Kandy) invited the Dutch to help defeat the Portuguese. The Dutch interest in Ceylon was to have a united battle front against the Iberians at that time. History Background The Portuguese The Dutch were invited by the Sinhalese to help fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryklof Van Goens De Jonge
Rijckloff van Goens Jr. was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ... during its Dutch period. He was appointed in 1675 and was Governor until 1680. He was succeeded by Laurens van Pyl. Footnotes {{DEFAULTSORT:Goens, Rijckloff Jr van 17th-century Dutch colonial governors Governors of Dutch Ceylon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelis Evertsen De Jonge
Cornelis Evertsen the Younger (Flushing, 16 April 1628 – Flushing, 20 September 1679) was a Dutch States Navy officer of the 17th century.{{citation, author=John Romeyn Brodhead, title=Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York: new ser., v. 2 . Documents relating to the history and settlements of the towns along the Hudson and Mohawk rivers (with the exception of Albany), from 1630 to 1684, 1881, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VggMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA473, pages=473–, year=1881, publisher=Weed, Parsons{{citation, author1=Donald G. Shomette, title=Raid on America: The Dutch Naval Campaign of 1672-1674, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lLZmAAAAMAAJ, year=1988, publisher=University of South Carolina Press, isbn=978-0-87249-565-4, author2=David Shomette, author3=Robert D. Haslach Cornelis was the son of Lieutenant-Admiral Johan Evertsen and the nephew of Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Evertsen the Elder. He is not to be confused with his cousin Lieut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskia De Jonge
Saskia de Jonge (born 22 November 1986) is a Dutch swimmer who specializes in freestyle distances of up to 200 m and is part of the Dutch national team. Swimming career De Jonge made her international debut in Helsinki at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006. She won a silver medal in the 4×50 m freestyle relay alongside Inge Dekker, Chantal Groot and Marleen Veldhuis. Individually, she ended up 22nd in the 50 m freestyle and 18th in the 100 m freestyle. At the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007 in Debrecen, she only swam in the heats of both relays. 2008 In March 2008, representing her country at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, she swam time-trials for the 2008 Summer Olympics. De Jonge qualified for the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. One month later she took part in the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom, where she swam in the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter De Jonge
Peter de Jonge (born April 5, 1954) is an American writer of fiction and non-fiction. His first novel "Shadows Still Remain" (2009) was a ''Washington Post'' Best Book of the Year and the three novels he co-authored with James Patterson were #1 ''New York Times'' Best Sellers. He has been a frequent contributor to ''The New York Times Magazine'' since 1986, as well as ''New York'' magazine, ''National Geographic, DETAILS, Harper's Bazaar'' and ''Manhattan, inc''. His non-fiction has been republished in numerous anthologies including ''Best American Sports Writing'' in 1996 and 2004. He lives in New York, where his crime novels are set. Background and education Peter de Jonge was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and except for three years in Switzerland as a child, grew up there. As a teenager, he was a highly ranked tennis player and competed in the National Juniors in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His father, Alfred de Jonge, was born in Frankfurt, Germany, where he escaped the Holocaust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
