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Houben
Houben is a Dutch language, Dutch and Low German patronymic surname meaning "son of Houb". Houb was a nickname for Huibert/Huibrecht/Hubrecht (Hubert) in Duchy of Brabant, Brabant and Province of Limburg (1815–1839), Limburg. People with this surname include: *Claude Houben (1926–2009), Belgian bobsledder *Francine Houben (born 1955), Dutch architect *Frank Houben (born 1939), Dutch politician *Heideroosjes, Fred Houben (born 1974), Dutch punk rock bass player *Heinrich Hubert Houben (1875–1935), German literary historian *Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (1875–1940), German chemist *Henri Houben (1858–1931), Belgian genre painter *Hilde Houben-Bertrand (born 1940), Belgian politician *Hubert Houben (1898–1956), German sprinter *Hubert Houben (historian), Hubert Houben (born 1953), German historian *Jean-Marie Houben (born 1966), Belgian footballer *Joannes Andreas Houben (1821–1893), Dutch-Irish priest (Karel Houben, St. Charles of Mount Argus) *Josef Houben (1875– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Houben
Francine Marie Jeanne Houben (; born 2 July 1955)Francine Houben, Architect/Urbanist . Mecanoo. mecanoo.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-06. is a Dutch . She graduated with cum laude honours from the Delft University of Technology. She is the founding partner and creative director of Mecanoo architecten, based in , The Netherlands. Work The oeuvre of Houben's architectur ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houben R
Houben is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname meaning "son of Houb". Houb was a nickname for Huibert/Huibrecht/Hubrecht (Hubert) in Brabant and Limburg. People with this surname include: * Claude Houben (1926–2009), Belgian bobsledder *Francine Houben (born 1955), Dutch architect *Frank Houben (born 1939), Dutch politician * Fred Houben (born 1974), Dutch punk rock bass player * Heinrich Hubert Houben (1875–1935), German literary historian * Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (1875–1940), German chemist * Henri Houben (1858–1931), Belgian genre painter *Hilde Houben-Bertrand (born 1940), Belgian politician *Hubert Houben (1898–1956), German sprinter *Hubert Houben (born 1953), German historian * Jean-Marie Houben (born 1966), Belgian footballer * Joannes Andreas Houben (1821–1893), Dutch-Irish priest (Karel Houben, St. Charles of Mount Argus) *Josef Houben (1875–1940), German chemist * Max Houben (1898–1949), Belgian athlete and bobsledder *Philippe Houben (188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rom Houben
Rom Houben is a comatose Belgian man who was claimed to have the ability to type through facilitated communication, a scientifically discredited technique. Houben was comatose and in a vegetative state for 23 years after a near-fatal automobile accident, but whom according to several of his caregivers, was conscious and paralyzed during the entirety of his hospital stay. In 2010, the claim that Houben was able to communicate was rejected when communication could not be replicated with a different facilitator and by hiding the object to be identified from the view of the facilitator. Background Houben was diagnosed with total locked-in syndrome by Belgian neurologist Steven Laureys in 2006 with the help of modern brain imaging techniques and equipment.Kate Connolly (23 November 2009).Car crash victim trapped in 'coma' for 23 years was conscious. guardian.co.uk. It was claimed that he could communicate by typing into a keyboard with his right hand supported by a communication fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Houben
Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (27 October 1875, in Waldfeucht (Rheinland) Germany – 28 June 1940, in Tübingen) was a German chemist. He made achievements within ketone synthesis, terpenes, and camphor studies. After being wounded several times on the front lines in World War I, Houben was made head of the war laboratory. He improved the Hoesch reaction which is now normally called Houben-Hoesch reaction. Houben organized and made a major rework of the book Methods of Organic Chemistry which is now referred to as Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry. Life Houben studied at the University of Bonn and changed his subjects from mathematics and astronomy to chemistry under the influence of August Kekulé. He received his Ph.D. for work with Julius Bredt in 1898, and they collaborated on the initial 1902 publication of what became known as Bredt's Rule. After some time at the University of Aachen and University of Bonn Houben joined the laboratory of Emil Fischer at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben
Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (27 October 1875, in Waldfeucht (Rheinland) Germany – 28 June 1940, in Tübingen) was a German chemist. He made achievements within ketone synthesis, terpenes, and camphor studies. After being wounded several times on the front lines in World War I, Houben was made head of the war laboratory. He improved the Hoesch reaction which is now normally called Houben-Hoesch reaction. Houben organized and made a major rework of the book Methods of Organic Chemistry which is now referred to as Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry. Life Houben studied at the University of Bonn and changed his subjects from mathematics and astronomy to chemistry under the influence of August Kekulé. He received his Ph.D. for work with Julius Bredt in 1898, and they collaborated on the initial 1902 publication of what became known as Bredt's Rule. After some time at the University of Aachen and University of Bonn Houben joined the laboratory of Emil Fischer at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Houben
Max Houben (5 May 1898 – 10 February 1949) was a Belgian versatile athlete who competed from the early 1920s until his death at the 1949 FIBT World Championships. He won a silver medal in the four-man bobsled event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, and was the oldest medalist at the Winter Olympics (48 years, 278 days) until Canadian Russ Howard won a gold medal in men's curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin (50 years, 7 days). Athletics career Houben was national champion in the 100 m. He also made it to the quarterfinals of the 200 m event and the semifinals of the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Houben later switched to bobsleigh, in which he competed at the 1928–1948 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Belgian to take part in both Winter and Summer Olympics. Bobsleigh career At the Winter Olympics, Houben earned his best finish prior to World War II of fifth in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Houben
Hubert Houben (24 February 1898 – 9 November 1956) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, together with Georg Lammers, Richard Corts and Helmut Körnig, and failed to reach the final of individual 100 m event. Houben played football and trained in gymnastics and swimming before changing to sprint running. On 16 August 1924 he won the 100 m event at the Germany-United States meet, defeating Olympic champions Loren Murchison and Charley Paddock. He missed the 1924 Olympics, as Germany was banned from those Games because of its role in World War I. In the 4 × 100 m relay final at the 1928 Olympics the German team was leading the race, but Houben and Körnig had to slow down to avoid a faulty exchange. That relay team set a world record later in 1928. Houben did not compete at the 1936 Olympics, but was invited as a guest of honor. During his career Houben won 9 national sprint titles and set 10 world and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhard Houben
Reinhard Houben (born 29 April 1960) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017. Early life and career Houben graduated in business administration in Siegen in 1983 with a degree in business administration. Since 1984 he has been managing partner of Arnold Houben GmbH, a medium-sized trading company in Cologne’s Rodenkirchen district. Political career Houben has been a member of the FDP since 1983. On a local level, he served on the city council of Cologne from 1989 until 1994 and from 2009 until 2017. Houben became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. Since January 2018, he has been a member of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy, where he is his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on economic policy. In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Houben
Henri Houben (1858–1931, born and died in Antwerp) was a Belgian genre painter. Life He originally studied to be a violinist, but his interest in painting took the upper hand, so he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, where he studied under Charles Verlat. He later assisted Verlat with his panoramic paintings ("March of the Russian Army" and "The Battle of Waterloo") and executed decorative paintings from designs by Albrecht De Vriendt in the Antwerp City Hall. In 1885, he became a Professor at the Academy. In Belgium, he worked primarily in Antwerp and the Kempen. He also travelled in Italy and Spain, but developed a particular fondness for the Netherlands, especially the maritime areas and Zeeland, working in Katwijk, Middelburg, Volendam, Veere, Vlissingen, Sluis and Yerseke. In Volendam he was a regular guest at the Hotel Spaander, a favorite spot for many painters, including Renoir. His preferred subjects were the picturesque villagers who, at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stijn Houben
Stijn Houben (born 5 April 1995) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Hoofdklasse club VOC as a central defender. Club career Houben started his career at HBS-Craeyenhout, one of the Netherlands' oldest clubs and at that time playing in the Topklasse, the third level of Dutch football. He made his senior debuts for the club in 2010, aged only 15, and shortly after moved to Feyenoord, eventually returning to the youth setup. Houben was also called up three times by first team coach Ronald Koeman, and made his first team debut in a friendly against SBV Excelsior in October 2013. He was also an important defensive unit for the under-19's, winning both FA Cup and Supercup, against fierce rivals PSV Eindhoven. In July 2014 Houben moved abroad for the first time of his career, signing a contract with Indian Super League outfit Delhi Dynamos FC. He played his first match as a professional on 1 November, starting and being booked in a 1–2 away loss against FC Goa. In January 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Houben
Frank Johannes Maria Houben is the former Queen's Commissioner for the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Brabant in between 22 April 1987 and 1 October 2003, when he retired after 16 years of service for Beatrix of the Netherlands. His successor was Hanja Maij-Weggen. Previously he was burgemeester, mayor of Luyksgestel, Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel, and Etten-Leur. On 20 September 2003 the mayors of the province of North Brabant planted trees in Houben Forest as a tribute to his work. The Houben forest is located near Nemerlaer Castle in the municipality of Haaren, North Brabant, Haaren in the province of North Brabant. Houben attended the Radboud University Nijmegen and the University of Pittsburgh. He is married with four children. References *Parlement.com biography External link * Living people Catholic People's Party politicians 20th-century Dutch politicians Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Dutch Roman Catholics Mayors in North Brabant People from Bergeijk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Houben (historian)
Hubert Houben (born 4 February 1953, in Heinsberg) is a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Southern Italy. Living at Lecce since 1980, he acquired Italian citizenship in 1988.Hubert Houben's profile from ''Stupor mundi.it'' He is corresponding member of the '''' based in (from 2006) and of the ''Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East'' (SSCLE). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
