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Troost is a Dutch surname. ''Troost'' means "comfort" in Dutch, and the name is thought have a character descriptive or perhaps occupational origin People with this name include: People * Axel Troost (born 1954), German politician * Benoist Troost (1786–1859), Dutch-born physician, publisher and community leader in Kansas City, Missouri. **Named after him: Troost Avenue, a major north-south street in Kansas City, Missouri * Cornelis Troost (1697–1750), Dutch painter * Gerard Troost (1776–1850), Dutch physician, naturalist and mineralogist who emigrated to the US in 1825. **Named after him: Troost's moccasin, Troostite * Gerdy Troost (1904–2003), German architect, wife of Paul * J. Maarten Troost (born 1969), Dutch travel writer living in the US * Louis Joseph Troost (1825–1911), French chemist * Paul Troost (1878–1934), German architect, husband of Gerdy * Renee Troost (born 1988), Dutch footballer * Sara Troost (1732–1803), Dutch painter * Sjaak Troost (born 19 ... [...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] |
Paul Troost
Paul Ludwig Troost (17 August 1878 – 21 January 1934) was a German architect. A favourite master builder of Adolf Hitler from 1930, his Neoclassical designs for the ''Führerbau'' and the ''Haus der Kunst'' in Munich influenced the style of Nazi architecture. Life Early career Born in Elberfeld in the Rhineland, Troost attended the Technical College of Darmstadt and, upon finishing his course, worked with Martin Dülfer in Munich beginning in 1920. He then qualified as a university lecturer. In the 1920s, he opened his own architectural office and became a member of the modernist '' Deutscher Werkbund'' association. Troost designed several rooms of Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam. After a trip to the United States in 1922, he designed steamship décor for the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company before World War I, and the fittings for transatlantic liners in a style that combined Spartan traditionalism with elements of modernity. He was in charge of design for all of the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luuk Van Troost
Lucas ("Luuk") Petrus van Troost (born 28 December 1969) is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no. 8 in the order, and when in form scored quickly with his hard hitting, while his bowling was relatively rarely called upon but provides a handy option where required. His brother Andre also played for the Netherlands, as well as for Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ .... External links * 1969 births Living people Dutch cricket captains Netherlands One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Sportspeople from Schiedam Dutch cricketers {{Netherlands-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Van Troost
Adrianus 'André' Petrus van Troost (born 2 October 1972 in Schiedam, South Holland) is a Dutch businessman and former cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler van Troost represented his nation at ICC Trophy level between 1990 and 1997, taking thirteen wickets in nine matches at the bowling average of 17.38. Playing career Van Troost played for Somerset in English county cricket and Griqualand West in South African provincial cricket. Van Troost took 3-27 for the Netherlands in their surprise victory against the West Indies in a limited-over match in 1991, his wickets including Richie Richardson and Jeff Dujon. Van Troost was an aggressive bowler: in 1995, whilst playing for Somerset, he bowled a bouncer to West Indies batsman Jimmy Adams, which resulted in Adams being hospitalised with a fractured cheekbone. Just a week later, umpire Barry Dudleston ordered him out of the bowling attack for intimidatory bowling in a match against Kent. On Test Match Special on 30 June 2010 Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Troost-Ekong
William Paul Troost-Ekong (born 1 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from EFL Championship side Watford, and captains the Nigeria national team. Born in the Netherlands into a mixed Dutch and Nigerian family, he was eligible for both the Netherlands and Nigeria in international football. He made his debut for Nigeria in 2015 and has since earned more than 60 caps. Club career Troost-Ekong attended secondary school at Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishop’s Stortford, in England. He played football at youth level in England for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, Troost-Ekong began his senior career in the Netherlands with FC Groningen and FC Dordrecht. After being linked abroad with transfers to Celtic among others, he signed for Belgian club KAA Gent in July 2015 and was immediately loaned out to Norwegian club FK Haugesund. In July 2017, Troost-Ekong signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Bursa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Troost
Wilhelmus, or Willem Troost (1684, Amsterdam – 1752, Amsterdam), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography According to the RKD he was a pupil of Johannes Glauber during the year 1704-1709 and became court painter in Dusseldorp in 1712.Wilhelmus Troost in the He also worked in Keulen, Duisburg & Kleef, before returning to the Netherlands and spending time in Haarlem from 1735-1745 before moving to Amsterdam. He is known for Italianate landscapes and interior decorations. He married the painter , with whom he possibly trav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjaak Troost
Jacob "Sjaak" Troost (born 28 August 1959) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a defender. Club career Born in Pernis, South Holland, Troost played his entire career with local Feyenoord, making his Eredivisie debut on 9 April 1978 in a 0–1 away loss against FC Volendam and becoming an undisputed starter from the 1981–82 season onwards. He appeared in 29 games in 1983–84 as the Rotterdam club won the league after a 10-year wait, scoring once in a 4–0 win at Fortuna Sittard as the campaign also ended with Dutch Cup conquest. Troost appeared in 397 official matches for Feyenoord, retiring in June 1992 at nearly 33. Later on, he became the club's commercial director. International career Troost earned four caps for the Dutch national team. His debut came on 9 September 1987 in a 0–0 friendly with Belgium, in front of a familiar crowd at De Kuip (90 minutes played). Troost was selected for the squad that appeared at UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany, being an un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Troost
Sara Troost, or Sara Ploos van Amstel (1732–1803) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Troost was born and died in Amsterdam. According to the RKD, she was the daughter of the painter Cornelis Troost and the teacher of her cousin Christina Chalon.Sarah Troost in the RKD She married the printer Jacob Ploos van Amstel, and her sister Elisabeth married his brother, . Like him, she is known for watercolor copies of 17th century artists. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renee Troost
Renee Gerard Japp Troost (born 6 June 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Rijnsburgse Boys in the Dutch Topklasse. He formerly played for Almere City, AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's male first squad plays in 2022–23 in the Tweede ... and Breiðablik. References 1988 births Living people People from Bussum Dutch footballers Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players AGOVV Apeldoorn players Almere City FC players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Iceland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Association football central defenders Footballers from North Holland {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Joseph Troost
Louis Joseph Troost (17 October 1825, Paris – 30 September 1911) was a French chemist. Biography In 1848 he began his studies at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where from 1851 he worked as an assistant chemist. In 1856 he received his doctorate of sciences. After serving as chair of chemistry at the Lycée Bonaparte, he became a lecturer at the École Normale Supérieure (from 1868). Beginning in 1874, he was a professor of chemistry to the faculty of sciences in Paris, and in 1884, replaced Charles Adolphe Wurtz as a member of the Académie des sciences.Nature, Volume 87 edited by Sir Norman Lockyer [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Troost
thumbnail, Troost in 2014 Axel Troost (1 September 1954 – 6 January 2023) was a German economist and politician. He was a member of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2017 and a brief period in 2021. From 2012, he was one of the four Vice Chairmen of his party (Die Linke). Life Education and career Born in Hagen, Troost obtained Abitur at Schule Schloss Salem in 1973, and studied economics at Philipps-Universität Marburg, where he obtained a doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) in 1982 with a thesis on the subject of national debt and credit institutes – public borrowing in the context of the overall lending and service operations of commercial banks. Troost was head of the Working Group on Alternative Economic Policy (Arbeitsgruppe Alternative Wirtschaftspolitik) since 1981 and managing director of the Progress Institute for Economic Research (PIW GmbH) in Bremen and Teltow since 1984. He also worked as managing director of the Office for Structural Research Rostock (BÜSTRO) in Rostock from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerdy Troost
Gerhardine "Gerdy" Troost (née Andresen; 3 March 1904 – 30 January 2003), was a German architect interior designer and interior decorator and the wife of Paul Ludwig Troost. Life and work Troost was born in Stuttgart, the daughter of the architect Johannes Andresen. After completing her education, she worked in her father's business, where she met Paul Ludwig Troost in 1923. In 1924, the pair moved to Munich and were married there in 1925. Through her husband, she became acquainted with Adolf Hitler in 1930 and became a member of the Nazi Party in 1932. After her husband's death in 1934, Troost ran his architectural and design business together with his former partner, Leonhard Gall. She supervised the construction of the Haus der Kunst, the remodeling of the Königsplatz, and the construction of the Ehrentempels. She remained an architectural and design adviser to Hitler's circle up to the end of the war. In 1943, she received from Hitler an endowment of 100,000 Reic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
