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Ooms
Ooms is a Dutch-language surname, derived from the word ''oom'', meaning uncle. An alternative origin may be the given name "Omaar". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands People with this surname include: * Amanda Ooms (born 1964), Swedish actress and writer * Hendrik Ooms (1916–1993), Dutch cyclist * Jack Ooms (1925–1999), Dutch chemical weapons researcher and diplomat * Janus Ooms (1866–1924), Dutch rower * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Ooms
Karel Ooms (27 January 1845 — 18 March 1900) was a Belgian painter of portraits, genre paintings and history paintings. He was also known for his Orientalist scenes and Oriental landscapes. Life Karel Ooms was born in Dessel as the youngest son of a large peasant family. At school his extraordinary talent for drawing was discovered. When he was twelve his hometown provided financial support which allowed him to study at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts. One of his teachers at the Academy was Nicaise de Keyser, one of the key figures in the Belgian Romantic-historical school of painting and a painter of mainly history paintings and portraits. After graduating from the Academy 1865 Karel Ooms was welcomed with pomp in his home town Dessel.Objec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Ooms
Arie Jacobus Johannes "Jack" Ooms (1925 - 6 September 1999, Spain) was a Dutch chemist, diplomat and chemical weapons researcher. As head of Dutch chemical defence research, Ooms worked for 23 years for the eradication of chemical warfare, which he believed could best be achieved by a combination of effective chemical protection and international chemical arms control and a permanent, multilateral ban on chemical weapons, as implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Education In 1942, during the German occupation of the Netherlands, Ooms entered the University of Utrecht to study chemistry. The following year, he refused to sign the Nazi loyalty declaration and became an Engelandvaarder by escaping to the United Kingdom through Spain and Portugal, much of it on foot. He joined the United States Army and in August 1944 returned to mainland Europe with the Allies in southern France. After the war, in 1948, he finished his MSc and was subsequently conscripted into the Nethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Ooms
Amanda Francisca Ooms (born 5 September 1964) is a Dutch-Swedish actress and author. She has acted in both film and TV in Sweden and internationally. She was born in Kalmar. Ooms participates in season 10 of '' Stjärnorna på slottet'' which was broadcast on SVT. Filmography *1986 – '' Bröderna Mozart'' *1988 – '' Hotel St. Pauli'' *1989 – '' Kvinnorna på taket'' *1989 – ''Karachi'' *1991 – '' Buster's Bedroom'' *1992 – '' Ginevra'' *1992 – '' Young Indiana Jones'' *1993 – '' Vals Licht'' *1993 – '' De tussentijd'' *1995 – '' No Man's Land'' *1994 – '' Mesmer'' *1996 – '' Passageraren'' *1996 – '' Vargkvinnan'' *1996 – ''Wilderness'' *1997 – '' Jachd nach CM24'' *1997 – '' Chock i nöd och lust'' *1998 – '' Mellan Hopp och Förtvivlan'' *1998 – '' Getting Hurt'' *1999 – '' Doomwatch-Winterangel'' *1999 – '' Röd Jul'' *1999 – ''Recycled'' *2001 – '' Så vit som en snö'' *2002 – '' The Forsyte Saga'' *2003 – '' Fear X'' *2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Ooms
J.J.K (Janus) Ooms (15 Augustus 1866, in Amsterdam – 6 November 1924, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch rower who was the first non-Briton to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta (in 1892). Ooms rowed for Neptune Rowing Club, Amsterdam, and was trained by Rudolf Meurer who also trained the Olympic champions François Brandt and Roelof Klein. In 1886, a group of interested sportsmen established a regatta in Amsterdam after meeting at the café Suisse "to establish the “Committee for the Championships of the Netherlands for gentlemen amateurs in single scull outriggers". Five years later, in 1891, Ooms won the French Rowing championship (skiff A skiff is any of a variety of essentially unrelated styles of small boats, usually propelled by sails or oars. Traditionally, these are coastal craft or river craft used for work, leisure, as a utility craft, and for fishing, and have a one-pers ...), created in 1876 (first foreigner). One year later, in 1892, Ooms beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Ooms
Pieter ("Piet") Lodewijk Ooms (11 December 1884, Amsterdam – 14 February 1961, Amsterdam) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu .... He participated in the 1500 metre freestyle competition, but was eliminated in the first round. Also he was part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament. References External linksPiet Oomsat Sports-reference.com * 1884 births 1961 deaths Dutch male freestyle swimmers Dutch male water polo players Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Amsterdam Burial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrik Ooms
Hendrik Ooms also known as Henk Ooms (18 March 1916 – 6 December 1993) was a Dutch cyclist. He won a silver medal in Men's tandem at the 1936 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ... References 1916 births 1993 deaths Dutch male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in cycling People from Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Cyclists from North Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Ooms
Willem Ooms (13 January 1897 – 24 May 1972) was a Dutch cyclist. He competed in the men's 50km event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ... References 1897 births 1972 deaths Dutch male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics People from Sloten, North Holland Cyclists from North Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaas Ooms
Klaas Ooms (9 June 1917 – 17 January 1970) was a Dutch football forward who was a member of the Netherlands' squad at the 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the 3rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in France from 4 to 19 June 1938. Italy national .... However, he never made an appearance for the national team. He also played for DWV. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oomen
Oomen is a Dutch-language surname, derived from the word ''oom'', meaning uncle. An alternative origin may be the given name "Omaar". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands People with this surname include: * Erica Oomen (born 1950s), Dutch track racing cyclist * Ria Oomen-Ruijten (born 1950), Dutch CDA politician and MEP * Sam Oomen (born 1995), Dutch road racing cyclist * Wilhelm Josef Oomens (1918–2008), Dut ... [...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] |
Muscat Airport
Muscat International Airport , formerly Seeb International Airport, is the main international airport in Oman. It is located in Seeb, Oman, Seeb, from the old city and capital Muscat within the Muscat metropolitan area. The airport serves as the airline hub, hub for flag carrier Oman Air and Oman's first budget airline, Salam Air, and features flights to several regional destinations as well as some intercontinental services to Asia, Africa and Europe. History Muscat's original airport, Bayt al Falaj, Bayt al-Falaj, began operations in 1929. It served as the capital's first airport and was known for sharp turns and steep descents. Airlines such as Gulf Aviation (later Gulf Air) and Oman International Services were its first users. With the need for larger space to expand operations, the current airport was built on its present site, and opened as Seeb International Airport on January 1, 1973. In the 1980s and 1990s, the former terminal was extended with new facilities. It has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international scheduled air transport, air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. The ICAO headquarters are located in the Quartier international de Montréal of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The ICAO Council adopts standards and recommended practices concerning air navigation, its infrastructure, flight inspection, prevention of unlawful interference, and facilitation of border-crossing procedures for international civil aviation. ICAO defines the protocols for Aviation accidents and incidents, air accident investigation that are followed by :Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents, transport safety authorities in countries signatory to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The Air Navigation Commission (ANC) is the techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
