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De Geus
De Geus is a Dutch surname. In the Middle Ages "geus" (derived from French "gueux") meant "beggar" or "rogue", but it is likely that the surname originally reflected an association with the geuzen, the group that from 1566 opposed Spanish rule in the Netherlands. In contrast the surname Geus has a patronymic origin, with ''Geus'' being a short form of the given name Goswin. at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands. People with the surname "de Geus" include: * (born 1954), Dutch businessman * (born 1955), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aart Jan De Geus
Aart Jan de Geus (born 28 July 1955) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. He served as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs from 2002 to 2007. Then he worked as Deputy Secretary-General for the OECD. From 2012 to 2019, De Geus was Chairman and CEO of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Since January 2020, he has been Chairman of the Goldschmeding Foundation. Education De Geus began studying law at the Utrecht University while also training as a bookkeeper. He ended his training after two years in order to concentrate exclusively on his studies. He later transferred to Erasmus University Rotterdam, where the law program had a more practical orientation. After receiving his Master of Laws in 1980, he did post-graduate studies in labor law at Radboud University Nijmegen. Career In 1980, de Geus became a lawyer for the industrial trade union of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (CNV). In subsequent years he rose through the organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geuzen
Geuzen (; ; french: Les Gueux) was a name assumed by the confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles, who from 1566 opposed Spanish rule in the Netherlands. The most successful group of them operated at sea, and so were called Watergeuzen (; ; french: links=no, Gueux de mer). In the Eighty Years' War, the Capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen in 1572 provided the first foothold on land for the rebels, who would conquer the northern Netherlands and establish an independent Dutch Republic. They can be considered either as privateers or pirates, depending on the circumstances or motivations. Origin of the name The leaders of the nobles who signed a solemn league known as the Compromise of Nobles, by which they bound themselves to assist in defending the rights and liberties of the Netherlands against the civil and religious despotism of Philip II of Spain, were Louis of Nassau and Hendrick van Brederode. On 5 April 1566, permission was obtained for the confederates to present a petit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geus (other) , a Dutch surname
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Geus or GEUS may refer to: People * Armin Geus (born 1937), German historian * Jacques Geus (1920–1991), Belgian racing cyclist * Rob Geus (born 1971), Dutch cook and TV presenter Other uses * Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland * Geus River, Guam See also * GEU (other) * De Geus De Geus is a Dutch surname. In the Middle Ages "geus" (derived from French "gueux") meant "beggar" or "rogue", but it is likely that the surname originally reflected an association with the geuzen, the group that from 1566 opposed Spanish rule in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, although their use has largely been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' "father" ( GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' "name". In the form ''patronymic'', this stands with the addition of the suffix -ικός (''-ikos''), which was originally used to form adjectives with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goswin (given Name)
Goswin is a Germanic male given name originally meaning "friend (''win'') of the Goths (''gos'')"Goswijn in the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands. As ''Gosewijn'', ''Goswijn'' or ''Gozewijn'' (with short forms ''Goos'', ''Goes'', ''Gosse'' and ''Geus'') it was quite common in the Middle Ages in the Low Countries. an Gosse in the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands. |
Aart De Geus
Aart J. de Geus (born June 11, 1954) is the co-founder, chairman and co-CEO of Synopsys Inc. De Geus graduated with a master's degree in electrical engineering (1978) from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of technology), EPFL, Switzerland followed by a Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University, Texas, United States, in 1985. De Geus was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2019 for leadership and technical contributions to logic synthesis for integrated circuits. He is also a fellow of IEEE and a Phil Kaufman Award winner. Recognition and awards ''Electronic Business'' magazine chose De Geus as one of "The 10 Most Influential Executives" of 2002. He was honored for pioneering the commercial logic synthesis market, becoming the third recipient of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Industrial Pioneer Award. Also in 2002, shortly after handling the largest merger in electronic design automation history, De Geus was na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arie De Geus
Arie de Geus (born 1930, died 2019) was a Dutch business executive, business theorist and scenario planner, who was the head of Royal Dutch Shell's Strategic Planning Group and was a public speaker. Life and work De Geus was born in Rotterdam in 1930. He joined Royal Dutch/Shell in 1951 and remained there until his retirement in 1989. During his tenure as head of Shell's Strategic Planning Group, the department made important advancements to the ideas of portfolio analysis (i.e. Directional Policy Matrix) and scenario planning. Other key members of the team were Kees van der Heijden, Peter Schwartz, and Pierre Wack. After he retired, Mr. de Geus was a visiting fellow of London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ... and has worked with MIT's Cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett De Geus
Brett de Geus ( ; born November 4, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Amateur career de Geus attended Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California. He was not selected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, and thus enrolled at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, where he played college baseball. As a freshman at Cabrillo in 2016, de Geus earned all-conference honors. As a sophomore in 2017, he went 9–3 with a 1.94 ERA over 16 games (14 starts). Professional career Los Angeles Dodgers organization After the season, de Geus was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 33rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. de Geus signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut in 2018 with the Ogden Raptors, going 4–5 with a 7.26 ERA over 15 games (14 starts). In 2019, he beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Rangers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. In 2020, the Rangers moved to the new Globe Life Field in Arlington after having played at Globe Life Park (now Choctaw Stadium) from 1994 to 2019. The team's name is shared with a law enforcement agency. The franchise was established in 1961, as the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after the city's first AL ballclub, the second Washington Senators, moved to Minnesota and became the Twins (the original Washington Senators played primarily in the National League during the 1890s). After the season, the new Senators moved to Arlington, and debuted as the Rangers the following spring. The Rangers have made eight appearances in the MLB postseason, seven following division championships in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas De Geus
Jonas de Geus (; born 29 April 1998) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Kampong and the Dutch national team. Club career De Geus started playing hockey at Almere where he went through all the youth ranks until he made his debut for the first team. In April 2019, he announced he would leave Almere at the end of the season. One month later he signed a four-year contract at Kampong. In the 2022–23 season he won the Golden Stick as the best player of the season. International career In November 2016, de Geus was selected for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh. He made his debut for the senior national team at the age of 18 in a test match against South Africa in 2017. He was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany Germany, officially t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon De Geus
Leon de Geus (born 24 June 1971) is a Dutch former darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. PDC career In January 2013, he took part in the PDC Qualifying School but failed to win a place, coming closest on the third day when he reached the last 16. De Geus qualified for the 2013 UK Open, but was beaten 5–3 by Scott Robertson in the first round. The best result of his career to date was winning through to the last 16 of the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, where he lost 6–1 to Phil Taylor. The only event De Geus could qualify for in 2014 was the German Darts Championship The German Darts Championship is a Professional Darts Corporation event that takes place in Germany as part of the PDC European Tour. Since 2013, it has been held at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, after previously being held in Berlin Berlin ( , ) ... where he came back from 5–3 down against Steve Maish to win 6–5, before losing 6–2 against world number one Michael van Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian De Geus
Lilian de Geus (born 13 October 1991) is a Dutch sailor. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the RS:X windsurfer, achieving 4th place overall. See also * List of European Championships medalists in sailing References External links * * * * 1991 births Living people Dutch female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – RS:X RS:X class world champions 21st-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch people Dutch windsurfers Female windsurfers {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
