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Hout Bay Harbour
Hout, van Hout and van den Hout are Dutch surnames meaning "wood", "timber" or "of the wood". Notable people with the surname include: __NOTOC__ Hout * Michael Hout (born 1950), American sociologist *Morgan Hout (born 1940s), American football coach Van Hout *Cor van Hout (1957–2003), Dutch kidnapper * (1542–1609), Dutch statesman, "city secretary" of Leiden * Jan van Hout (1908–1945), Dutch racing cyclist *Joris Van Hout (born 1977), Belgian footballer * Kristof Van Hout (born 1987), Belgian football goalkeeper *Léon van Hout (1864–1945), Belgian violinist and music educator *Roald van Hout (born 1988), Dutch footballer *Ronnie van Hout (born 1962), New Zealand artist * Russell Van Hout (born 1976), Australian former racing cyclist Van den Hout * (born 1964), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop * Theo van den Hout (born 1953), Dutch-American historian * Willem van den Hout (1915–1985), Dutch writer and publicist Al-Hout "(Al-)Hout" is a common romanization of the Arabic surna ... [...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] |
Ronnie Van Hout
Ronnie van Hout (born 22 February 1962) is a New Zealand artist and musician living in Melbourne, Australia. He works across a wide variety of media including sculpture, video, painting, photography, embroidery, and sound recordings. Early life and education Born in Christchurch on 22 February 1962, Van Hout attended the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury between 1980 and 1982, where he majored in film. In 1999, he gained a Master of Fine Arts from RMIT University, Melbourne. Music The Pin Group In the early eighties while still studying at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts, van Hout became involved in the Christchurch music scene. Initially he worked with The Pin Group, who were signed to Flying Nun Records, designing posters and filming them in action. Roger Shepherd, owner of Flying Nun, described van Hout’s work as, ‘colorful Andy Warhol, Warholian images’. He later described van Hout's cover for The Pin Group’s debut single "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houts
Houts or van Houts is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ashley Houts (born 1987), American basketball player *Marshall Houts Marshall Houts (1919–1993) was an American academic, attorney, and author. Educated at Brevard College and the University of Minnesota Law School, Houts wrote 44 books and helped create the television series Quincy, M.E. He wrote a book on the ... (1919–1993), American academic, author, and attorney * Rudi van Houts (born 1984), Dutch road cyclist and mountain biker See also * Hout {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafiq Al-Hout
Shafiq al-Hout, also spelled Shafik al-Hut (; 13 January 1932 – 2 August 2009), was a Palestinian politician and writer. Born in Jaffa, he and his family fled to Beirut at the onset of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. There, al-Hout became a journalist at '' Al Hawadeth'' magazine. Using it as a platform, he founded the Palestine Liberation Front in 1961 and later became a founder of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964. He remained a senior member of the organization, representing it in Lebanon and the United Nations General Assembly. Initially a close aid to Yasser Arafat, al-Hout resigned from his position on the PLO Executive Committee, in protest of Arafat's signing of the Oslo Accords. Early life Life in Jaffa Al-Hout was born in Jaffa in 1932 to the mayor of Jaffa at the time, known as the "Beiruti Mayor." He belonged to the al-Hout family which had its roots in Lebanon; Shafiq's grandfather, Salim Youssef al-Hout, was originally from Beirut and immigrated to Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Language
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply ' (). Arabic is the List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language, third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the Sacred language, liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Van Den Hout
Wilhelmus Henricus Maria van den Hout ('s-Hertogenbosch, 3 June 1915 – The Hague, 24 February 1985) was a Dutch writer and publicist, best known as the writer (under the pseudonym Willy van der Heide) of the Bob Evers series of children's books. Van den Hout lost his credentials as a journalist after World War II for having collaborated with the Nazi propaganda machine, but gained commercial success with the Bob Evers series. He also used the pseudonyms Willy Waterman, Willem W. Waterman, Sylvia Sillevis, Victor Valstar, Victor H. Huitink, Joke Raviera, Zsa Zsa Ferguson and C.B. McInverness, M.D., Ph.D., and translated English literature into Dutch. Biography Willem van den Hout was born 3 June 1915 in 's-Hertogenbosch, his father from Brabant and his mother from Groningen, a mixed background that may have resulted in a kind of split personality later in life. In 1937, after high school and military service, he got a job with the Philips company as a PR writer. He married Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Van Den Hout
Theo P.J. van den Hout (born October 12, 1953) is a Dutch–American historian and author. Van den Hout is currently the Arthur and Joann Rasmussen professor of Western Civilization and of Hittite and Anatolian Languages at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including: ''A History of Hittite Literacy: Writing and Reading in Late Bronze Age Anatolia 1650–1200 BC'' (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and ''The Elements of Hittite'' (Cambridge University Press, 2011). In addition to this he is the editor of the Chicago Hittite Dictionary of the University of Chicago. He has also appeared in several documentaries, including ''Lost Cities of the Ancients'' (2006). Van den Hout is a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, a 2016 Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation as well as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Van Hout
Russell Van Hout (born 15 June 1976) is an Australian former racing cyclist. He won the Australian national road race title in 2006. He also rode in the 2004 and 2005 Giro d'Italia and won a stage of the 2006 Tour Down Under. Major results ;2001 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Overall National Road Series : 1st Overall Canberra Tour : 2nd Overall Tour of Tasmania ::1st Stages 1 & 6 ;2003 : 1st Prologue Tour of Greece ;2004 : 4th Overall Tour of Queensland : 4th Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic ;2005 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Herald Sun Tour : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2006 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::4th Time trial : 7th Overall Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under (currently branded as the Santos Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and UCI Women’s WorldTour ... ::1st Stage 4 ;2010 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roald Van Hout
Roald van Hout (born 23 April 1988]) is a Dutch association football, footballer who plays as a winger for Hoofdklasse club UDI '19. He formerly played for RKC Waalwijk, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Eindhoven and Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi .... References External links Voetbal International profile 1988 births Living people Men's association football wingers Dutch men's footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Vierde Divisie players People from Waddinxveen RKC Waalwijk players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Eindhoven players Fortuna Sittard players Footballers from South Holland UDI '19 players {{netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hout
Michael Hout (born May 14, 1950) is a professor of sociology at New York University. He previously served as a professor at the University of Arizona and University of California-Berkeley. His contributions to sociology include using demographic methods to study social change in inequality, religion, and politics. Hout's current work uses the General Social Survey to study the changing occupational hierarchies, social mobility, and long-term trends associated with political polarization. He has digitized occupational information in the GSS since 1972. Other recent projects used the GSS panel to study Americans' changing perceptions of class, religion, and happiness. In 2006, Hout and Claude Fischer published ''Century of Difference'', a book on twentieth-century social and cultural trends in the United States. Other books include ''Truth about Conservative Christians'' with Andrew Greeley, ''Following in Father's Footsteps: Social Mobility in Ireland'', and ''Inequality by Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Van Hout
Léon van Hout (28 November 1864 in Liège – 23 November 1945 in Brussels) was a Belgian violist and music educator. From 1888 to 1894 van Hout was the violist of the Ysaÿe Quartet along with cellist Joseph Jacob, and violinists Mathieu Crickboom and Eugène Ysaÿe. He was principal violist of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie from 1889. Van Hout was professor of viola at Royal Conservatory of Brussels from 1893. He taught a generation of Belgian violists including Robert Courte, who succeeded him at the Conservatory, Charles Foidart, Lionel Blomme, and Gaston Jacobs. Van Hout inspired many Belgian composers to write works for the viola. Dedications * Jean Absil (1893–1974) :: Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 54 (1942) * Francis de Bourguignon (1890–1961) :: Suite for viola and orchestra, Op. 67 (1940) * Raymond Chevreuille (1901–1976) :: ''Double Concerto'' in E major for viola, piano and orchestra, Op. 34 (1946) :: Quartet for 4 violas, Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristof Van Hout
Kristof Van Hout (born 9 February 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. With a height of 2.08m, he is considered one of the tallest footballers in history. Career Van Hout joined Willem II in 2004 from Verbroedering Geel as a youth player. On 6 August 2009, Standard Liège signed him from Kortrijk on a three-year deal. On 11 June 2011, he returned to Kortrijk on a one-year contract. On 23 May 2022, Van Hout signed a one-season contract with Lommel. Honours ;Genk *Belgian Cup: 2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ... Notes 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Lommel Belgian men's footballers Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players K.F.C. Lommel S.K. players Willem II Tilburg p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
