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Huygen Codec
Willibrord Joseph Huygen (23 June 1922 – 14 January 2009) was a Dutch book author. He is best known for the picture books on gnomes, illustrated by Rien Poortvliet. Huygen was born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. The seventh of ten children, his primary occupation was that of a physician. He was married and had five children. The first book in his picture book series is ''Gnomes'' (published in 1977, and originally known as ''Leven en werken van de Kabouter'' in Dutch). It was on top of the bestseller list of the ''New York Times'' for over a year (as a book on folklore, it was categorized as non-fiction). In the second book (''De oproep der Kabouters'') both Huygen and Poortvliet make appearances themselves in both the story and the illustrations as they get contacted by the gnomes because of the ''Gnomes'' book they have written together. The TV show, The World of David the Gnome ''The World of David the Gnome'', originally titled ''David, el Gnomo'' and also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amersfoort
Amersfoort () is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht, Netherlands. As of 31 January 2023, the municipality had a population of 160,902, making it the second-largest of the province and fifteenth-largest of the country. Amersfoort is also one of the largest Dutch railway junctions with its three stations—Amersfoort Centraal railway station, Amersfoort Centraal, Amersfoort Schothorst railway station, Schothorst and Amersfoort Vathorst railway station, Vathorst—due to its location on two of the Netherlands' main east to west and north to south railway lines. The city was used during the 1928 Summer Olympics as a venue for the Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon events. Amersfoort marked its 750th anniversary as a city in 2009. History Hunter-gatherer, Hunter gatherers set up camps in the Amersfoort region in the Mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnomes (book)
''Gnomes'', originally published in Dutch in 1976 as ''Leven en werken van de kabouter'' (), then released in English in 1977, is a fiction book written by Wil Huygen and illustrated by Rien Poortvliet. The book explains the life and habitat of gnomes in an in-universe fashion, much as a biology book would do, complete with illustrations and textbook notes. The book was well received by critics. Huygen's writing, which mixed physiology with fiction, and Poortvliet's drawings, which used a natural style and watercolor, were both praised. ''Gnomes'' sold almost a million units after its first year of being published in the United States. Its financial success led to the creation of several spin-off books about the same fictional creatures, as well as many other products, such as toys, clothing and games. Synopsis The book is written like a biology book, describing the habitat of the mythical creatures known as gnomes (Dutch: '' kabouter''). In the book, Huygen and Poortvli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnome
A gnome () is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors, including those of modern fantasy literature. They are typically depicted as small humanoids who live underground. Gnome characteristics are reinterpreted to suit various storytellers and artists. Paracelsus's gnome is recognized to have derived from the German miners' legend about or , the "metallurgical or mineralogical demon", according to Georg Agricola (1530), also called (literal Latinization of ''Bergmännlein'', "mountain manikin") by Agriocola in a later work (1549), and described by other names such as (sing. ; Latinization of German ). Agricola recorded that, according to the legends of that profession, these mining spirits acted as miming and laughing pranksters who sometimes threw pebbles at miners, but could also reward them by depositing a rich vein of silver ore. Paracelsus also called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rien Poortvliet
Rien Poortvliet (; 7 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a Dutch artist and illustrator. Life Born in Schiedam, Poortvliet was best known for his drawings of animals and for "Gnomes (book), Gnomes", a famous series of illustrated books with text by Wil Huygen. Poortvliet did not attend art school and his family discouraged him from becoming an artist: `My family thought that artists were, you know, a little bit dangerous, all those naked women, all that drinking all night." Instead, Poortvliet's father wanted him pursue a profession that would produce a stable income, so Poortvliet began a career in advertising, initially drawing scenes of families for soap companies. Poortvliet took more pleasure in the work he did on the side for several publishers. He illustrated various books, among them works by Jaap ter Haar, and Godfried Bomans. He was also a passionate hunter, which led him to drawing various nature subjects. By the end of the 1960s, Poortvliet was able to make a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World Of David The Gnome
''The World of David the Gnome'', originally titled ''David, el Gnomo'' and also known as ''David, the Gnome'', is a Spanish animated television series based on '' The Secret Book of Gnomes'', a series of children's books by Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The series was originally created by Spanish studio BRB Internacional in collaboration with . Twenty-six episodes were produced. The series spawned two spin-off series: ''Wisdom of the Gnomes'' (1987) and ''The New World of the Gnomes'' (1996); and three films edited from the series: ''The Gnomes' Great Adventure'' (1987), ''The Gnomes in the Snow'' (1999), and ''The Fantastic Adventures of the Gnomes'' (2000). The English-language dub, ''The World of David the Gnome'', was produced by Canadian studio CINAR in association with Miramax Films. Christopher Plummer was narrator, with Tom Bosley voicing David. ''David the Gnome'' aired weekdays on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block from 1988 until 1995 in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 Births
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2009 Deaths
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Dutch Children's Writers
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, it reflects the Kingdom of the Netherlands ** Dutch Caribbean ** Netherlands Antilles Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People Ethnic groups * Pennsylvania Dutch, a group of early German immigrants to Pennsylvania Specific people * Dutch (nickname), a list of people * Johnny Dutch (born 1989), American hurdler and field athlete * Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American mobster born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer * Dutch Mantel, ring name of American retired professional wrestler Wayne Maurice Keown (born 1949) * Dutch Savage, ring name of professional wrestler and promoter Frank Stewart (1935–2013) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
