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Krol
Krol is a surname of several possible origins. It may be a Dutch surname. It originally was a nickname of someone with curly hair (''krul'' still means "curl" in Modern Dutch). at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands As well as or the German surname Kroll. The name may also be a direct translation stemming from a version of the Polish surname ''Król'', the Belarusian/Ukrainian surname ''Krol Krol * (born 1979), Computer Programmer and Hacker * |
Ian Krol
Ian Albert Krol (born May 9, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, and Detroit Tigers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. Professional career Oakland Athletics Krol was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the seventh round, with the 213th overall selection, of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft out of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois. He was selected despite not pitching in his senior year due to being suspended for the entire season for an alcohol-related offense, his second violation of the district athletic code of conduct (his first violation, in his junior year, led to a seven-game suspension). After missing time due to an elbow injury, Krol made his professional debut on August 27, starting for the rookie-level Arizona League Athletics. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Krol
John Joseph Krol (October 26, 1910 – March 3, 1996) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 to 1988, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland (1953–1961), and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967 by Pope Paul VI. Early life and education Krol was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the fourth of eight children of John and Anna (née Pietruszka) Krol. His parents were Polish immigrants who were originally from the Tatra Mountains. Krol's father held various occupations, working as a machinist, barber, carpenter, plumber and electrician; his mother worked as a maid at a hotel in Cleveland. At age 2, he and his family returned to Poland, but returned to Cleveland within a year. Krol received his early education at the parochial school oSt. Hyacinth Church At age 9, he went to work part-time as a butcher's helper. He later worked as a maker of wooden boxes. Krol attended Cathedral Latin High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kroll
Kroll or Kröll is a German, Anglo-Saxon, and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academia * Josef Kroll (1889–1980), German classical philologist and university rector * Judith F. Kroll, American college professor in California * Wilhelm Kroll (1869–1939), German philologist Entertainment * Jack Kroll (c. 1928 – 2000), American drama and film critic * Leon Kroll (1884–1974), American painter * Lucy Kroll (1909–1997), American theatrical and literary agent * Natasha Kroll (1914–2004), Moscow-born display and production designer in Germany * Nick Kroll (born 1978), American actor and comedian, son of Jules Kroll * William Kroll (1901–1980), American violinist and composer Religion * Leopold Kroll (1874–1946), missionary bishop of the Missionary District of Liberia * Una Kroll (1925-2017), British nun, missionary doctor, and campaigner for women's ordination * Woodrow M. Kroll (born 1944), American evangelist, principal of the ''Back t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Krol
Henricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol (; born 1 April 1950) is a Dutch journalist, publisher, entrepreneur, activist and politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2013, and again from 2014 to 2021. Having served as the leader of 50PLUS, he left the party in 2020, due to disagreements with the rest of the party's leadership. Since 2023, Krol has been a member of Belang van Nederland (BVNL). Career Krol served as the main spokesman for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) in the House of Representatives from 1978 until 1985. He was editor-in-chief of the magazine ''Gay Krant'', which he founded in 1980. Between March 2011 and September 2012, he was a member of the Provincial Council of North Brabant. For the 2012 general election Krol was the lead candidate for the pensioners' party 50PLUS. Krol was the parliamentary leader of 50PLUS in the House of Representatives from 13 September 2012 until 4 October 2013 and a Member of the Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruud Krol
Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" (or "Rudi") Krol (; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach after retirement. Regarded as one of the best defenders of all time, Krol mainly played as a sweeper or left-back, though he could play anywhere across the back line, or in midfield as a defensive midfielder, due to his range of passing with both feet, temperament, tactical intelligence, and his ability to start attacking plays after winning back the ball. Playing career Club He began his career at Ajax under manager Rinus Michels. In his first season at the club he did not play much. After the departure of left-back Theo van Duivenbode in the summer of 1969 to Feyenoord, Krol became a regular player. When Ajax reached the UEFA European Cup in 1971, and won, Krol did not play because of a broken leg. Krol did play in the European Cup f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Krol
Joseph "King" Krol (February 20, 1919 – December 16, 2008) was a Canadian football quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker/ punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955. Considered as possibly the most versatile player in Canadian football history as a triple-threat to pass, run, and kick, he was one of Canada's greatest athletes and also famously known as a " Gold Dust Twin" for his teamwork with Royal Copeland. Joe Krol was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. After suffering from a fall in his apartment, Krol died in a Toronto hospital on December 16, 2008. Early life Krol was born on February 20, 1919, in Hamilton, Ontario. He was commonly nicknamed "King". He said in 1999, "My parents are Polish and the name was actually Krul. I guess in Polish, Krol means king. It also means rabbit, but I think I prefer king." Krol began playing Canadian football in high school at Kennedy Collegiate Institute in Windsor, Ontario in 1932, with which he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Krol
Ed Krol (born August 21, 1951) is the former network manager at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the former assistant director of Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He is also the author of The '' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet'' and '' The Whole Internet (User's Guide and Catalog)''. Background Krol was born on August 21, 1951, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and spent his entire career there. Career In 1985, Krol began working at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). He was the network manager for the NCSA when the contract was received to establish the NSFNet, and led the team in the network development. He helped develop the Frequently Asked Questions format when he published the popular user's guide '' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet'' in 1987, which was funded by the National Science F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrit Krol
Gerrit Krol (1 August 1934 − 24 November 2013) was a Dutch author, essayist and writer. Krol was born in Groningen. He studied mathematics and worked with Royal Dutch Shell and some of its operating units as computer programmer and system designer. Krol's debut consisted of poems published in 1961 in various Dutch literary magazines. In 1962 his first book ''De rokken van Joy Scheepmaker'' was published. Thereafter, he developed a typical writing style consisting of text mingled with abstract thoughts expressed in drawings and mathematical equations. His novel ''Het gemillimeterde hoofd'' is typical for this Krollesque style. In 1986 Krol received the Constantijn Huygens Prize, and in 2001 the P. C. Hooft Award - the highest Dutch Governmental award for literature - for his complete oeuvre. On 20 October 2005, the 125th anniversary of the Amsterdam Free University, Krol received a Doctorate Honoris causa from this university. Published works *''De rokken van Joy Scheepmake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsten Krol
Torsten Krol is an Australian writer resident in Queensland. He is the author of the ''FOREVERMAN'' series of novels (2018–2023). He is best known for his novels ''The Dolphin People'' (2006), a postmodern "parable" of a World War II-era German family lost in the South American jungle, and ''Callisto'' (2007), a "nightmarishly amusing" satire on post- 9/11 American attitudes to terrorism, which was translated into 22 languages. Authorial controversy Described as "reclusive", Krol does not make personal appearances to promote his work, and there has been media speculation about his identity; among others, ''The Sunday Star-Times'' and ABC's '' The Book Show'' have questioned whether he might be a better-known author writing under a pseudonym. In April 2018, a few days prior to the publication of Krol's new novel series, ''FOREVERMAN'', a German author published a piece of non-fiction literary criticism postulating possible identities of Torsten Krol. There are only two known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Krol
Thomas Krol (born 16 August 1992) is a retired Dutch speed skater, who is specialized in the 1000m and 1500m. Career Krol finished third at the ISU World Cup 1500m event in Berlin in December 2014. Krol is a member of Team Jumbo-Visma. In February 2022, at the Beijing Olympics, Krol won the men's 1000-meter race (1:07.92) and won the first Olympic gold medal of his career. In February 2024, the Dutchman announced his retirement and his intention to enroll in the KLM airline flight school. According to Krol, he had two dreams: to win the Olympics and to become a pilot. Personal records Source: Tournament overview Source: World Cup overview {, class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" ! , Season ! colspan="6", 1500 meter , - , 2012–2013 , , 18th , , – , , 3rd(b) , , – , , – , , – , - , 2013–2014 , , – , , – , , – , , 3rd(b) , , – , , – , - , 2014–2015 , , 9th , , 10th , , , , 13th , , 4th , , 5th , - , 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Krol
Michael Frederick Krol (born May 19, 1984) is an American musician and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. After releasing two albums on Counter Counter Culture, Krol released his third album ''Turkey'' on Merge Records August 28, 2015. ''Power Chords'' was released in 2019, described by ''Dagger'' as "hitinga nerve here with some real classic catchy, garage rock." Discography Studio albums * ''I Hate Jazz'' (Counter Counter Culture, 2011) * ''Trust Fund'' (Counter Counter Culture, 2013) * ''Turkey'' (Merge Records, 2015) *''Power Chords'' (Merge Records, 2019) Singles/EPs * ''Live at Vera'' (Roekie Records, 2016) * ''An Ambulance B/W Never Know'' (Merge Records, 2018) Compilations * ''Mike Krol Is Never Dead: The First Two Records'' (Merge Records, 2017) * ''Dog Songs'' (2017), "Beethoven (Beethoven)" * ''You Wish: A Merge Records Holiday Album'' (Merge Records, 2019), "Won't Be Alone Tonight" Mac Krol * ''"For Some Other Reason" b/w "Fair Warning" & "What Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastiaen Jansen Krol
Bastiaen Jansz Krol (also ''Sebastia(e)n'' ''Jans(s)en'' ''Crol'' Crol, Bastiaen Janssen (1630): '' Contract of sale of land along the Hudson River from the Mahican Indians to Kiliaen van Rensselaer'' on Wikisource or ''Crull''; 1595, Harlingen – 14 March 1674)A. EekhofBastiaen Jansz. Krol : krankenbezoeker, kommies en kommandeur van Nieuw-Nederland (1595-1645) The Hague 1910. A 97 page biography in Dutch. was Director of New Netherland from 1632 to 1633. Early life When he was 10, Krol's family moved from Friesland to Amsterdam and in 1623 he lived on the Bloemgracht. In that year he presented himself to church elders of the Dutch Reformed Church to be sent abroad as a "ziekentrooster" ("comforter of the sick"). New Netherland On 25 January 1624 he sailed to New Netherland, where he arrived when Cornelius May just had become the first Director-General. In November 1624 he had returned to Amsterdam and made a report to the church elders, who gave him the right to per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
