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Margriet Ruurs
Margriet is a Dutch feminine given name, a form of Margaretha (Margaret). People with the name include: * Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (born 1943), Dutch princess * Margriet Bleijerveld (born 1958), Dutch hockey player * Margriet Ehlen (born 1943), Dutch poet * Margriet Hermans (born 1954), Belgian politician * Margriet Heymans (1932–2023), Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature * Margriet Hoenderdos (1952–2010), Dutch composer * Margriet Kloppenburg (born 1988), Danish racing cyclist * Margriet Matthijsse (born 1977), Dutch sailor * Margriet de Moor (born 1941), Dutch writer * Margriet van Noort (1587–1646), Dutch Discalced Carmelite writer * Margriet Smulders (born 1955), Dutch photographer * Margriet Tindemans (1951–2014), Dutch violinist * Margriet Zegers Inge Margriet Zegers-de Ruiter (born 29 April 1954) is a retired Dutch field hockey defender, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially th ... [...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] |
Margriet Kloppenburg
Margriet Kloppenburg (born 18 January 1988) is a Danish professional racing cyclist who rides for Team BMS BIRN. See also * List of 2016 UCI Women's Teams and riders Listed below are the UCI Women's Teams that compete in 2016 women's road cycling events organized by the International Cycling Union ( UCI), including the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour. Teams overview The country designation of each team is deter ... References External links * 1988 births Living people Danish female cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Danish sportswomen {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Feminine Given Names
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 charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margriet Zegers
Inge Margriet Zegers-de Ruiter (born 29 April 1954) is a retired Dutch field hockey defender, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... From 1980 to 1984 she played 55 international matches and scored no goals. She is married to Olympic freestyle skier Michiel de Ruiter. References External links * 1954 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Heerenveen Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margriet Tindemans
Margriet E. Tindemans (March 26, 1951 – December 31, 2014) was a musician, specializing in medieval music. The fourth child of Wilhelmina Coenen and Henricus Tindemans, Margriet demonstrated her musical talents early, and was named first violin in the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands. After Conservatory studies in Maastricht, then Brussels, Belgium, and Basel, Switzerland, she became an early member of Sequentia. She toured with that group for nine years until relocating to Seattle in 1986. There she founded the Medieval Women’s Choir, , Medievalwomenschoir.org, accessed March 15, 2015 was an artist in residence at the |
Margriet Smulders
Margriet Smulders (born 1955) is a Dutch photographer of floral still lifes. She attended the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1974 to 1983 and the Academy of Arts in Arnhem from 1979 to 1985. Work She has worked on an ongoing series of floral still life photographs. Publications Publications by Smulders *''Margriet Smulders fotografeert de Katholieke Universiteit in 75 Portretten.'' Uitgeverij Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen. With texts by Johan van de Woestijne, Flip Bool and Wim Bronzwaar. *''Sirene, Verlangen en verleiding = Siren, Desire and Seduction.'' Liempde: Kempen, 2002. Text by Pietje Tegenbosch. *''Get drunk.'' Self-published, 2006. With an essay by Robbert Roos and a preface by Danielle Lokin. *''Margriet Smulders.'' D'jonge Hond, 2010. With a preface by Frank van de Schoor and texts by Wouter Kloek, Marina Aarts, Laila Tijabi, Francis Wells, Marjoleine de Vos, Yvonne Benschop, Prakash Chhangani, Jan Derksen, Ellen Harris, Matthias Harder, Brigitte Lardinois, Matth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Of The Mother Of God
Margaret of the Mother of God (, , ), born Margriet van Noort, 1587 – 1646) was a Dutch Discalced Carmelite lay sister in the Brussels Carmel. Life Margriet van Noort was born in Farmsum, in the far north of the Low Countries, in 1587. Her parents were Sebastian van Noort, an officer in the Army of Flanders The Army of Flanders (; ) was a field army of the Spanish Army based in the Spanish Netherlands between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was one of the longest-serving field armies of the early modern era, being founded in 1567 and disbanded in 170 ..., and Gertruda Bernaerts. On 8 December 1607 she was admitted to the Brussels Carmel by the foundress of the convent, the Venerable Ana de Jesús, becoming a lay sister in 1609 and taking the name Margaret of the Mother of God. She died there in 1646, aged 59. Margaret is reputed to have been a prophet and wonderworker. She recorded her spiritual experiences and reflections in an autobiography. An English translation wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margriet De Moor
Margaretha Maria Antonetta 'Margriet' de Moor (''née'' Neefjes; born 1941) is a Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs for her novel ''Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw'' (1991). Life and career Margaretha Maria Antonetta Neefjes, born in Noordwijk, 21 November 1941, married sculptor Heppe de Moor (1938 - 1992). They had two daughters: writer Marente and visual artist Lara. After junior high and the Hogere Burgerschool she attended the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where she studied piano and singing. Afterward she studied art history and archeology in Amsterdam and taught piano. With her husband, she began an artist salon in 1984 in 's-Graveland. De Moor began writing, and after a failed attempt at a novel, debuted with a story collection, ''Op de rug gezien''; the collection won her a literary award, the Gouden Ezelsoor, and a nomination for the AKO Literatuurprijs. Many of her works have been translated into German. Literary awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margriet Matthijsse
Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailing (sport), sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country for the first time at the Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta. Matthijsse took the silver in Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Europe, Europe. In the Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Olympics in Sydney Matthijsse took her second silver medal again in Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Europe, Europe. Matthijsse final Olympic appearance was during the Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Olympics in Athens. As crew in the Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 470, Women's 470 with helmsman Lisa Westerhof she took 9th place. She received the International Sailing Federation, ISAF ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards, World Sailor of the Year Award in 1999. References External links * Living people 1977 births Sailors (sport) from Rotterdam Dutc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margriet Hoenderdos
Margriet Hoenderdos (6 May 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a Dutch composer. She was born in Santpoort, Netherlands, and studied piano with Thom Bollen at the Zwolle Conservatory. She continued her studies in composition at the Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ... Conservatory with Ton de Leeuw, and worked in the electronic studio at the Conservatory. In 1985 she ended her studies and received a Prize for Composition. After completing her education, Hoenderdos worked as a composer and taught music privately and at the music school in Zwolle. After 1987 she worked as full-time as a composer. Composition style Hoenderdos’ works are characterized by a rigorous methodological approach rarely encountered in contemporary Dutch music; a “radical research into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margriet Heymans
Margaretha Henrica Gerardus Maria Heijmans (29 October 1932 – 27 July 2023) was a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Heymans wrote and illustrated various books in collaboration with her sister Annemie Heymans, including ''Het poppenfeest'' (1971), ''De gele draad'' (1982), ''Adam Wortel krijgt bezoek'' (1986) and ''De prinses van de moestuin'' (1991). Early life Heymans was born on 29 October 1932, in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. After attending a gymnasium Heymans studied for two years at the ''School voor Kunst en Kunstnijverheid'' in 's-Hertogenbosch. She then moved to Amsterdam to study at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Career Heymans first published in 1958 in children's magazine ''Kris Kras''. Heymans illustrated various books written by Dutch authors, including ''Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht'' by Imme Dros and ''Ik was de zee'' by Ienne Biemans. Heymans received the Gouden Penseel award for her illustrations in ''Annetj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
