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Oort (other)
Oort is a Dutch language, Dutch toponymic surname most commonly referring to the astronomer Jan Oort. ''Oort'' was one spelling of a Middle Dutch word for 'edge' or 'end', as in "the edge of town". at the Middle Dutch dictionary Variant forms are ''Oord'', ''Oordt'' and ''Ort'', as well as ''Van Oort'', ''Van den Oord'' etc. ('from the edge [of town]'). People with these surnames include: ;Oort * Abraham H. Oort (born 1934), Dutch-American climatologist, son of Jan Oort * Frans Oort (born 1935), Dutch mathematician **André–Oort conjecture, a number theory conjecture by Yves André and Frans Oort * (1836–1927), Dutch theologist and philologist * Jan Oort (1900–1992), Dutch astronomer. Named after him: ** Oort cloud, a cloud of solid objects surrounding the solar system ** Oort constants, characterizing the rotational properties of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. '' Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrik Van Oort
Hendrik van Oort (6 August 1775 in Utrecht – 17 February 1847 in Utrecht) was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Among his best known works are ''In the Meadow'' and ''The Shoemaker'', the latter of which is on display at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, painted some time between 1800 and 1830. Mainly a landscape painter, van Oort chose mainly quaint rural villages, small towns and rural folk as his subjects. But he also captured landscapes of cities such as Amsterdam; his landscape ''View of Canal, Amsterdam'' sold at the Amsterdam branch of Christie's on September 5, 2000, for $3,353. ''A View Of The Sint Jan's Kerkhof'' was painted at Utrecht in 1824. Henrik's son, Pieter van Oort, was also a noted landscape artist and architect. Besides his son he taught the painter David van der Kellen Jr., who became a respected medallist and engraver. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noort
Noort is a Dutch surname meaning "north". may refer to: * Ae-Ri Noort (born 1983), Dutch rowing coxswain *Saskia Noort (born 1967), Dutch crime-writer and freelance journalist See also *North (surname) North is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron North (born 1979), American guitarist * Alan North (1920–2000), American actor * Alan North (motorcyclist) (born 1953), South African motorcyclist * Alex North (1910–1991), A ... * Van Noort, surname {{surname Dutch-language surnames Toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastiaan Ort
Bastiaan Ort (born 6 January 1854 in Gorinchem – died 4 November 1927 in The Hague) was a Dutch lawyer, judge and politician. As an independent liberal he was Minister of Justice in the Cort van der Linden cabinet The Cort van der Linden cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 29 August 1913 until 9 September 1918. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberal Pieter Cort van der Linden after the election of 1913 and received confidence and suppl ... from 1913 to 1918. References * Equivalent article on the Dutch Wikipedia. 1854 births 1927 deaths 19th-century Dutch lawyers 20th-century Dutch judges Leiden University alumni Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands People from Gorinchem {{Netherlands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schuylar Oordt
Schuylar Oordt (born May 26, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at University of Northern Iowa. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Washington Redskins and Omaha Nighthawks. Professional career St. Louis Rams Oordt signed with the St. Louis Rams on July 29, 2011. He was waived on August 28. Jacksonville Jaguars He was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad on October 12, 2011. He released from the practice squad on November 14. Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins signed him to their practice squad on December 20, 2011. He was let go after the season. Carolina Panthers On May 11, 2012, he went to Rookie minicamp with the Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Pia Van Oordt
María Pia van Oordt López (born 18 March 2000) is a Peruvian sailor. She and Diana Tudela competed for Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics Peru competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 19 ... in the 49er FX event. Notes References External links * * 2000 births Living people Peruvian female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Peru Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Place of birth missing (living people) {{Peru-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Bleuland Van Oordt
Johanna Jacoba Bleuland van Oordt (1865 – 1948) was a Dutch painter. Biography Oordt was born on 28 August 1865 in Katendrecht, Netherlands. She studied at the ''Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten'' (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague). Her teachers included . Her sister Adri Bleuland van Oordt was also an artist. Johanna and Adri exhibited regularly at the Haagse Kunstkring. Oordt died on 15 December 1948, in Leidschendam. In 2018 the held an exhibition entitled ''Adriana and Johanna Bleuland van Oordt - Artistic sisters in a Voorburg Voorburg is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Together with Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it makes up the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has a population of about 39,000 peop ... country estate''. References External links * 1865 births 1948 deaths Dutch women painters {{Netherlands-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Frederik Van Oordt
Johan Frederik van Oordt; name sometimes spelled as Joan Frederik van Oordt (23 November 1794 – 11 December 1852) was a Dutch theologian born in Rotterdam. In 1821 he earned his doctorate at University of Utrecht, where one of his instructors was Philip Willem van Heusde (1778-1839). While still a student he served as pastor in Lower Langbroek. Following graduation he served as a minister in Alkmaar, and in 1823 returned to Utrecht, where he worked as a minister and teacher. In 1829 van Oordt was appointed professor of theology at the University of Groningen, where he conducted classes in dogmatics, practical theology, homiletics, et al. With Louis Gerlach Pareau (1800-1866) and Petrus Hofstede de Groot (1802-1886), he formed the nucleus of an influential theological movement known as the Groningen School. At Groningen he was co-founder of the journal ''Waarheid in Liefde'' (Truth and Love). In 1839 he relocated to the University of Leiden Leiden University (abbreviat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin Oordt
Darwin Oordt is an American entrepreneur, who has owned publications in the United States. Media Oordt's earliest newspaper ventures included the purchase of a small weekly shopper publication in Minnesota, which he soon sold for $14 million. In 1994, Oordt funded and directed the startup of shopper publications for the ''Providence Journal'', successfully launching the newspaper in Rhode Island and Massachusetts Shopper Enterprises’ network of 38 publications. Mr. Oordt also acquired Minnesota Sun Publication from the Guy Gannet Co in 1995. Sun Publication served 329,000 homes in the Minneapolis suburbs. This venture involved the acquisition and complete overhaul of a group of underperforming properties that, under Oordt's ownership and direction, were transformed into a successful nationwide publishing network. In 2010, Oordt purchased a group of regional newspapers in the Philadelphia Metro area that included the ''Northeast Times'' (circulation approximately 111,000) and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adri Bleuland Van Oordt
Adri Bleuland van Oordt was a Dutch artist and draftswoman who was active from around 1877 until her death in 1944. Biography Adriana Maria Hendrika Bleuland van Oordt (known as Adri Bleuland van Oordt) was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 5 June 1862 to Guilhelmina Catharina Arnoudina Hoogwerff and Jan Bleuland van Oordt. She was educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts from 1884 to 1889. Bleuland van Oordt painted portraits, still life images, figures, fruit, and scenes, including with pastels, oil paint, chalk and watercolors. She portrayed Queen Wilhelmina in 1899 as well as Joannes Pieter Roetert Tak van Poortvliet around the same time. Bleuland van Oordt was a member of the Amsterdam Artists Association of Sint Lucas. As a member of this association, her work was regularly exhibited in the Stedelijk Museum. In addition to her work as a visual artist, Bleuland van Oordt was active in the women's rights movement and obtaining women's suffrage. During the First Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Van Der Oord
Willem Johan van der Oord (27 September 1919 – 5 September 1985) was a Dutch hydraulic engineer. He was involved in setting up the Mekong Committee and served as its Executive agent from December 1969 until June 1980. He also worked for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Van der Oord was born in Haarlemmermeer in September 1919. He was elected a correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ... in 1969. He died in September 1985 at the age of 65. References 1919 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Dutch engineers Hydraulic engineers Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Haarlemmermeer {{Netherlands-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
