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Terpstra
Terpstra is a Dutch surname of Frisian origin, which is a topographic name for a person who lived on a ''terp'', a prehistoric man-made mound built on low-lying land as a habitation site. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with this surname include: * (born 1991), Dutch cross-country cyclist * (born 1943), Dutch politician *, Canadian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Terpstra
Niki Terpstra (; born 18 May 1984) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2022 for six different teams. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Mike Terpstra (cyclist), Mike Terpstra. He is the third Dutch cyclist to have won both of the Cobbled classics, cobbled Cycling monument, Monument spring classics, Paris–Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders, after Jan Raas and Hennie Kuiper. Career Early life and career Niki Terpstra was born on 18 May 1984 in Beverwijk in the Netherlands. He was part of the silver medal-winning team in the team pursuit in the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, together with Levi Heimans, Jens Mouris and Peter Schep. With a 4th place in the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne, Three Days of De Panne followed by a 14th place at the 2008 Tour of Flanders, young Terpstra showed signs of considerable talent. Between 2007 and 2010, Terpstra rode for the German . In 2009 Terpstra won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Terpstra
Julius Huibert Terpstra (born 21 February 1989) is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the years 2020–21. He is a member of the political party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He had served as in the Leiden municipal council and as chair of Christian Democratic Youth Appeal, CDA's youth organization. Following his membership of the House, Terpstra returned to Leiden politics and became alderman for construction following the 2022 municipal elections, having been his party's lead candidate. Early life and education Terpstra was born in Emmeloord, a town in Flevoland, on 21 February 1989. He attended Greijdanus College before studying in England for one year. Subsequently, he studied history at Leiden University between 2009 and 2015, earning a Master of Arts degree. While studying, he was a member of the fraternity Navigators and played soccer at LSVV '70. In 2009, he joined the Leiden affiliate of Christian Democratic Youth Appeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Terpstra
Erica Georgina Terpstra (born 26 May 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Terpstra, a swimmer by occupation, participated in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. She was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the Dutch general election of 1977 serving from 8 June 1977 until 22 August 1994 when she became Undersecretary for Health, Welfare and Sport in the Cabinet Kok I serving from 22 August 1994 until 3 August 1998. After the Dutch general election of 1998 Terpstra returned to the House of Representatives serving from 19 May 1998 until 15 December 2003 when she was selected as President of the Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation (NOC*NSF). Biography Swimming During the early 1960s Terpstra was a well-known freestyle swimmer in the Netherlands, specializing in the 100 meters. She participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where she came sixth in the 100m Freestyle, and fourth in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Terpstra
Mike Terpstra (born 1961), is an American basketball coach. He has previously served various positions with junior college, high school, and NBA Development League. He is the CEO of University Recruiting Group, an organization that assistants athletes and coaches through the recruiting process. He helped the Colorado 14ers win the Western Division championship before losing to the Dakota Wizards in the championship round. Ripon Christian High School Terpstra helped lead the high school to three state championships (1992 and 1994 as head coach and 1988 as assistant coach). Northwest Nazarane University During his tenure with Northwest Nazarane, he compiled a 17–10 record. That record was the best record the school has had as a Division II school. Oklahoma City Thunder Terpstra began his tenure with the Thunder in the 2013–14 NBA season. The Thunder accumulated the best NBA record before the 2014 NBA All-Star Game so the 2013–14 Oklahoma City Thunder coaches coached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vern Terpstra
Vern Terpstra (August 20, 1927 – November 6, 2013) was Professor Emeritus of international business at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He was a fellow of the Academy of International Business Academy of International Business (AIB) is the leading association of international business scholars and specialists. Established in 1959, it has over 3400 members in about 90 countries. Membership is open to organizations as well as individual .... Biography Early life and education PHD, University Of Michigan, 1965 MBA, University Of Michigan, 1951 BBA, University Of Michigan, 1950 Career Professor Terpstra received his B.BA, M.BA, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan in 1950, 1951, and 1965, respectively. Following completion of his Ph.D. degree, he was an assistant professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania for two years before joining the faculty at the University of Michigan School of Business Administration as an associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Terpstra (cyclist)
Mike Terpstra (born 24 April 1987) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Niki Terpstra. Major results ;2013 : 7th Volta Limburg Classic : 9th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites Kreiz Breizh Elites is a French stage cycling race held annually in Bretagne. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste I ... References External links * * * * 1987 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Sportspeople from Beverwijk Cyclists from North Holland 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Terpstra
Anne Terpstra (born 5 January 1991 in Zierikzee) is a Dutch cross-country cyclist. She is the silver medalist of 2024 World mountain bike championships in Cross-country Olympic. She placed 15th in the women's cross-country race at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross-Country European Championships and was not allowed to finish. In 2019, during the Mountain Bike World Cup in Andorra, she won her first World Cup by beating Jolanda Neff in the final lap. Terpstra is the first Dutch female athlete to win a World Cup. During the 2019 UCI World Cup finals In Snowshoe, USA, she became 2nd and secured a 4th in the overall. In September 2019 she was leading the UCI World ranking for the first time. She has no relation to fellow Dutch cyclist, Niki Terpstra. Major results ;2018 : 1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2019 : 3rd Tokyo 2020 Test Event : 4th Overall UCI XCO World Cup ::1st Vallnord ::2nd Lenzerheide ::2nd Snowshoe ::5th Albstadt : 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Terpstra
John Terpstra (born in Brockville Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically Independent city, independent of the county. It is included with Leeds and ..., Ontario) is a Canadian poet and carpenter. During much of his childhood, he lived in Edmonton, Alberta, but moved back to Ontario to attend high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, where he lives today. Released a spoken-word recording of his poems in 2000, called "Nod Me In, Shake Me Out", with composer, arranger and producer Bart Nameth, violinist Hugh Marsh, and others. Education * Trinity Christian College, Chicago * University of Toronto Awards and recognition * 1988: Bressani Prize, "Forty Days and Forty Nights" * 1992: CBC Radio Literary Competition, "Captain Kintail" * 2004: poetry finalist, Governor General's Awards, ''Disarmament'' * 2006: finalist, Charles Taylor Prize, BC Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonja Terpstra
Sonja Terpstra is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2018, representing North-Eastern Metropolitan Region. Terpstra is a member of the Labor Left The Labor Left (LL), also known as the Progressive Left, Socialist Left or simply the Left, is one of the two major political factions within the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It is nationally characterised by social progressivism and democra ... faction of the Labor Party. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Labor Left politicians Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Women members of the Victorian Legislative Council 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians {{Australia-Labor-Victoria-MP-stub ... [...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] |
Frisians
The Frisians () are an ethnic group indigenous to the German Bight, coastal regions of the Netherlands, north-western Germany and southern Denmark. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen (province), Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia (which was a part of Denmark until 1864). The Frisian languages are spoken by more than 500,000 people; West Frisian language, West Frisian is officially recognised in the Netherlands (in Friesland) while North Frisian language, North Frisian and Saterland Frisian language, Saterland Frisian are recognised as regional languages in Germany. Name There are several theories about the origin of the name of the Frisians, which is derived from ''Frisii'' or ''Fresones'', names used by the Romans to describe a Germanic tribe that inhabited the same region but disappeared during the 5th century before the appearance of the Frisians. Most probably the name is derived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponymy
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' ( proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for a proper name of any geographical feature, and full scope of the term also includes proper names of all cosmographical features. In a more specific sense, the term ''toponymy'' refers to an inventory of toponyms, while the discipline researching such names is referred to as ''toponymics'' or ''toponomastics''. Toponymy is a branch of onomastics, the study of proper names of all kinds. A person who studies toponymy is called ''toponymist''. Etymology The term ''toponymy'' comes from / , 'place', and / , 'name'. The '' Oxford English Dictionary'' records ''toponymy'' (meaning "place name") first appearing in English in 1876 in the context of geographical studies. Since then, ''toponym'' has come to replace the term ''place-name'' in professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
