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Thijssen
Thijssen, Thijsen and Thijsse are Dutch patronymic surnames. The common Dutch given name Thijs is a short form of Mathijs (= Matthew). Thijssen is particularly common in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburgbr> People with this surname include: ;Thijssen * (born 1961), Dutch painter and glass artist * Felix Thijssen (born 1933), Dutch novelist * François Thijssen (died 1638), Dutch explorer of the south coast of Australia * Frans Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch footballer * Gerben Thijssen (born 1998), Belgian racing cyclist * Henny Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch singer and music producer * (born 1975), Dutch draughts player *Leon Thijssen (born 1968), Dutch show jumper * Lynn Thijssen (born 1992), Dutch volleyball player * Maerten Thijssen (died 1657), Dutch admiral who later became a Swedish nobleman *Nicole Thijssen (born 1988), Dutch tennis player *Theo Thijssen Theodorus Johannes Thijssen (Amsterdam, 16 June 1879 – Amsterdam, 23 December 1943) was a Dutch writer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerben Thijssen
Gerben Thijssen (born 21 June 1998) is a Belgian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Thijssen won the bronze medal at the 2015 UCI Juniors Track World Championships in the points race. He won the silver medal at the 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Apeldoorn in the team pursuit. In 2016, as a junior he won 2 stages in the Nations Cup Trofeo Karlsberg, the Omloop van de Vlaamse Gewesten and a Belgian Cup stage in Nederhasselt. He represented Belgium at the UCI Juniors Road World Championships in Qatar. In 2017, as a U23-rider he won the Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas and a stage in Olympia's Tour. He won the gold medal at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships in the Elite Elimination Race. In 2018, he was the Belgian champion in the U23-category. In November 2019, Thijssen crashed out of the Six Days of Ghent, suffering three small brain haemorrhages before being admitted to intensive care. In October 2020, he was named in the star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Thijssen
Frans Thijssen (born 23 January 1952) is a Dutch former footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmegen. In 1973, he moved to FC Twente, where the midfielder played for nearly six seasons. Thijssen won fourteen caps for Holland between 1975 and 1981. In 1979, he moved to England to sign for Ipswich Town joining former FC Twente teammate Arnold Mühren. In 1981 he was the first Dutchman to be voted English Footballer of the Year as he helped Ipswich Town win the UEFA Cup, scoring one goal in each of the two legs of the final. He played a big part in their run to the semi finals of the FA Cup, and they also finished second in the league that season. He helped them finish second again the following year, but a year later he departed from Portman Road after four years to sign for Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest, but he was not nearly as successful at the City Ground as he had been in East Anglia, and he had left the club within months. He also had a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Thijssen
Theodorus Johannes Thijssen (Amsterdam, 16 June 1879 – Amsterdam, 23 December 1943) was a Dutch writer, teacher and socialist politician. He is best known for the book ''Kees de Jongen''. Biography Theo Thijssen, the oldest child out of six, grew up in the Amsterdam suburb of Jordaan where his father had a small shoe-shop. His family was not wealthy, and after his father died when he was eight they moved and his mother started a grocery where he and his younger brother had to help to get some income for the family. After a tough entrance exam with a scholarship he was allowed on the ''Rijkskweekschool voor onderwijzers'', a college to become a teacher, in Haarlem. After his study was completed he became teacher from 1898 until 1921 at several schools in Amsterdam. In 1905 he and college friend Peter Bol founded the magazine ''De Nieuwe School'' in which he wrote a lot of articles with criticism about teaching methods, learning books, read books and child books. He also wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Thijssen
François Thijssen or Frans Thijsz (died 13 October 1638?) was a Dutch-French explorer who explored the southern coast of Australia. He was the captain of the ship t Gulden Zeepaerdt'' (''The Golden Seahorse'') when sailing from Cape of Good Hope to Batavia. On this voyage, he ended up too far to the south and on 26 January 1627 he came upon the coast of Australia, near Cape Leeuwin, the south-westernmost tip of the continent. Thijssen continued to sail eastwards, mapping more than of Australia's coast. He called the land t Land van Pieter Nuyts'' (''The Land of Pieter Nuyts''), referring to the highest VOC official aboard his ship. Part of Thijssen's map shows the islands St Francis and St Peter, now known collectively with their respective groups as the Nuyts Archipelago. He also mapped the coastline around Fowlers Bay. The ship, which had been built in Middelburg and left Zeeland on 22 May 1626, finally arrived in Batavia on 10 April 1627. Thijssen's observations were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Thijssen
Felix Thijssen (24 November 1933 – 26 July 2022) was a Dutch author of crime novels, science fiction novels and books for children. In 1999 he won the " Gouden Strop", prize for the best Dutch crime novel, for "Cleopatra". In 2006 he won the "Diamanten Kogel", Belgian prize for the best crime novel, for "Het diepe water" (Deep water). He lived in Saint-Germain-de-Calberte Saint-Germain-de-Calberte (; oc, Sent German de Calbèrta) is a commune in the Lozère department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and mili ..., France, where he died at the age of 88. References External links Felixthijssen.comSite dedicated to Felix Thijssen (Dutch language) 1933 births 2022 deaths Dutch children's writers Dutch male screenwriters Dutch screenwriters Dutch science fiction writers People from Rijswijk {{Netherlands-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Thijssen
Leon Thijssen (born 15 January 1968, in Baarlo) is a Dutch show jumper.Athlete biography: Leon Thijssen beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 12, 2008 Thijssen won his first international tournament in 2000, when he won the Grand Prix meeting in with his horse Hickory.Leon Thijssen bokt.nl (horses encyclopedia), ret: Aug 12, 2008 A year later in he won the Super League meeting with Hot Shot. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henny Thijssen
Henny Thijssen (born April 18, 1952, Enschede) is a Dutch singer-composer. He is the elder brother of singers Wilma and Reiny Landkroon. In 1988, Thijssen received 1st place public jury and the 3rd place specialized jury with ''Save Our Planet'' in the World Songfestival in Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of .... In 1998, he published ''Tastbaar'' and, in 2008, he published ''Levensecht''. His last singles were ''Tabbe Tabbe Tab'' (2007), ''Die Nacht is mijn Leven'' (2008; with Henri van Velzen) and ''Dans nog een keer met mij'' (2008) what was a nice success in the Netherlands Charts. Thijssen writes songs for many Dutch artists. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Thijssen
Walter Meijer Timmerman Thijssen (28 September 1877 in Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies – 3 July 1943 in Hilversum) was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boat ''Minerva Amsterdam Minerva (; ett, Menrva) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. Minerva is not a patron of violence such as Mars, but of strategic war. From the second century BC onward, the Roma ...'', which won the bronze medal in the eight event. References External links * profile 1877 births 1943 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands People from Yogyakarta Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Thijssen
Nicole Thyssen ( nl, Thijssen; born 5 June 1988) is a Dutch retired tennis player. In her career, Thyssen won five singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 219 in September 2008. Her career-high ranking in doubles is 153, reached in October 2008. Thyssen made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2008 Rosmalen Open, in the doubles event partnering Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus (; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch tennis player. In 2008, she won the girl's singles title at the 2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles, Australian Open, defeating Jessica Moore (tennis), Jessica Moore from Australia in the final .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up) Doubles: 23 (18 titles, 5 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thyssen, Nicole 1988 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Sportspeople from Delft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyssen (other)
Thyssen is a Low Frankish and Dutch patronymic surname. It is derived from the common given name Thijs, a short form of Mathijs (Matthew). The Dutch digraph ij and the y ("ij" without dots) were used interchangeably until the surname spelling fixations around 1810. While Thijssen is the more common form in the Netherlands, "Thyssen" prevails elsewhere. It may refer to: People * Craig Thyssen (born 1984), South African cricketer * Greta Thyssen (1933–2018), Danish film actress and model * Ingrid Thyssen (born 1956), German javelin thrower * Marianne Thyssen (born 1956), Belgian politician and EU Commissioner * Nicole Thyssen (born 1988), Dutch tennis player * Ole Thyssen (born 1944), Danish philosopher and sociologist * Thyssen family, an industrialist family originating in Aachen, with many notable members including: **Friedrich Thyssen (1804–1877), German banker **August Thyssen (1842–1926), German founder of the Thyssen steel company, son of Friedrich **Joseph Thyssen ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Anckarstjerna
Cornelius Didrikson Thijsen Anckarstierna (25 January 1655 – 19 April 1714) was a Swedish admiral of Dutch origin and a member of the Swedish House of Nobility. Early life Cornelius Anckarstierna was born on 25 January 1655 in Stockholm. His father, Didrik Corneliusson Thijsen, was of Dutch origin and was a naval officer in the Swedish navy. Anckarstierna spent his childhood accompanying his father on his journeys. After joining the navy, he quickly rose through the ranks. In 1669, he became a lieutenant, and in 1676 a captain. Combat with the Danes and ennoblement In the naval battle near Møn on 1 June 1677, he commanded the ship ''Kalmar castle'' with 74 cannons. When Anckarstierna was about to be defeated by the Danish admiral Bielke, he targeted two shots through the ballast of his own ship so that it sank. In 1678, Anckarstierna became a major and was ennobled. He was appointed to schoutbynacht in 1680, and vice admiral in 1683. The Swedish king Charles XI appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch-language Surnames
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 spoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
