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De Wit
De Wit or de Wit is a surname of Dutch origin meaning "the white (one)", thought to be generally a reference to blond hair. In 2007, 24,904 people had this name in Netherlands alone, making it the 21st most common name in that country.Leendert BrouwerDe top 100 van de familienamen in Nederland 2009 Variant forms are ''De With'' (pronounced the same), De Witt, De Witte and, especially in North America, DeWitt. People with the name include: * Bernard de Wit (born 1945), Dutch theoretical physicist * Caitlin De Wit (born 1987), Australian wheelchair basketball player * Dani de Wit (born 1998), Dutch footballer * Emmie de Wit, Dutch-American virologist * Frank de Wit (born 1996), Dutch judoka * Frederik de Wit (1630–1706), Dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher * Han F. de Wit (born 1944), Dutch psychologist * Hans de Wit (born 1950), Dutch educator * Hendrik de Wit (1909–1999), Dutch botanist * Jacob de Wit (1695–1754), Dutch painter * Jan de Wit (born 1945), Dutch lawye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan De Wit (poet)
Johan de Wit (born 1944) is a contemporary expatriate Dutch poet. He is the author of as many as twenty publications. His first collection, ''Rose Poems'', was published by Actual Size in 1986. ''Up To You Munro'' by Veer Books appeared in 2008. Reality Street published his ''Gero Nimo'' in 2011. ''Kenya'' (Veer) was published in 2016 (with Antony John and Wayne Clements). He has been described as one of the most innovative poets writing in English in the past twenty years.Jebb, K. Poetry Salzburg Review No. 16, Autumn 2009. Further reading # Johan de WitNo Hand Signals.# Johan de WitGero Nimo. External links # Johan de Wit# Johan de Wit {{DEFAULTSORT:Wit, Johan de 1944 births Living people De Wit, Johan De Wit, Johan Dutch male poets Dutch expatriates in the United Kingdom Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safira De Wit
Safira de Wit (born c. 1989) is a Curaçaoan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Curaçao 2010 and represented her country the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. Miss Universe Curaçao 2010 De Wit, who stands , competed as one of nine finalists in ''Miss Universe Curaçao 2010'', held in Willemstad on November 21, 2009, where she obtained the ''Miss Press'' and ''Miss Beautiful Body & Face'' awards, eventually winning the crown and the right to represent the Dutch constituent country in Miss Universe 2010. Miss Universe 2010 As the official representative of Curaçao to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant broadcast live from Paradise, Nevada on August 23, 2010 De Wit participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Beli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roel De Wit
Roelof Josephus "Roel" de Wit (31 March 1927 in Amsterdam – 3 June 2012 in Haarlem) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and a conservationist. De Wit studied biology at the University of Amsterdam. He became a member of the Provincial States of North Holland in 1958 and a member of the municipal council of Amsterdam in 1962. From 1965 to 1970 he was an alderman of Amsterdam. He served as Mayor of Alkmaar from 1970 until 1976 and as Queen's Commissioner of North Holland North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ... from 1976 until 1992. He retired in 1992. De Wit died at the age of 85 in his hometown of Haarlem in 2012. References Parlement.com 1927 births 2012 deaths Aldermen of Amsterdam Municipal councillors of Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Wit
Robert ("Rob") Hubert Maria de Wit (born 7 August 1962 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 and is still holding the Dutch national record of 8.447 points in the declathon, achieved in 1988. In 1994 De Wit participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, as a member of the Dutch bobsledding Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobslei ... team, finishing in 24th place in the two-mans discipline. Achievements References *Dutch Olympic CommitteeProfile 1962 births Living people Dutch decathletes Dutch male bobsledders Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob De Wit (footballer)
Rob de Wit (born 8 September 1963) is a Dutch former football player. Career De Wit made his debut for FC Utrecht in the 1982–83 season. He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was transferred to Ajax Amsterdam two seasons later, July 1984, as successor of left wing attacker Jesper Olsen, who left to Manchester United. At Ajax, he quickly became a crowd favourite, and played nearly all of the matches, the 1984–1985 and 1985–1986 seasons. On 1985-05-01, still in his first season at Ajax, De Wit made his debut for the Dutch national team in a World Cup qualifier against Austria. Nearly two weeks later, De Wit scored the winning goal against Hungary (0–1 away win), which won the Netherlands a play-off match against Belgium for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. De Wit's career came to an abrupt end in 1986, due to a cerebral hemorrhage while on holiday in Spain. At first, the consequences didn't seem to be serious. After an unsuccessful tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob De Wit (athlete)
Robert ("Rob") Hubert Maria de Wit (born 7 August 1962 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 and is still holding the Dutch national record of 8.447 points in the declathon, achieved in 1988. In 1994 De Wit participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, as a member of the Dutch bobsledding Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobslei ... team, finishing in 24th place in the two-mans discipline. Achievements References *Dutch Olympic CommitteeProfile 1962 births Living people Dutch decathletes Dutch male bobsledders Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre De Wit
Pierre Marcel de Wit (born 26 September 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Early life Pierre was born in Köln to Lothar and Monika de Wit and grew up in the suburban Chorweiler. Career De Wit began his career 1992 with SC Köln Weiler Volkhoven and in 2005, he was scouted by Bayer 04 Leverkusen. After one year in the A-Youth (U-19) of the club, he was promoted to the Regionalliga team, and earned his first professional games. In July 2007 he was called for the Bundesliga team of Leverkusen. He gave his debut on 8 November 2006 in 3–1 win over VfL Bochum. After the season, de Wit left Leverkusen and joined VfL Osnabrück on loan. He played for VfL Osnabrück for two years, earning 47 caps, and scoring five goals. On 30 June 2009, he returned to Leverkusen. After his return he only played for Leverkusen's reserve team. On 3 December 2009, de Wit announced his signing with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. On 5 August 2013, he joined MSV Duisburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter De Wit
Peter de Wit (born March 10, 1958, in Beverwijk) is a Dutch comics artist and cartoonist. He is best known for his comics series ''De Familie Fortuin'', ''Sigmund'' and his collaborations with Hanco Kolk with whom he created the series ''Gilles de Geus'' and '' S1NGLE''. Biography De Wit debuted at the age of 17 with the comics series ''Jochem''. He started working for the Dutch comics magazine '' Eppo'', for whom he drew the comedic western comic ''Stampede'', which was later renamed ''De Cowboys'' In 1983 De Wit started his long collaboration with Hanco Kolk. Together they made the humoristic historical comics series ''Gilles de Geus'', the photo novel ''Mannetje & Mannetje'' (''Sidekicks'' in English; 1988), which was adapted into a TV sketch show for VPRO in 1989 and the gag-a-day comic '' S1NGLE'' (2001), which was also adapted for television as a sitcom on NET 5. The men also presented an educational TV documentary series about drawing comics and cartoons for Teleac in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaël Dudok De Wit
Michaël Dudok de Wit (; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for '' Father and Daughter'' (2000) and was nominated in the same category for '' The Monk and the Fish'' (1994) as well as for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for '' The Red Turtle'' (2016). Early life and education Michaël Dudok de Wit was born in Abcoude in the Netherlands. After his high school education in the Netherlands, he attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art & Design (now the University for the Creative Arts) with his first film ''The Interview''. Dudok de Wit has a son, the journalist and writer Alex Dudok de Wit. Career After working for a year in Barcelona, he settled in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema. In 1992, he created the short film '' Tom Sweep'', followed by '' The Monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mees De Wit
Mees de Wit (born 17 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for AZ Alkmaar. Career De Wit made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 25 August 2017 in a game against Fortuna Sittard. He signed for Sporting's U-23 team for the 2018–19 season on 19 July 2018. On 11 March 2019, Stefano van Delden, De Wit's agent in 2017 and 2018, made the news as he was suspected of threatening different members of the AFC Ajax board on several occasions during the period from 26 October 2017 to 25 September 2018. On 20 January 2020, de Wit moved to Spanish club Orihuela CF on loan for the rest of the season. On 6 July 2021, he returned to the Netherlands and signed a contract with PEC Zwolle for two years. De Wit performed exceptionally while playing for PEC Zwolle, leading to a five-year contract with AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
