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Van Damm
van Damm or Van Damm is a surname of Dutch origin. Notable people with the name include: *Vivian Van Damm (1895–1960), British London theatre impresario *Sheila van Damm (1922–1987), British motor rally competitor and theatre owner; daughter of Vivian van Damm * Florence Vandamm (1883–1966), British photographer See also * van Damme (other) * van Dam * Dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ..., Danish surname {{surname Surnames of Dutch origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch People
The Dutch ( Dutch: ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Netherlands. They share a common history and culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Aruba, Suriname, Guyana, Curaçao, Argentina, Brazil, Canada,Based on Statistics Canada, Canada 2001 Censusbr>Linkto Canadian statistics. Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and the United States.According tFactfinder.census.gov The Low Countries were situated around the border of France and the Holy Roman Empire, forming a part of their respective peripheries and the various territories of which they consisted had become virtually autonomous by the 13th century. Under the Habsburgs, the Netherlands were organised into a single administrative unit, and in the 16th and 17th centuries the Northern Netherlands gained independence from Spain as the Dutch Republic. The high degree of urbanization characteristic of Dutch society was attai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Van Damm
Vivian Van Damm (28 June 1889 – 14 December 1960) was a prominent British theatre impresario from 1932 until 1960, managing the Windmill Theatre in London's Great Windmill Street. The theatre was famed for its pioneering ''tableaux vivants'' of motionless female nudity, and for its reputation of having 'never closed' during the Blitz. Early life Van Damm, known as "VD", came from a middle-class London family of Dutch Jewish origin. He left school at 14 to work in a garage, was a mechanic for Clement-Talbot in the early days of automobiles, but later abandoned the motor trade to manage West End cinemas. Windmill Theatre In 1931, Laura Henderson opened the tiny, one-tier Windmill Theatre as a playhouse, but it was not profitable, and she soon resorted to showing films. She then hired Van Damm, and they produced ''Revudeville'', a programme of continuous variety, comprising 18 entertainment acts. That was also a commercial failure, so they included nudity to emulate the Folies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Van Damm
Sheila van Damm (17 January 1922 – 23 August 1987) was a British woman competitor in motor rallying in the 1950s, and also the former owner of the Windmill Theatre in London. She began her competitive driving career in 1950, and won the Coupe des Dames, the highest award for women, in the 1953 Alpine Rally. The following year she won the Women's European Touring Championship and, in 1955, the Coupe des Dames at the Monte Carlo Rally. Biography She was born in Paddington, west London, the daughter of Vivian Van Damm and his wife, Natalie Lyons. Her upbringing in a Jewish family was certainly unconventional but then her father was an automobile enthusiast and had been a mechanic with Clement-Talbot in the early days of motoring. He encouraged her to learn to drive, at well below the legal age, and her first journey with him was to drive from London to Brighton. In the Second World War she had more conventional training as a Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) driver. While in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Vandamm
Florence Vandamm (1883–1966) was a British photographer known for her portraiture for Broadway theatre. During her five-decade career, Vandamm and her studio photographed over 2,000 productions. She was trained in painting at the Royal Academy of Arts, ran her own studio, and was elected a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain before moving to the United States in 1923. She lived in New York where she was the official photographer for the Theatre Guild. Her photography was the subject of the 2013 exhibition ''Poet of Light: Florence Vandamm & the Vandamm Studio'' at the New York Public Library. Early life and education Florence Vandamm (also spelled Van Damm) was born in 1883 in London to Jeannette and George Vandamm. Her father was a lawyer. Her younger brother Vivian Van Damm became the owner of the Windmill Theatre in Soho in the 1940s. Her niece Sheila van Damm was a rally driver. Florence studied fine arts and painting at the Royal Academy of Arts. Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Damme (other)
Jean-Claude Van Damme (born 1960) is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Van Damme may also refer to: People *Albert Van Damme (born 1940), Belgian cyclo-crosser * Alexandre Van Damme (born 1962), Belgian businessman *Anja Van Damme (born 1986), Belgian volleyball player *Art Van Damme (1920–2010), American jazz accordionist *Charles Van Damme (born 1946), Belgian cinematographer and director * Didier Van Damme (born 1929), composer *Eric van Damme, (born 1956), Dutch economist *Evy Van Damme (born 1980), Belgian cyclist *Frans Van Damme (1858–1925), Belgian painter *Ivo Van Damme (1954–1976), Belgian athlete *Jef Van Damme (born 1979), Belgian politician *Jelle Van Damme (born 1983), Belgian footballer *Jeroen van Damme (born 1972), Dutch athlete *Joachim Van Damme (born 1991), Belgian footballer *Johannes van Damme (1935–1994), Dutch engineer executed in Singapore for drug smuggling * Koen van Damme (born 1987), Belgian gymnast *Maurice Van Damme (born 1888), Belgian fenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Dam
Van Dam ("of the dam" or "of the water") is a Dutch toponymic surname. van is akin to the German nobility von and English House of, while Dam derives its name from the dam in Amsterdam, Netherlands' capital and most populated city. In some cases, especially when processed by English speaking people, the name developed into the derivative, "VanDam." Places * Amsterdam, Netherlands' capital and most populated city, founded c. 1275 * Dam Square, dam and town square in the Netherlands, founded c. 1275 * The New Netherlanders founded New Amsterdam and New Netherland in 1609, via the '' Halve Maen'' (English: "Half Moon") ship to modern-day New York Bay, which preceded the Pilgrims sailing attempt before reaching Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1620 (page 20). and English colonizers re-naming the land to New York City in 1665. * Fort Amsterdam, the center of trade and administrative headquarters for the Dutch on the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the confluence of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dam (surname)
Dam is a Danish and Faroese surname. It is a toponymic surname and means 'pond' in Danish. Notable people with the surname include: * Atli Dam (1932–2005), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands * Henrik Dam (1895–1976), Danish winning biochemist, recipient of the Nobel prize * Jan Dam (footballer) (born 1968), Faroese footballer * Jan Dam (boxer) (1905–1985), Belgian boxer * Kenneth W. Dam (1932–2022), American lawyer and politician * Peter Mohr Dam (1898–1968), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands * Rigmor Dam (born 1971), Faroese politician * Thomas Dam (1909–1986), inventor of the troll doll See also * Dams (surname), northern-European surname *van Dam, Dutch surname *van Damm, Dutch surname *van Damme (other) Jean-Claude Van Damme (born 1960) is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Van Damme may also refer to: People *Albert Van Damme (born 1940), Belgian cyclo-crosser * Alexandre Van Damme (born 1962), Belgian businessman *Anja Van Damme (born 1986), ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
