Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
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occupational 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 give ...
meaning cooper's. Common spelling variants include
Kuiper
Kuiper is a Dutch occupational surname meaning cooper. Common spelling variants include Kuyper, Kuipers, Kuijper, Kuijpers, Kuypers, and De Kuyper. Notable people with the name include:
Kuiper
* Adrian Kuiper (born 1959), South African crick ...
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Kuijpers Kuijpers or Kuypers is a Dutch language, Dutch surname corresponding to the English Cooper (surname), Cooper.Kuypers Kuijpers or Kuypers is a Dutch surname corresponding to the English Cooper.Aert H. Kuipers (1919–2012), Dutch linguist
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Alice Kuipers
Alice Kuipers (born 29 June 1979) is a British author living in Saskatchewan, Canada who is best known for her young adult novels. ''Life on the Refrigerator Door'' won the Grand Prix de Viarmes, the Livrentête Prize, the Redbridge Teenage B ...
(born 1979), British-Canadian author
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André Kuipers
André Kuipers (; born 5 October 1958) is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch-speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth ab ...
(born 1958), Dutch astronaut
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Bas Kuipers
Bas Edo Kuipers (born 17 August 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Twente.
Club career
Ajax
Born in Amsterdam, Kuipers was recruited into the youth academy of AFC Ajax in 2001 after having been discover ...
(born 1994), Dutch footballer
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Benjamin Kuipers
Benjamin Kuipers (born 7 April 1949) is an American computer scientist at the University of Michigan, known for his research in qualitative simulation.
Biography
Kuipers graduated from Swarthmore College in 1970 with a B.A. in Mathematics. H ...
(born 1949) American computer scientist
* Benno Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch breaststroke swimmer
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Björn Kuipers
Björn Kuipers (; born 28 March 1973) is a former Dutch football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee from 2006 to 2021 and an UEFA Elite group referee from 2009 to 2021. He was assisted during international matches by Sander van Roekel ...
(born 1973), Dutch football referee
* Dennis Kuipers (born 1985), Dutch rally driver
* Elizabeth Kuipers (born ca. 1950), British psychologist
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Ellen Kuipers
Ellen Marchien Dubbeldam-Kuipers (born 8 April 1971 in Hattem, Gelderland) is a former field hockey forward from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 94 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored 32 ...
(born 1971), Dutch field hockey player
* Francis Kuipers (born 1941), British composer, guitarist and ethno-musicologist
* Frits Kuipers (1899–1943), Dutch footballer
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Gerry Kuipers
Gerry Kuipers (born Gerhardus Kuipers; 31 July 1935) was a Dutch-Canadian businessman and auto restorer active in the late twentieth century. Kuipers was also the plaintiff in the 1976 Alberta Supreme Court lawsuit Kuipers v Gordon Riley Tra ...
(1935–2013), Dutch businessman and auto restorer
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Giselinde Kuipers
Giselinde Kuipers (born 1971) is a Dutch sociologist and research professor at the Center for Sociological Research at KU Leuven University.
She is an Affiliate of the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion.
Kuiper ...
(born 1971), Dutch sociologist
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Harm Kuipers
Harm Kuipers (born 22 November 1947) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.
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Kuipers combined his sports careers with being a Medicine student at the University of Groningen. Preferring his studies over speed skating, he did not ...
(born 1947), Dutch speed skater
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Helena Kuipers-Rietberg
Helena Theodora Kuipers-Rietberg (26 May 1893 – 27 December 1944) was a Dutch resistance member who played an important role during World War II, when she was one of the driving forces of a national underground organization that supported thos ...
Oscar Kuipers
Oscar Paul Kuipers (Rotterdam, May 12, 1956) is a Dutch professor of molecular genetics at the University of Groningen. His areas of expertise include microbiology, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and biotechnology.
Study and career
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(born 1956), Dutch molecular geneticist
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René Kuipers
René Kuipers (born 2 February 1960) is a Dutch rallying, rally driver.
Complete WRC results
External links
Profile at eWRC-results.com
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1960 births
Dutch rally drivers
Living people
Dakar Rally drivers
World Rall ...
(born 1960), Dutch rally driver
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Ronald A. Kuipers
Ronald A. Kuipers is a Canadian philosopher of religion based in Toronto, Ontario.
History
Ronald A. Kuipers was born in Edmonton, Edmonton, Canada. From 1989 to 1990, Kuipers worked as the Entertainment Editor of The Gateway (newspaper), The ...