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William Castle DeVries is an American cardiothoracic surgeon, mainly known for the first transplant of a TAH using the Jarvik-7 model.
John Devries may refer to:
Constance Kamii is a Professor, Early Childhood Education Program
Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
De Vries is one of the most common Dutch surnames. It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland (Frisia). Hence, "de Vries" means "the Frisian". The name has been modified to "DeVries", "deVries", or "Devries" in other countries.
Chamberlain University is a for-profit healthcare and nursing school with locations across the United States and online programs. It offers bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs in nursing, and a public health master's degree. It is a subsidiary of Adtalem Global Education, formerly DeVry Education Group.
Casper Johannes De Vries is a South African actor, comedian, entertainer, painter, composer, director and producer. He has gained a significant following among South Africa's Afrikaner population as well as Afrikaners living abroad. More recently due to his work on Comedy Central Africa he has also gained popularity among English speaking South Africans. He has both South African and Dutch nationality. Besides Afrikaans, he is fluent in Dutch.
Keith Robert DeVries was a prominent archaeologist and expert on the Phrygian city of Gordium, in what is now Turkey. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Jared Jay DeVries is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Iowa, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and played his entire professional career for the Lions. He is currently the head coach for the Clear Lake High School football team.
Kelly DeVries is an American historian specializing in the warfare of the Middle Ages. He is often featured as an expert commentator on television documentaries. He is professor of history at Loyola University Maryland and Honorary Historical Consultant at the Royal Armouries, UK.
Troy Anthony DeVries is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Portland State and New Mexico.
David Devriès was a French operatic lyric tenor noted for his light, heady tone, and polished phrasing. He represents a light style of French operatic singing that was popular in the 19th century.
Carrington College is a network of for-profit private colleges. Established in 1967, the college is headquartered in Sacramento, California, and has 19 locations throughout the Western United States. Carrington College has a student enrollment of over 7,300 and 100,000 alumni.
Adtalem Global Education Inc., formerly the DeVry Education Group, is a United States corporation based in Downers Grove, Illinois, that operates several for-profit higher education institutions, including Advanced Academics, Becker Professional Education, Chamberlain College of Nursing, DeVry Brasil, EduPristine, American University of the Caribbean, and Ross University Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. It formerly operated DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management, and Carrington College.
François De Vries or Devries, also named Sooi or Frans was a Belgian footballer.
The Devriès family were operatic singers over three generations, of Dutch descent. They were mainly active in France, Belgium and the USA in the second half of the 19th and the early 20th centuries.
DeVry Advantage Academy and CLC at H.P. Carter was a high school in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, operated in conjunction with DeVry University. It is in the former Carter Career Center/Wheatley High School/E.O. Smith Education Center building. The school offered students the opportunity to receive a high school diploma and a degree in web graphic design at the same time. It opened in 2011 and closed in 2012.
The Admiraal Tjerk Hiddes de Vries was a Dutch 68-gun third rate ship of the line of the navy of the Admiralty of Friesland, one of five provincial naval forces of the United Republic of the Netherlands' In 1795, following the French occupation of the Netherlands, this ship was taken over by the Batavian Republic, and in 1797 was captured by the Royal Navy.
The order to construct the ship was given by the Admiralty of Friesland.
In 1783 the Admiraal Tjerk Hiddes de Vries sailed to the Mediterranean Sea under Captain Van der Beets. When she returned in the Dutch Republic she was laid up in ordinary until 1795.
Darian DeVries is an American basketball coach. He currently serves as head men's basketball coach at Drake University.
