Personal information | |
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Born | Heemstede, the Netherlands | 5 March 1949
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Rowing |
Club | Aegir, Groningen |
Jan Johan van der Vliet (born 5 March 1949) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the eight event and finished in ninth place. [1] After retiring from competitions he first worked as an orthopedic surgeon, and later, in the 2000s, as a rowing coach at the Roosendaalse Roeivereniging. [2]
Johannes (Jan) Maria van der Lans was a Dutch professor in the psychology of religion at the Catholic University of Nijmegen.
The Netherlands competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 165 competitors, 145 men and 20 women, took part in 75 events in 15 sports.
Eduard Léon Juliaan van Vliet was a Belgian writer and lawyer. He graduated in law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The fact that his father left his family, played an important role in his poetry.
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Van Vliet is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer may have lived or worked near a vliet, a Dutch term for a minor stream. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 40th in 2007. Variations include Van de Vliet and Van der Vliet. People with this surname include:
Willem van der Vliet was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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Jacobus Ruurd "Jaap" Bruijn, was a Dutch maritime historian. He was professor of maritime history at the University of Leiden from 1979 until his retirement in 2003. During his 41-year teaching career as The Netherlands' only university professor of maritime history, he guided the doctoral theses of at least 49 graduate students.
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John II, Lord of Polanen was Lord of Polanen, Lord of De Lek and Lord of Breda.
The Jan Campert Prize is a Dutch literary prize established in 1948, which is awarded annually for works of poetry by the Jan Campert Foundation. The foundation was created in 1948 to honour Jan Campert, considered by many to be an icon of the Dutch resistance.
Henk van der Vliet is a Dutch flautist and composer of contemporary classical music. Born in Rotterdam, Van der Vliet began musical studies on the accordion when attending the Rotterdam Toonkunstmuziekschool. He chose the flute as his instrument and commenced studies at the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music in 1945 and graduated in 1950. He studied under Jan van Dijk and Johan Feltkamp. After graduation, he taught the flute and played with the Rotterdam Kamerorkest. Starting in 1965, he began to compose music—without having had any previous studies in composition, he is a self-taught composer.
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Polanen Castle was a castle located in today's Monster, South Holland in the Netherlands. The ancestral home of the Polanen family, it suffered a siege in 1351 and was demolished in 1394. It was replaced by a small manor somewhat to the south.
Philips I, Lord of Polanen became Lord of Polanen in 1345. He later became Lord of Capelle, Nieuwerkerk, and Uyterlier. Philips was an important commander during the Hook and Cod wars.