Casper ten Boom is the father of a dutch watchmaker who wrote which book ?
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Casper ten Boom Casper ten Boom (18 May 1859 – 10 March 1944) was a Dutch Christian who helped many Jews and resisters escape the Nazis during the Holocaust of World War II. He is the father of Betsie and Corrie ten Boom, who also aided the Jews and were sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp where Betsie died. Casper ten Boom died 10 March 1944 at the Scheveningen Prison, ten days after the arrest of the family.
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Corrie ten Boom Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker and Christian who, along with her father and other family members, helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. She was imprisoned for her actions. Her most famous book, "The Hiding Place", is a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts, as well as her time spent in a concentration camp.
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Hendrik Conscience Henri or Hendrik Conscience (3 December 1812 – 10 September 1883) was a Belgian author. He is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in Flanders, writing at a time when Belgium was dominated by the French language among the upper classes, in literature and government. Conscience fought as a Belgian revolutionary in 1830 and was a notable writer in the Romanticist style popular in the early 19th century. He is best known for his romantic nationalist novel, "De Leeuw van Vlaenderen" (1838), inspired by the victory of a Flemish peasant militia over French knights at the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs during the Franco-Flemish War.
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Jean-André Lepaute Jean-André Lepaute (23 November 1720 – 11 April 1789), together with his younger brother Jean-Baptiste Lepaute (6 February 1727 – 18 March 1802), was a founder of an outstanding French clockmaker dynasty of their day, holding the brevet "horlogers du Roi". His brother assumed his workshop in 1774, when Jean-André retired; he died after a long illness at Paris.
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Culture and Value Culture and Value is a selection from the personal notes of Ludwig Wittgenstein made by Georg Henrik von Wright. It was first published in English by Basil Blackwell, in German as "Vermischte Bemerkungen" in 1977 and the text has been emended in following editions. An English translation by Peter Winch was printed in 1980, and reprinted in 1984. Ten years later Alois Pichler revised the original edition, and the resulting version was published in 1998 with a new translation by Peter Winch.
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The Hangman's Daughter The Hangman's Daughter (original title in German: "Die Henkerstochter" ) is a novel by Oliver Pötzsch. First published in Germany by Ullstein Verlag in 2008, it was translated into English and issued digitally under the AmazonCrossing imprint in 2010. A paper edition was released in English by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2010. The characters continue in the sequels "The Dark Monk" (2009) (German: "Die Henkerstochter und der schwarze Mönch" ), "The Beggar King" (2010) (German: "Die Henkerstochter und der König der Bettler" ), "The Poisoned Pilgrim" (German: "Der Hexer und die Henkerstochter" ) (2012), and "The Werewolf of Bamburg" (2015) (German: "Die Henkerstochter und der Teufel von Bamberg" ). The latest published novel in the series is "The Play of Death" (2017) (German: "Die Henkerstochter und das Spiel des Todes" ).
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Aletta Stas Aletta Stas-Bax (born 1965) is a Dutch entrepreneur and author. In 1988, she founded together with Peter Stas the watch company Frederique Constant. The "manufacture's" initial strategy was to focus its energy on classical luxury watches at an affordable price. The Accessible Luxury positioning was the basis of strong growth during the financial crisis when consumers came back more to classical values and accessible prices.
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The Judge and His Hangman The Judge and His Hangman (German: Der Richter und sein Henker ) is a 1950 novel by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It was first published in English in 1954, in a translation by Cyrus Brooks and later in a translation by Therese Pol. A new translation by Joel Agee appeared in 2006, published together with it sequel "Suspicion", as "The Inspector Bärlach Mysteries," with a foreword by Sven Birkerts. Together with Dürrenmatt's "", these stories are considered classics of crime fiction, fusing existential philosophy and the detective genre.
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Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen (15 May 1776, Haarlem – 15 March 1839, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Mennonite author and deacon.
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De Vijftigers De Vijftigers ("Those of the fifties") were a loosely connected group of experimental Dutch writers, which was started in the late 1940s and were also connected to the Cobra movement. The group included Hans Andreus, Lucebert, Simon Vinkenoog, Armando, Hugo Claus, and Jan Hanlo, among others.
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MontieK MontieK is a Dutch watch brand that is specialized in bringing affordable tourbillon watches to the market. The company was founded in 2011 by Jean Tarée and their watches are sold exclusively through their website.
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Tonke Dragt Antonia "Tonke" Johanna Willemina Dragt (born 12 November 1930) is a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Her book "De brief voor de Koning" was chosen as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the twentieth century.
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Belinda Meuldijk Belinda Meuldijk (born 7 January 1955) is a Dutch actress, writer, and activist. She has performed in Dutch television shows and movies, and is also a song writer. She first performed at age six in the "Pipo de Clown" television show, conceived by her father, Wim Meuldijk; later, she provided the impetus for the 2003 movie "Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder" and produced and wrote the songs for the 2009 musical "Pipo en de Gestolen Stem".
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The Twins (novel) The Twins (Dutch: "De Tweeling" ) is a 1993 novel by Tessa de Loo about the sisters Lotte and Anna, who are separated at the age of six when their father dies.
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Jan ten Brink Jan ten Brink (15 June 1834 – 18 July 1901) was a Dutch writer.
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Nico Dijkshoorn Nicolaas "Nico" Dijkshoorn (born 15 May 1960) is a Dutch author, columnist, blogger, poet and musician.
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Le Vingtième Siècle Le Vingtième Siècle (] , "The Twentieth Century") was a Belgian newspaper that was published from 1895 to 1940. Its supplement "Le Petit Vingtième" (""The Little Twentieth"") is known as the first publication to feature "The Adventures of Tintin".
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Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren The Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren ("Dutch Literature Prize") is awarded every three years to an author from the Netherlands, Belgium or, since 2005, Suriname writing in Dutch. It is considered the most prestigious literary award in the Dutch-speaking world, and the award is presented alternately by the reigning Dutch and Belgian monarchs.
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Zwarte Piet Zwarte Piet (] ; English: Black Pete or Black Peter, Luxembourgish: "Schwaarze Péiter", Indonesian: "Pit Hitam" ) is the companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: "Sinterklaas" , Luxembourgish: "Kleeschen" , Indonesian: "Sinterklas" ) in the folklore of the Low Countries. The character first appeared in an 1850 book by Amsterdam schoolteacher Jan Schenkman, and is commonly depicted as a blackamoor. Traditionally, Zwarte Piet is said to be black because he is a Moor from Spain. Those portraying Zwarte Piet typically put on make-up and colourful Renaissance attire, in addition to curly wigs, red lipstick, and earrings. In recent years, the character has become the subject of controversy, especially in the Netherlands.
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De omnibus dubitandum est De omnibus dubitandum est is a book written by Søren Kierkegaard (under the pseudonym Johannes Climacus), which translates to "everything must be doubted". It was published posthumously. The book portrays the existential consequences of assuming Cartesian doubt, the method of modern philosophy, to its last consequences. The themes portrayed by this book are followed in the subsequent books written by Kierkegaard under the name of Climacus: "Philosophical Fragments" and its "Concluding Unscientific Postscript.
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Letterenhuis The Letterenhuis ("House of Literature") is a Belgian non-profit organization located in Antwerp. The Letterenhuis collects and archives information of Flemish writers and artists, and portraits concerning Flemish culture as from 1750. The "Letterenhuis" fulfills two tasks: on the one hand it is an archiving and documentation centre and on the other hand it is a museum. The most interesting part of its collection are the manuscripts of famous Belgian authors like Hendrik Conscience, Willem Elsschot and the contemporary writer Tom Lanoye. In 2012 the Letterenhuis featured a theme exhibition about Louis Paul Boon to honor his one hundredth birth year.
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Thea Beckman Thea Beckman (née Petie) (23 July 1923 – 5 May 2004) was a Dutch author of children's books.