Joris
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Joris, the Dutch
form of the name George
, may refer to:
Other uses
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
form of the name George
George (given name)
George, from the Greek word γεωργός , "farmer" or "earth-worker", which became a name in Greek: Γεώργιος , and Latin: Georgius. The word γεωργός is a compound word, formed by the words ge , "earth", "soil" and ergon , "work"...
, may refer to:
- David JorisDavid JorisDavid Joris was an important Anabaptist leader in the Netherlands before 1540.-Life:Joris was probably born in Flanders, the son of Marytje and Georgius Joris de Koman, an amateur actor and shopkeeper...
, a 16th century Anabaptist theologian - Joris-Karl HuysmansJoris-Karl HuysmansCharles-Marie-Georges Huysmans was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans . He is most famous for the novel À rebours...
- Joris BertJoris BertJoris Bert height: 5'10", weight :165 lbs), is a French baseball player who plays center field. He bats left and throws left. He is nicknamed "Frenchie" by his teammates.-Biography:...
- Joris Di Gregorio
- Joris HendrickxJoris HendrickxJoris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš....
- Joris HoefnagelJoris HoefnagelJoris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel was a Flemish painter and engraver, the son of a diamond merchant.He travelled abroad, making drawings from archaeological subjects, and was a pupil of Hans Bol at Mechlin...
- Joris IvensJoris IvensJoris Ivens was a Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist.-Early life and career:...
- Joris Karl Huysmans
- Joris KeizerJoris KeizerJoris Gerhard Keizer is a retired butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the semi finals of the 100m Butterfly, and finished in fourth place with the Men's...
- Joris LuyendijkJoris LuyendijkJoris Luyendijk is a Dutch non-fiction author, news correspondent and talk show host.Joris Luyendijk studied in Kansas, Amsterdam, and Cairo. He earned his Master's degree equivalent "doctoraal" degree in Cairo...
- Joris Mathijsen (sometimes spelt Mathysen)
- Joris NoteJoris NoteJoris Note is a Belgian writer.He graduated in Germanic philology and started his career a scientific assistant Algemene Literatuurwetenschap and as a teacher. Together with Walter van den Broeck and Daniel Robberechts he was for several years an editor of the magazine Heibel...
- Joris PutmanJoris PutmanJoris Jacques Kees Putman is a Dutch actor.-Life:Joris' mother is a non-western sociologist and his father is a documentary film-maker...
- Joris Van HauthemJoris Van HauthemJoris Van Hauthem is floor leader in the Belgian Senate for the Flemish movement Vlaams Belang party. He was born in Anderlecht, Brussels and lives now in Lennik.He has a degree in modern history.-Political functions:...
- Joris Van HoutJoris Van HoutJoris Van Hout is a Belgian footballer.Forward Joris Van Hout has parted with Bundesliga outfit VfL Bochum 1848 by mutual consent to sign a four-year contract with KVC Westerlo in his native Belgium...
- Joris Van SeverenJoris Van SeverenJoris Van Severen was a Belgian nationalist politician, ideologist and leader of the national-solidarist Verdinaso.-Early years:...
- Joris van SpilbergenJoris van SpilbergenJoris van Spilbergen was a Dutch naval officer of the 17th century.His first major expedition was in 1596, when he sailed to Africa....
- Joris VercammenJoris VercammenArchbishop Joris Vercammen is the current Old Catholic Primate and Archbishop of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands.-Life and career:Joris August Odilius Ludovicus Vercammen was born in Lier, Belgium, in 1952....
- Joris VoorhoeveJoris VoorhoeveJoris Jacob Clemens Voorhoeve is a Dutch politician, former minister, and university professor.Voorhoeve was the leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy between 1986 and 1990 and served as the Dutch Minister of Defence between 1994 and 1998. He is a member of the Dutch Council of...
- Joris Kanters
- Joris Van Ham
Other uses
- JORisJorisJoris, the Dutch form of the name George, may refer to:*David Joris, a 16th century Anabaptist theologian*Joris-Karl Huysmans*Joris Bert*Joris Di Gregorio*Joris Hendrickx*Joris Hoefnagel*Joris Ivens*Joris Karl Huysmans*Joris Keizer*Joris Luyendijk...
- Joris of the RockJoris of the RockJoris of the Rock is a fantasy novel by Leslie Barringer, the second book in his three volume Neustrian Cycle. It is set around the fourteenth century in an alternate medieval France called Neustria . The book was first published in the United Kingdom by Heinemann in 1928; an American edition...