Abraham "Bram" van Leeuwen , also known as Prince of Lignac ( Rotterdam , 18 July 1918 – Málaga , 27 May 2001) was a Dutch businessman and high-profile millionaire.
14-467: Van Leeuwen may refer to: Van Leeuwen (surname) , a Dutch surname Van Leeuwen Ice Cream , an American ice cream parlor chain Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group , a Dutch steel distributor Bohr–Van Leeuwen theorem , a physics theorem Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
28-482: A prince he met during the war. According again to Van Leeuwen his title was acknowledged by the São Paulo Aristocracy Court in 1966. Van Leeuwen was openly homosexual , which was extremely controversial in the years immediately following World War Two. This openness drew substantial attention from gossip magazines, as did his penchant for hosting extremely lavish parties, and the fact that
42-470: A big impression on him. This memory was one of the reasons Van Leeuwen promised himself to become rich and successful in life. He founded NTI: Nederlands Talen Instituut , one of the first language training companies. Just before and during World War II Van Leeuwen wrote an English training course – which was in great demand at that time. To receive permission from the German occupiers to start his company he
56-467: The Bohr-van Leeuwen theorem Herman van Leeuwen (1884–1926), Dutch gymnast and high jumper Jan van Leeuwen (born 1946), Dutch computer scientist Jean Van Leeuwen (born 1937), American author of children's books Joke van Leeuwen (born 1952), Dutch author of children's books Laura van Leeuwen (born 1986), Dutch gymnast Liz VanLeeuwen (1925–2022), American politician in
70-1363: The 13th-century in Holland . People with this surname include: Adrianus Cornelis van Leeuwen [ de ; nl ] (1887–1991), Dutch composer and conductor Aletta van Leeuwen (1933–2001), Dutch poet and psychologist from the Netherlands Antilles Arie van Leeuwen (1910–2000), Dutch hurdler Ary van Leeuwen [ de ; it ; nl ] (1875–1953), Dutch-American flutist Bart van Leeuwen (1950–2017), Dutch photographer and author Boeli van Leeuwen [ nl ; no ] (1922–2007), Dutch-Antillian author and poet Bram van Leeuwen (1918–2001), Dutch businessman Carol Van Leeuwen Grudowski (born 1977), American Artist Denys van Leeuwen (1402–1471), Limburgian Roman Catholic theologian and mystic Dirk van Leeuwen (born 1945), Dutch Anglican clergyman Eugenie van Leeuwen (born 1970), Dutch cricketer Gerrit Johan van Leeuwen (1756–1825), Dutch fruit and flower painter Hannie van Leeuwen (1926–2018), Dutch CDA politician Hans van Leeuwen (born 1946), Dutch-American engineering professor Hans van Leeuwen (physicist) (born 1932), Dutch physicist Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen (1887–1974), Dutch physicist, co-discoverer of
84-465: The 1970s for 450 million Dutch guilders and made him his huge fortune. Van Leeuwen was seen as an eccentric member of the jet set, living on board of his mega-yacht New Horizon L built by Feadship / Royal van Lent shipyard . He received many guests on board of this 60 meter long ship, where even the air-outlets are said to be solid gold. Rumors say Van Leeuwen bought the title Prince de Lignac but he always denied this and claimed he received it from
98-661: The Netherlands (in Dutch) ^ Leeuwen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. ^ Van Leeuwen Documentation at the same site. [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Van Leeuwen . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
112-581: The 💕 Van Leeuwen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Leeuwen". In 2007, nearly 28,000 people in the Netherlands carried the name, making it the 18th most common name there. There are two places named Leeuwen in Gelderland ( Leeuwen and a hamlet absorbed in Wageningen ) and two in Limburg (near Roermond and near Reuver ). Considering the high frequency of the name and
126-668: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Leeuwen_(surname)&oldid=1168210992 " Categories : Surnames Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Dutch origin Toponymic surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bram van Leeuwen Van Leeuwen grew up in Rotterdam under impoverished circumstances. The humiliation that he and only just one other kid had to borrow his schoolbooks made
140-549: The servants on his yacht were exclusively Asian males; when asked why he hired only Asian males for these positions, van Leeuwen said only that they "serve the best". Van Leeuwen died on his yacht at the age of 82 years. In his will Van Leeuwen left a small part of his fortune to his longtime partner Hans Verver (Euro 35 million + the yacht). The majority (Euro 100 million) was left to the Stichting Van Leeuwen Van Lignac . This foundation aims to help
154-404: The small size of these two places, it has been speculated that people from many other places, such as the relatively larger Belgian cities of Leuven and Denderleeuw may have also ended up being called "van Leeuwen" as well. Although translated as "lions" in modern Dutch, the place name may be explained originating from Germanic hlaiw , meaning (burial) mound. The name appeared in records since
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#1732801692061168-1169: The state of Oregon Marc van Leeuwen (born 1960), Dutch mathematician Martin van Leeuwen (born 1981), Dutch football defender Martine van Leeuwen (born 1968), Dutch competitive sailor Nans van Leeuwen (1900–1995), Dutch children's book illustrator and author Robbie van Leeuwen (born 1944), Dutch guitarist and founder of the band Shocking Blue Steven van Leeuwen , American (?) web publisher Theo van Leeuwen (born 1947), Dutch linguist and communication theorist Thomas van Leeuwen (born 1994), Dutch motorcycle racer. Troy Van Leeuwen (born 1970), American musician and producer Wietske van Leeuwen (born 1965), Dutch ceramist Wilfred van Leeuwen (born 1973), Dutch football manager Wilhelmus Frederik van Leeuwen (1860–1930), Dutch politician and Mayor of Amsterdam Double-barreled surnames Arthur Docters van Leeuwen (1945–2020), Dutch politician and jurist Willem Marius Docters van Leeuwen (1880–1960), Dutch botanist and entomologist Jan Willem Storm van Leeuwen (born 1941), Dutch chemist References [ edit ] ^ Leendert Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in
182-477: The title Van Leeuwen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Leeuwen&oldid=1159989333 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Van Leeuwen (surname) From Misplaced Pages,
196-480: Was forced to develop a German course as well. He also founded Lecturama , a Dutch publisher specialized in collecting and (re)publishing special series and popular books and doing so making these publications obtainable for the mass market. After the war Van Leeuwen continued starting companies. Van Leeuwen sold his companies at the best time. The NTI and Lecturama were sold to the Dutch Vendex concern in
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