Boven
Encyclopedia
Boven can refer to a number of individuals with that last name. The word is also Dutch
for above, and appears in the place names of several locations in the Netherlands
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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...
for above, and appears in the place names of several locations in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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People
- Don BovenDon BovenDonald E. Boven was an American basketball player, coach, and university instructor. He was a World War II veteran who was a standout athlete at Western Michigan University. After playing professional basketball, he served as an instructor at the University for more than 30 years...
(1925–2011), an American basketball player, coach, and university instructor - Jan BovenJan BovenJan Boven is a road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1996, and remained with the same team, Rabobank, until 2008.- Palmares :* Teleflex Tour - 1 stage...
- Luc BovensLuc BovensDr Luc Bovens is a Belgian professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics, and former editor of Economics and Philosophy. His main areas of research are moral and political philosophy, philosophy of economics, philosophy of public policy, Bayesian epistemology, rational choice theory,...
- Theo van BovenTheo van BovenTheo van Boven is a Dutch jurist and professor emeritus in international law.In 1977 he was appointed director of the United Nations' Division for Human Rights....
Places
- Boven BoliviaBoven BoliviaBoven Bolivia is a small settlement on the island of Bonaire at the head of a lagoon on the island's east coast....
- Boven-HaastrechtBoven-HaastrechtBoven-Haastrecht is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Vlist, and lies about 6 km east of Gouda....
- Boven-LeeuwenBoven-LeeuwenBoven-Leeuwen is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 9 km east of Tiel.In 2001, the town of Boven-Leeuwen had 1268 inhabitants...
- Boven MerwedeBoven MerwedeThe Boven Merwede is a stretch of river in the Netherlands.The Afgedamde Maas river joins the Waal at Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede, which at Hardinxveld-Giessendam splits into the Beneden Merwede river on the right and the Nieuwe Merwede river on the left. Its length is 8.8 km...
- Waterval BovenWaterval BovenWaterval Boven is a small town situated on the edge of the Escarpment on the banks of the Elands River above the 75m Elands Falls on the railway line from Pretoria to Maputo in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Hence the name which means "above the waterfall" in Dutch...