Van Leer

Van Leer

Van Leer is a surname.

Surname

* Blake Ragsdale Van Leer, former president of Georgia Tech
* Ella Wall Van Leer, Wife of Georgia Tech President Blake Van Leer. Successfully petitioned to allow women in Georgia Tech.
* Bram Van Leer, American professor of aerospace engineering
* Lia Van Leer, co-founder and director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque/director of the International Jerusalem Film Festival
* Thijs Van Leer, Dutch musician

Other

* Bernard van Leer Foundation, Dutch organization that promotes work in early childhood development and children's rights
*Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
*Vanleer, Tennessee, town named after local businessman Anthony Van LeerBlake Ragsdale Van LeerII-born to Margaret Ann Weaver Van Leer and Captain Blake Wayne Van Leer July 15,1952.

External links

* [http://www.vanleerplus.org/ Van Leer family genealogy]


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  • VAN LEER, LIA — (1924– ), founder of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Jerusalem Film Center. Van Leer was born in Bessarabia, Romania, and immigrated to Israel in 1940. In 1955 she established, together with her husband, Wim van Leer (who died in 1992), the Israel …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Van Leer Jerusalem Institute — The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is an academic institute in Jerusalem established in 1959 by the Van Leer family of the Netherlands. The Van Leer Institute is a center for the interdisciplinary study and discussion of issues related to… …   Wikipedia

  • Bernard van Leer Foundation — The Bernard van Leer Foundation [ [http://www.bernardvanleer.org/ Bernard van Leer Foundation Early childhood development and child rights grantmaking and publications (Home page) ] ] is a private grantmaking foundation that funds and shares… …   Wikipedia

  • Thijs van Leer — (born 31 March 1948 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch musician, singer and composer, best known for heading Dutch progressive rock band, Focus, as primary vocalist, Hammond organ virtuoso, and flautist.LifeVan Leer [… …   Wikipedia

  • Bram van Leer — Infobox Person name = Bram van Leer caption = Bram van Leer birth date = birth place = The Netherlands death date = death place = Bram van Leer is professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. He specialises in… …   Wikipedia

  • Thijs Van Leer — (* 31. März 1948 in Amsterdam) ist ein niederländischer Musiker und Sänger. Seine Hauptinstrumente sind die Querflöte und das Keyboard. Zusammen mit dem Niederländer Jan Akkerman gründete er die Band Focus. Im Alter von drei Jahren begann er mit… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thijs van Leer — (* 31. März 1948 in Amsterdam) ist ein niederländischer Musiker und Sänger. Seine Hauptinstrumente sind die Querflöte und das Keyboard. Zusammen mit dem Niederländer Jan Akkerman gründete er die Band Focus. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lia van Leer — (en hébreu : ליה ון ליר), de son nom de jeune fille Lia Greenberg, née le 8 août 1924[1] à Bălți en Moldavie, est une réalisatrice israélienne, pionnière dans la programmation et l’archive cinématographiques en Israël. Elle est la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Thijs van Leer — (Ámsterdam, 1948) es un flautista y teclista holandés. Tuvo contacto con la música a muy temprana edad. Aprendió flauta guiado por su padre, un experimentado flautista clásico. Años más tarde completó su educación musical en el conservatorio… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lia van Leer — Lia van Leer, born in 1924 in Bălţi Romania (now Republic of Moldova, is a co founder of the Jerusalem Cinematheque. She is also founded the International Jerusalem Film Festival in 1984, which she directed until 2008. Lia Van Leer is one of the… …   Wikipedia

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