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3 unusual facts about Waal


Philip Francis, Prince of Leyen

Karl Eugen Damian Erwein (Wiesentheid 3 Apr 1798 – Waal 17 May 1879), who succeeded his father as Fürst von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck.

Waal

De Waal, a village in the Dutch province of North Holland

WAAL, a classic rock FM radio station licensed to Binghamton, New York


Alex de Waal

His siblings include barrister John de Waal, ceramic artist and writer Edmund de Waal, and Caucasus expert Thomas de Waal.

Alphen

Alphen, Gelderland, a village in the municipality West Maas en Waal (province of Gelderland)

Danny McLennan

The Scottish coach had an eye for talent and introduced a number of relatively unknown players to the national team and made them household names, these players included young striker Kadhim Waal, left back Adil Khudhair, forward Ahmed Subhi not to mention Hadi Ahmed and Falah Hassan who he moved from midfield to play up-front with great results.

Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt

Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt (31 January 1852, Overveen, North Holland – 14 March 1931, Katwijk) was a Dutch politician.

Mark Trevorrow

He first came to prominence in the cabaret duo Globos with Wendy De Waal, and they scored two Australian Top 20 hits with quirky covers of "Tintarella de Luna" (1982) and Sonny & Cher's "The Beat Goes On" (1983), both of which were produced by Red Symons.

Palais Ephrussi

The history of the building and the family is described in great detail in "The Hare with Amber Eyes" by Edmund de Waal, whose grandmother - Elisabeth de Waal née Ephrussi, born 1899 - spent her childhood and youth there; De Waal combined first-hand information from her with extensive research in available documents.

Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta

At the Waal, for example, the most landward tidal influence can be detected between Brakel and Zaltbommel.

Wallabout Bay

The name comes from the Dutch "Waal bocht", which means "Walloons' bay", named for Belgian immigrants.


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