Ås (surname)

	Ås (surname) Aas or Ås may refer to: * Alexander Aas (born 1978), Norwegian football defender * Alf-Jørgen Aas (1915–1981), Norwegian painter Arto Aas (born 1980), Estonian politician Berit Ås (born 1928), Norwegian politician Einar Jan Aas (born 1955), Norwegian footballer Erling Aas-Eng (born 1965), Norwegian politician Johan Aas (born 1960), Norwegian politician Kari Aas (1886–1978), Norwegian teacher and Scout leader * Karl Aas (1899–1943), Norwegian gymnast * Kätlin Aas (born 1992), Estonian model * Kim Aas (born 1970), Danish politician Nils Aas (1933–2004), Norwegian sculptor Per Almar Aas (1929–2014), Norwegian politician * Rene Aas (born 1969), Estonian motorcycle racer Roald Aas (1928–2012), Norwegian speed skater and cyclist Taavi Aas (born 1966), Estonian politician, acting Mayor of Tallinn September 2015 Th. Valentin Aass Thomas Valentin "Valla" Aass (28 April 1887 – 14 August 1961) was a Norwegian sailor and civil servant in the foreign servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alexander Aas Hendrik Alexander van Es Aas (born 14 September 1978), known as Alexander Aas, is a retired Norwegian football defender. Aas spent most of his career playing for Odd Grenland, before moving to Denmark for a two-year spell with Odense. In 2007, he was brought back to Norwegian football by Strømsgodset, where he was club captain until his retirement at the end of the 2012 season. Aas was capped by Norway eight times, scoring one goal. He was known for his long throw-ins. Career Odd Grenland Alexander Aas came to Odd Grenland from Skiens Grane as a junior player. He got called up to the main squad in 1996 and made his debut against Hamarkameratene. He played 3 games during his first season with Odd Grenland (2 league and 1 cup match). At the end of August 1996, he broke his ankle during a training session. In April 1997, he broke his leg. In 1998, he had his breakthrough in Odd Grenland and played all 26 league matches and scored 2 goals and helped Odd Grenland secure a spot in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kim Aas Kim Aas Christensen (born 15 June 1970) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A Social Democrat, he has represented Funen since November 2022. He had previously been a substitute member of the Folketing for Tanja Larsson between October 2021 and January 2022. Aas was born on 15 June 1970 in Faaborg. He is the son of foreman Gustav Aas Christensen and Margit Østergaard Christensen. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology from Aarhus University Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ... (1999). He studied teaching at Skaarup Seminarium (2001-2005). He was a teacher (2005-2017), school co-ordinator (2017-2018) and a crime prevention consultant for Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality (2018-2022). He was a member of the municipal council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ås (other) Ås is the Scandinavian language word for an esker, a ridge of sand and gravel. Ås may also refer to: People * Ås (surname) Berit Ås (born 1928), a Norwegian politician and Professor Emerita of social psychology at the University of Oslo Olof Ås (1892—1949), a Swedish theater and film actor stage manager Peder Ås, a fictional character and placeholder name used in Norwegian legal writings Places Finland ''Ås'', the Swedish name for the Harju quarter in Helsinki Norway * Ås, Viken, a municipality in Viken county * Ås, Aust-Agder, a village in Birkenes municipality in Aust-Agder county Ås Station, a railway station on the Østfold Line in Ås, Viken county Ås, Trøndelag, a village in Tydal municipality in Trøndelag county Sweden * Ås, Nora, a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County * Ås Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery situated near the mouth of the River Viskan in Halland * Ås, Krokom Municipality, a locality in Krokom Municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Taavi Aas Taavi Aas (born 10 January 1966) is an Estonian politician. Former Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure from 2019 to 2022 and Mayor of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia from 2017 to 2019. Before that, he served as the Acting Mayor of Tallinn since 30 September 2015 and Vice Mayor of Tallinn from April 2005. Aas has been the Chairman of Estonian Union of the Cities since 2010. As the Vice Mayor, he coordinated the work of Tallinn City Planning Office and Tallinn Transportation Office, managing the reconstruction of Freedom Square (Vabaduse Väljak) and transition to free public transportation in Tallinn in 2013. Aas became the Acting Mayor of Tallinn in September 2015 after the suspension of the duties of Mayor Edgar Savisaar by the Harju Land Court. In March 2017 Aas admitted he was ready to run as the candidate for Mayor of the ruling Center Party. In the 2019 parliamentary election, Aas was elected into the Riigikogu, due to which he resigned as mayor. He was succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roald Aas Roald Edgar Aas (25 March 1928 – 18 February 2012) was a speed skater and cyclist from Norway. He was born in Oslo. Aas was the number two speed skater in Norway through the entire 1950s—initially after Hjalmar Andersen, later after Knut Johannesen. He became Norwegian champion once, in 1956, but finished second seven times. Aas participated in all international championships between 1951 and 1960, almost always finishing in the top ten. He won bronze at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in 1958, and at two European Speed Skating Championships, in 1957 and 1960. At the Oslo Winter Olympics, he won bronze on the 1500 m, while at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics in 1960, he finally won gold, shared with Yevgeny Grishin, also in 1500 m. Aas also was a successful cyclist, winning the 1956 Norwegian Championships in both road cycling and track cycling. For his achievements as both a speed skater and a cyclist, Aas was awarded the prestigious Egebergs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rene Aas Rene Aas (born 13 August 1969) is an Estonian motorcycle racer. He was born in Tallinn. He began his motorcycle racing career in 1981, coached by Vambola Helm. He won silver medal at 1990 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. He is 3-times Estonian champion in different motorsport disciplines. In 1993 he moved to Great Britain. He is the first Estonian speedway racer who is competed for British teams. He earned five caps for the Soviet Union national speedway team The Soviet Union national speedway team were one of the leading nations who competed in international team motorcycle speedway. History The Soviet Union speedway team (which was comprised predominantly of Russian riders but also Ukrainian, La .... References Living people 1969 births Estonian motorcycle racers Sportspeople from Tallinn Soviet Union speedway riders {{Estonia-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Per Almar Aas Per Almar Aas (11 June 1929 – 18 May 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. Life and career Aas was born in Ballangen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1973, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973. On the local level he was a member of Harstad municipal council from 1967 to 1971. From 1971 to 1975 he was a member of Troms county council. He chaired the county party chapter from 1970 to 1973, and was a member of the national party board from 1970 to 1973 and 1985 to 1999. Outside politics he started his career as a manual laborer in Ballangen (1945–1950), Snåsa (1951), Ørsta (1951–1952) and Volda (1952–1953). In 1969 he settled in Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nils Aas Nils Sigurd Aas (21 April 1933 – 10 February 2004) was a Norwegian sculptor. He was one of the most prominent artists in modern Norwegian sculpture and is particularly well known for his statue of Haakon VII, located in the June Seventh Square in Oslo, and for designing coins for Norwegian currency, including 10- krone and 20-krone coins. Biography Nils Sigurd Aas was born in Inderøy, in Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway. He grew up in a family of prominent carpenters and furniture makers. His grandfather (also named Nils Aas) had established a carpentry workshop and water-driven sawmill in Straumen. His father, Ivar Aas, took over the carpentry workshop at the death of the elder Nils Aas in 1927, and eventually won awards for his furniture work. The family also operated a Sunday School out of the same building as the workshop, from 1933 to 1973. Aas' mother Inga Lie was from Telemark and had come to the village in 1928, working for the local parish priest. Ivar and Inga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kätlin Aas Kätlin Aas (; , born 26 December 1992) is an Estonian fashion model. Career Aas was scouted at age fourteen while dancing with an ensemble at a summer music festival in Tallinn by a representative for an Estonian modeling agency. Aas initially declined the offer, but took the representative's business card home with her and showed it to her parents, who suggested she try modeling. Accompanied by her parents, Aas went to the agency and a short time later signed a contract. Aas made her London modeling debut in 2009, first opening the show for Christopher Kane, then opening and also closing for Prada, and then in Paris, exclusively modeling for Miu Miu. In a 2009 article titled "Meet the new girl: Kätlin Aas," '' The Cut'' remarked on her Prada "runway coup." She has also modelled for many other brands, such as Valentino, Versace, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Hermès, Balmain, Givenchy, Bulgari, Balenciaga, Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Michael Kors, Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alf-Jørgen Aas Alf-Jørgen Aas (5 July 1915 – 20 August 1981) was a Norwegian painter and art instructor. Biography He was born in Trondheim and studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1934 to 1938 under Axel Revold (1887–1962), Jean Heiberg (1884–1976) and Georg Jacobsen. He debuted at the contemporary art gallery Kunstnerforbundet in Oslo during November 1939. He exhibited at the Autumn Exhibition at Oslo in 1945. He was married in 1945 to Ingeborg Bühler. Aas became professor at the National Academy of Fine Arts in 1965, and rector from 1975 to 1980. Aas was actively involved in the initial phase when the Henie-Onstad Art Centre was founded in Høvikodden, and he was a key adviser to the collection for several years. Aas's simplified forms and used a consensus color scale characterized by green, blue, violet and ocher. He often painted in acrylic or watercolor as well as oil on canvas. He developed a sense of self-criticism, by which he would scrape out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karl Aas Karl Jan Aas (25 August 1899 – 1 September 1943) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian men's gymnastics team which won the silver medal in the gymnastics free system event. He represented the club Trondhjems TF Trondhjems Turnforening, often called Trondhjems Turn, is a Norwegian gymnastics club from Trondheim. The club was founded on 14 February 1858, and is therefore Norway's fourth oldest sports club after Oslo TF (founded 1855), Arendal TF and Dra .... References External links * 1899 births 1943 deaths Sportspeople from Trondheim Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kari Aas Karen Marta Inanda "Kari" Aas (6 October 1886 in Farsund-2 January 1978) was a Norwegian teacher and Scout leader, and served as the Chief Scout of the Norsk Speiderpikeforbund from 1927 to 1935. Background Aas graduated from teacher's college in Tromsø and found work as a teacher there in 1909. In 1910 she moved to Trondheim. Aas was a member of the Trondheim school board and executive board ''Trondhjems konsertforening'', the Trondheim concert association. Aas attended the 1928 World Scout Conference in Budapest as one of the Norwegian delegates, and was a witness to the first casting of B-P's footprint, documented in her memoirs. She designed the World Trefoil emblem of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts that was adopted at the World Conference in 1930, a gold trefoil on a blue background. Aas wrote several books about Scouting and was the recipient of the Silver Fish Award The Silver Fish Award is the highest adult award in Girlguiding. It is awarded f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]