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1927 In Norway
Events in the year 1927 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister – Ivar Lykke Events * Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer. By 1945 IG Farben has become majority shareholder. * The 1927 Parliamentary election takes place. Popular culture Sports * The first ski jumping hill of Midtstubakken was constructed. * Oslo hosted the World Figure Skating Championships. Music Film Literature *''Arbeidermagasinet'' established. *The Knut Hamsund novel ''Landstrykere'' Volume 1 & 2 (''Wayfarers''), was published. *The two books of Olav Audunssøn, by Sigrid Undset, was published. Arts *The avant-garde theatre Balkongen is started by Agnes Mowinckel. Sport * The first ski jumping hill of Midtstubakken was constructed in 1927 * Oslo hosted the 1927 World Figure Skating Championships Notable births *7 January - Jan Bull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarchy Of Norway
The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms which were united to form Norway; it has been in unions with both Sweden and Denmark for long periods. The present monarch is King Harald V, who has reigned since 17 January 1991, succeeding his father, Olav V. The heir apparent is his only son, Crown Prince Haakon. The crown prince undertakes various public ceremonial functions, as does the king's wife, Queen Sonja. The crown prince also acts as regent in the king's absence. There are several other members of the royal family, including the king's daughter, grandchildren and sister. Since the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden and the subsequent election of a Danish prince as King Haakon VII in 1905, the reigning royal house of Norway has been a branch of the Schleswig- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. Men's competitions took place from February 5th to 6th in Davos, Switzerland. Ladies' competitions took place from February 19th to 20th in Oslo, Norway. Pairs' competitions took place from February 22nd to 23rd in Vienna, Austria. Results Men Judges: * Kurt Dannenberg * Eduard Engelmann jr. * Josef Fellner * Fritz Kachler * J. G. Künzli * T. D. Richardson * Artur Vieregg Ladies Szabo retired after she was defeated by Sonja Henie of Norway. This result was controversial because the judging panel consisted of three Norwegians, a German, and an Austrian. The three Norwegian judges placed Henie first, while the German and Austrian judges placed Szabo first. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Borge Refsum
Marie Borge Refsum (20 March 1927 – 16 February 2023) was a Norwegian politician, who served as a member of the Conservative Party. Refsum served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 1973–1977. On the local level, she was a member of the executive committee of Asker municipal council, having been elected in the so-called "women's coup" where four women ( Tove Billington Bye, Berit Ås, Marie Borge Refsum and Kari Bjerke Andreassen) led a successful campaign to get women elected to the municipal council. Refsum died on 16 February 2023, at the age of 95. Her granddaughter is the researcher Alexander Refsum Jensenius Alexander Refsum Jensenius (born 10 November 1978) is a Norwegian researcher and musician. He is Professor of music technology and was Head of the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo during the period 2013-2016. He is currently Deputy Dir .... References 1927 births 2023 deaths Conservative Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Vada
Gunnar Vada (16 March 1927 – 14 June 2018) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Life and career Gunnar Vada was born in Beitstad on 16 March 1927. Vada was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. He served as a deputy representative during the terms 1973–1977 and 1985–1989. From 1985 to 1986 he met as a regular representative, filling in for Wenche Frogn Sellæg who was appointed to the second cabinet Willoch. On the local level he was a member of Nord-Trøndelag county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irela ... from 1975 to 1979. He chaired the local party chapter from 1972 to 1974, and was deputy leader of the county chapter from 1970 to 1975. Gunnar Vada died in Beitsta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Else Breen
Else Breen (born 15 March 1927) is a Norwegian children's writer, novelist and literary scientist. Biography Breen was born in Molde on 15 March 1927. She made her literary breakthrough in 1970 with the children's book ', about the teenage girl Mia and her family. In the sequel ' (1975), Mia is a couple of years older. The short story collection ' (1978) treats subjects such as rootlessness and the feeling of being different. Among her further books for children are ''?'' from 1981, ' from 1983 and ' from 1992. Her books for adults include the novels ' from 1987 and ' from 1994. She has written a book on children's literature and a biographical book on Jens Zetlitz Jens Zetlitz (26 January 1761 – 14 January 1821) was a Norwegian priest and poet. Zetlitz was born at Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway. At the close of the 18th century he traveled to the University of Copenhagen to study theology. He became a .... References 1927 births Living people People from Mold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Olav Larssen
John Olav Larssen (7 March 1927 – 2 January 2009) was a Norwegian evangelical preacher and missionary. He was born in Hellvik, and settled in Bryne. He started as a preacher at the age of eighteen, and eventually began touring Norway. He has been nicknamed "Norway's Billy Graham William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christi ...". Books written by Larssen include ''En åpen dør'' (1957), ''Elsket av Gud'' (1961), ''Fra høvelbenk til misjonsmark'' (1964), ''Kraft fra det høye'' (1968), and ''Gud vil vekkelse'' (1970). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leif Kolflaath
Leif Kolflaath (17 February 1927 – 15 December 2001) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was born in Narvik. Kolflaath, who belonged to Nordland, was never elected directly to the Norwegian Parliament but served as a deputy representative in the periods 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. During the second term he was brought in as a replacement representative for Håkon Kyllingmark, who was appointed to the Cabinet at that time, after Kyllingmark's original replacer Bodil Aakre formally moved up in the line of succession to replace Harald Warholm who died in February 1967. Kolflaath sat through that term and then returned to serve in deputy position. On local level Kolflaath served in Narvik ( se, Áhkanjárga) is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Narvik. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Ankenesstranda, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen
Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen (14 February 1927 – 26 February 1995) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. From August to September 1972, during Bratteli's First Cabinet, Kristensen was a State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ... during the terms 1958–1961 and 1961–1965. References * 1927 births 1995 deaths Norwegian state secretaries Deputy members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Telemark {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Kvakland
Kristian Kvakland (5 February 1927 – 2 October 2011) was a Norwegian sculptor and artist. Among his most famous works is the bronze Amanda-statue of the annual Amanda awards. The statuette originally weighed , but has since been slimmed down to . Kvakland was born in Orkdal, and was based in Blylaget. His works are represented in a number of public art collections A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions, education, research, etc. This differentiates it from an archive or library, where the contents may be more paper-based, repla ... in Norway. References External links * 1927 births 2011 deaths Norwegian sculptors People from Orkdal {{Norway-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Blomdal
Odd Emil Blomdal (30 January 1927 – 27 September 2015) was a Norwegian judge and civil servant. He took the cand.jur. degree in 1952, and later took a military education as well as further education in political science and public law. He was a lecturer at the Norwegian Military Academy from 1966 to 1978, presiding judge in the Hålogaland Court of Appeal from 1978 to 1980 and Judge Advocate General for the Norwegian Armed Forces from 1980 to 1988. From 1988 he was a presiding judge in the Eidsivating Court of Appeal. He was then Norway's Governor of Svalbard between 1991 and 1995. From 1996 to his retirement he was employed as extraordinary presiding judge in the Borgarting Court of Appeal. He lived in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of .... He died in 2015. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torvild Aakvaag
Torvild Aakvaag (27 January 1927 – 9 April 2020) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was born in Bærum, and was a cand.jur. by education. He was employed in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1951 to 1956, but left for a career in Norsk Hydro. He was promoted to head of the judicial department in 1967, and head of the petroleum department in 1970. He advanced to become assisting director-general in 1977, and director-general (CEO) in 1984. He succeeded Odd Narud. He stayed in this position until 1991; after this he was chairman of the board from 1992 to 1997. He has also been a board member of Orkla Borregaard, Storebrand and Nobel Industrier, and chaired Hydro Aluminium and Korn- og Foderstof Kompagniet. He was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
