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Agnar may refer to: *Agnar Helgason (born 1968), Icelandic scientist *Agnar Johannes Barth (1871–1948), Norwegian forester *Agnar Mykle (1915–1944), Norwegian writer *Agnar Sandmo (born 1938), Norwegian economist *Agnarr Geirröðsson, son of King Geirröðr in the ''Poetic Edda'' poem ''Grímnismál'' *King Agnar, a character in the Disney ''Frozen'' franchise * Chief of the Mangalores in the 1997 movie ''The Fifth Element ''The Fifth Element'' is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, and Milla Jov ...'' {{Disambiguation, given name no:Agnar ...
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Agnar Helgason
Agnar Helgason (born 31 July 1968 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic scientist working with genetic anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be .... PhD in Biological Anthropology, University of Oxford, 2001. He is best known for his research on the origin of Icelandic population. He is a brother of Ásgeir Helgason, the son of Helgi Valdimarsson and a brother-in-law of Tim Moore (writer). Sources and links * Agnar Helgason 1968 births Living people Agnar Helgason {{Anthropologist-stub ...
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Agnar Johannes Barth
Agnar Johannes Barth (26 August 1871 – 4 May 1948) was a Norwegian forester. He was born in Lillehammer as the son of Jacob Bøckmann Barth. Carl G. Barth was his brother. Described as his "country's leading authority on forestry for many years", he was a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1921, and served as rector (roughly, the president) there from 1928 to 1933. Barth was a reserve officer in the Norwegian Army, attaining the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1891. In one of his first immatriculation speeches, in 1929, he praised the youth in general, and especially the youth who "has created Mussolini's Italy while struggling against corrupted radicalism and communism Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...; an Italian country, which from an e ...
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Agnar Mykle
Agnar Mykle (8 August 1915 – 15 January 1994) was a Norwegian author. He became one of the most controversial figures in Norwegian literature in the 20th century. Early life Born in Norway's third largest city, Trondheim, Mykle was often sick as a child. His sickness forced him to stay indoors for most of his childhood. Mykle received a business education from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen where he excelled in his studies. He had attended mercantile high school in Trondheim (Handelsgymnasiet) from which he graduated in 1935. Soon after, he was offered a job as an assistant at his old school. After working diligently, he was offered a job as a principal at a similar school in Kirkenes. Literary career In the 1940s Mykle was active as journalist and writer in the Norwegian labour movement. He wrote scripts for their election campaign films and plays for amateur theatre groups associated with the labour movement. Mykle debuted as an author in 1948 with ''Ta ...
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Agnar Sandmo
Agnar Sandmo (9 January 1938 – 31 August 2019) was a Norway, Norwegian economist at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He made a series of important contributions in the study of disparities, Redistribution (economics), redistribution, insurance arrangements and tax systems. He has written and published many economic articles throughout his career. From 1976 to 1980, he was a member of the Petroleum Price Board of the Swedish Government's Economic Commission and, from 1996 to 1997, of the Government Committee on Priorities in Health Care. He served as chairman of the Government Expert Committee on Investment Policies of the Petroleum Fund in 2004. Sandmo was affiliated with the SNF, a prominent research firm, he mainly did work on public economics and taxation. His research is not limited to but includes the overarching fields of economics of uncertainty, public economics, environmental economics and the history of economic thought. His articles have appeared in many promine ...
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Agnarr Geirröðsson
Agnarr (Old Norse: ) is the brother of Gerriod, son of Hraudung in Norse mythology. Agnarr is solely attested in the poem ''Grímnismál'' in the ''Poetic Edda'', the latter compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources. In ''Grímnismál'' he is described as aiding Odin Odin (; from non, Óðinn, ) is a widely revered Æsir, god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, v ..., disguised as Grímnir, to escape from Geirröðr's torture.Simek (2007:4).Orchard (1997:25–6). Notes References * Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''. Cassell. * Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''. D.S. Brewer. People in Norse mythology Odin {{norse-myth-stub ...
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Frozen (franchise)
''Frozen'' is a The Walt Disney Company, Disney media franchise, beginning with the 2013 Cinema of the United States, American Animation, animated feature film Frozen (2013 film), of the same name, which was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (filmmaker), Jennifer Lee, screenplay by Lee and produced by Peter Del Vecho, music score by Christophe Beck, and songs written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. John Lasseter, then-chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, served as the film's executive producer. The original film was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, "The Snow Queen". Since the film's release in November 2013, the franchise has expanded very rapidly. To date, the franchise includes various Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney theme park attractions, merchandise, video games, books, a Disney on Ice show, a Broadway theatre, Broadway Frozen (musical), stage musical and two short animated films. Disney has also released an Frozen ...
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The Fifth Element
''The Fifth Element'' is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, and Milla Jovovich. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves the survival of planet Earth, which becomes the responsibility of Korben Dallas (Willis), a taxicab driver and former special forces major, after a young woman (Jovovich) falls into his cab. To accomplish this, Dallas joins forces with her to recover four mystical stones essential for the defence of Earth against the impending attack of a malevolent cosmic entity. Besson started writing the story that was developed as ''The Fifth Element'' when he was 16 years old; he was 38 when the film opened in cinemas. Besson wanted to shoot the film in France, but suitable facilities could not be found; filming took place in London and Mauritania instead. He hired comic artist ...
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