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Andersen
Andersen () is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name " Ανδρέας/Andreas", cf. English Andrew). It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population. From the same root – the given name ''Andreas'' – derives the (cognate ) and |
Chris Andersen
Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman", Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College. Andersen began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor leagues. He then played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Hornets. He received a two-year ban from the NBA in 2006 for violating the league's drug policy, but was reinstated on March 4, 2008, and re-signed with the Hornets the next day. He returned to Denver later in 2008, and remained with the team until 2012. He signed with the Miami Heat in January 2013 and won a championship with them that same year. He and Oliver Lafayette are the only Blinn students to ever play in the NBA. He most recently played for Power in the Big3 league. Early life Andersen is the second of the three children of corrections officer and Danish immigrant Clau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Andersen
David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian-Danish former professional basketball player. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league championships and 3 EuroLeague championships) abroad and played in Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey and France. He also played in the NBA, spending two years in the league between 2009 and 2011. In 2018 and 2021, he won championships with Melbourne United in the National Basketball League (NBL). Early life Andersen was born to parents Mary and Danny in Melbourne where he started playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School. His mother coached him and his brother, Stuart, at Frankston East and because there was only one team at the school, Andersen always played a year above his age. At the age of 11, Andersen joined his local basketball association, the Frankston Blues, and in his first year at the club, the under 12 team he played in, wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Hansine Andersen
Dorothy Hansine Andersen (May 15, 1901 – March 3, 1963) was an American physician, pediatrician, and pathologist who was the first person to identify cystic fibrosis, the first to describe the disease, and the one to name it. in 1939, she was awarded the E. Mead Johnson Award for her identification of the disease. In 2002, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Early life Dorothy Hansine Andersen was born in Asheville, North Carolina on May 15, 1901. Her father, Hans Peter Andersen, died in 1914. She then assumed the full responsibility for caring for her invalid mother. After they had moved to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Andersen's mother died in 1920. Education and initial career In 1922, Andersen was graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in zoology and chemistry from Mount Holyoke College. Later, she went on to attend Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where she first began to perform research under Florence Rena Sabin. Andersen's first two research pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgette Andersen
Bridgette Andersen (July 11, 19751997) was an American child actress and child model. She starred in 1982's ''Savannah Smiles'', for which she received her first of four Youth in Film Award nominations. Personal life Andersen was born on July 11, 1975, to Frank and Teresa Andersen. By April 1982, she lived in Malibu, California, with her parents, younger sister Angelica, and two brothers. As an infant, Angelica appeared in television advertisements for Bank of America and Mervyn's. A reader since age two-and-a-half, the ''Havre Daily News'' reported that six-year-old Andersen had "a staggering IQ". Her favorite author was Ernest Hemingway, and her favorite book was ''The Old Man and the Sea''. A fan of the TV series ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and ''Silver Spoons'', she decided to pursue acting, and aspired to produce and direct films as well. Andersen died of an opioid overdose in 1997, in Los Angeles County, California, at the age of 21. Career During a February 1983 interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Andersen
Benny Andersen (7 November 1929 – 16 August 2018)Benny Andersen er død '' BT'' 17 August 2018 was a Danish poet, author, songwriter, composer and pianist. He is often remembered for his collaboration with the singer Povl Dissing; together they released an album with Andersen's poems from the collection ''Svantes viser''. This album and Andersen's book "''Svantes viser''" (Svante's Songs) from 1972 were included by the Danish Ministry of Culture in the in 2006, in the category "Popular music". And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adda Husted Andersen
Adda "Andy" Thyra Elise Louise Husted-Andersen (1898 – 1990) was a Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator. She was a co-founder and the president of the New York Society of Craftsmen (later called Artist-Craftsmen of New York) from 1941 to 1944. She was a master of working with enamel, silver and gold. She was active in New York City and Copenhagen. Biography Adda Husted-Andersen was born on August 5, 1898 in Trustrup, Lyngby, Denmark. Husted-Andersen studied at Copenhagen Technical College, under Thyra Vieth (1866–1938) and later at Badisch Kunstgewerbeschule (Baden Applied Arts and Crafts School) in Pforzheim, Germany. In Copenhagen she worked with A. Dragsted. She studied enameling with Jean Dunand. Husted-Andersen arrived in New York City in 1930, and worked with Georg Jensen enameling homewares. She naturalized in the United States in 1941. She had a jewelry studio on First Street in New York City for many years, which she opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Børge Andersen (chess Player)
Børge Andersen (19 March 1934 — 8 February 1993), was a Danish chess International Master (IM) (1964), four-times Danish Chess Championship winner (1958, 1967, 1968, 1973). Biography From the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, Børge Andersen was one of the leading Danish chess players. He participated many times in the finals of Danish Chess Championships, four times (1958, 1967, 1968, 1973) winning gold and six times (1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1975) - silver medals. Børge Andersen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1954, at second reserve board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+6, =2, -5), * In 1958, at second board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+6, =2, -6), * In 1964, at first board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+9, =4, -2), * In 1966, at third board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+6, =4, -5), * In 1974, at first board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+3, =7, -5). Børge Andersen played for Denmark in the European Team Chess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anja Andersen
Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a former Danish team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Year. She is widely regarded as one of the best female handball players of all time. Career Anja Andersen is known for her skills as an offensive player, as well as her strong temper and courage to make dramatic scenes and daring tricks during a match. She was an important part of the renaissance in Danish handball during the 1990s. Her temper and impressive skills afforded everybody an opinion and after the first gold medal at the European championship in 1994 the national team affectionately earned the nickname "the iron ladies" and status of national sports heroes. Although the national handball team of the 1990s had many profiles it is undisputed that Andersen was the most prolific and controversial. Although nobody questioned her skill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Høgh Andersen
Alex Høgh Andersen (born May 20, 1994) is a Danish actor, model and photographer. He is mostly known for the role of Ivar the Boneless in the historical drama television series ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Personal life Andersen was born on 20 May 1994 in Denmark to parents Thomas Andersen (father), and Charlotte Høgh (mother). Alex was born and raised in the small town of Skælskør in the western part of Sjælland in Denmark, Andersen discovered his love of acting while studying drama at school. He participated in many musical oriented plays and was fortunate to gain a lot of experience with many big roles. Like his peers, he began auditioning for film roles. At age 17, Andersen realised the difference between live performances and acting in front of a camera. This encouraged him to pursue Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Ejnar Andersen
Anders Ejnar Andersen (1912–2006) was a Danish politician who was a member of Venstre and held various government posts, including minister finance and minister of economic affairs in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life and education Andersen was born in Voldby on 1 October 1912. He attended Ladelund agricultural school in the period 1935–1936. Career Andersen became a member of the Danish parliament for the Venstre representing Aarhus County and then Randers County in three terms between September 1971 and December 1981. He was the minister of finance in the cabinet led by Poul Hartling Poul Hartling (14 August 1914 – 30 April 2000) was a Danish politician and diplomat. He was leader of Venstre from 1965 to 1977, and served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975. Prior to that, he served as foreign minister from 1968 ... from 19 December 1973 to 13 February 1975. Then he served as the minister of economic affairs and minister of taxation in the period 30 August 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Albert Andersen
Carl Albert "Flisa" Andersen (15 August 1876 in Østre Aker – 28 September 1951 in Oslo) was a Norwegian pole vaulter, high jumper, and gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 Summer Olympics. As an athlete Andersen represented the IF Ørnulf club and set many Norwegian national records as well as being national champion in the pole vault and high jump in 1896, 1897 and 1900. Andersen participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and competed in two field events, and won the bronze medal in the pole vault, he jumped 3.20 metres and finished behind two Americans Irving Baxter and Meredith Colket, earlier in the day he had competed in the high jump and jumped 1.70 metres to finish tied for fourth place just 5 centimetres behind another bronze medal. At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which consisted of 20 gymnasts, and went on to win the gold medal in the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Andersen
Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn (1 January 1920 – 3 October 2018), better known by the stage name of Elisabeth Andersen, was a Dutch actress, primarily in theatre. She was a three-time recipient of the Theo d'Or. Career Born in The Hague, Andersen attended drama school in Amsterdam from 1941 to 1943, but did not complete her studies. From 1947 to 1974, she frequently appeared onstage for the . Awards Andersen was a three-time recipient of the Theo d'Or Award (1958, 1966, 1984), the most for any Dutch stage actress. In 1968, she was honored as Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. Personal life Andersen was married to actor Jan Retèl from 1948 to 1954 and had two children. She died in Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ... on 3 October 2018 at age 98. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |