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Agneta
Agneta (also spelt Agnete, Agnetha, or Agnethe) is a Scandinavian variant of the feminine given name Agnes. It was derived from Latin and is the ablative case attached form of Agnes. Notable people Agneta * Agneta Andersson (born 1961), Swedish canoer * Agneta Berliner (born 1958), Swedish politician * Agneta Bolme Börjefors (1941–2008), Swedish television presenter * Agneta Börjesson (born 1957), Swedish politician * Agneta Eckemyr (1950-2018), Swedish actress * Agneta Eriksson (born 1965), Swedish swimmer * Agnetha Fältskog (born 1950), Swedish singer and ABBA member * Agneta Frieberg (1945–1971), Swedish fashion model * Agneta Gille (born 1956), Swedish politician * Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (1603–1656), Dutch patrician * Agneta Horn (1628–1672), Swedish writer * Agneta Lindskog (born 1953), Swedish luger * Agneta Lundberg (born 1947), Swedish politician * Agneta Luttropp (born 1945), Swedish politician * Agneta Marell (born 1964), Swedish professor * Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Matthes
Agneta Wilhelmina Johanna van Marken-Matthes (4 October 1847 – 5 October 1909) was a Dutch entrepreneur. She and her husband were involved in the manufacture of yeast throughout their lives, and were engaged in the co-operative movement, taking care of their workers. Matthes and Van Marken created living quarters for workers in her hometown, Delft in South Holland, named Agnetapark after her. These are considered a model for the co-operative development and construction of garden cities (self-contained communities) for workers. Matthes founded and ran a Delft perfume factory, Maison Neuve, to take advantage of a by-product from the yeast factory. Life Family and childhood Agneta Wilhelmina Johanna Matthes was born on 4 October 1847 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Agneta Matthes was the daughter of Jan Willem Frederik Matthes, an insurance agent. She and her sister, Sara Elizabeth Marken-Matthes (1849–1902), grew up in upper middle-class circumstances. Matthes was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Horn
Agneta Horn (18 August 1629 – 18 March 1672) was a Swedish writer born to noble parents and a military father. She traveled a great deal throughout Europe in her lifetime as a result of living in a military family and later marrying another soldier. She is most known for writing her autobiography, ''Agneta Horns leverne'' (also spelled "lefverne"). Life Agneta Horn was the daughter of Gustav Horn, Count of Björneborg and Kristina Oxenstierna, and the granddaughter of Axel Oxenstierna. She was born on 18 August 1629, in Riga in what is now Latvia, because her father was a Swedish military officer stationed outside of the country at the time of her birth. At six weeks of age, despite the unusual nature of a whole family living together in a Swedish military camp, Agneta and her mother joined Gustav at a camp in Kurland, in western Lithuania. The family lived there together through the fall and winter. In the spring when Gustav traveled to Germany with the military, Agneta a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Sjödin
Agneta Sjödin (born 20 July 1967 in Norrbo, Hudiksvall, Sweden) is a Swedish television presenter and personality of the Swedish television channel TV4. She presented the first two seasons of the popular show '' Let's Dance'' with David Hellenius. Early life She was born in a small town, 300 km north of Stockholm. As a child she was fond of handball, badminton and track-and-field athletics but most of all she was in love with theatre. She frequented a theatre group ''”Slingerbultarna”'' with her friends and often performed in different local stage shows. Her passion to theatre resulted in moving to the capital of Sweden, but she returns to her native place at times, because she feels strong connection with her roots there.Sjödin, mitt live(my life) Retrieved on 20 Jan 2018 In 1985 she studied theatre in Stockholm and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Marell
Agneta Marell (born 1964 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is professor in Business Administration and since 2010, Deputy vice-chancellor for external relations and innovation at Umeå University in northern Sweden. Between 2004 and 2007, she was the Dean of Umeå School of Business, succeeding Anders Söderholm. In 2008–2011, she was a municipal manager for Örnsköldsvik municipality. She received the assignment as vice rector for collaboration and innovation at Umeå University. As such, she was also chairman of Uminova Holding, the business incubator Uminova Innovation AB and Uminova eXpression AB, which runs Sliperiet at the Umeå Arts Campus. In April 2016, she was appointed by the Swedish government to the board of Jönköping University for the period May 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017. Since 2017, Agneta Marell is president at Jönköping University. Research Marell graduated in Business Administration 1991, and finished her doctoral thesis in 1998. Her dissertation focused on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Frieberg
Agneta Marianne Bengtsdotter Frieberg (2 June 1945 – 10 May 1971) was a Swedish fashion model and activist. She was known for her extensive editorial and commercial appearances throughout the 1960s, resulting in a decade-long career under the Ford Modeling agency. In 1960, at the age of 14, Frieberg was signed by Eileen Ford to Ford Models. After relocating to California, she appeared on over 100 covers for publications including ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', '' Mademoiselle'' and '' Glamour'', among others. Frieberg served as the face of Clairol's ''Great Body'' product line from 1967 until her death. Frieberg was often characterized by her signature waist-length hair and "girl next door" appeal. By the late-1960s, Frieberg had become less active as a model and focused more on her activist work in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the time. In 1971, Frieberg fell from the top story of a hotel in Paris, France. She was rushed to the American Hospital of Paris, where she remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta De Graeff Van Polsbroek
Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ..., 10 November 1603 – 3 or 4 March 1656), was a Patrician (post-Roman Europe), patrician woman from the Dutch Golden Age. She became known as the mother-in-law of Johan de Witt. Biography Agneta was born as the oldest daughter of Jacob Dircksz de Graeff and Aeltje Boelens Loen (?–1620). In 1625 she was married to Jan Bicker. The couple had four daughters: * Elisabeth Bicker married Jacobus Trip family, Trip, a wealthy arms dealer * Geertruida Bicker married Jean Deutz, a very rich Banker of Amsterdam * Wendela Bicker married Johan de Witt * Jacoba Bicker married her full cousin Pieter de Graeff The couple lived at their country houses ''De Eult'' at Baarn, ''Akerendam'' and ''Duynwij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnetha Fältskog
Agneta Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950), known as Agnetha Fältskog (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She later achieved international stardom in the 1970s as a member of the pop group ABBA. The group has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making it one of the best-selling music acts in history. She is the youngest member of ABBA, and the only one born in the 1950s. After the unofficial break-up of ABBA in December 1982, Fältskog found renewed success later in the decade as a solo artist with three albums and a leading role in a movie. She became reclusive in the 1990s, avoiding outside publicity and residing on the Stockholm County island of Ekerö. Fältskog stopped recording music for 16 years until she released a new album, '' My Colouring Book'', in 2004. She returned in 2013 with '' A'', her highest UK charting solo album to date. ABBA sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Eckemyr
Agneta Marie-Anne Eckemyr (2 July 1950 – 29 December 2018) was a Swedish actress, model and clothing designer. Biography Eckemyr was born in Karlsborg in the county of Västra Götaland. She started modelling at a young age, and moved to New York City in the United States when she was 20 years old. She was photographed by '' Life Magazine'' appearing opposite the five semi finalist actors for the role of James Bond in '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service''. Shortly after appearing in the 1974 Disney family film production ''The Island at the Top of the World,'' Eckemyr appeared on the front cover and within the October 1975 edition of ''Playboy'' magazine, as a Playboy Playmate. Her success in the US led to offers of high-profile roles in Sweden, and in 1975 she appeared in ''Lejonet och jungfrun (The Lion and the Virgin)'' with Sven-Bertil Taube and directed by Lars-Magnus Lindgren. After retirement from being an actress, she turned her talents to clothing design. Her fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Börjesson
Karin Agneta Börjesson (born 1957) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, she represented Halland County between October 2010 and September 2018. Börjesson is the daughter of merchants Karl-Gustav Börjesson and Ingeborg Börjesson (née Johansson). She was educated in Kungsbacka and Mira Costa High School in the USA. She studied at the Chalmers University of Technology and the Nordic College for Public Health. She was head of planning at the Ministry of Finance from 2002 to 2006 during the second Persson government. She was a member of the municipal council in Kungsbacka Municipality between 1988 and 1991; in 2002; and between 2006 and 2007. She was a member of the county council in Halland County from 1988 to 1998 and of the regional council in Halland County from 2006 to 2007. She was secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Pleijel
Agneta Pleijel (born 1940) is a Swedish novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and literary critic. Among her plays are ''Ordning härskar i Berlin'' from 1979. Among her novels are ''Vindspejare'' from 1987 and ''Drottningens chirurg'' from 2006. She has been a professor at Dramatiska Institutet since 1992. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1991 and the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize The Nordic Prize (''Swedish'': nordiska pris) is a literary award presented annually by the Swedish Academy. The recipient is someone from the Nordic countries who has done significant work in any of the Academy's areas of operations or interests. ... in 2018. References 1940 births Living people 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists Swedish women poets 20th-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights Swedish literary critics Women literary critics Swedish journalists Litteris et Artibus recipients Dobloug Prize winners 20th-century Swedish women write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Prytz
Agneta Prytz (15 December 1916 – 4 July 2008) was a Swedish movie and stage actress who appeared in thirty-six films over the course of her career. Prytz was the wife of Swedish director, Gösta Folke. Prytz was born Ingrid Agneta Prytz on 15 December 1916 in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. She worked in many roles at the Gothenburg City Theatre from 1942 until 1946. Her breakthrough film came in the Gösta Folke directed film, ''Neglected by His Wife'', in 1947. Prytz and Folke were also married later in 1947. She continued to be cast in several of his films and TV movies during her career. Prytz appeared opposite fellow Swedish actors, Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow, in a total of three films which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: Jan Troell's '' The Emigrants'' in 1971; a sequel to ''The Emigrants'', '' The New Land'', which was also directed by Troell; and Sven Nykvist's '' The Ox'' in 1991. She also provided the voice of Gammel-Maja in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Bolme Börjefors
Agneta Bolme Börjefors (26 April 1941 – 11 August 2008) was a Swedish television presenter, television producer and royal reporter for Sveriges Television. Agneta Bolme was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her brother, Tomas Bolme, is a Swedish actor. She recorded over 600 episodes of the children's show ' as ''Drutten'', the Swedish incarnation of the Russian character ''Cheburashka ''Cheburashka'' (russian: links=no, Чебурашка, a=ru-Cheburashka.ogg, p=tɕɪbʊˈraʂkə), also known as ''Topple'' in earlier English translations, is a fictional character created by Soviet writer Eduard Uspensky in his 1965 child ...''. Agneta Bolme Börjefors died on 11 August 2008, at the age of 67. Filmography *1957 - '' Snödrottningen'' (voice) *1969 - ' (voice) External links Agneta Bolme Börjefors dies * References 1941 births 2008 deaths Writers from Stockholm Swedish women journalists Swedish television hosts Swedish television journalists 20th-century S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
