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Agneta Elers-Jarleman
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 * Agne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes (name)
Agnes is a female given name derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian language, Italian as Agnese, to French language, French as Agnès, to Portuguese language, Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish language, Spanish as Inés. It is also written as Agness. The name is descended from the Proto-Indo-European ''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁yaǵ-, *h₁yaǵ-'', meaning 'to sacrifice; to worship,' from which is also the Vedic term ''Yajna, yajña''. It is mostly used in Greece and countries that speak Germanic languages. It was the name of a popular Christian saint, Agnes of Rome, which encouraged its wide use. Agnes was the third most popular name for women in the English language, English speaking world for more than 400 years. Its medieval pronunciation was ''Annis'', and its usage and many of its forms coincided with the equally popular name Anna (given name), Anna, related in medieval and Elizabethan times to ''Agnes'', though Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Lundberg
Agneta Lundberg (born 1947), is a Swedish social democratic politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1994 to 2010. at the Riksdag
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Agnethe Davidsen
Agnethe Davidsen (29 August 1947 Nuuk – 25 November 2007, Nuuk) was a judge who was the first female government minister in Greenland and only the second female mayor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, where she was mayor for more than 14 years until she died suddenly at the age of 60. Early years Agnethe was born in 1947 to mother Agathe Lund and father Villy Wael (1928-98), but she was raised by her grandmother. At 16, she met her future husband, the blacksmith Aqqaluartaaq Davidsen, whom she married in 1966, and they had two children, Søren (1965) and Heidi (1967). In 1969, seeking more education, she took the children to Ikast, Denmark and graduated in 1970 with a "trade degree in commerce and office." After returning to Greenland, she began working in the national court system in Nuuk. In 1979, she began her work as a circuit judge in the Nuuk district court, a position she held 1979-1983 and again 1989–1993. Political life In 1983, Davidsen was appointed to the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Synnøve Carlsen (born 15 January 1971) is a former Norwegian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. With the Norway women's national team, Carlsen won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996. At club level Carlsen played for SK Sprint-Jeløy in Norway, then joined Japanese L. League team Nikko Securities Dream Ladies on a professional contract. International career Carlsen made her debut for the senior Norway women's national football team in June 1988, starting a 2–1 defeat by Brazil women's national football team, Brazil at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in China. She scored her first goal in her second appearance, a 3–0 win over the Netherlands women's national football team, Netherlands in Rijsoord. In July 1989 Carlsen played in Norway's 4–1 defeat by Germany women's national football team, West Germany in the 1989 European Competition for Women's Football final. The match was played before 22,000 fans in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnete Bræstrup
Agnete Bræstrup (7 October 1909 – 11 July 1992) was a Danish physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th .... She founded ''Foreningen for Familieplanlægning'' (Association for Family Planning) in 1956, which is now known as '' Sex & Samfund'' (Sex & Society), a non-profit organization responsible for providing sex education in Denmark. References Bibliography * * 1909 births 1992 deaths People from Copenhagen Danish women physicians Danish educators Danish women educators 20th-century Danish physicians 20th-century women physicians German emigrants to Denmark {{Denmark-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Willeken
Agneta Willeken (1497-1562) was the lover of the German mercenary Marcus Meyer, one of the most notable participators of the Count's Feud. She was pointed out as a political participator on the side of Lübeck in the propaganda of the war. She was the daughter of the merchant Peter Radkens of Hamburg and married the merchant Hans Willeken. Her spouse became ruined in 1527, and moved to Lübeck, where he died in 1535. She stayed in Hamburg and became the lover of Marcus Meyer, with whom she corresponded when he left to Lübeck and married a wealthy widow. When he participate in the war he gave captured goods to her. During Meyer's siege of Varberg Fortress in 1535, she sent him a letter, which was taken by the King of Denmark and used as propaganda material. This letter was used to point out Willeken as a major instigator and political participator of the war. She was pointed out as the main force behind the decision of the Lübeck mayor, Jürgen Wullenwever Jürgen Wullenwever ... [...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 wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Ringman
Agneta Ringman, born 1949, is a Sweden, Swedish Swedish Social Democratic Party, social democratic politician. She was a List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, member of the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag from 1994 to 2006. External linksAgneta Ringman at the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag website 1949 births Living people Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 21st-century Swedish women politicians {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...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 the ... [...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 The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ... in 1991 and the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize 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 Månsson
Agneta Månsson is a Swedish ski orienteering competitor. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 1975 she won a silver medal in the individual contest, behind winner Sinikka Kukkonen Sinikka Kukkonen (1 August 1947 – 25 July 2016) was a Finnish orienteering competitor. She is World Champion in both orienteering and ski orienteering. She became the first World Champion in ski orienteering, in 1975. Orienteering career At ..., and a silver medal in the relay with the Swedish team (with team mates Lena Samuelsson and Marianne Bogestedt). References Swedish orienteers Female orienteers Ski-orienteers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Sweden-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Mårtensson
Ulla Agneta Linnéa Mårtensson (born July 31, 1961) is a Swedish former freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, Tina Gustafsson and Agneta Eriksson. She also competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Mårtensson was previously married to fellow swimmer and Olympic gold medal winner Bengt Baron. Personal bests Long course (50 m) Clubs * Karlslunds IF * SK Korrugal SK may refer to: Businesses and organizations * SK Foods, an American agribusiness company * SK Hand Tools, an American tool manufacturer * Sangguniang Kabataan, Philippines youth councils * SK Group, South Korean conglomerate * Scandinavian Air ... References * 1961 births Living people Olympic swimmers of Sweden Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Swedish female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |