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Asbjørn Barlaup
Asbjørn Barlaup (31 January 1902 – 4 February 1989) was a Norwegian journalist. He was born in Trondheim. He worked in ''Adresseavisen'' from 1919, and later became subeditor of ''Morgenavisen''. He was hired in ''Tidens Tegn'' in 1930, but resigned in protest in 1940 because of the German occupation of Norway and the Nazi usurpation of the newspaper. He instead joined the Norwegian resistance movement, fled in 1941 when he was in danger of being discovered, and worked until 1945 for the Norwegian High Command in exile. Based in London, he took part in Operation Archery. After 1945 he worked for the newspaper ''Verdens Gang''. Already in the first year he hired Salo Grenning as an illustrator. He was awarded the Narvesen Prize in 1956. He was later information director in Elkem. He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society The Polytechnic Society ( no, Polyteknisk Forening) is a Norwegian member network that inspires a science-based and sustainable development, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and was the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the major technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post, and it served as the capital of Norway during the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros, and the site of the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated in 1838. The current municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkem
Elkem is a company that produces silicones, silicon, alloys for the foundry industry, carbon and microsilica, and other materials. Elkem was founded in 1904, has more than 7,000 employees and fields 30 production sites worldwide. Elkem has an operating income of NOK 33.7 billion. Elkem is responsible for a total of 2.52 million tonnes of scope 1 emissions in 2021. Elkem is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: ELK). History Elkem was founded in 1904 by the industrial entrepreneur Sam Eyde (1866 – 1940). He named the company Det Norske Aktieselskap for Elektrokemisk Industri (Elektrokemisk), and the goal was to create an international industry company based on Norwegian natural resources. In 1917 a ferroalloy plant was acquired and Elkem started production of the Söderberg electrode. Throughout the 1960s and beyond Elkem expanded, primarily in Norway within aluminium, mining and finished products. In 1972 the company merged with Christiania Spigerverk and continued with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Army Personnel Of World War II
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Norwegian Expatriates In The United Kingdom
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Resistance Members
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Trondheim
A writer is a person who uses writing, written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, Short story, short stories, books, poetry, Travel literature, travelogues, Play (theatre), plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and Article (publishing), news articles that may be of interest to the Public, general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of Mass media, media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the Culture, cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or Nonfiction, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Deaths
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1902 Births
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Jorunn Johnsen
Jorunn Johnsen (24 November 1905 – 1 May 1984) was a Norwegian journalist. Johnsen studied in Berlin and Oslo, and worked three years at '' Christianssands Tidende'' before being hired at ''Aftenposten'' in 1936, where she reported for the rest of career. Johnsen specialized in reporting on social issues. From January 1944 to March 1945, Johnsen was imprisoned in Grini concentration camp for "German-hostile behaviour", during the German occupation of Norway. Johnsen was awarded the Narvesen Prize in 1957, and also received the HM The King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold .... Jorunn Johnsen died in May 1984 in Oslo. References 1905 births 1984 deaths Grini concentration camp survivors Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Hammarlund
Gösta Hammarlund (30 January 1903 – 12 July 1987) was a Norwegian illustrator and journalist. Biography Gustav Harald Hammarlund was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of ship owner Thomas Fredrik Olsen (1857-1933). He grew up in Stockholm with the Hammarlund family. He came to Norway as a 13 year old and started at Halling Skole at Kristiania (now Oslo). In 1922, he graduated from Oslo Commerce School (''Oslo Handelsgymnasium''). He worked as an office manager in the shipping business of his father until 1937. He started working for the newspaper ''Dagbladet'' with his own daily comic strip in 1940. From the early 1950s, he had a daily column on ''Dagbladets third page. In the post-World War II period, he initiated a working relationship with sports editor Jørgen Juve (1906–1983) which resulted in drawings and portraits for weekly Saturday interviews in ''Dagbladet''. Among his books are the novel ''Møte med fru Brontze'' from 1939 and ''Berømte els ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Polytechnic Society
The Polytechnic Society ( no, Polyteknisk Forening) is a Norwegian member network that inspires a science-based and sustainable development, through technology and interdisciplinary partnerships. It was founded in 1852 in Christiania (now: Oslo). The organisation was originally a members club gathering people with ambitions to influence the development of natural sciences, technology and modern industry. The Polytechnic Society published a periodical, ''Polyteknisk Tidsskrift'' ("Polytechnic Journal"), from 1854. The periodical was merged with ''Teknisk Ukeblad'' in 1883. The Polytechnic Society is independent, interdisciplinary and non-commercial, with 2,000 private, corporate and organizational members, 6,000 subscribers to newsletters and followers in social media as well as 4,000 listeners to the podcast #PolyPod. The organisation is funded by its members. HM The King Harald and HRH the Crown Prince Haakon are honorary members, and HM The King grants the Polytechnic Society's p ... [...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] |
