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Axel Odelberg
Axel Samuel Wilhelm Odelberg, (16 April 1873 in Gustavsberg - 25 November 1950 in Djursholm) was a Swedish chemical engineer. He was the son of industry owner Wilhelm Odelberg and the brother of Victor Odelberg. Biography Odelberg graduated chemistry technical class in 1895 from Kungliga Tekniska högskolan in Stockholm. After his studies he travelled to Zürich to get education in ceramics. In 1895 he was employed as an engineer at Gustavsbergs porslinsfabrik that was owned by his father. In 1899 he became the lead-engineer and led the factories drive. The same year, he married Maud Jane Beavis (1873-1962, in London. He ran the continuation work at the porcelain productions methods and machine-park. Amongst other things he showed the superiority of electricity over steam-power. Electricity was first used at Gustavsberg in 1925. But Odelberg wanted to renew the production range and started to use Svenska Slöjdförening's program for more beautiful everyday goods. At his in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel S
Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque du Soleil show * '' Axël'', an 1890 drama play by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam * Axel (dance turn), a type of turn performed in dance * Axel lift, a movement in pair skating * Axel jump, a type of jump in figure skating * " Axel F", the 1985 instrumental theme song of ''Beverly Hills Cop'' by Harold Faltermeyer Companies, organizations * Axel Hotels, hotel chain * Axel Springer SE, largest digital publishing house in Europe Other uses * Axel Maersk, Danish container ship * Citroën Axel, automobile made by Citroën * Typhoon Axel (other), multiple storms named Axel See also * Aksel * Axl (other) * Axle An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Odelberg 1889
Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque du Soleil show * '' Axël'', an 1890 drama play by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam * Axel (dance turn), a type of turn performed in dance * Axel lift, a movement in pair skating * Axel jump, a type of jump in figure skating * " Axel F", the 1985 instrumental theme song of ''Beverly Hills Cop'' by Harold Faltermeyer Companies, organizations * Axel Hotels, hotel chain * Axel Springer SE, largest digital publishing house in Europe Other uses * Axel Maersk, Danish container ship * Citroën Axel, automobile made by Citroën * Typhoon Axel (other), multiple storms named Axel See also * Aksel * Axl (other) * Axle An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djursholm
Djursholm () is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal Stockholm urban area. Djursholm is divided into a number of different areas: Djursholms Ekeby (northwest), Svalnäs (northeast), Ösby (central), Berga (southwest) and Gamla Djursholm ('Old Djursholm', southeast). It is also partly located in Täby Municipality. History Djursholm was one of the first suburban communities in Sweden, its history as such beginning in 1889 with the founding of Djursholm AB (Djursholm Inc.) by Henrik Palme and the subsequent 1890 inauguration of the railway line connecting Djursholm to Stockholm, Djursholmsbanan. Since 1895 it has been served by electric suburban trains but the original branch was closed in 1975. Djursholm is the wealthiest community in Sweden, with the most expensive property prices in the country. It was built as a garden city with large villas, most from the turn of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedes
Swedes ( sv, svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, in particular Finland where they are an officially recognized minority, with a substantial diaspora in other countries, especially the United States. Etymology The English term "Swede" has been attested in English since the late 16th century and is of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. In Swedish, the term is ''svensk'', which is from the name of '' svear'' (or Swedes), the people who inhabited Svealand in eastern central Sweden, and were listed as ''Suiones'' in Tacitus' history '' Germania'' from the first century AD. The term is believed to have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European reflexive pronominal root, , as the Latin ''suus''. The word must have meant "one's own (tribesmen)". The same root and original mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Odelberg
Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount Wilhelm Mount Wilhelm (german: Wilhelmsberg) is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at . It is part of the Bismarck Range and the peak is the point where three provinces, Chimbu, Jiwaka and Madang, meet. The peak is also known as ''Enduwa Kombuglu' ..., the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea * Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica * Wilhelm (crater), a lunar crater See also * Wilhelm scream, a stock sound effect * SS ''Kaiser Wilhelm II'', or USS ''Agamemnon'', a German steam ship * Wilhelmus, the Dutch national anthem {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Odelberg
Victor James Wilhelm Odelberg, (19 November 1875 in Gustavsberg - 10 March 1951) was a Swedish hofjægermester. He was the son of and the brother of Axel Odelberg Axel Samuel Wilhelm Odelberg, (16 April 1873 in Gustavsberg - 25 November 1950 in Djursholm) was a Swedish chemical engineer. He was the son of industry owner Wilhelm Odelberg and the brother of Victor Odelberg. Biography Odelberg graduated .... In 1900, Odelberg took his agronom graduation at Ultuna lantbruksinstitut, and was employed at Gustavsberg porslinsfabrik that was owned by his father. After the death of his father in 1924 Victor over as CEO of the factory and his brother became the chairman. Posts that they held on to until 1937. References 1875 births 1951 deaths Swedish landowners 20th-century Swedish landowners People from Värmdö Municipality {{Sweden-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
