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Barbro Elfvik
Barbro is a female given name in Scandinavia, with the same origin as Barbara In a village in Dalecarlia, Barbro is also an "estate name", a unisex concept not taken into account in the Swedish name law, which leads to a lot of confusion.http://spraktidningen.se/artiklar/2009/10/dalfolket-tar-med-sig-garden-i-namnet (in Swedish) Noted bearers of the name include: *Barbro Alving (1909–1987), Swedish journalist and writer * Barbro Feltzing (born 1945), Swedish Green Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–2002 *Barbro Hietala Nordlund (born 1946), Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–1998 and 2001–2006 *Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (1921–2015), Swedish film actress *Barbro Holmberg (born 1952), Swedish Social Democratic politician * Barbro Kollberg (1917–2014), Swedish film actress * Babben Larsson (born 1956), Swedish actress and comedian * Barbro Lönnkvist (born 1959), Swedish orienteering competitor * Barbro Lindgren (born 1937), Swedish chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara (given Name)
Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word ''barbaros'' ( el, βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign". In Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara (Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα) was martyred by her father, who was then punished with death by lightning. As such, St. Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning. Early Christians occasionally referred to themselves as "barbarians" in opposition to the pagan Romans and Greeks. Today, the name Barbara or its variants are well used for female babies born in Chile, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Russia. It was among the most popular names for girls in English-speaking countries in the first half of the 20th century but has since decreased in usage in countries such as the United States. In Italy, Barbara was particularly popular during the 1970s: it was among the top 10 names given to girls born from 1969 to 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Lindgren
Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Ten years later she won the annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The biggest cash prize in children's and young-adult literature, it rewards a writer, illustrator, oral storyteller, or reading promoter for its entire body of work. Life Barbro Enskog was born in Bromma, Stockholm. She graduated from art school in 1958 and has been writing books for publication since 1965. Her style has exerted a major influence on Swedish children's literature. Located between realism and surrealism, her works are humorous and imaginative, and her books for children treat important issues to be taken seriously and treated for children. Early in her career Barbro Lindgren won the 1973 Astrid Lindgren Prize, an annual Swedish literary award dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Westerholm
Barbro Westerholm (16 June 1933 – 13 March 2023) was a Swedish politician of the Liberals. She was Member of Parliament (Riksdag) from 1988 to 1999 and again from 2006 to 2022. From the mid-1960s Westerholm was an early pioneer in the field of pharmacovigilance, also working on the early stages of the WHO Drug Dictionary and the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring. In 1979 as general director of the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, she had homosexuality dropped from the list of mental health diseases. Westerholm was a critic of ageism and advocates for the measurement and publicizing of data on the economic value of volunteer work, and in particular the contributions of older people. In 2009 she was awarded the Nordic Public Health Prize for her work in fighting discrimination against the elderly. She was awarded the Illis quorum by the government of Sweden in 2003. Westerholm died on 13 March 2023, at the age of 89. References External links Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Sachs-Osher
Barbro Sachs-Osher (born 21 May 1940) is the Swedish Consul General in San Francisco and a well-known philanthropist, chair of the Bernard Osher Foundation and of the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation. Biography Osher was born in Stockholm to a Swedish family, the second of four daughters of Ingrid (née Julin) and Bo Klint. California News Collection: Vestkusten: Meet Barbro Osher: Sweden's New Consul general to Southern California" Number 3, 15 February 1996 As her father was a military officer, she moved around Sweden from Stockholm to and then to |
Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick
Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick (born in Helsinki 1946) is an American diplomat. Early life and education Owens-Kirkpatrick earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland. She received her Master of Public Administration from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Career Owens-Kirkpatrick joined the United States Department of State and was one of two State Department Political Officers deployed to support the 82nd Airborne Division during the invasion of Grenada in 1983. Owens-Kirkpatrick served at Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassies in Barbados and the West Indies. She also served as Political Officer in El Salvador 1986-88 and as Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. In 1989 she graduated from the U.S. Army War College. From 1992-93, she was Deputy Director of the Office of International Security Operations (PM/ISO) in the Bureau of Political-Milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Oborg
Barbro Christina Oborg Ljunggren (born 3 July 1941) is a Swedish actress. She is married to Sten Ljunggren Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born 16 October 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series '' Svenska hjärtan'', which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Len .... References * External links * 1941 births Living people 20th-century Swedish actresses Actresses from Stockholm {{Sweden-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Nilsson
Barbro Nilsson née Lundberg (1899–1983) was a Swedish textile artist who is remembered in particular for her large tapestries, including the one she produced in collaboration with Sven Erixson for the Gothenburg Concert Hall in 1939. She was active as a teacher at Konstfack and as head of Märta Måås-Fjetterström's weaving establishment in Båstad. Nilsson produced her own rugs and church textiles, many with motives inspired by nature. Biography Born on 18 July 1899 in Malmö, Barbro Lundberg was the fourth child of Carl Theodor Ansgarius Lundberg and his wife Emma Lovisa née Bong, an artist. When her father was appointed manager of the Nordiska Kompaniet department store in 1904, the family moved to Stockholm where she was trained in hand weaving at Johanna Brunsson's school from the age of 14. From 1918 to 1920, she remained at the school as a teacher before broadening her competence in weaving at Stockholm's Technical School. In the 1920s, Barbro Lundberg establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Martinsson
Barbro Martinsson (born 16 August 1935) is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s. Born in Valbo, she won two silver medals in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics. Martinsson finished fourth in the 1968 Winter Olympics in both 5 km and 10 km. She also won two medals in the 3 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1962 and a bronze in 1966. Martinsson also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ... in 1964. In total she has won 57 district championships in different sports, including handball. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Lönnkvist
Barbro Lönnkvist (born 22 June 1959) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She became a Relay World Champion in 1981 as a member of the Swedish winning team,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 20, 2007) together with team members Arja Hannus, and . Lönnkvist was placed first at the Swedish 5-day [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalecarlia
Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norway in the west. The province's borders mostly coincide with the modern administrative Dalarna County ('' län''). The word "Dalarna" means "the dales" (valleys). The area is a holiday destination for Swedes from the south, who often travel there in the summer, drawn by its fishing lakes, campgrounds, and forests. Some Swedes own or rent a second home in Dalarna, where they are likely to have a vegetable garden and apple trees. In mid-June, midsummer celebrations and dances are held in many of the small villages and in the larger cities. Dalarna is a region full of historical associations, and both its products and its people have strong local characteristics. In the western district Lima, some people in villages speak a traditional dialect, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babben Larsson
Barbro Karin Viola Westerlund Larsson (born 29October 1956), better known as Babben, is a Swedish actress and comedian. Life and career Babben was born in Dalhem on Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced Gotlandic dialect. Now living in Solna with her daughter, she attended the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Stockholm in 1977–1980. She has been active in the S.U.C.K. (Stand Up Comedy Club) since 1988 and comedian group R.E.A. (Roligt Elakt Aktuellt). She has also appeared in the TV show '' Parlamentet'' and had her own talk show ''Babben & co'' in 2007. She performed as a stand up comedian in Great Britain 1996 and also did a couple appearances on British television. In 2006, she was voted the most popular female comedian in Sweden in the popular TV-programme ''Folktoppen''. In 1992, Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist named one of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10795 Babben after her. Selected filmography Appearances in films and television s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Kollberg
Barbro Kollberg (27 December 1917 – 6 March 2014) was a Swedish film actress. Born in Eskilstuna, Södermanlands län, Sweden, she starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1946 ''It Rains on Our Love''. She lived to be 96. Selected filmography * '' Life Begins Today'' (1939) * ''Heroes in Yellow and Blue'' (1940) * '' A Real Man'' (1940) *''Home from Babylon'' (1941) * '' Tonight or Never'' (1941) * ''The Yellow Clinic'' (1942) * '' Kungsgatan'' (1943) * ''Som folk är mest'' (1944) * ''It Rains on Our Love'' (1946) * '' The Nuthouse'' (1951) * ''Den gula bilen'' (1963) * ''Mor gifter sig'' (1979) (TV Series) * ''The Best Intentions'' (1991) (TV Series) * '' Första Kärleken'' (1992) (Miniseries) * ''A Life for the Taking'' (1995) * ''As It Is in Heaven ''As It Is in Heaven'' ( sv, Så som i himmelen) is a 2004 Swedish musical film directed by Kay Pollak and starring Michael Nyqvist and Frida Hallgren. It was a box office hit in Sweden and several other countries. It was nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
