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Berit Bogetoft
Berit is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Berit Andnor (born 1954), Swedish Social Democratic politician * Berit Brandth (born 1947), Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher * Berit Brogaard (born 1970), Danish and American philosopher * Berit Carow (born 1981), German rower * Berit Christoffersen (born 1973), Danish rower * Berit Digre (born 1967), Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist * Berit Marie Eira (born 1968), Norwegian Sami reindeer owner and politician * Berit Granquist (1909–2001), Swedish fencer * Berit Högman (born 1958), Swedish social democratic politician * Berit Jóhannesson (born 1946), Swedish Left Party politician * Berit Lindholm (1934–2023), Swedish soprano * Berit Svendsen (born 1963), Norwegian engineer and business executive * Berit Wallenberg (1902–1995), Swedish archaeologist, art historian, photographer and philanthropist See also * * Berith * Berita *Brit (other) Brit most commonly refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Andnor
Berit Andnor (born 20 November 1954) is a Swedish Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic politician. She was Minister for Social Affairs of Sweden 2004–2006. Biography Berit Andnor grew up in a working-class family in Gothenburg, and she and her sister were the first in their family to be given the opportunity to obtain a higher education. She has a University Diploma in Social Work from the University College of Östersund (now Mid Sweden University) in Jämtland County, Jämtland, and since then, she has been living in the region. In the 1980s, she worked as director of social welfare services in Berg Municipality. In 1982, she was elected to the county council, and from 1986 to 1991, she sat on its executive board, the beginning of her career as a full-time politician. In 1991, she was elected to the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag as a Member of Parliament. She chose to focus her work as a parliamentarian on gender equality issues and labour market policy. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Brandth
Berit Brandth (born 1 June 1947) is a Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher. Biography Brandth is a graduate of Bates College in the US and the University of Trondheim The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ... (now integrated into NTNU), where she took a major in 1977. She is a professor of sociology at NTNU and a research advisor at the Norwegian Center for Rural Research. She has focused on both masculinity and femininity, with perspectives from work, technology, media and organization. One of Brandth's research themes is gender in agriculture, in relation to farm tourism and management in agricultural organizations. She has also researched the development and use of the maternity/paternity leave of absence, with particular emphasis on fathers' rights. In 2014, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Brogaard
Berit Oskar Brogaard (born August 28, 1970) is a Danish–American philosopher specializing in the areas of cognitive neuroscience, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language. Her recent work concerns synesthesia, savant syndrome, blindsight and perceptual reports. She is professor of philosophy and runs a perception lab at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. She was also co-editor of the ''Philosophical Gourmet Report'' until 2021. Education and career Brogaard was born and raised in Copenhagen. From an early age, she excelled at physics, mathematics, and biology, eventually completing her undergraduate education at the University of Copenhagen with a bachelor's degree in linguistics and philosophy. She then studied neuroscience under the direction of Thue Schwartz at University of Copenhagen and the Danish National Hospital. Upon completion of her degrees in Copenhagen she studied linguistics and philosophy at the University at Buffalo, where she obtained h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Carow
Berit Carow (born 12 January 1981 in West Berlin, Germany daughter of Klaus Carow) is a German rower. In 2006, she won second place the World Rowing Championships at the Dorney Lake, Eton, UK, and in 2007 the World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany. She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Club In 2008, Carow rowed for RG Hansa Hamburg in her hometown, Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar .... References 1981 births Living people German female rowers Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers from Berlin Rowers from Hamburg World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Christoffersen
Berit Christoffersen (born 3 May 1973, in Virum) is a Danish rower. Along with Lene Andersson she finished 5th in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References * * 1973 births Living people Danish female rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Denmark Sportspeople from Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Rowers from the Capital Region of Denmark 20th-century Danish sportswomen {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Digre
Berit Digre (born 3 April 1967) is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ... with the Norwegian national team."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 12, 2008) She made 46 international appearances and scored 25 goals. She spent most of her career playing for Sjetne IL. References External l ...
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Berit Marie Eira
Berit Marie Eira (born 6 March 1968) is a Norwegian Sámi people, Sami reindeer owner and politician who works in Kautokeino Municipality. She represents the "Reindeer herder's list" party. Biography Berit Marie Persdtr Eira was born 6 March 1968. She studied commerce and economics, receiving a 3-year bachelor's degree in reindeer Animal husbandry, husbandry. In 2014, Eira highlighted her opposition to the Norwegian government's reindeer husbandry policy, as she refused to accept the demand to reduce the herd flock despite the state's threats of coercive fines. In 2017, as the first representative from the Flyttsamelista, she became a member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway. This happened after the Sami election, when the four parties of the Norwegian Sámi Association, the Centre Party (Norway), Center Party, Åarjel-Saemiej Gielh, and the Flyttsamelista joined forces to create a 'majority government'. According to the agreement, Eira is in the council for the first two years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Granquist
Berit Granquist (21 May 1909 – 12 December 2001) was a Swedish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event during the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References External links * 1909 births 2001 deaths Swedish female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Sweden Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Boden Municipality Sportspeople from Norrbotten County 20th-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Högman
Berit Högman(born 14 August 1958) is a Swedish politician and civil servant who served as Governor of Västernorrland County from 16 April 2018 to 31 July 2023. A member of the Social Democrats, she was Member of Parliament (MP) from 2002 to 2018, representing Värmland County. She was chairperson of the parliamentary Committee on Cultural Affairs from 2010 to 2012. References External linksBerit Högmanat the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ... website 1958 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 People from Torsby Municipality {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Jóhannesson
Berit Jóhannesson (born May 22, 1946, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish Left Party politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2006. External linksBerit Jóhannessonat the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ... website 1946 births 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Left Party (Sweden) Politicians from Gothenburg Women members of the Riksdag {{Sweden-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Lindholm
Berit Maria Lindholm (; 18 October 1934 – 12 August 2023) was a Swedish dramatic soprano. She was first based at the Royal Swedish Opera and made an international career, performing at the Royal Opera House in London, the Bayreuth Festival and the Vienna State Opera, among many others. She is regarded as one of the greatest Wagner singers of her generation. She was in demand for a rather small repertoire of roles, especially Wagner's Brünnhilde and Isolde, and Chrysothemis by Richard Strauss. Looking "slender and athletic", she was also regarded as "an unusually convincing actor". In 1971, she appeared as Isolde at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in a pioneering tour of the Vienna State Opera. Life and career Berit Maria Jonsson was born in Stockholm on 18 June 1934 to Nils Jonsson, a civil servant, and Elisabet, née Carlsson. She studied in Stockholm to become a primary school teacher. During her student years she appeared in operas, including Gluck's ''Iphigenia in Aulis' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Svendsen
Berit Svendsen (born 7 April 1963) is a Norwegian engineer and business executive. As of September 2015, she is a vice president of the Telenor Group and head of Telenor Norway. 4 September 2018 she resigned from both positions after longer internal turmoil in the Telenor Group, both positions held since 20 September 2011. Biography Born on 7 April 1963 in Frederikstad, Svendsen grew up in Kråkerøy, an island in the south-east of Norway. After demonstrating interest in mathematics and physics at high school, in 1983 she went to Trondheim to spend five years studying engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology where she earned an MSc in electronics. She completed her education in 1995 with a master's degree in technology management from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1988, she joined Telenor as a research scientist, attracted by the potential of telecommunications and the internet. After completi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
