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Carlsen (name)
Carlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl". The form Karlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Carlsson and Karlsson. Notable people with the surname include: * Agnete Carlsen (born 1971), Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist * Audun Carlsen, Norwegian person involved in an incident with the recording artist Boy George in 2007 * Christian Thomsen Carl, also referred to as ''Carlsen'' (1676-1713), Danish navy officer * Dale Carlsen, American businessman * Dines Carlsen (1901–1966), American painter * Emil Carlsen (1853–1932), American painter * Eric Carlsén (born 1982), Swedish curler * Franziska Carlsen (1817–1876), Danish writer * Gary Carlsen (born 1945), American discus thrower * Henrik Carlsen (born 1959), Danish composer * Henrik Kurt Carlsen (1914 ? - 1989), Danish sea captain * Kenneth Carlsen (born 1973), Danish tennis player * Kirsten Carlsen (born 1938), Danish cross-country skier * Magnus Carlsen (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer more narrowly to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes part of Finland), or more broadly to include all of Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. The geography of the region is varied, from the Norwegian fjords in the west and Scandinavian mountains covering parts of Norway and Sweden, to the low and flat areas of Denmark in the south, as well as archipelagos and lakes in the east. Most of the population in the region live in the more temperate southern regions, with the northern parts having long, cold, winters. The region became notable during the Viking Age, when Scandinavian peoples participated in large scale raiding, conquest, colonization and trading mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franziska Carlsen
Franziska Antoinette Hilleborg Carlsen (13 November 1817 – 28 February 1876) was a Danish writer who was particularly interested in local history and folklore. She was also a keen collector of items of historical interest. With the publication of her pioneering ''Noget om og fra Rønnebæk Sogn med Rønnebæksholm'' (Something about and from the parish of Rønnebæk and Ronnebæakshlom Manor) in 1861, she became one of the few women of her times to publish works documenting local folklore. Biography Born in Gammel Køgegård near Køge on 13 November 1817, Franziska Antoinette Hilleborg Carlsen was the daughter of the estate owner Christen Rasmus Carlsen (1777–1818) and his wife Else Margrethe née Nyhuus (1792–1857). She had at least two siblings: Hans Rasmussen Carlsen (1810–1887) and Marie Toft. Her sister Marie owned the Rønnebæksholm estate after the death of her first husband. Franziska spent her adult life mostly in Rønnebæksholm Manor and Vallø Castle Vall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlsten (name)
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Carlsten is a surname. Notable people known by this name include the following: * Bruce Carlsten (born 1058), American engineer * Rune Carlsten (1890–1970), Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director See also * Carsten (other) *Carlsen *Carlston (name) Carlston is a surname and given name. Surname * Doug Carlston (born 1947), software publisher * Erin G. Carlston (born 1962), New Zealand academic * Pete Carlston (1911 – 1992), athletic coach and military officer Given name *Carlston Harris (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlson (other)
Carlson may refer to: * Carlson (name), people with the given name or surname * Carlson Companies, American conglomerate ** CWT, subsidiary ** Radisson Hotel Group, former subsidiary formerly known as Carlson Rezidor * Carlson Inlet, Antarctica * Carlson Library, University of Rochester, New York, USA * Carlson Park, Culver City, California, USA * Carlson's patrol, USMC operation during Guadalcanal campaign * Carlson Stadium, Decorah, Iowa, USA * Carlson's theorem, uniqueness theorem about a summable expansion of an analytic function * Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA * Stromberg-Carlson, American telecommunications equipment manufacturing company See also * Carleson, a surname * Carlsen (other) * Carlsson (other) * Karlson (other) * Karlsson (other) Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of altern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlsen (other)
Carlsen may also refer to: People * Carlsen, people with the surname Places * Carlsen Air Force Base, a United States military facility in Trinidad *Carlsen Island, part of the Svalbard archipelago Organisations * Carlsen Verlag Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish publishing house which in turn belongs to the Swedish media company Bonnier. The branch was founded on 25 April 1953 in Hamburg. The publisher's program focuses on books for children, i.e. ..., a Danish publishing house See also * Carlson (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Carlsen
Reidar Carlsen (1 July 1908 – 2 May 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Reidar Carlsen was born in Bodin in Nordland county, Norway. He studied at the National School of Forestry (''Skogskolen'') in the community of Steinkjer (1928–1929). He was Member of Parliament of Norway from 1945 to 1961. He was Minister of Trade 1945–1946, and Minister of Fisheries 1946–1951. He served as Director of the Regional Development Fund The Regional Development Fund ( no, Distriktenes utbyggingsfond, DU) was a national development bank in Norway tasked with promoting regional development by counselling, loans and subsidies. The fund was established in 1961 and existed until 1993 ... 1961–78. Awards * Petter Dass Medal (''Petter Dass -medaljen'') - (1955) * Order of St. Olav - (1968) * King Haakon VII 100-year Medal - (1972) References 1908 births 1987 deaths Government ministers of Norway Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Carlsén
Per Carlsén (born 24 June 1960, in Sundsvall) is a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ... curler. Carlsén started playing curling in 1975. He plays in fourth position as a skip and is right-handed. ecc.curlit.com In 2001 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. References External links * Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olav Sigurd Carlsen
Olav Sigurd Carlsen (7 September 1930 – 14 June 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. In May 1972, during Bratteli's First Cabinet Bratteli's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 1971 and 18 October 1972. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Trygve Bratteli. Bratteli governed his second cabinet between 1973 and 1976. On 8 May 1972 there was a cabinet reshuffle ..., Carlsen was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment. He lost his job when the first Bratteli cabinet fell in 1972, but returned to office from 1973 to 1974 under Bratteli's Second Cabinet. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the term 1973–1977. He joined the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority until retirement. External links * 1930 births 2013 deaths Norwegian state secretaries Deputy members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Akershus politicians {{Norway-politician-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Carlsén
Nils Carlsén (born 21 April 1985 in Sundsvall) is a Sweden, Swedish curling, curler. Carlsén who began curling in 1996, had been a very successful junior curler for Sweden. He has curled in six World Junior Curling Championships (2001–2006)- finishing in the top-2 in the last five. In 2001, Carlsén played lead for the Swedish team skipped by Eric Carlsén, and they finished fifth. In 2002 he played second for Eric and finished second- losing to Canada's David Hamblin in the final. In 2003 Carlsén picked up another silver medal losing to Steve Laycock of Canada. Nils once again played second for Eric. Nils returned again in 2004, this time playing third for Niklas Edin. The team won the gold medal, beating Stefan Rindisbacher of Switzerland in the final. In 2005 Nils was skipping the Swedish junior team, and he picked up another silver medal losing to Canada's Kyle George in the final. In 2006, Nils skipped Sweden to another silver medal losing to Canada's Charley Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion. He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion. Carlsen has held the position in the FIDE world chess rankings since 1 July 2011 and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. His peak rating of 2882 is the highest in history. He also holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level in classical chess. A chess prodigy, Carlsen finished first in the C group of the Corus chess tournament shortly after he turned 13 and earned the title of grandmaster a few months later. At 15, he won the Norwegian Chess Championship, and at 17 he finished joint first in the top group of Corus. He surpassed a rating of 2800 at 18, the youngest at the time to do so. In 2010, at 19, he reached in the FIDE world rankings, the youngest person ever to do so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Carlsen
Kirsten Carlsen (born 9 January 1938) is a Danish cross-country skier. She competed in two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References External links * 1938 births Living people Danish female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Denmark Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Copenhagen {{Denmark-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Carlsen
Kenneth Carlsen (born 17 April 1973) is a Danish former professional tennis player, who was active between 1992 and 2007. Carlsen played left-handed with a one-handed backhand. His greatest asset was his powerful serve, and his game was therefore best suited to fast surfaces (grass and hardcourt). For most of his long career, Carlsen was Denmark's best tennis player, and consistently among the few Danish players playing at the highest international level. He was awarded as best Danish "Tennis Player of the Year" seven times by the Danish Tennis Federation (first time in 1991, last time in 2005). Two times the award went to the Danish Davis Cup team, of which Kenneth Carlsen until 2003 was a central part (having a 29–13 record in singles). Career Carlsen began playing tennis at age nine, and in his teens became one of the best juniors in the world. He finished as No. 3 in the world in 1991. He turned full-time professional in 1992, and his breakthrough as senior in a major tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
