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Egeland Township, Day County, South Dakota
Egeland ("Oakland") may refer to: ;Places * Egeland, also known as Aiboland and Swedish Estonia, historical region in northern and western Estonia * Egeland, North Dakota, small settlement ("city") in Towner County, North Dakota, United States ;People *Allan Egeland (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player *Alv Egeland (born 1932), Norwegian physicist *Erik Egeland (1921–1996), Norwegian journalist and art critic *Jan Egeland (born 1957), Norwegian politician *John Olav Egeland (born 1951), Norwegian journalist *John Oscar Egeland (1891–1985), Norwegian businessman in shipping * Kjølv Egeland (1918–1999), Norwegian politician * Lars Egeland (born 1957), Norwegian librarian and politician *Tom Egeland (born 1959), Norwegian writer See also * Ekland * Ekeland *Eikeland Eikeland is a village in southeastern part of the municipality of Gjerstad in Agder, Norway. It is located about southeast of the municipal center of Gjerstad and about north of the village of Søndeled. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiboland
Aiboland (also known as Swedish Estonia and Egeland) is the Estonian Swedish name for the historically Swedish-speaking areas and towns of northern and western Estonia. Historical Aiboland encompasses Nuckö, Ormsö, Runö, Odensholm, Dagö, Ösel, Moon, Nargö, Rågöarna, and the towns around Hapsal on the Estonian mainland. During World War II, in the summer of 1944, nearly all of the Estonian Swedes living in Aiboland fled to Sweden before the Red Army invaded An invasion is a military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory owned by another such entity, generally with the objective of either: conquering; liberating or re-establishing con ... the Baltic states. External linksAibolands Museumin Haapsalu Historical regions in Estonia Swedish diaspora {{sweden-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egeland, North Dakota
Egeland is a city in Towner County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 32 at the 2020 census. Egeland was founded in 1905. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 28 people, 17 households, and 7 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 42 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.3% White and 10.7% Native American. There were 17 households, of which 11.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.8% were non-families. 52.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 41.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.65 and the average family size was 2.43. The median age in the city was 60.5 years. 10.7% of res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Egeland
Allan Egeland (born January 31, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the third round, 55th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Egeland was born in Lethbridge, Alberta. Playing career Egeland played 17 games in the National Hockey League, all with the Lightning, scoring no points. Allan Egeland also played with the Orlando Solar Bears during the 1998-99 season. He was a strong fighter for the team. After his playing career, Egeland became an assistant coach with the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The .... Personal life Egeland met his wife, Holly, in 1995. They were married in 2001. The couple has two children. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alv Egeland
Alv Egeland (born 22 March 1932) is a Norwegian physicist. He was born in Kvinesdal. He took the cand.real. degree in 1959, and his doctorate at Stockholm University in 1963. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1972. His fields are space research and aurora borealis research. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer .... References 1932 births Living people Norwegian physicists Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters People from Kvinesdal {{physicist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Egeland
Erik Egeland (21 July 1921 – 19 March 1996) was a Norwegian journalist and art critic. Life He was born in Bekkelaget as a son of John Oscar Egeland (1891–1985) and Eva Puntervold Winther (1896–1969). The family soon moved to Frogner. He was the father of journalist and editor John Olav Egeland. He lived at Løkenlia in Bærum in his later life. He graduated from secondary school at Oslo Commerce School in 1941. Socially he was a part of a group of socialist school students, but would later change adherence to Moral Re-Armament. He took his examen artium in 1945, and also had unfinished studies at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. He also studied briefly at the University of Oslo, Fresno College and Académie Julian. His media career started as subeditor of ''Ungdom'' in 1945, and in 1948 he was hired in the London correspondent's office of ''Morgenbladet''. After his studies at the Académie Julian he worked in the magazine ''NÅ'' before returnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Egeland
Jan Egeland (born 12 September 1957) is a Norwegian diplomat, political scientist, humanitarian leader and former Labour Party politician who has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since 2013. He served as State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1997 and as United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from 2003 to 2006. Over the course of his career, Egeland has also served as Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch, Director of Human Rights Watch Europe, director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross and Chair of Amnesty International Norway. He also holds a post as Professor II at the University of Stavanger. Early life and education The son of Norwegian politician Kjølv Egeland, Egeland attended Stavanger Cathedral School. He holds a mag.art. in Political Science from the University of Oslo. He was a Fulbri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Olav Egeland
John Olav Egeland (born 2 November 1951) is a Norwegian journalist and editor. He was born in Oslo as a son of writer Erik Egeland and grandson of John Oscar Egeland. He was a journalist in ''Orientering'' from 1973 to 1975, and was the chief editor of ''Universitas (newspaper), Universitas'', student newspaper at the University of Oslo, from 1977 to 1978. In 1978 he was hired as a journalist in ''Dagbladet''. In 1981 he received the Narvesen Prize for journalism. He still works in ''Dagbladet'', and was political editor from 1995 to 2000 and chief editor from 2000 to 2003. He grew up and resided in Bærum, and wrote a column for the local newspaper ''Budstikka'' until moving to Frogner in 2011. References 1951 births Living people Norwegian newspaper editors Dagbladet people Writers from Bærum {{editor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Oscar Egeland
John Oscar Egeland (14 July 1891 – 2 September 1985) was a Norwegian shipping leader. He was born in Eshowe, Colony of Natal as a son of Gabriel Egeland (1862–1893) and his wife Ingeborg Konsmo. After the death of his father the family moved back to Norway. Egeland took his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School, Kristiania Cathedral School in 1910. He was hired as a secretary in the Norwegian Shipowners' Association in 1916. He worked for the organization in the United States from 1918 to 1919. He was married to Eva Puntervold Winther (1896–1969) from 1919, and they had the son Erik Egeland, who was the father of journalist and editor John Olav Egeland. In 1975 he got married again, to Else Endresen (1901–1978). In 1921 he was hired as leader of ''Kontoret for økonomisk opplysning'', a press office for large business organizations including the Shipowners' Association. From 1940 to 1942 he led ''Nevnden for Oversjøisk Import og Eksport'', but it was subdued by Quisling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjølv Egeland
Kjølv Egeland (8 September 1918 – 30 December 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1976–1979. He is the father of Jan Egeland (born 1957), former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high-level position in the United Nations that heads the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The current holder is Martin Griffiths of the .... References 1918 births 1999 deaths Government ministers of Norway Ministers of Education of Norway {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Egeland
Lars Egeland (born 6 December 1957) is a Norwegian librarian and politician for the Socialist Left Party. He was born in Tønsberg, and finished secondary education in Nøtterøy in 1976. He held various jobs, but after graduating from the National Library School in 1983 he worked as such in Vestfold from 1985. He was the chief librarian at Vestfold University College from 1995 to 2003, head of department in the Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority from 2003 to 2007 and briefly director at Oslo University College in 2007. He was a member of Tønsberg city council from 1979 to 2007 and Vestfold county council from 1983 to 1987 and 1989 to 1991. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Egeland
Tom Egeland (born 8 July 1959 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author. His great-grandfather was Jon Flatabø from Kvam in Hardanger, one of the pioneer authors of popular literature in Norway. Egeland's novels are published in Norwegian and transelated into 25 languages. His most famous novel is ''Sirkelens ende'', published in English under the title ''Relic'', which deals with several of the same topics as ''The Da Vinci Code''. Egeland's book was published in 2001, two years before ''The Da Vinci Code''. European readers and critics quickly noted some striking similarities between the ''Da Vinci Code'' and ''Relic''. Like ''The Da Vinci Code'', ''Relic'' involves an ancient mystery and a worldwide conspiracy, the discovery that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, and an albino as one of the central characters. In both novels, the main female character turns out to be the last living descendant of Christ and Mary Magdalene, and the daughter/granddaughter of the last grand master of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekland
Britt Ekland (; born Britt-Marie Eklund; 6 October 1942) is a Swedish actress, model and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in '' The Double Man'' (1967), ''The Night They Raided Minsky's'' (1968), ''Machine Gun McCain'' (1969), ''Stiletto'' (1969) and the British crime film ''Get Carter'' (1971), which established her as a sex symbol. She also starred in several horror films including the British horror film ''The Wicker Man'' (1973), and appeared as a Bond girl in '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974). Ekland continued to act throughout the remainder of the 1970s, having roles in films such as '' The Ultimate Thrill'' (1974), ''Royal Flash'' (1975), '' High Velocity'' (1976) and ''King Solomon's Treasure'' (1979), and into the 1980s starring in the likes of ''Fraternity Vacation'' (1985), ''Moon in Scorpio'' (1987) and ''Scandal'' (1989) although since the early 1990s her acting work has mainly consisted of sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
