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Elna (name) (1968), South African former pro tennis player
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Elna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Elna Baker (born 1982), American writer and performer of humorous stories * Elna Borch (1869–1950), Danish sculptor * Elna Henrikson, Swedish figure skater * Elna Jane Hilliard Grahn (1913–2006), American soldier * Elna Kiljander (1889–1970), Finland architect * Elna Kimmestad (1918–1997), Norwegian actress * Elna Lassen (1901–1930), Danish ballerina * Elna Møller (1913–1994), Danish architect * Elna Montgomery (1885–1981), Swedish figure skater * Elna Munch (1871–1945), Danish feminist and politician * Elna Reinach Elna Reinach (born 2 December 1968) is a South African former professional tennis player. With Patrick Galbraith, she won the US Open mixed doubles championship in 1994. She played in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Reinach was runner-up at the Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen (given Name)
Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name , ''Helenē'' (dialectal variant: , ''Helena'') whose etymology is unknown; a derivation from (i.e. "torch") is considered "rather uncertain". Another possible derivation is from Greek ''Selene'', meaning 'moon'. Helen of Troy is a major character in Greek mythology. The name was widely used by early Christians due to Saint Helena, the mother of the emperor Constantine I, who according to legend found a piece of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified when she traveled to Jerusalem. Helen was very popular in the United States during the first half of the 20th century, when it was one of the top ten names for baby girls, but became less common following World War II. People * Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896–1982), Queen Mother of Romania * Saint Helen of Serbia (died 1314), Serbian queen * Helen Acquroff (1831–1887), Scottish pianist, singer, poet and music teacher * Helen Adams (born 1978), British t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elín
Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages. Prominent people *Elin Andersdotter (d. 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator *Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Swedish journalist *Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir (born 1953), Icelandic writer *Elin Fflur (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter *Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician *Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (died 1495), Swedish noble, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson *Elin i Horsnäs (died after September 1611), alleged Swedish witch *Elin Hilderbrand, American romance writer *Elín Hirst, Icelandic Member of Parliament *Elin Holmlöv, Swedish ice hockey player *Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh politician * Elin Kallio (1859–1927), pioneering Finnish gymnast *Elin Kristiansen (born 1968), Norwegian biathlete *Elin Kvande (born 1951), Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher *Elin Lanto (born 1984), Swedish singer * Elin Lindqvist (born 1982), Swedish novelist *Elin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Baker
Elna Baker (born January 1982) is an American writer and comedian. She has worked for the radio program ''This American Life'' since 2010, and is currently a producer. She has made appearances on ''The Moth'', BBC Radio 4 and ''Studio 360''. In October 2009, Penguin Books published her book ''The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance'', which chronicles her experience as a young, single Latter Day Saint living in New York City. Early life and education Baker was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in what she describes as a "half-Mexican, half-Mormon" family. After age nine, the family moved to Madrid, Spain. Their daily routine included "Bible practice," sewing lessons, and chastity instruction. Neither profanity nor magazines were permitted in the home. Her father is Gary Baker. Gary Baker ran Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM), a titanium factory in Russia, and then Boeing Tianjin Composites Company (BTC), a composites factory in Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Borch
Elna Inger Cathrine Borch (6 December 1869 – 3 October 1950) was a Danish sculptor. Although her known work is considered high quality by art dealers, Borch is today largely forgotten and little known to the general public. Biography Borch was born in Roskilde, Denmark. She was the daughter of merchant Anders Jacob Borch (1834–1904) and Martha Petrine Willumsen (1845–1922). She came from a family full of artists, including her uncle Jacob Kornerup (1825–1913), who taught her how to draw. She later learned sculpture in Copenhagen from sculptor August Saabye, who became her instructor when she was at the Academy of Fine Arts for Women (''Kunstakademiets Kunstskole for Kvinde''). She debuted at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1891 and continued to exhibit there for several years. She gained the opportunity to study abroad and moved to Paris in 1900 and later to Italy. Her sculptural style references naturalism and symbolism. In Paris in 1901, she sculpted the bust ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Henrikson
Elna Henrikson was a Swedish figure skater who competed in pair skating. With partner Kaj af Ekström, she won bronze medals at two World Figure Skating Championships: in 1923 and 1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol .... Competitive highlights References Swedish female pair skaters Date of birth missing Date of death missing {{Sweden-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Jane Hilliard Grahn
Elna Jane Hilliard Grahn (November 15, 1913 – August 3, 2006) served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and later the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. Grahn commanded the 2525th WAC unit in Fort Myer, Virginia. Grahn was the first woman to serve on a United States Army General Court Martial. Early life Elna Jane Hilliard was born on November 15, 1913, in Baraboo, Wisconsin to Charles Hilliard and Anna (Eagan) Hilliard. She went to school in Baraboo and Madison, Wisconsin, and in Winona, Minnesota. Military service in World War II During World War II, first, Hilliard served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), where she headed up a secret Army experiment to determine the way that women might be used in an anti-aircraft battery. After the WAAC was dissolved she commanded the 2525th Women's Army Corps (WAC) unit in Fort Myer, Virginia. Hilliard was the first woman to serve on a United States Army General Court Martial. Teaching career In 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Kiljander
Elna Julia Sofia Kiljander (4 November 1889 – 21 March 1970) was one of Finland's earliest female architects. She is remembered not only for her model homes and kitchens but also for her furniture designs. One of her most important designs was the Functionalism (architecture), Functionalist Ensi-Koti home in Helsinki. Biography Born on 4 November 1889 in Sortavala, Elna Kiljander was the daughter of the music teacher Nikolai Nils Kilander and his Swedish-born wife Julia Svensson. After her father died in 1898, the family moved to Helsinki. She graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1915 and went on to teach graphic design in Povenets in Russian Karelia, returning to Finland the following year. Kiljander became interested in Functionalism (architecture), Functionalism when visiting the Stockholm Exhibition (1930), Stockholm Exhibition in 1930. She subsequently adopted the style in her housing designs as well as in the model kitchens she deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Kimmestad
Elna Kimmestad (30 July 1918 – 21 March 1997) was a Norwegian actress. She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She made her stage debut in the play ''Erasmus Montanus'' at Trøndelag Teater in 1942. She worked at Den Nationale Scene from 1944 to 1945, at Trøndelag Teater again from 1945 to 1948, at Den Nationale Scene from 1948 to 1951, Rogaland Teater from 1951 to 1952, Riksteatret from 1952 to 1953, Trøndelag Teater again from 1953 to 1969 and then the National Theatre from 1969. Her specialty was comedy. She also appeared on the screen. She was married to actor Kjell Stormoen (1921–2010) from 1945 and was the mother of actress Even Stormoen Even Stormoen (born 10 May 1955) is a Norwegian stage actor. Biography Born in Bergen on 10 May 1955, Stormoen is a son of actress Elna Kimmestad, and actor and theatre director Kjell Stormoen. He had his stage debut in 1978, in the musical '' .... References 1918 births 1997 deaths Norwegian stage actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Lassen
Elna Lassen (1901 – 1930) was a Danish ballerina who was the premiere danseuse of the Royal Danish Ballet. A diabetic, Lassen was found dead at her Copenhagen, Denmark apartment on the morning of September 20, 1930. She is thought to have committed suicide with a revolver which was found by her bedside. The daughter of an unskilled laborer, she was married to a Copenhagen physician. Among her admirers was Max Reinhardt. Lassen was ranked first in the Danish ballet after she returned home from studying ballet in the United States and Paris, France, from 1921–1924. She was tutored by Michel Fokine during her absence from Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ....''The Royal Danish Ballet (an old tradition and a living present)'', Svend Kragh-Jacobsen, 1955, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Møller
Elna Møller Moltke (12 December 1913 – 22 May 1994) was a Danish architect and author. Biography Moltke was born at Tange Skovgård in Højbjerg parish, Denmark. She was the daughter of Niels Rasmussen Møller (1880-1950) and Johanne Due Thomsen (1880-1959). She attended from Viborg Katedralskole, taking her mathematical graduate degree in 1933. From 1936-38, she worked at the office of architect Johannes Magdahl Nielsen (1862-1941). She was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen, from which she graduated in 1941 as an architect. From 1939, she began to work for the National Museum of Denmark where from 1944 she began to contribute to the monumental work ''Danmarks Kirker'' which set out be provide detailed descriptions of all the churches in Denmark. In 1970, she became the principal editor when she replaced her husband Erik Moltke. She received an award for her restoration work on two properties in Copenhagen in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Montgomery
Elna Charlotte Elvira Montgomery (23 October 1885 – 13 June 1981) was a Swedish figure skater. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ..., the first Olympics where figure skating was contested, and finished fourth out of five skaters. Results References External links Sports-Reference page* Figure skaters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Sweden Swedish female single skaters 1885 births 1981 deaths 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna Munch
Elna Munch née Sarauw (13 June 1871 – 17 November 1945) was a Danish feminist and politician, (Danish Social Liberal Party). She was the co-founder of the Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret ( National Association for Women's Suffrage) or LKV (1907), the more radical of the two main Danish suffrage movements, and alongside Johanne Rambusch its leading member. Biography She was born to forester Conrad August Nicolaus Sarauw and Betzy Wilhelmine Hansen and was the younger sister of Clara Tybjerg (1864–1941). She was educated at the N. Zahle's School, studied mathematics at the Copenhagen University and became the second woman mathematician to graduate from a university after Thyra Eibe. She was a teacher at the school of Marie Kruse in 1900-1918 and married the politician Peter Rochegune Munch in 1902. She was the vice chairperson of the LKV from its foundation until its dissolution after the introduction of women suffrage in 1915. She was the organiser of the local sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
