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Engström
Engström, Engstrøm and Engstrom are surnames of Swedish and Norwegian origin. The name may refer to: *Adolf Engström (1855–1924), Finnish engineer, businessman and vuorineuvos *Albert Engström (1869–1940), Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy * Carl Engström (born 1991), Swedish basketball player * Carl Gunnar Engström (1912–1987), Swedish physician and innovator * Christian Engström (born 1960), Swedish computer programmer, activist and politician * David Engström (born 1990), Swedish footballer * Désirée Pethrus Engström (born 1959), Swedish Christian Democratic politician * Gunvor Engström (born 1950), Swedish business personality and civil servant *Hillevi Engström (born 1963), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party * JH Engström (born 1969), Swedish artist * Johan Engström (born 1976), Swedish professional darts player * Josefine Engström, Swedish ski-orienteering competitor and World Champion * Lilly Engström (1843–1921), Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig Engström (suspected Murderer)
Stig Folke Wilhelm Engström (26 February 1934 – 26 June 2000) was a Swedish graphic designer. Long treated by police as an eyewitness to the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme, Engström was separately proposed as Palme's assassin by the Swedish writers Lars Larsson and Thomas Pettersson. Krister Petersson, prosecutor in charge of the investigation, announced the closing of the case at a press conference on 10 June 2020 and stated twenty years after Engström's death, he was the prime suspect in the murder, but that the evidence against him would have been too weak for a trial. Retrieved 10 June 2020. In line with Swedish media reporting practices of not disclosing the names of suspects, Engström was dubbed the ''Skandia Man'' ( sv, Skandiamannen), since he had arrived at the crime scene from the nearby head office of the Skandia Insurance Company, where he worked. Since Petersson's announcement in 2020, Swedish media have referred to Engström by name. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Engström
Carl Adolf Engström (17 February 1855 – 19 June 1924) was a Finnish engineer, businessman and vuorineuvos. Engström got familiar already at early age with large machinery and engineering workshop environment due to his stepfather's work as engineer in the Finnish State Railways. After completing his mechanical engineering studies in Helsinki Polytechnic School in 1877, Engström went to gain experience abroad in Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Upon his return in 1884, Engström got vacance in the State Railways. He took successfully part in steam locomotive designing, which was followed by railway projects in Savonia and Karelia. He worked as director for stone company Ab Granit in 1889–1895, after which he returned to State Railways for another five years. Engström was appointed manager of Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works in 1900. During his time the company developed rapidly and the sales increased significantly, largely due to Russo-Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Engström
Albert Engström (1869 – 1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. Albert Engström. ''sv.wikipedia.org''. Retrieved: June 27, 2013. Author and Artist Engström was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County ( Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster. He graduated from Norrköping secondary school in 1888 and went to Uppsala University the following year to read Latin and Greek, a pursuit which he abandoned after two years. In 1892 he enrolled at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg to study under Carl Larsson. Between 1894 and 1896 Albert Engström was on the editorial staff for the satirical publication '' Söndags-Nisse''. In 1897 he founded the humor magazine ''Strix''. Among the themes of his many illustrations were those of tramps and drunkards, and indeed alcohol, or rather its adverse effects, featured largely in his humour. One such recurring fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Engström
Lars Christian Engström (born 9 February 1960) is a Swedish computer programmer, activist and politician. He is deputy chairman of the Swedish Pirate Party. Engström was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2009 election. Education and career Christian Engström was born in Högalid, Stockholm. He graduated from Stockholm University in 1983 with a degree in mathematics and computer science. While studying, Engström worked as a tutor at the university, teaching object-oriented programming in Simula. From 1978 he also worked part-time as a programmer at Skriptor, a small company which specialized in phonetic similarity searches for trademark names. After finishing his studies he started working full-time at the company. He became a partner in the firm in 1987 and in 1991 he became vice president. In 1997 the company was sold to the leading European trademark search house CompuMark. Engström stayed on in a similar capacity as before until 2001, when he le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gunnar Engström
Carl Gunnar David Engström (1 September 1912 – 9 January 1987) was a Swedish physician and innovator. He is the inventor of the first intermittent positive pressure mechanical ventilator that could deliver breaths of controllable volume and frequency and also deliver inhalation anesthetics. The Engström150 Respirator (EngströmUniversal Respirator) began series production in 1954. The basic principle of the mechanical ventilator is still the same today, but a technological leap was made with the Siemens-Elema servo fan in the 1970s. Life Engström was born on 1 September 1912 in Oskarshamn to Carl Johan Engström and Judith Ringberg. He obtained is degree in medicine in 1941. He worked from 1941 at Stockholm Hospital for Infectious Diseases and started to work in the Swedish Air Force in 1956. He got his PhD in medicine at the Uppsala University in 1963 with a thesis entitled ''The clinical application of prolonged controlled ventilation: with special reference to a method ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mats Engström
Mats Engström (born 7 October 1955) is a Swedish businessman and former chairman of Swedish football club IFK Göteborg. He was elected chairman on 5 March 2018 by the general meeting. Engström was the vice-chairman before that, and had been part of the board since 2015. Engström ended his tenure as chairman for the club after the annual general meeting held on 15 March 2021. He has also been chairman for football club Västra Frölunda IF, and was regional manager for Nordea, where he worked for 36 years before retiring in 2019 to focus more on IFK Göteborg as well as other board memberships. In his early years, he played for Höganäs BK Höganäs BK is a Swedish football club located in Höganäs in Skåne County. Background Höganäs Bollklubb were founded in 1913 and for many years before and after the Second World War played in Division 2, which at that time was the secon ... in the lower divisions of Swedish football. Honours won by club during presidency * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilly Engström
Lilly Engström (1843–1921) was a Swedish women's rights activist and civil servant. In 1890, she became the first female member of a Board of education in Sweden, after a reform the year prior, in which women were allowed to serve on governmental boards. Life Engström graduated from the Högre lärarinneseminariet in 1864 and was a teacher at the Statens normalskola för flickor in 1864–1907. She was a member of the board of the Fredrika-Bremer-Förbundet in 1884–1920, of the Svenska lärarinnors pensionsförening (Retirement fund for female teachers) in 1873–1920, engaged in the women's suffrage movement and regarded as a pioneer of the ''Pedagogiska sällskapet'' (Pedagogic Society). Engström was a member of the women's association Nya Idun, founded in 1885, and was one of its first committee members. In 1889, a law reform allowed for women to become civil servants, and the following year, Engström became the first female civil servant in Sweden when she became a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Engström
Victor Engström (25 April 1989 – 1 July 2013) was a Swedish bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ... player who played for Västerås SK as a midfielder or forward. Engström was a youth product of Västerås SK and made his first team debut in the 2006–07 season. Engström also played for the Sweden U19 team that won the U19 Nordic Under-19 Bandy Championship 2007, where he scored one goal against Finland. On 1 July 2013, Engström died of liver cancer, 24 years old. References External links * Swedish bandy players 1989 births 2013 deaths Västerås SK Bandy players {{Sweden-bandy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Engström
Thomas Engström (born 1975), is a Swedish novelist and journalist. His third novel, ''West of Liberty'', was published in October 2013 by Albert Bonniers Förlag. The book was the first in a series of political thrillers featuring former Stasi agent and CIA freelancer Ludwig Licht. The series explores the harsh realities of today's international political landscape. The Ludwig Licht series has been sold to a number of countries, including Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, Russia, The Czech Republic and Greece. During early 2018, the books started to be filmed as an international TV series by, among others, German ZDF Network Movie and Swedish Anagram. International distribution is handled by British ITV. The role of Ludwig Licht is played by Wotan Wilke Möhring. ''West of Liberty'' earned Engström the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy's award for best crime writing debut of 2013. ''South of Hell'' was published in August 2014. It takes place in rural Pennsylvania, as well as W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Engström
Patrik Olof Mikael Engström (born 1968) is a Swedish politician, trade unionist and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Dalarna County between April 2017 and January 2022. He had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag for Peter Hultqvist between October 2014 and March 2017. Engström is the son of roadworker Eskil Engström and Irene Engström (née Rosen). He was educated in Avesta. He had various jobs at the Outokumpu site in Avesta between 1986 and 2014. He was a member of the municipal council in Avesta Municipality from 2006 to 2014. He is currently a regional co-ordinator for the IF Metall Industrifacket Metall (IF Metall) is a trade union in Sweden. It was formed in a 2006 merger between the Swedish Industrial Union (Industrifacket) and the Swedish Metalworkers' Union (Metall). Its roots in Metall trace back to 1888. IF Metall ... trade union. References 1968 births Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Engström
Johan Engström (born 16 July 1976) is a Swedish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Known as the "Sweet Ferret", Engström has made multiple appearances on the PDC European Tour via the Nordic & Baltic qualifiers, and made his debut for Sweden at the 2021 PDC World Cup of Darts The 2021 Cazoo World Cup of Darts was the eleventh edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 9–12 September 2021 at the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena, Germany. Wales (consisting of players Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton) were the defe ... alongside Daniel Larsson. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Engström, Johan 1976 births Living people Professional Darts Corporation associate players Sportspeople from Södertälje Swedish darts players PDC World Cup of Darts Swedish team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillevi Engström
Hillevi Maria Engström (née Pettersson; born 15 April 1963 in Sollentuna) is a Swedish former politician who served as Minister for Employment from 2010 to 2013 and as Minister for International Development Cooperation from 2013 to 2014. A member of the Moderate Party, she served as a Member of the Swedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2015. Prior to political engaged she worked as a police inspector and was in the year of 1995 walking delegate of the Swedish Police Union, the first woman to do so. She is the sister of the Swedish journalist and presenter A presenter is a person or organization responsible for the running of a public event, or someone who conveys information on media via a broadcasting outlet. Presenter may refer to: People * News presenter, person who presents news during a new ... Karin Hübinette. Since 1 March 2015, Engström has served as chief director of Upplands Väsby Municipality. References External links Hillevi Engströmat the Riksdag websi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
