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Evang
Evang is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Karl Evang (1902–1981), Norwegian physician and civil servant * Vilhelm Evang (1909–1983), Norwegian military officer See also * Evans (surname) Evans is a male name and surname of Welsh people, Welsh, and possibly Cornish people, Cornish, origin. Within Wales it is the fifth most common surname and is the tenth most common in England. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 48th-mos ... {{surname Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Evang
Karl Evang (19 October 1902 – 3 January 1981) was a Norwegian physician and civil servant. He was born in Oslo, Kristiania as a son of assisting secretary Jens Ingolf Evang (1873–1914) and Anna Beate Wexelsen (1875–1954). He was a brother of Vilhelm Evang, and a relative of Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen, Per Kvist and Gunnar Jahn. His sister Anne Beate married another civil servant, Karl Ludvig Bugge. Karl Evang met physician Gerda S. Landmark Moe (1905–1985) in 1926, and married her in 1929. He enrolled in medicine studies at the University of Oslo, Royal Frederick University in 1924, and became a member of the revolutionary group ''Mot Dag'' in 1926 which had a strong standing among students. ''Mot Dag'' was affiliated with the Communist Party of Norway at the time, but soon became independent. Evang was also active in the Norwegian Support Committee for Spain and Clarté (Norway), Clarté. He was elected chairman of the Norwegian Students' Society in 1931, while serving a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelm Evang
Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen Evang (9 November 1909 – 5 January 1983) was a Norwegian military officer. He headed the military intelligence in Norway for almost twenty years, from 1946 to 1965. Personal life Evang was born in Aker as the son of Jens Ingolf Evang and Anna Beate Wexelsen. He grew up in Kristiania, and married Lisbeth Broch in 1938. He was a brother of civil servant Karl Evang. Career Early career Evang finished his examen artium in 1927, and started studying natural sciences at the University of Oslo. As a student, Evang was a member of the radical left-wing organization Mot Dag, and as such in opposition to military service. He contributed to the encyclopaedia project Arbeidernes Leksikon in the 1930s, writing articles on geography and natural science. He later became a member of the Norwegian Labour Party. World War II During the German attack on Norway in April 1940, Evang participated in the fighting against the German troops, and eventually had to flee to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Surname
This is a list of the most common surnames in Europe, sorted by country. Albania At the moment, listings for the most common names are unavailable for Albania. However the most common names include the following: * Common names denoting profession. Of these, religious professional names have been particularly widespread, including Hoxha (surname), Hoxha (a Muslim priest, Sunni or Bektashi, with its variant Hoxhaj), Prifti (other), Prifti (a Christian priest, Catholic or Orthodox), Shehu (other), Shehu (a Bektashi priest) and Dervishi (Bektashi clergy). Bektashi itself is also a common surname. Ironically, Hoxha was the surname of Enver Hoxha, the leader of Communism in Albania, Communist Albania who banned all religions. There are numerous other professional names which are not as common. Begu (other), Begu also denotes a former ruler and also the surname(s) Gjoni or Gjonaj. * Common names which originated as patrinomials. Common names of this so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evans (surname)
Evans is a male name and surname of Welsh people, Welsh, and possibly Cornish people, Cornish, origin. Within Wales it is the fifth most common surname and is the tenth most common in England. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 48th-most common surname. The male name Evans in Greek is Evangelos. Origin Evans is of Wales, Welsh origin. In its anglicised form, the name means "son of Evan". Regarding its Welsh roots, it is a derivative of the name ''Ifan'', a cognate of John (name), John. In the Welsh language, the ''f'' produces the ''v'' sound; ''Ifan'' (''Ivan'') became ''Evan''. Another school of thought is that ‘Evan’ ( Yvain, Yvainne) is the latinised Norman-French derivation of ‘Owain’. An example of this is ‘Yvain des Galles’ , better known as ‘Owain Llawgoch’ in his native Wales. In the Welsh language the patronymic "ab Evan" resulted in the anglicized surname "Bevan", which is also common in Wales. Evans is a popular name in England, Scotland, Wale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
