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Eggen (surname)
Eggen is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arne Eggen (1881–1955), Norwegian composer and organist * Arnljot Eggen (1923–2009), Norwegian poet *Dan Eggen (born 1970), Norwegian footballer *David Eggen (born 1962), Canadian politician * Eystein Eggen (1944–2010), Norwegian author laureate *Gjermund Eggen (1941–2019), Norwegian cross country skier * Jo Eggen (born 1952), Norwegian Contemporary poet * Knut Thorbjørn Eggen (1960–2012), Norwegian football coach *Nils Arne Eggen (1941–2022), Norwegian football coach * Olin J. Eggen (1919–1998), American astronomer * Torgrim Eggen (born 1958), Norwegian author *Vegar Eggen Hedenstad Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (born 26 June 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eliteserien club Vålerenga. Hedenstad has been capped at international level for Norway Club career Hedenstad was born in Elverum and ... (born 1991), Norwegian football defender {{DEFAULTSORT:Eggen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Eggen
Arne Eggen (28 August 1881 in Trondheim, Norway – 26 October 1955 in Bærum, Norway) was a Norwegian composer and organist, married in 1916 to Engel Johanne Othilie Sparre Gulbranson (1878–1918), the brother of musicologist and composer (1877–1957), and brother-in-law to the opera singer Ellen Gulbranson (1863–1947). Biography Eggen studied at the Conservatory of Music in Oslo with Catharinus Elling (1858–1942), Peter Brynie Lindeman (1858–1930), and graduated as organist in 1905. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1906–1907) with Stephan Krehl and Karl Straube (1873–1950). He worked as organist in Bragernes Church (1908–1924), Drammen Church (1908–1924), Bryn Church (1924–1955) and Tanum Church, Bærum. He was chairman of the Norwegian Society of Composers (1927–1945), Honorary Chairman 1945 in TONO 1928–1930. Of his compositions include ''Oratorio King Olav'' (1930), the operas ''Olav Liljekrans'' (lyrics by Ibsen, 1931–1940) and ''Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnljot Eggen
Arnljot Eggen (13 August 1923 – 4 February 2009) was a Norwegian journalist, teacher and poet who also wrote plays and children's books. Personal life Eggen was born at Tolga in Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of Eystein Eggen (1886–1973) and Emma Kvernmo (1890–1979). He was raised in the mountain village of Ålen where his father was a tradesman. He took examen artium in 1944. Further schooling was interrupted during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. In 1949 he married nurse Esther Louise Eriksen. He died in Oslo in 2009. Career Eggen had plans to become a journalist and held a temporary position with'' Østerdølen'' and ''Fjell-Ljom''. From 1950 he worked as a teacher in primary school, including at Vinstra and in Vardal later at Bærum. From 1960 until 1965, he was employed at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Bygdøy. He made his literary debut in 1951, with the poetry collection ''Eld og is''. He wrote in both standards of written Norwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Eggen
Dan Eggen (born 13 January 1970) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He has previously coached KFUM Oslo and Kolbotn in the Norwegian Premier League for women. He was capped 25 times for Norway, scoring two goals. Career Dan Eggen played as centre-back. He started his career in the Norwegian amateur leagues with sides such as Lyn, ''Årvoll'' and Ready. Later he went on to play for several teams outside of Norway: Danish teams BK Frem and Brøndby IF, Spanish teams Celta Vigo and Alavés (where he played in the 2001 UEFA Cup Final), French team Le Mans and Scottish club Rangers. BBC Sport website (31 January 2003) Eggen represented |
David Eggen
David Manson Eggen (born 1962) is a Canadians, Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, in 2019 he was elected as the member representing Edmonton North West. He previously served three terms as the member representing Edmonton Calder from 2004-2008 and then again from 2012-2019. In 2014, Eggen ran in the 2014 Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election, NDP leadership election, where he placed second. He served as the Minister of Education and Minister of Culture and Tourism in Premier Notley's NDP government from 2015-2019. Personal life Born in 1962, Eggen was educated at the University of Alberta where he received a Bachelor of Education degree in 1984. Eggen then went to Zimbabwe, where he taught for three years, after which he returned to Edmonton, where he taught at local schools from 1990 to 2004. He also coached a wide variety of sports for high school and community teams. In 1996 and 1997, he also served as an education consu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eystein Eggen
Eystein Eggen (5 January 1944 in Oslo – 19 November 2010) was a Norwegian writer. Eggen was from a family with several other contemporary Norwegian writers. Eggen made his debut with a book about the life and death of general Carl Gustav Fleischer, the Norwegian commander in chief at Narvik 1940. He also wrote a portrait of the writer Agnar Mykle, his father-in-law. Eggen wrote novels with topics from medieval Norway. In 1993 Eggen published ''The boy from Gimle''—the autobiographical story of a Norwegian childhood in a Nazi milieu. As a consequence, two years later the Norwegian war children got an official excuse. Eggen became a State Scholar in 2003. "He is a symbol of an entire generation", the spokesman for the Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party ( nb, Arbeiderpartiet; nn, Arbeidarpartiet; A/Ap; se, Bargiidbellodat), formerly The Norwegian Labour Party ( no, Det norske Arbeiderparti, DNA), is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjermund Eggen
Gjermund Eggen (5 June 1941 – 6 May 2019) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three gold medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. The championships were held in Oslo in conjunction with the Holmenkollen ski festival, and so Eggen's medals also counted as Holmenkollen victories. He was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 (shared with King Olav V, Assar Rönnlund, and Bjørn Wirkola). He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 30 km event, but finished only 34th. Eggen died in Elverum at age 77. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships * 3 medals – (3 gold) Personal life Eggen was born in Engerdal Engerdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Engerdal. Other villages in the municipality include Drevsjø, El ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Eggen
Jo Eggen (born 26 April 1952) is a Norwegian poet. He made his literary début in 1980 with the poetry collection ''Ting og tings skygger'', for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He published the collection ''Stavkirkedikt'' in 2010. References 1952 births 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets Living people 21st-century Norwegian poets 20th-century Norwegian male writers 21st-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Thorbjørn Eggen
Knut ( Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used which comes from the Latin version Canutus, and in Finland, the name Nuutti is based on the name Knut. The name is derived from the Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot". It is the name of several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century. People *Harthaknut I of Denmark (Knut I, Danish: Hardeknud) (b. c. 890), king of Denmark *Knut the Great (Knut II, Danish: Knud den Store or Knud II) (d. 1035), Viking king of England, Denmark and Norway **Subject of the apocryphal King Canute and the waves * Harthaknut (Knut III, Danish: Hardeknud or Knud III) (d. 1042), king of Denmark and England *Saint Knud IV of Denmark (Danish: Knud IV), king of Denmark (r. 1080–1086) and martyr *Knud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful club manager throughout history, having won the Norwegian top division fifteen times and the Norwegian Football Cup six times as a manager. Eggen's tactical emphasis was on playing 4-3-3 and attacking football and his way of playing football has frequently been cited as an inspiration among players, coaches and clubs alike, both domestically and abroad. In his native Trøndelag, Eggen is revered and widely regarded as the greatest and most influential sports person in the region, even eclipsing Olympic champions such as Hjalmar Andersen and Petter Northug. His playing career started with Orkdal; he then played for Rosenborg from 1960 to 1963 and 1966 to 1969, and for Vålerengen between 1964 and 1966. He was capped 29 times for Norway betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olin J
Olin may refer to: People Organizations * OLIN, American landscape architecture firm * Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis * Olin College, an undergraduate engineering college in Massachusetts * Olin Corporation, a chemical corporation with a history of producing chemicals and ammunition * Olin Edirne, the former name of Turkish basketball team Eskişehir Basket * F. W. Olin Foundation, a foundation endowed by Franklin W. Olin * John M. Olin Foundation, a foundation endowed by John M. Olin * Preston and Olin Institute, a defunct Methodist boys' school now a part of Virginia Tech Places * Olin, Iowa, a small city in the United States * Olin, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the United States * Olin, Poland * Olin's Covered Bridge, the only bridge in Ashtabula county, Ohio named for a family * Olin Observatory, an astronomical observatory in New London, Connecticut * Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute, a Jewish overnight summer camp in Wisconsin F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torgrim Eggen
Torgrim Eggen (born 29 October 1958) is a Norwegian musician, journalist, magazine editor, novelist and non-fiction writer. Among his books are ''Gjeld'' from 1992 and the novel ''Pynt'' from 2000. ''Duften av Havana'' from 2002 is a cultural history of the cigar, and ''Manhattan'' from 2007 is about New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L .... Eggen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1995 (shared with Terje Holtet Larsen). Awards * 2019: Brageprisen for ''Axel; fra smokken til Ovnen; storyen om Axel Jensen'' References 1958 births Living people Writers from Oslo 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian biographers {{norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegar Eggen Hedenstad
Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (born 26 June 1991) is a Norwegian professional association football, footballer who plays as a right-back for Eliteserien club Vålerenga Fotball, Vålerenga. Hedenstad has been capped at international level for Norway national football team, Norway Club career Hedenstad was born in Elverum and played for Elverum Fotball where he made his senior debut in the Norwegian Third Division, Third Division in 2006, at the age of 14 and became the youngest ever senior player at the team. At the age of 16, Hedenstad played on a team consisting of local talents in a show-match against HamKam, and HamKam's head coach Arne Erlandsen approached Hedenstad immediately after the match and stated that he wanted to sign him. However, Hedenstad signed for Stabæk Fotball, Stabæk and joined the club ahead of the 2008 season. Hedenstad made his debut in Tippeligaen on 7 June 2008 against Strømsgodset IF, Strømsgodset and made a total of three appearances during the 2008 Norwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |