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Enquist
Enquist is a surname of Swedish origin which may refer to: * Jan Enquist, Swedish rear admiral * Jeff Enquist, American soccer player * Lynn W. Enquist, American professor in molecular biology * Oskar Enquist, Imperial Russian vice admiral of Swedish descent *Paul Enquist, American Olympic rower *Per Olov Enquist Per Olov Enquist, also known as P. O. Enquist, (23 September 1934 – 25 April 2020) was a Swedish author. He had worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist. Biography Enquist was born and raised in , a village in present-day Skellef ..., Swedish dramatist, playwright and novelist * Sue Enquist, American softball player/coach See also * Enqvist {{surname Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Olov Enquist
Per Olov Enquist, also known as P. O. Enquist, (23 September 1934 – 25 April 2020) was a Swedish author. He had worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist. Biography Enquist was born and raised in , a village in present-day Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten. He was the only son of a single mother, who became a widow when he was half a year old. In his youth, he was a promising athlete with a high jump personal best of 1.97 meters. He studied at Uppsala University, receiving a degree in the history of literature. During his time in Uppsala he started writing, his first novel ''Kristallögat'' being published in 1961, and became a newspaper journalist. Enquist won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1968 for '' Legionärerna'', his account of Sweden's deportation of Baltic-country soldiers at the end of the second world war which also became his international breakthrough. He would write several more books based on true events, including ''Kapten Nemos bib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Enquist
Rear Admiral Jan Fredrik Enquist (3 August 1925 – 21 August 2005) was a Swedish Navy officer. Enquist's senior commands include as Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1982 to 1985 and as Commanding Admiral of the Western Military District from 1985 to 1989. Early life Enquist was born on 3 August 1925 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of professor and his wife Greta (née Ekecrantz). He grew up in Uppsala and Gothenburg. After passing ''studentexamen'' from Vasa högre allmänna läroverk in Gothenburg in 1944, he was accepted as an officer candidate at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in Stockholm. Career Enquist was commissioned as an naval officer in the Swedish Navy with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant in 1947. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1949 and was trained in the torpedo officer program and served during the subaltern years mainly on destroyers. He underwent a 1951-52 anti-submarine warfare course in England. Enquist attended the Royal Swedish Naval Staff Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Enquist
Susan Enquist (born August 24, 1957) is a former softball player and coach. She played softball at UCLA under Sharron Backus from 1975 to 1978. She helped lead UCLA to its first national softball championship in the 1978 Women's College World Series and became UCLA's first All-American softball player. Playing career Her career batting average of .401 was the UCLA team record for 24 years. She also played for the Raybestos Brakettes and helped lead the team to Amateur Softball Association national championships in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1980. Coaching career After receiving a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 1980, Enquist joined the coaching staff of the UCLA softball team. She was an assistant coach under Sharron Backus from 1980 to 1988. In 1989, she was appointed as the co-head coach with Backus, a position she held for eight years from 1989 to 1996. Following Backus's retirement, Enquist became the sole head coach at UCLA in 1997, a position she held for ten years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Enquist
Jeff Enquist (born May 20, 1968 in Beaverton, Oregon) was a U.S. soccer forward who played two seasons in the Western Soccer League, one in the American Professional Soccer League and one in the USISL. He has coached extensively at the professional, collegiate and high school levels. He is currently the president of the Portland Youth Soccer Association and the head coach of the Portland City United Soccer Club. Player Enquist was an outstanding prep player with Beaverton High School. He was the 1986 Oregon High School of the Year and Parade Magazine High School All American. He then attended and played soccer at UNLV before transferring to Oregon State University. In 1987, he played the collegiate off season with the semi-professional F.C. Portland of the Western Soccer Alliance. In 1989, he signed with F.C. Portland, now known as the Portland Timbers and played te 1989 and 1990 season with the team. In 1990, the team was part of the American Professional Soccer Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Enquist
Paul N. Enquist (born December 13, 1955 in Seattle, Washington) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion an Olympic Games gold medalist. Enquist won a gold medal in ''double sculls'' at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ..., together with Brad Alan Lewis. His rowing partner (Lewis) wrote a book about their success at the Olympic contest. References 1955 births Living people American male rowers Ballard High School (Seattle, Washington) alumni Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers from Seattle Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enqvist
Enqvist is a Swedish surname, present mainly in Sweden and in Finland. Alternate spellings include Enquist and Enkvist. Notable people Notable people who have this surname include: * Björn Morgan Enqvist, Swedish footballer * Kari Enqvist, Finnish cosmologist * Oskar Enqvist, Russian admiral * Simon Enqvist, Finnish football player * Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player See also * Enquist Enquist is a surname of Swedish origin which may refer to: * Jan Enquist, Swedish rear admiral * Jeff Enquist, American soccer player * Lynn W. Enquist, American professor in molecular biology * Oskar Enquist, Imperial Russian vice admiral of Swedi ... References {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Enkvist
Oskar Wilhelm Enqvist (russian: О́скар Адо́льфович Энквист, Oskar Adolfovich Enkvist; 28 October 1849 – 3 March 1912) was a Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Finnish-Swedish admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, noted for his role in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. Youth and early career Born to Captain Adolf Frederik Enqvist of ethnic Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Finno-Swedish ethnicity and Lutheran faith. Enqvist was a classmate of future Admiral Nikolai Nebogatov at the Sea Cadet Corps (Russia), Naval Cadet Corps in 1866. He was promoted to Gardes de la Marine, gardemarin in 1869 and graduated as a midshipman in 1871. He served in the Russian Baltic Fleet from 1871–1874, and was promoted to lieutenant on 30 August 1874. From 15 June 1884 to 24 October 1886, he was an officer on the gunboat ''Sivuch'' on which he led an expedition to the Far East. On 13 April 1886 he was promoted to Frigate captain, captain 2nd rank, while still on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn W
Lynn may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lynn (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Lynn (surname) * The Lynns, a 1990s American country music duo consisting of twin sisters Peggy and Patsy Lynn * Lynn (voice actress), Japanese voice actress Places Canada * Lynn Lake, Manitoba, a town and adjacent lake * Lynn, Nova Scotia, a community * Lynn River, Ontario Ireland * Lynn (civil parish), County Westmeath United Kingdom * King's Lynn is a seaport in Norfolk, England, about 98 miles north of London United States * Lynn, Alabama, a town * Lynn, Arkansas, a town * Lynn, Oakland, California, a former settlement * Lynn, Indiana, a town * Lynn, Massachusetts, a city ** Lynn (MBTA station) * Lynn, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Lynn, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Lynn, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, an historic community now part of Springville in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania * Lynn, Utah, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
