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Franzen (other)
Franzen or Franzén is a Scandinavian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anders Franzén (1918–1993), Swedish underwater archaeologist * Arno Franzen, Brazilian rower *Arvid Franzen (1899–1961), Swedish-American accordionist and bandleader * Carin Franzén (born 1962), Swedish literary scholar * Christian Franzen (photographer) (1864–1923), Danish photographer and diplomat based in Spain *Christian Franzen (businessman) (1845–1920), American politician, farmer, and businessman * Christoffer Franzén (born 1988), Swedish musician known as Lights & Motion *Cola Franzen (1923–2018), American writer and translator *Ellinor Franzén (born 1978), Swedish singer *Frans Michael Franzén (1772–1847), Swedish poet * Gustaf Franzen (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player *Ingemar Franzén (1927–1985), Swedish weightlifter * Ivar Franzén (1932–2004), Swedish politician * Jens Franzen (1937–2018), German paleontologist *Johan Franzén (born 1979), Swedish profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Franzén
Carl Gustaf Anders Franzén (23 July 1918 – 8 December 1993) was a Swedish marine technician and an amateur naval archaeologist. He is most famous for having located the 1628 wreck of the Swedish galleon '' Vasa'' in 1956 and participated in her salvage 1959–1961. He also participated in the exploration for the wrecks of Swedish warships '' Kronan'', ''Riksäpplet'' and '' Resande Man'' as well as Gustav Vasa's flagship ''Lybska Svan''. Biography Franzén studied naval architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), but instead developed a strong interest for history and never graduated. He took employment with BP and later changed to the Swedish Naval Administration (which was a single-service forerunner to the Defence Materiel Administration, FMV) where he became an expert on oil and fuels. At the same time, Franzén was conducting amateur historical research in archives, where he was searching for information on old shipwrecks of the Swedish Navy. Early on, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Earl Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel ''The Corrections'', a sprawling, satirical family drama, drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, was a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist, earned a James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His novel ''Freedom'' (2010) garnered similar praise and led to an appearance on the cover of ''Time'' magazine alongside the headline " Great American Novelist". Franzen's latest novel ''Crossroads'' was published in 2021, and is the first in a projected trilogy. Franzen has contributed to ''The New Yorker'' magazine since 1994. His 1996 '' Harper's'' essay " Perchance to Dream" bemoaned the state of contemporary literature. Oprah Winfrey's book club selection in 2001 of ''The Corrections'' led to a much publicized feud with the talk show host. In recent years, Franzen has become recognized for his opinion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Franzén
Nils Franzén (born 11 December 1910, died 1985) was a Swedish politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a .... He was a member of the Centre Party. References *''This article was initially translated from the Swedish Wikipedia article''. Centre Party (Sweden) politicians 1910 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Swedish politicians {{Sweden-Centre-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilo Franzen
Nilo Franzen (born 9 August 1902, date of death unknown) was a Brazilian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1902 births Year of death missing Brazilian male rowers Olympic rowers of Brazil Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul People from Garibaldi, Rio Grande do Sul {{Brazil-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Franzen
Nell W. Franzen (November 17, 1889 – August 21, 1973) was an American film and stage actress of the silent era. A native of Portland, Oregon, Franzen began her career acting in local theatre. She signed with the Baker Theatre Company and performed in various stage productions, becoming a prolific stage actress in the Pacific Northwest. She later moved to Los Angeles in 1913 to pursue a career in silent films, signing a contract with the America Film Company. One of her earliest film appearances was in ''Love and the Law'' (1913) with Wallace Reid, followed by 1916's ''Lord Loveland Discovers America'', and '' Embers''. Franzen made her final film appearance in 1924 before retiring from acting. Early life Nell Franzen was born on November 17, 1889 in Portland, Oregon to John O'Flarrity Franzen and Mary Ellen Coshow. According to the 1930 United States Census, Franzen's father was from Massachusetts, and her mother a native of Missouri. She was the second of two children; she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Franzen
Michelle Renee Franzen (born August 30, 1968) is a New York-based midday anchor for ABC News Radio. From 2001 to 2013 she was a national correspondent for NBC News. She has reported on a wide range of issues and events for various television stations, as well as MSNBC, The Today Show, and NBC Nightly News. Franzen has a journalism degree from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Franzen started her career at Santa Barbara's KEYT station and worked as a producer, anchor, and reporter. In 1995, she joined KFTY in Santa Rosa, California as a general assignment reporter. In 1996, Franzen began working as a fill-in weekend anchor and general assignment reporter for KTXL in Sacramento, California. After leaving KTXL, Franzen became a reporter for KRON in San Francisco. Franzen is a member of the advisory board for the journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Franzén
Mia Franzén (born 13 July 1971) is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2002 to 2006. External linksMia Franzénat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ... website 1971 births Living people Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) Women members of the Riksdag Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 21st-century Swedish women politicians Place of birth missing (living people) {{Sweden-LiberalPeople-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melisa Franzen
Melisa López Franzen (née López Aquino, born 1980) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 49 in the southwest Twin Cities metropolitan area, serving the Minneapolis suburbs of Edina, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, and Minnetonka. Early life, education, and career Franzen was raised in Puerto Rico. She attended the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She later attended the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 2003 with a Master of Public Policy in economic development, and Hamline University School of Law, graduating in 2006 with a Juris Doctor For eight years, Franzen was an attorney at Target Corporation, where she held various positions in government affairs and community relations. She co-founded and is president of the Minneapolis-based publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Franzen
Matt Franzen is an American college football coach and former college athletic administrator. He is the head football coach at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, a position he had held since December 2020. Franzen was the head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska from 2007 to 2017, compiling a record of 65–49. He was also the athletic director An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches an ... at Doane from 2018 to 2020. Head coaching record References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American football offensive linemen Doane Tigers athletic directors Doane Tigers football players Doane Tigers football coaches Hastings Broncos football coaches Hastings College alumni {{2000s-collegefootball-coach-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Franzén (ice Hockey)
Mathias Franzén (born 20 June 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing with Almtuna IS in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He played with AIK IF in the Elitserien (SEL) during the 2010–11 Elitserien season The 2010–11 Elitserien season was the 36th season of Elitserien. The regular season ran from 15 September 2010 to 5 March 2011, and the following playoffs ended on 14 April. HV71 won the regular season, scoring the game-winning empty net goal ag .... References External links * 1992 births Almtuna IS players AIK IF players Living people Swedish ice hockey forwards {{sweden-icehockey-winger-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Franzén
Karl Gustav Mathias Franzén (born 22 February 1975) is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vreta Kloster, Linköping Municipality Linköping Municipality (''Linköpings kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County in southern Sweden. With more than 165,000 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest municipality in Sweden. The municipality is bordered in the west by Motal .... In 2000 he was a member of the Swedish handball team won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored 25 goals. External linksprofile {{DEFAULTSORT:Franzen, Mathias 1971 births Living people Swedish male handball players Olympic handball players for Sweden Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Redbergslids IK players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malene Franzen
Malene Franzen (September 28, 1970 in Kastrup) is a Danish rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi .... Franzen competed for Denmark in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There she was 34th in the preliminary (qualification) round and did not advance to the final. References External links Malene Franzenat Sports-Reference.com 1970 births Living people Danish rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Denmark People from Tårnby Municipality Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
