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Frisk (surname)
Frisk is a Swedish surname. It is one of many Swedish army names originally given to soldiers to make their names more distinctive. Notable people with the surname include: *Anders Frisk (born 1963), Swedish football referee * Andreas Frisk (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player * Emil Frisk (1874–1922), American baseball player * Helena Frisk (born 1965), Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party * Hjalmar Frisk (1900–1984), Swedish linguist and philologist *Johanna Frisk (born 1986), Swedish football player *Niclas Frisk (born 1969), Swedish musician *Patrik Frisk Patrik Frisk (born 1962/1963) is a Swedish/American businessman in the apparel industry. From 2020 to 2022, he was the president and CEO of Under Armour, when he succeeded the company's founder, Kevin Plank. He was previously president and chief o ..., American businessman, CEO of Under Armour * Viktor Frisk (born 1995), Swedish fashion blogger and singer {{DEFAULTSORT:Frisk Swedish-language surnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Allotment System
The allotment system ( sv, indelningsverket; fi, ruotujakolaitos) was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced by the modern Swedish Armed Forces conscription system in 1901. Two different allotment systems have been in use in Sweden; they are the old allotment system (''äldre indelningsverket'') and the new allotment system (''yngre indelningsverket''), the latter often referred to as just "the allotment system". The soldiers who were part of these systems were known as "croft soldiers" (''indelta soldater'', the Swedish term, does not have the same meaning) due to the small crofts allotted to them. Originally, the allotment system was the name for a system used to pay servants of the state, like officers and clergy. It was introduced because of an often felt shortage of money, and the allotment system tried to solve this by localising taxes; meaning that payment consisted of an individual's r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Frisk
Anders Frisk (born 18 February 1963) is a Swedish insurance agent by trade and a former football referee. Frisk chose to go into early retirement from refereeing due to pressure from death threats made against him and his family. He is fluent in several languages including his native Swedish, English and German. Career Frisk was born on 18 February 1963 in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, and lives in Mölndal, his hometown, where he runs a historic cinema. He began refereeing in 1978 and took charge of Swedish top-division matches for the first time in 1989. He was awarded his FIFA badge in 1991. In addition to refereeing at the highest level, Frisk also acts as an ambassador for the UEFA/International Committee of the Red Cross campaign highlighting the plight of children in war. He travelled to Sierra Leone for a first-hand view of the ICRC's work, and declared himself deeply moved by the scenes of reunited families. In 1991, he travelled to Switzerland to take charge o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Frisk
Andreas Frisk (born January 5, 1984) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Vålerenga of the Norwegian GET-ligaen. Andreas played for AIK until he left for Vålerenga in 2008. He spent almost two years in Norway, playing part of his second season for IK Comet. He then returned to Sweden to play for Örebro HK Örebro HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey, since the 2013–14 season. The team's home arena is Behrn Are ..., which he stayed with for three seasons, before returning to AIK in 2012. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=535 External links * 1984 births AIK IF players Diables Rouges de Briançon players IK Comet players Linköping HC players Living people Örebro HK players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Vålerenga Isho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Frisk
John Emil Frisk (October 15, 1874 – January 27, 1922) was a pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and St. Louis Browns."Emil Frisk Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-24. Frisk also had a long career in the minor leagues, where he won three batting titles and became the first minor league baseball player to accumulate over 2,000 career . Career Frisk was born in |
Helena Frisk
Helena Frisk (born 1965) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1994 to 2006. Frisk has been a substitute member of the Riksdag since 2006, replacing Matilda Ernkrans. External links Helena Friskat 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 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Living people 1965 births Women members of the Riksdag Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 21st-century Swedish women politicians {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjalmar Frisk
Hjalmar Frisk (4 August 1900, in Gothenburg – 1 August 1984, in Gothenburg) was a Swedish linguist and etymologist in Indo-European studies. He was also rector of the University of Göteborg from 1951 to 1966.Göteborgs Universitet Early on, he became interested in Indo-European studies. Thus, as early as 1927, he published a translation of the historical account '' The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'', written in under the title Περίπλους τῆς Ἐρυθρᾶς θαλάσσης. His most noted work was the three-volume ''Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Frisk
Johanna Maria Frisk (born 19 March 1986) is a Swedes, Swedish former association football, football defender (association football), defender who played for Tyresö FF of the Damallsvenskan for four seasons prior to her retirement in January 2014. She previously played for Umeå IK and in the United States for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). Frisk made three appearances for the senior Sweden women's national football team. Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the 2012 Damallsvenskan, 2012 season and Frisk collected her fourth league winner's medal, in addition to three won with Umeå. She was the team Captain (association football), captain, but missed five months of the title-winning season with a Tear of meniscus, meniscus injury. In January 2014, Frisk announced her retirement from football after she failed to overcome another serious knee injury. References External links WPS player profile (archived) * Los Angeles Sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niclas Frisk
Niclas Patrik Frisk (born 14 February 1969, Mora, Dalarna, Sweden) is a Swedish musician and the founder of Atomic Swing. He is a singer, guitarist, and composer. He started Atomic Swing after he was in Perssons Pack as the guitarist. He has worked as a producer, and wrote songs with Andreas Mattsson for Swedish artists Peter Jöback, Titiyo, Popsicle, Jerry Williams, Space Age Baby Jane, Brolle Jr, Carola, and Ainbusk He has written movie music for the films ''Expectations'', ''Big Girls Don't Cry'', and ''SÖK''. Other bands he has been a member of include Sweet Chariots, A Camp, and Vanessa and the O's Vanessa and the O's is a musical group formed in 2003/2004. It was created in New York City when Parisian Vanessa Contenay-Quinones (known for Allez Pop!) got together with Swedish musical collaborators Andreas Mattsson (Popsicle) and Niclas Fris .... References * 1969 births Living people People from Mora Municipality Swedish male singers Swedish rock guitarists A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Frisk
Patrik Frisk (born 1962/1963) is a Swedish/American businessman in the apparel industry. From 2020 to 2022, he was the president and CEO of Under Armour, when he succeeded the company's founder, Kevin Plank. He was previously president and chief operating officer of the company since 2017. Frisk has worked for 30 years in retail and has had senior positions at The North Face and Timberland, before joining the ALDO Group in 2014 as CEO. Early life Frisk was born in Sweden. Career Early career Early in his career, Frisk was involved in several enterprises in Gällstad, Sweden, including the Swedish apparel company Ivanhoe. He helped launch Lager 157, a Swedish chain of specialty retail clothing stores, in the early 2000s. He subsequently held senior positions at the Swedish outdoor-apparel maker Peak Performance and at W. L. Gore and Associates, the maker of Gore-Tex fabrics. Later Frisk joined the American apparel and footwear company VF Corporation. Afterwards as president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Frisk
Carl Viktor Andersson Frisk (born 2 March 1995) is a Swedish fashion blogger and singer. Along with Samir Badran, he is part of the musical duo Samir & Viktor. Career In May 2014, the duo released their first music single called "Success". The song peaked at number one during its first week on the Swedish iTunes chart. Samir & Viktor took part in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song " Groupie" in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. They took part in Melodifestivalen 2016 as well with the song " Bada nakna". They also took part in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Shuffla". He participated in '' Let's Dance 2018'' broadcast on TV4 and finished in 5th place. In 2017, Frisk published his first book ''Min Superkraft'' (My Superpower), which deals with his personal experiences living with a ADHD diagnosis. In 2018, Frisk published his second book ''Samir & Viktor'', this time along with Badran. The same year Frisk made a art print abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
