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Giæver
Giæver (IPA: ˆjeËvÉ™r is a Norwegian surname that may refer to * Anders Giæver (born 1961), Norwegian journalist and author *Ivar Giaever (born 1929), Norwegian-American physicist * Jo Giæver Tenfjord (1918–2007), Norwegian librarian, children's writer and translator * Joachim Giæver (1856–1925), Norwegian-born American civil engineer *John Schjelderup Giæver (1901–1970), Norwegian author and polar researcher ** Giaever Glacier in Antarctica ** Giaever Ridge in Antarctica * Knut T. Giæver (1926–2015), Norwegian publisher *Morten Giæver (born 1982), Norwegian football midfielder * Ola Krogseng Giæver (1885–1945), Norwegian farmer and politician *Ole Giæver Ole Giæver (born 19 July 1977, in Tromsø), is a Saami film director, screenwriter and actor from Norway. He was educated at the Nordland Art and Film College in Lofoten and Konstfack in Stockholm. His debut feature film was ''The Mountain'', rele ... (born 1977), Norwegian film director, screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Giæver Tenfjord
Johanne Giæver Tenfjord (13 August 1918 – 12 June 2007) was a Norwegian librarian, educator, children's writer and translator. Personal life She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Harald Birger Giæver (1873–1943) and Rut Berger (1893–1959). Her brother was publisher Knut T. Giæver. Tenfjord graduated artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1938 and graduated from the State Library School (''Statens bibliotekskole'') in 1940. Career Tenfjord worked in the period 1940–47 as a librarian at the Deichmanske library, the main branch of the Oslo Public Library. From 1950 she was a teacher at the State Library School. She chaired the Broadcasting Council from 1974 to 1982. She made her literary debut in 1941 with the girl's book ''Valsesommer''. She edited several literary anthologies for children, including the ten-volume ''Mitt skattkammer'' from 1956 and the eight-volume ''Barndomslandet'' (1963–1965). She was awarded the Bastian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Giæver
Anders Giæver (born 27 August 1961) is a Norwegian journalist and author who has been a commentator in ''Verdens Gang'' since 2000. Since 2004, he also leads the editorial section of the newspaper. In the period 2008–2011, he was the newspaper's correspondent in New York. Before joining VG, he was arts and culture editor in ''Dagsavisen'' and he has also worked in ''Dagbladet'' and ''Aftenposten''. His background is in music journalism. Giæver was central in the coverage of Anders Behring Breivik after the 2011 Norway attacks. He was critic of the first psychiatric evaluation which found that Breivik had paranoid schizophrenia. In 2015, Giæver described how anonymous complaints against employees may curtail freedom of speech. Hanne Tolg, an employee of the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, decided to quit her job rather than facing what Giæver claimed to be a "Franz Kafka, Kafkaesque" process to defend herself against anonymous complaints, due to her writings in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Giaever
Ivar Giaever ( no, Giæver, ; born April 5, 1929) is a Norwegian-American engineer and physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in solids". Giaever's share of the prize was specifically for his "experimental discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in superconductors". In 1975, he was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions in the discovery and elaboration of electron tunneling into superconductors. Giaever is a professor emeritus at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the president of the company Applied Biophysics. Early life Giaever earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim in 1952. In 1954, he emigrated from Norway to Canada, where he was employed by the Canadian division of General Electric. He moved to the United States four years later, joining General Electric's Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Giæver
Joachim Gotsche Giæver (15 August 1856 – 29 May 1925) was a Norwegian born, American civil engineer who designed major structures in the United States. Biography Joachim Gotsche Giæver was born at the village of Jøvik at Lyngen in Troms, Norway. He was the youngest of eight children born to Jens Holmboe Giæver (1813–1884) and Hanna Birgithe Holmboe (1821–1903). His father was a leader in the local fishing industry. Giæver entered the Norwegian Institute of Technology (''Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt'') at Trondheim from which he was graduated in 1881 with the degree of Civil Engineer.Genealogical entryfor Jens Holmboe Giæver (1813–1884)- He migrated to the United States in 1882, where he found employment as a draftsman at Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1883, he went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to work as a draftsman and later civil engineer for the Schiffler Bridge & Iron Co. where he designed several bridges over the Allegheny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Schjelderup Giæver
John Schjelderup Giæver (31 December 1901 – 9 November 1970) was a Norwegian author and polar researcher. Jónsbú Station in NE Greenland was named after him. Personal life He was born in Tromsø in Troms, Norway. He was the son of lawyer John Schjelderup Giæver (1864–1914) and his wife Thyra Høegh (1879–1954). He was the great-great-great-grandson of Jens Holmboe. John Schjelderup Giæver married Oddbjørg Jacobsen in March 1940 and they had a son in April the same year. However, the marriage was dissolved. Giæver married Anna Margrethe Gløersen in 1948; this time they had a daughter, born 1954. Career He took his secondary education in Trondheim in 1920, and then moved back to Tromsø. He started a newspaper career, as sub-editor of '' Tromsø Stiftstidende'' from 1921 to 1922. He was editor-in-chief in ''Vesteraalens Avis'' from 1922 to 1928 and ''Tromsø Stiftstidende'' from 1928 to 1929. He lived as a trapper in north-eastern Greenland from 1929 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giaever Glacier
Giaever Glacier () is a glacier flowing northwest between Mount Kerckhove de Denterghem and Mount Lahaye in the Belgica Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, under Gaston de Gerlache, who named it for Norwegian explorer John Schjelderup Giæver, counselor for the expedition, and leader of the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1949–52. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology References Glaciers of Queen Maud Land Prince Harald Coast {{QueenMaudLand-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giaever Ridge
Giaever Ridge is a broad, snow-covered ridge, about long in a north–south direction, on the west side of Schytt Glacier in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and named for John Schjelderup Giæver John Schjelderup Giæver (31 December 1901 – 9 November 1970) was a Norwegian author and polar researcher. Jónsbú Station in NE Greenland was named after him. Personal life He was born in Tromsø in Troms, Norway. He was the son of lawy ..., leader of the expedition. References Ridges of Queen Maud Land Princess Martha Coast Princess Astrid Coast {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut T
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Giæver
Morten Giæver (born 20 May 1982) is a Norwegian football midfielder who most recently played for Moss FK. Career He was born in Alta, but moved to Tromsø at the age of two. As a footballer he came through the youth system of Tromsø IL; made his first-team debut in a friendly match in 1999 and then in the Norwegian Premier League in August 2000. He got three Premier League games in 2000 and 2001. In addition, while at Tromsø he spent some time on loan in Finnsnes IL. After the 2001 season he joined IF Skarp. Ahead of the 2006 season he joined Tromsdalen UIL. After four seasons at TUIL he joined Sarpsborg 08 in 2010, where he helped the team achieving promotion to Tippeligaen, both in 2010 and 2012 (relegated in 2011). Among Tromsø IL fans Giæver is still remembered for an incident in his first senior league match when he came on as a substitute in a home game against Molde FK in 2000. Six minutes into stoppage time Tromsø, that were trailing one goal, were awarded a penalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Krogseng Giæver
Ola Krogseng Giæver (14 July 1885 – 25 October 1966) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Lyngseidet. He served as mayor of Lyngen for four periods, from 1913 to 1925. He was a deputy member of the Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ... from 1922 to 1924 and a member from 1925 to 1927, representing Troms. References 1885 births 1966 deaths People from Lyngen Mayors of places in Troms Members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Giæver
Ole Giæver (born 19 July 1977, in Tromsø), is a Saami film director, screenwriter and actor from Norway. He was educated at the Nordland Art and Film College in Lofoten and Konstfack in Stockholm. His debut feature film was ''The Mountain'', released 2011. His second feature was ''Out of Nature'' in which he also played the leading role, for which he was awarded The Kanon Award for Best Actor in 2015. His third feature ''From the Balcony'' is set to be released in 2017. Filmography * ''Kjærlighetsunivers her hvor de møtes'' - 2002, short film * ''The Pledge'' - 2003, short film * ''Tiden er min venn'' - 2003, short film * ''Forspill'' - 2004, short film * ''Testen'' - 2005, short film * ''Blokk B'' - 2006, short film * ''I Tommy'' - 2007, short film * ''Sommerhuset'' - 2008, featurette * ''The Mountain (Fjellet)'' - 2011 * ''Out of Nature ''Out of Nature'' ( no, Mot naturen) is a 2014 Norwegian comedy film written, co-directed by and starring Ole Giæver with Marte Vold as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torbjørn Giæver Eriksen
Torbjørn Giæver Eriksen (born 1970) is a former Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, currently appointed bNorsk olje og gassas head of public affairs since 2015. He graduated with the cand.mag. degree in political science from the University of Oslo in 1995, and started his political career as a secretary for the Labour Party in Oslo. He remained here from 1996 to 1998, and was then a secretary for the parliamentary group from 1998 to 1999. He was a central board member of JEF Norway from 1993 to 1994. When Stoltenberg's First Cabinet assumed office in 2000, he was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Finance. He lost this job when the cabinet fell following the 2001 election. From 2002 to 2005 he worked as an information advisor for Jens Stoltenberg. When the Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet assumed office following the 2005 election, Eriksen was appointed State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. He resigned in June 2011. He undertook studies at Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
