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Guðrún Þ. Stephensen
Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.Lonely Planet Iceland Fran Parnell, Etain O'Carroll - 2007 - Page 23 "Most popular girl's name: Guðrún" According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required. The name is earliest attested in a runestone as kuþrun. In Old Norse, Goðrún was an alternative version. The Faroese equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland Scandinavian version is Gudrun. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements ''guð'' or ''goð'', meaning "god"; and ''rūn'', meaning "rune", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was revived in the last half of the 19th century. Famous people called ''Guðrún'' *Guðrún Gjúkadóttir, person in the Eddic poems * Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir (fl. C10-C11), protagonist of the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga * Guðrún Bjarnadóttir, Icelandic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Institute For Language And Folklore
The Institute for Language and Folklore ( sv, Institutet för språk och folkminnen, acronym Isof), is a Swedish government agency with the purpose of studying and collecting materials concerning dialects, folklore and onomastics. In June 2006 the Swedish government decided to centralize the Swedish language preservation institutes, starting on the July 1, 2006. The former name, Swedish Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research ( sv, Språk- och folkminnesinstituet) was changed to the current name. The institute consists of several, originally independent, units, located in different Swedish university towns. The central unit of the institute is located in Uppsala, with other departments located to Lund, Gothenburg, Umeå and Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðrún Lárusdóttir
Guðrún Lárusdóttir (8 January 1880 – 20 August 1938) was an Icelandic politician, writer and translator. She most notably served two terms as a member of the Althing, the national parliament of Iceland. Biography Guðrún was born in Valþjófsstað, Fljótsdalur, the daughter of Lárus Halldórsson (1851–1908), a parliamentarian and priest, and his wife Kirstín Katrín Pétursdóttir Guðjohnsen (1850–1940). At a young age, she wrote about issues regarding women's rights. She also translated works from Danish, English and German to Icelandic. In 1899, she moved to Reykjavík with her family. She published her first novel, a three-part series titled ''Ljós og skuggar'', between 1903 and 1905. Guðrún first sat in the town council of Reykjavík between 1912 and 1918. She was elected to the Althing, serving from 1930 to 1934, and was the second woman in the country to serve this position. Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason previously became an MP in 1922. In 1934, she bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Schyman
Gerd ''Gudrun'' Maria Schyman (born 9 June 1948) is a Swedish politician. She served as leader of the Swedish Left Party from 1993 until January 2003. She remained a member of the Left Party until 2004, when she left to focus entirely on her feminist political work after a tax evasion scandal. She remained an independent member of the Riksdag until 2006. She co-founded Feminist Initiative in 2005 and was its co-spokesperson from 2005 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2019. She left the party in 2022. Leader of the Left Party In 1993, Schyman was elected leader of the Left Party. Schyman's greatest asset was her appeal to the voters, and her party more than doubled its number of MPs during her leadership. She gained popularity for her candor: for example, she was open about her struggle with alcoholism and supported an initiative to make the Riksdag an alcohol-free workplace. During her period as party president, the party adopted feminism as an ideological basis. In 2003, she was charge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Scholz
Gudrun Scholz née Scheller (born 14 January 1940) is a retired German field hockey player. Scholz joined Eintracht Braunschweig in 1952, initially competing as a long jumper. In 1959 she set a German record at 6.22m. In 1961, Scholz placed third in the long jump competition at the German Athletics Championships. In the early 1960s, she joined Eintracht Braunschweig's field hockey team. With her club, she won nine German championship titles. She also played 30 games in total for the West German national team. With West Germany, Scholz won the 1976 Women's Hockey World Cup. She scored both goals in the final, a 2–0 win over Argentina. In 1977, Scholz was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt and the ''Paul-Reinberg-Plakette'', the highest award of the German Hockey Federation. In 1988, she was inducted into the hall of fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Pausewang
Gudrun Pausewang (3 March 1928 – 23 January 2020), less commonly known by her married name, Gudrun Wilcke, was a German author of children's and young adult literature. She was known for books such as ''The Last Children of Schewenborn'' and ''Die Wolke'' (''The Cloud'', translated in the English book title as ''Fall-Out'') which were made part of German school canons. Among her primary topics were work for peace and protection of the environment, namely warning of the alleged dangers of nuclear energy. Her books have been translated into English and received international recognition and awards. Biography Pausewang was born in Wichstadtl (now Mladkov), Eastern Bohemia, a member of the German minority in Czechoslovakia. Her father was Siegfried Pausewang, and she was the eldest of six siblings. After the Nazis annexed the area, she became a Jungmädel at age 10 and remained in the organisation until age 17. Her father died in World War II, and her mother fled with the child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Landgrebe
Gudrun Landgrebe (; born 20 June 1950) is a German actress. Landgrebe was born in Göttingen, grew up in Bochum, and attended theatre school in Cologne from 1968 until 1971. In 1971 she made her debut at Stadttheater Bielefeld. She also appeared in ''Heimat'' as the character Klärchen Sisse. Since 1981 she has frequently appeared in German movies - her first film role was in the comedy '. In 1983 she gained international fame in the Robert van Ackerens movie '' Die flambierte Frau''. Further movies such as Istvan Szabo's ''Oberst Redl'' (1985), '' Yerma'' (1984) and Burkhard Driest's ' (1984) followed. In 1985 she appeared alongside Kevin McNally in Liliana Cavani's '' The Berlin Affair''. She appeared in 1998 in the TV movie '' Opera Ball'' with Heiner Lauterbach and Franka Potente. In 1997 she was in ', with Mario Adorf, Veronica Ferres, Heiner Lauterbach, Jan Josef Liefers and Götz George, directed by Helmut Dietl. Landgrebe has been married to Dr. Ulric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Gut
Gudrun Gut (born 20 May 1957) is a German electronic musician, DJ, presenter, music producer and founder of the Monika Enterprise. She grew up in the Lüneburger Heide and moved to West Berlin in 1975, where she studied visual arts at the Hochschule der Künste from 1978 to 1984. She was an early member of Einstürzende Neubauten and a founding member of music groups Mania D, Malaria! and Matador. She is the head of the labels Monika Enterprise and Moabit Musik. She co-presented the Oceanclub weekly radio program in Berlin with Thomas Fehlmann. Her debut solo album, ''I Put a Record On'' was released on 5 February 2007. Music critics saluted the openness and approachability of the music on the record. According to '' The Wire'' magazine's April 2008 issue, which featured Gudrun Gut on the cover, "this 'dilettante' has genially hosted Berlin's new music scene for 30 years". Works Selected discography * 1980: ''White Christmas'' 7″ (with Tabea Blumenschein, Frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Ensslin
Gudrun Ensslin (; 15 August 1940 – 18 October 1977) was a German far-left terrorist and founder of the West German far-left militant group Red Army Faction (, or RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang). After becoming involved with co-founder Andreas Baader, Ensslin was influential in the politicization of his anarchist beliefs. Ensslin was perhaps the intellectual head of the RAF. She was involved in five bomb attacks, with four deaths, was arrested in 1972 and died on 18 October 1977 in what has been called Stammheim Prison's "Death Night". Early life Gudrun Ensslin, the fourth of seven children, grew up in Bad Cannstatt, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany, her father Helmut Ensslin was a pastor of the Evangelical Church. Ensslin was a well-behaved child who did well at school and enjoyed working with the Protestant Girl Scouts, and doing parish work such as organizing Bible studies. In her family, the social injustices of the world were often discussed, and she is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Corvinus
Gudrun Corvinus (1932–2006) was a German geologist, paleontologist and archaeologist. Her contributions through her field work, academic monologues and archeological excavation discoveries are vast and have contributed to continued scientific discoveries. Corvinus’ work gained professional recognition prior to her murder that took place in her home in Pune, India, on 7 January 2006. Early and personal life Corvinus was born in Stettin, then part of Weimar Germany, in 1932. She spent most of her early years in Germany. As a child, Corvinus was fond of many things including people, cultures, music, travelling, and different scientific disciplines. She was known to be friendly and humble. Throughout her life, Corvinus had many friends. After they met in 1975, Corvinus and Ulla (Ursula) Musgnug had been close friends throughout their lives. Musgnug was also a trained anthropologist working through the Cape Town University. She has lived in the United States, Germany, and South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Burwitz
Gudrun Margarete Elfriede Emma Anna Burwitz (née Himmler, 8 August 1929 – 24 May 2018) was the daughter of Heinrich Himmler and Margarete Himmler. Her father, as ''Reichsführer-SS'', was a leading member of the Nazi Party, and chief architect of the Final Solution. After the Allied victory, she was arrested and made to testify at the Nuremberg trials. Never renouncing Nazism, Nazi ideology, she consistently fought to defend her father's reputation and became closely involved in Neo-Nazism, Neo-Nazi groups that give support to ex-members of the Schutzstaffel, SS. She married Wulf Dieter Burwitz, an official of the extremist National Democratic Party of Germany, NPD. Relationship with her father Born in Munich in 1929, Gudrun Himmler was the daughter of Heinrich Himmler, Reichsführer-SS, Chief of Police and Security forces, and Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)#History, Reich Minister of the Interior in Nazi Germany. She was the only biological child of Himmler and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Brost
Gudrun Lisa Johanna Brost (6 April 1910 – 28 June 1993) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1936 and 1986. Partial filmography * '' Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) - Woman at party (uncredited) * ''Janssons frestelse'' (1936) - Flicka på festen (uncredited) * '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936) - Hotel guest * '' The Andersson Family'' (1937) - Lisa * ''Stål'' (1940) - Aina Gouveng * ''June Night'' (1940) - Fru Nilsson * '' A Real Man'' (1940) - Monica (uncredited) * ''Hans nåds testamente'' (1940) - Beda * ''Fröken Kyrkråtta'' (1941) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1941) - Greta Bilt * ''In Paradise'' (1941) - Klara * '' Magistrarna på sommarlov'' (1941) - Elsa, servitris (uncredited) * '' If I Could Marry the Minister'' (1941) - Helga Persson of Mon * ''The Yellow Clinic'' (1942) - Nurse Olga * '' The Heavenly Play'' (1942) - King Salomo's mistress * ''The Sin of Anna Lans'' (1943) - Magda * ''...och alla dessa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Boysen
Gudrun Margrethe Boysen (b. 5 April 1939 in Lille Utterslev, Denmark) is a Danish physician (MD and DM.Sc.) and conducts research into the causes and effects of strokes. She conducts her research at the Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen. In 1994, Boysen won a Tagea Brandt Rejselegat The Tagea Brandts ''Rejselegat'' (Travel Scholarship) is a Danish award to women who have made a significant contribution in science, literature or art. The grant, which is given without application, was created and endowed by Danish industrialist .... She is married to Troels Johan Dahler Kardel and has two children, Maria (1972) and Sakina (1974). Selected publications * ''Cerebral Hemodynamics in Carotid Surgery'' (Munksgaard, 1973) * ''On the Critical Lower Level of Cerebral Blood Flow in Man with particular reference to Carotid surgery'' (Circulation, 49, 1023) * ''Early Stroke: A Dynamic Process'' (Stroke, 32, 2423) * ''Homocysteine and Risk of Recurrent Stroke'' (Strok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
