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Kerstin Maria Fjaestad - From Svenskt Porträttgalleri XX
Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the Scandinavian version of Christina. Notable persons with this name include: *Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands *Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), American stage actress and singer, most noted for portraying Maria von Trapp in the 2015 US national tour of ''The Sound of Music'' *Kerstin Andreae (born 1968), German politician (Alliance '90/The Greens) * Kerstin-Maria Aronsson (born 1937), Swedish politician *Kjerstin Dellert (born 1925), Swedish soprano opera singer *Kerstin Ekman (born 1933), Swedish novelist *Kerstin Garefrekes (born 1979), German footballer *Kerstin Granlund, created the Swedish comedy groups Galenskaparna och After Shave *Kerstin Müller (born 1969), German rower *Kerstin Hilldén (born 1988), Swedish musical theatre actress * Kerstin Ott (born 1982), German musician *Kerstin Fritzl (born 1988), Austrian false imprisonment survivor *Kerstin Thorborg (1896–1970), Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin Thorborg
Kerstin Thorborg (19 May 1896 – 12 April 1970) was a Swedish opera singer. The Mezzo-soprano Kerstin Thorborg was one of the best dramatic Wagnerian singers in the two decades between 1930 and 1950. By all accounts, Thorborg was a magnificent actor with great stage presence. In addition, she was endowed with a beautifully steady and intense tone. Biography Born in Venjan, Sweden, Kerstin Thorborg studied singing at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. She made her debut in 1924 singing the role of Ortrud in ''Lohengrin''. After six successive seasons at the Royal Swedish Opera, Thorborg was engaged for the next two years at the Nuremberg Opera. The famed conductor Bruno Walter (1876–1962) engaged her for the Städtische Oper in Berlin and became her mentor. Although a contralto, Thorborg's upper register was so secure that she sang numerous mezzo-soprano roles, including Venus, Kundry, Fricka, Waltraute, and Magdalena. She was especially known for her searingly beaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Feminine Given Names
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic alphabet * Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle Icelandic cattle ( is, íslenskur nautgripur ) are a breed of cattle native to Iceland. Cattle were first brought to the island during the Settlement of Iceland a thousand years ago. Icelandic cows are an especially colorful breed with a wide va ..., a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Feminine Given Names
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Feminine Given Names
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ... * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Feminine Given Names
Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe * Danish (name), a male given name and surname Language * Danish language, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages Food * Danish cuisine * Danish pastry, often simply called a "Danish" See also * Dane (other) * * Gdańsk * List of Danes * Languages of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic. A large majority (about 86%) of Danes also s ... {{disambiguation Language and nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin (name)
Kristin is a popular female name in Scandinavia, English-speaking nations, Dutch-speaking countries, and in German-speaking countries. It is a Scandinavian variant of Christina or Christine. It is also a variation of Christine. It was the seventh most popular first name for girls born in Iceland between 2000 and 2004. People * Kristin Bass, United States Air Force officer *Kristin Booth, Canadian actress *Kristin Chenoweth, American singer, actress *Kristin Davis, American actress *Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Icelandic poet and writer *Kristin Fairlie, Canadian actress *Kristin Gore, American writer *Kristín Halldórsdóttir, Icelandic politician and journalist *Kristin Hannah, American author *Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress *Kristin Mellem (born 1965, Norwegian musician *Kristin Rossum, American murderer and former toxicologist *Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress *Kristin Sigurdsdatter (ca. 1125-1178), Norwegian princess *Kristin Bauer van Straten, American actress Other *Kri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen (given Name)
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In English-speaking countries, Kristen is now usually a female name, used as an alternative spelling of Kristin, with the Kristen spelling having become the more popular spelling of the name in English-speaking countries for newborn girls by the mid 1970s. Spelling variants In Denmark, the name can also be spelt ''Christen''. In Iceland, the name '' Kristinn'' is used, and is often mistaken as female by other Europeans. List of people with the given name Kristen A *Kristen Alderson (born 1991), American actress and singer * Kristen Soltis Anderson (born 1984), American journalist *Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born 1972), American songwriter * Kristen Arnett (born 1980), American fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten (given Name)
Kirsten is a Swedish, Danish and Norwegian form of the name Christina (given name), Christina. Behind the Name, retrieved 15 December 2009. Music * Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962), Norwegian opera singer * Kirsten Rosenberg, American rock/metal singerSports * Kirsten Barnes (born 1968), Canadian rower and Olympic champion * Kirsten Venetta Brown (1963–2006), American slalom canoeist * Kirsten Bruhn (born 1969), German female Paralympic swimmer * Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player; 2003 International Tennis Federation, ITF Junior World Champion * Kirsten Hedegaard Jensen (born 1935), Danish Olympic swimmer * Kirsten Plum Jensen (born 1961), Danish Olympic rower * Kirsten Olson (born 1991), American figure skater * Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (born 1970), Norwegian long-distance ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
842 Kerstin
842 Kerstin ( ''prov. designation'': ''or'' ) is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 1 October 1916, by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. The assumed C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 18.7 hours and measures approximately in diameter. Any reference of the origin of the asteroid's name is unknown. Orbit and classification ''Kerstin'' is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.9–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 10 months (2,127 days; semi-major axis of 3.24 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 14 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg Observatory with its official discovery observation on 1 October 1916. Naming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin (horse)
Kerstin (foaled 1950) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the 1958 Cheltenham Gold Cup. She was imported to England as a young horse and showed early promise by winning over hurdles as a four year old. She showed improvement when campaigned in steeplechases and won the National Hunt Handicap Chase in 1956. She ran four times in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, finishing second in 1957 before becoming the second mare to win the race in the following year. She was unplaced in the net two Gold Cups but produced an outstanding effort to win the Hennessy Gold Cup under 164 pounds in November 1959. After her retirement from racing she had some success as a broodmare. Background Kerstin was a brown mare with no white markings bred in Ireland and reared at the Shanbally Stud in County Tipperary. She was the only horse of any consequence sired by the British-bred stallion Honors Choice. Her dam Miss Kilcash came from a family which produced several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin Thorvall
Kerstin Thorvall (12 August 1925 in Eskilstuna – 9 April 2010) was an influential Swedish novelist.O'Mahony, Paul. (10 April 2010)Outspoken author Kerstin Thorvall dies '' The Local'' Thorvall was born in Eskilstuna on 12 August 1925. She worked in illustration first. Her first book was ''Boken till dig'' (A book for you) in 1959, which proved popular with young adult readers. Her work at times was the subject of controversy, most marked by her 1976 novel ''Det mest förbjudna'' (which translates to "The Most Forbidden", but published in English translation as "Forbidden Fruit"(19 April 2006)Forbidden Fruit (review) ''The Scotsman'') which concerned a middle-age woman with a high sex-drive. That novel was adapted into a three-episode television series on Sveriges Television in 2016, with Swedish actress Cilla Thorell playing Thorvall.Svensson, Britta (8 April 2016)Dags att ta itu med Kerstin Thorvalls storhet som författare ''Expressen'' (in Swedish)Olsson, Lotta (30 March 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |