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Kirstine , given name
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Kirstine is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Kirstine Fiil (1918–1983), Danish resistance member *Kirstine Frederiksen (1845–1903), Danish pedagogue, writer and women's activist *Kirstine Meyer (1861–1941), Danish physicist * Kirstine Roepstorff (born 1972), Danish visual artist *Kirstine Smith (1878–1939), Danish statistician *Kirstine Stewart (born c. 1968) Canadian media executive and author * Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg, Danish singer See also *Kirstin Kirstin is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kirstin Maldonado (born 1992), American singer and Member of Pentatonix * Kirstin Cole, currently the consumer reporter for WCBS-TV (CBS 2) in New York City * Kirstin Gove (born 1973), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstine Meyer
Kirstine Bjerrum Meyer (12 October 1861 – 28 September 1941) was a Danish physicist and was first woman from her country to earn a doctorate in natural sciences. Biography Kirstine Bjerrum was born in Skærbæk, Denmark and died in Hellerup. She was the daughter of Niels Janniksen Bjerrum (1826-1880) and Christiane Degn (1826-1877). She moved to Copenhagen at the age of 18, where she lived with her elder brother, ophthalmologist Jannik Petersen Bjerrum (1851–1920). In 1885, she married mathematician Adolph Constantin Meyer (1854-1896) and took his surname. Following the death of her husband in 1896, she became the sole parent of the couple's young son Johannes. In 1882, Kirstine Meyer had taken a teacher's degree from N. Zahles Skole. In 1885, she began her studies at the University of Copenhagen. In 1893, she graduated with a Master's Degree in physics. She was associated with the school from 1885 to 1909 and then continued as a censor at N. Zahles Skole for a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstine Roepstorff
Kirstine Roepstorff (born 1972) is a Danish visual artist who lives and works in Fredericia (DK). Roepstorff studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen from 1994-2001 and Rutgers University, Mason School of Fine Art (MFA), USA (2000). In 2016 she was appointed to represent Denmark in the Danish Pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia 2017, entitled “VIVA ARTE VIVA” and in 2018 her work are presented at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in the extensive solo exhibition Renaissance of the Night Life and work Central to Roepstorff's practice is an acute awareness of balance in its diversity of meanings - from disturbances in power structures of today's world to the human condition with principles of equilibrium in the mind-body. Driven by all which yearn to take form, Roepstorff uses aesthetics, with all it encompasses of incorporeal sensibility and bodily determination, as an entrance to subtler, more intangible aspects of everythin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstine Stewart
Kirstine Stewart (born c. 1968) is a media executive and author who is currently the Head of Shaping the Future of Media at the World Economic Forum. She was formerly the head of English language services at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, vice-president of media at Twitter, and chief revenue officer of Tribalscale. Stewart was born in Canada to British emigrants who came to Canada in the 1960s. She is the eldest of their two daughters. She attended Milton District High School, where she was named an Ontario Scholar at age sixteen. Stewart earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto in 1988, majoring in English with a minor in business. Stewart is married to Zaib Shaikh, the former star of ''Little Mosque'' and the current consul general of Canada in Los Angeles. Career Stewart first became prominent as head of programming for Alliance Atlantis cable channels, including HGTV, Food Network, National Geographic and BBC Canada. Before that, she worked in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg
Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg is a Danish composer, singer, and producer. June 2021 she launched her new project Sitrekin. She is well known for having been the lead singer and songwriter for Blue Foundation. Co-founder and co-CEO of HUN SOLO. (2016-2023). Based in Copenhagen. Career She was the lead singer for Blue Foundation until 2009 and was nominated for several awards for her work in this band. Since her departure, she has been making music underground. She worked in her own studio Copenhagen until the release of her first solo album in 2012. She wanted to find her very own and unique sound. Discography Blue Foundation Albums 2001: Blue Foundation (April Records) 2004: Sweep of Days (Virgin/EMI) 2006: Solid Origami – Blue Foundation Collected and Re-worked (Only Japan, Popgroup) 2007: Life of a Ghost (Virgin/EMI) Singles 1999: Hide/Hollywood (MoshiMoshi) 2000: Wise Guy/Hollywood. Inclusive remixes by The Prunes, Future 3 and Pelding (April Records) 2003: As I moved on. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstine Fiil
Kirstine Fiil (23 August 1918 – 25 August 1983) was a convicted member of the Danish resistance as part of the Hvidsten Group, whose husband, father and brother were executed by the German occupying power. Biography World War II After her parents had taken over an inn, she worked there and became part of the resistance group named after it. With the group she helped the British Special Operations Executive parachute weapons and supplies into Denmark for distribution to the resistance. In March 1944 the Gestapo made an "incredible number of arrests" including in the region of Randers herself, her father the "nationally known folklore collector and keeper of Hvidsten inn Marius Fiil", her husband Peter Sørensen, her brother Niels Fiil and her 17-year-old sister Gerda, and Fiil's infant daughter was thus separated from both parents. The following month '' De frie Danske'' reported on her father again, that he along with other arrestees from Hvidsten had been transferred from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstine Frederiksen
Elisabeth Kirstine Frederiksen (1845–1903) was a Danish pedagogue, writer and women's activist. Thanks to study trips to the United States, she was a pioneer of visual pedagogy in Denmark, publishing ''Anskuelsesundervisning, Haandbog for Lærere'' (Visual Instruction: a Handbook for Teachers) in 1889. She was also an active contributor to the women's movement, chairing the Women Readers' Association from 1875 to 1879, and the Danish Women's Society from 1887 to 1894. Biography Born on 6 February 1845 in Fuglsang Manor on the Danish island of Lolland, Elisabeth Kirstine Frederiksen was the eldest daughter of the successful estate owner and farmer Johannes Ditlev Friderichsen (1791–1861) and Maria Hansen (1811–1901). She wqs the younger sister of Niels Christian Frederiksen and Erhard Frederiksen. In 1870 she travelled to London and in 1872 to Italy and Switzerland, before settling in Copenhagen where she became active in supporting women's rights, especially by heading the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstine Smith
Kirstine Smith (April 12, 1878 – November 11, 1939) was a Danish statistician. She is credited with the creation of the field of optimal design of experiments. Background Smith grew up in the town of Nykøbing Mors, Denmark. In 1903, she graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a degree in mathematics and physics. After, she worked as secretary to astronomer and statistician Thorvald Thiele and later with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea for which she authored several volumes on fish populations.Crary Group (Accessed 23 August 2013 via Google archive). In 1916, Smith was admitted for doctoral training at the |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
