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Kleven (other)
Kleven may refer to: *Jay Kleven, an American baseball player *Elisa Kleven, an American children's writer *Endre Johannes Cleven, also spelled Kleven in Norwegian, Norwegian-born Canadian *Kleven, a historic and German name for Chiavenna (SO) Chiavenna ( lmo, Ciavèna ; la, Clavenna; rm, Clavenna or ''Claven''; archaic german: Cläven or ''Kleven'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is the centre of the Alpine ..., a town in Lombardy, Italy *The Norwegian surname, also spelled Cleven {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Kleven
Jay Allen Kleven (December 2, 1949 – June 30, 2009) was a Major League Baseball player in 1976 for the New York Mets. He played in 2 games as a catcher that year due to injuries to starting catcher Jerry Grote and second-string catcher Ron Hodges. Kleven singled in his next to final at bat as a major leaguer, going one for five for his career. This lone hit of his career drove in two runs against future Hall-of Famer Bruce Sutter. Kleven attended California State University, East Bay in Hayward, California Hayward () is a city located in Alameda County, California in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 162,954 as of 2020, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda Coun ..., where he played baseball from 1967–1971. He was named to the All Far Western First Team twice and is listed in the CSUEB Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa Kleven
Elisa Kleven is an American children's writer and illustrator of 30 books. She grew up in Los Angeles and currently resides near San Francisco. Her titles have been Booklist editor's choices, and PBS and Rainbow Book selections. Career Kleven has written several children's books including the ''Paper Princess'' series, ''The Puddle Pail'' and ''The Lion and the Little Red Bird''. Her first book was ''Ernst'', a story about a creative crocodile named Ernst, whose tendency to wonder "what if" mirrors the author's own. In addition to writing her own books, Kleven has also illustrated books by other writers, such as ''Abuela'' by Arthur Dorros, ''De Colores'' by Jose Luis Orozco, ''Angels Watching Over Me'' by Julia Durano, and ''The Weaver'' by Thacher Hurd. Kleven is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She has been recognized nationally with awards and honors from the American Library Association, ''The New York Times'', the Junior Library Guild, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endre Johannes Cleven
Endre Johannes Cleven (May 8, 1874 – July 3, 1916) was a Norwegian-born American Canadian who was prominent in the settlement and culture of Norwegian immigrants in Manitoba, Canada, during the early 20th century. Life :''(The following is based on a Norwegian-language article in ''Decorah Posten'', a newspaper for Scandinavian immigrants once published in Decorah, Iowa. The paragraph relating to his photography has been added.)'' Cleven was the youngest of seven siblings, was born in Skudenes, Norway to Ingebjorg and Johannes Kleven. Johannes Kleven was a music teacher in Skudeneshavn, one of the main towns of the Skudenes parish of the island of Karmøy, Rogaland. Cleven studied music under his father during his childhood, but was not able to pursue a musical education when his father's death, when Cleven was nine, left the family in poverty. Cleven attended public school and, at the age of fourteen, began working as a ship hand, where he cooked food for sailors and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiavenna (SO)
Chiavenna ( lmo, Ciavèna ; la, Clavenna; rm, Clavenna or ''Claven''; archaic german: Cläven or ''Kleven'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is the centre of the Alpine Valchiavenna region. The historic town is a member of the Cittaslow movement. Geography Chiavenna is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Sondrio. The town is situated on the right bank of the river Mera about north of Lake Como. The river course leads up to Val Bregaglia in the east and the Swiss border at Castasegna. In the north, the Valle Spluga stretches up to Passo dello Spluga and the road to Chur in the Grisons. Chiavenna borders the following municipalities: Mese, Piuro, Prata Camportaccio, and San Giacomo Filippo. The municipality of Chiavenna contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Campedello, Loreto, Pianazzola, and San Carlo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
