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Mohn (surname)
Mohn is a surname. The word in German means "poppy". Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Henrik Mohn (1918–1999), Norwegian journalist * Bill Mohn (William Kirk Mohn) (1899–1952), American football player * Christian Mohn (1926–2019), Norwegian ski jumper and sports official * Ellef Mohn (1894–1974), Norwegian football player * Emanuel Mohn (1842–1891), Norwegian educator * Henrik Mohn (1835–1916), Norwegian astronomer and meteorologist * Jakob Mohn (1838–1882), Norwegian statistician * Leo Mohn (1925-1980), American politician * Lothar Mohn (born 1954), German choral conductor * Liz Mohn (born 1941), widow of Reinhard Mohn * Louise Mohn (born 1974), Norwegian entrepreneur * Per Mohn (born 1945), Norwegian politician * Petra Mohn (1911–1996), Norwegian politician * Reinhard Mohn (1921–2009), German businessman * Sigfrid Mohn (1930–2015), Norwegian politician * Thorbjorn N. Mohn (1844–1899), American Lutheran church leader * Trond Mohn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Henrik Mohn
Albert Henrik Mohn (25 November 1918 – 9 May 1999) was a Norwegian journalist and correspondent. He was born in Bergen as a son of ship-owner and captain Sigurd Mohn (1885–1959) and Margrete Oettinger (1893–1985). He was a brother of Frank Mohn and a grandnephew of Jakob, Henrik and Emanuel Mohn. He finished middle school in 1933 and commerce school in 1934. During World War II he spent some years in exile in the United Kingdom. He worked with psychological warfare and held the military rank of lieutenant, having been twice rejected as a fighting soldier (once during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940) due to his health. He also worked for the newspaper ''Norsk Tidend'' and for BBC. He married British citizen Stella Comber in 1943. After the war he was hired by Toralv Øksnevad as a Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation foreign correspondent. After Øksnevad left, Mohn eventually left as well, and began writing for newspapers, including ''Verdens Gang''. He was also a foreign affa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Mohn
Louise Mohn (born 14 January 1974) is a Norwegian businesswoman who is the founder and chief executive officer of Luzmon Medical Technology. After a promising career as a basketball player, it was cut short due to debilitating injuries in her teenage years. The combined thermal and electric muscle stimulation proved to be the answer to her injuries, leaving her pain-free and leading to the start of a new career. She established Luzmon Medical Technology in 2016. Biography Mohn was born to a philanthropist and businessman, Trond Mohn, and his wife, Mette, in Bergen, Norway, and immediately took an interest in sport. By the age of 15, she was playing basketball at a national level for five different basketball teams. Her training schedule caught up with her, and she started experiencing injuries and muscle pain. She was forced to give up basketball as her health further deteriorated, leaving her with chronic pain. Mohn refused risky surgery and pain medication. Within the next t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trond Mohn
Trond Mohn (born 3 April 1943) is a Norwegian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of the family-owned company Frank Mohn AS. Early life Trond Mohn is the son of Frank Mohn (1916–2002) and Eva Wigum (1920–1982). Mohn earned a degree in economics at the University of Mannheim, Germany in 1970. Career He returned to Bergen to work for the family company, and became CEO in January 1986. He is the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Korea in Norway. Philanthropy Mohn has made numerous donations for sports, medicine and research, primarily in Bergen but also in Tromsø and Haugesund/Karmøy. He is widely admired in Bergen for his generosity; in 2010 he was voted as "the Best Bergenser" ('Bergenser' being a colloquial term for a citizen of Bergen), the first time such a vote was arranged. The Bergen Research Foundation was established in 2004 through a donation of NOK 250 million by Trond Mohn. The foundation supports re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigfrid Mohn
Sigfrid Mohn (30 December 1930–22 March 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ... during the terms 1977–1981 and 1981–1985. References 1930 births 2015 deaths Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Hordaland politicians Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhard Mohn
Reinhard Mohn (29 June 1921 – 3 October 2009) was a German billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Under his leadership, Bertelsmann, once a medium-sized printing and publishing house, established in 1835, developed into a global media conglomerate. In 1977, he founded the non-profit Bertelsmann Stiftung, which is today one of the largest foundations in Germany, with worldwide reach. Mohn received numerous domestic and international awards, including the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Spain's Prince of Asturias Award. Life Background Born in 1921 as the fifth child of Agnes Mohn (née Seippel) and , Reinhard represented the fifth generation of the shareholding families of Bertelsmann. In 1887, his grandfather, , had taken over the management of the printing and publishing house from his father-in-law, , son of Carl Bertelsmann. Raised in a strict Protestant family, Mohn earned his German baccalaureate (Abitur) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Mohn
Petra Mohn (11 March 1911 – 15 June 1996) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ... during the terms 1961–1965. References 1911 births 1996 deaths Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Østfold politicians {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Mohn
Per Mohn (born 3 December 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament 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 Akershus during the term 1989–1993. In total he met during 12 days of parliamentary session. References 1945 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Progress Party (Norway) politicians Akershus politicians Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Mohn
Elisabeth Mohn (née Beckmann, born 21 June 1941) is a German billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. She was married to Reinhard Mohn until his death in 2009. Liz Mohn represents the fifth generation of the family that founded and continues to play a leading role at the Bertelsmann media group. Until 2021, she was chairwoman of the steering committee of the ''Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft'' (BVG), and remains a committee member to this day. She is also a member of the governance bodies at Bertelsmann. Moreover, until June 2021 Liz Mohn was vice chairwoman of the executive board and board of trustees of the non-profit Bertelsmann Stiftung and since then has been an honorary member of the board of trustees. The Liz Mohn Center bundled her projects promoting international understanding, on business topics with a focus on issues of modern management, along with those in the cultural field. Mohn has been recognized with numerous awards for her extensive civic engagement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Mohn
William Kirk Mohn (April 22, 1899 – 1952) was an American football player for the University of Notre Dame. He was born in South Bend, Indiana. In Knute Rockne's first year as the head football coach at Notre Dame in 1918, Mohn was the quarterback for a very thin squad that had been decimated due to the military enrollment for World War I. The team went 3-1-2 in a shortened season that was declared "unofficial" by the university. Among Mohn's career highlights were scoring the lone touchdown for the Irish in a 7-7 tie against Great Lakes Navy and a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown in a 26-6 win at Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money .... References * Schoor, Gene. ''100 Years of Notre Dame Football.'' New York: Morrow and Co. (1987). p. 56-58 * St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothar Mohn
Lothar Mohn (born 6 November 1954) is a German church musician. After studying church music at the "Hochschule für Kirchenmusik der Evangelischen Kirche von Westfalen" (Translated from german: University for church music of Protestant Church in Westfalen) in Herford, he was the cantor of the "Petrikirche" in Melle and regional cantor from 1982 to 1991. In 1991, he succeeded Erhard Egidi as cantor of the Neustädter Kirche in Hanover and church music director. At the church, he leads the Kantorei St. Johannis, a handbell choir and a senior choir. He was the initiator of the foundation Musikstiftung St. Johannis. From 1997 to 2006, he was president of the association of church musicians in the Protestant Landeskirche In Germany and Switzerland, a Landeskirche (plural: Landeskirchen) is the church of a region. The term usually refers to Protestant churches, but—in case of Switzerland—also Roman Catholic dioceses. They originated as the national churches of ... Hanover. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Mohn
Leo Mohn (June 6, 1925 – July 9, 1980) was an American farmer, cattle breeder, and electric company foreman. Born in Woodville, Wisconsin, Mohn was a farmer, electric company foreman, and was involved with the breeders and creamery cooperatives. He served on the Woodville School Board and was involved with the Democratic Party. Mohn served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1971 to 1979. He died in a hospital in Hayward, Wisconsin Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, next to the Namekagon River. The population was 2,318 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sawyer County. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward. History Early h ... after suffering a heart attack while on vacation. He was seeking election at the time of his death after taking out nomination papers.Former Rep. Mohn dead at age 55,' Wisconsin State Journal,' July 10, 1980, section 1, pg. 5 Notes 1925 births 1980 deaths People from St. Croix County, Wiscons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
