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Merete Klingen
Merete is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Merete Agerbak-Jensen (born 1967), Norwegian politician * Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup (born 1963), Danish architect, university professor and writer * Merete Alfsen (born 1950), Norwegian translator * Merete Morken Andersen (born 1965), Norwegian novelist, children's writer and magazine editor * Merete Armand (1955–2017), Norwegian actress * Merete Barker (born 1944), Danish artist * Merete Fjeldavlie (born 1968), Norwegian alpine skier * Merete Gerlach-Nielsen (1933–2019), Danish academic * Merete Erbou Laurent (born 1949), Danish weaver and textile artist * Merete Møller (born 1978), Danish team handball player * Merete Myklebust (born 1973), Norwegian footballer * Merete Pedersen (born 1973), Danish footballer * Merete Ries (1938–2018), Danish publisher and editor *Merete Riisager (born 1976), Danish politician * Merete Skavlan (1920–2018), Norwegian actress, theatre instructor and director *Merete Van K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Agerbak-Jensen
Merete Agerbak-Jensen (born 22 August 1967) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. She was born in Oslo, and was educated at the Oslo University College, Norwegian Journalist College in 1994 and at the University of Oslo. She worked as a journalist in ''Akers Avis'' from 1987 to 1990 and ''Verdens Gang'' from 1995 to 1997. From 2001 to 2003 she worked as communications director in Avinor and before 2006 information director in Oslo Sporveier. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. From 1998 to 2001 she was city commissioner (''byråd'') of the environment and transport in the city government of Oslo. In 2006 she became city commissioner of urban planning. She left in September 2009, and instead became communications director in Kollektivtransportproduksjon. She was a member of Oslo city council during the terms 1987–1991, 1991–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup
Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup (born 1963) is a Danish architect, university professor and writer about architecture. Associate professor of Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole, she has authored numerous articles, papers and books. She is a member of the Danish Royal Academy and the Danish Centre for Design Research. Awards She received the N. L. Høyen Medal in 2005. See also *List of Danish architects A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References External linksDanish Centre for Design Research page Danish architects 1963 births Living people Danish women writers {{Denmark-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Alfsen
Merete Alfsen (born 14 February 1950) is a Norwegian translator. Career Alfsen started working as translator in 1981, and has translated more than ninety books into Norwegian language. She has previously been literary critic for the newspaper ''Dagbladet'', and freelancer host for the radio shows ' and '. Personal life Alfsen was born on 14 February 1950, a daughter of engineer Petter Alfsen and Torill Riise-Hansen. She was married to diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen from 1971 to 1982. Awards * 1992: Norwegian culture and church department's translator prize for child and youth literature for her translation of John Marsden's So much to tell you 'Så mye å si deg' * 1994: Bastian Prize in 1994, for her translation of Virginia Woolf's novel ''Orlando'' into Norwegian. * 1997: The Book Club's fiction translator prize okklubbenes skjønnlitterære oversetterpris* 2006: Bastian Prize for child and youth literature for her translation of William Nicholson's ''The Wind Singer'' 'Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Morken Andersen
Merete Morken Andersen (born 24 July 1965) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and magazine editor, born in Hamar. Andersen won the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2002 for ''Hav av tid'' (Oceans of Time). She was editor of the literature periodical ''Vinduet'' (Window) from 1993 through 1997. Several of her books have been translated into English Bibliography * ''Fra'' – Novel ( 1988 ) * ''Broren min løper'' – Novel ( 1991 ) * ''Ibsenhåndboken'' – om Henrik Ibsens dramatikk – a handbook on Henrik Ibsen's drama (1995) * ''Dronningen etter badet'' – Novel ( 1996 ) * ''Fiendens musikk'' – poetry ( 1997 ) * ''Livsritualer – om Cecilie Løveids'' – Drama ( 1998 ) Livsritualer * ''Hav av tid'' – Novel, translated into English as ''Oceans of Time'' (2002) * ''Agnes & Molly'' (2008) Prizes * Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritiker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Armand
Merete Armand (8 June 1955 – 22 January 2017) was a Norwegian actress. Life She was born in Bergen, a daughter of actor Eilif Armand, and sister of actors Gisken Armand and Frøydis Armand. She was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. She was assigned with the theatres Sogn og Fjordane Teater, Telemark Teater, Trøndelag Teater, Riksteatret and Den Nationale Scene Den Nationale Scene ( en, National Theater) is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway. History Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has root .... She was awarded Pernillestatuetten in 1997. References External links * 1955 births 2017 deaths Actresses from Bergen Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni 20th-century Norwegian actresses 21st-century Norwegian actresses Norwegian stage actresses {{Norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Barker
Merete Barker (born 1944) is a Danish artist who uses sketches and photographs from her many travels as the basis for highly expressive paintings where it is often difficult to distinguish between nature and culture. She has received various honorary scholarships, as well as the Eckersberg Medal and the Danish Arts Foundation’s Lifelong Artist’s Grant. Career Educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1966-1973), she became a member of the ''Ny Abstraktion'' group in 1977 and in 1989 of ''Grønningen''. Her abstract approach to recognizable subjects and themes combines the constructive with the expressive, often in minimalistic series of wood carvings and reliefs. From 1976, digital graphics became an important tool for Barker. At the end of the 1980s, nature's organic universe became an important concern. Journeys to New York, Mexico and Turkey have been the basis for her paintings which build on the shapes and colours of towns and landscapes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Fjeldavlie
Merete Fjeldavlie (born 13 August 1968 in Oslo) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. In March 1992 she won a World Cup race in Super-G in Vail, beating Petra Kronberger and Carole Merle. That season she came second in the overall Super-G World Cup. She didn't achieve any podium finishes in the major championships; her best placing was 9th in the downhill event at the 2001 World Championships in St. Anton Sankt Anton am Arlberg, commonly referred to as St Anton, is a village and ski resort in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies in the Tyrolean Alps, with aerial tramways and chairlifts up to , yielding a vertical drop of . It is also a popular s .... She retired from alpine skiing in 2002. References External links * * 1968 births Living people Norwegian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Norway Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers from Oslo {{Norway-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Gerlach-Nielsen
Merete Gerlach-Nielsen (1933–2019) was a Danish-born French-language academic, UNESCO's coordinating director for women's affairs (1988–1990), and one of the founders of Kvinfo, the Danish Centre for Research on Women and Gender. In 1998, she chose to adopt French citizenship. Biography Born on 16 August 1933 in Copenhagen, Merete Gerlach-Nielsen was the daughter of Carl Gerlach-Nielsen (1901–1991) and Louise Fanøe (1908–1987). She was raised as an only child in an internationally oriented home in which her father was attached to the Alliance Française while her mother was an officer in the Home Guard. As a child, Gerlach-Nielsen was influenced by her godmother Margrethe Spies who introduced her to the theatre and to literature and shared her concern for gender equality and women's affairs. Gerlach-Nielsen attended Copenhagen's French School and matriculated from Christianshavns Gymnasium in 1951. She went on to graduate as Cand.mag. in French and Danish at Copenhagen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Erbou Laurent
Merete Erbou Laurent (born 1949) is a Danish weaver and textile artist. Since the 1970s, she has specialized in weaving paper yarn to produce brightly coloured floor rugs, runners and carpets but more recently has used wool for her rugs. From 1983 to 2006, she was editor-in-chief of the Danish arts and crafts journal ''Dansk Kunsthåndværk'' and from 2011 to 2017 served as chair of the Danish designers' association Danske Kunsthåndværkere & Designere. Biography Born on 26 January 1949 in Randers, Merete Erbou Laurent is the daughter of Carsten Gylling Erbou (1923–1998), a farmer, and Helga Kirkegaard (born 1926). The eldest of four children, she was brought up in a farming household near Hadsten in Central Jutland. She learnt to weave at home from an early age and acquired her own loom when she was 16. From 1966 to 1970, she studied handicrafts under at the Jutland Art Academy in Aarhus, specializing in weaving under Anna Thommesen. In 1969, she married the painter Erik Laur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Møller
Merete Møller (born 7 May 1978 in Sønderborg) is a former Danish handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ... player and World champion. She was part of the team that won the 1997 World Championship. External links profile at eurohandball.com 1978 births Living people Danish female handball players People from Sønderborg Handball players from the Region of Southern Denmark {{Denmark-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust (born 16 May 1973 in Ålesund) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion, and olympic medalist. She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993 and played 60 matches for the national team. She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Soccer" (Retrieved on 17 May 2008) References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merete Pedersen
Merete Pedersen (born 30 June 1973) is a Danish former football striker who played for Vejle BK and Odense BK in the Elitedivisionen, TSV Siegen in the German Bundesliga and Torres CF in Italy's Serie A, taking part in the UEFA Women's Cup with Odense and Torres. She was a member of the Danish national team for sixteen years, taking part in the 1999 and 2007 World Cups, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1997, 2001 and 2005 European Championships. In September 2008 Pedersen scored the only goal in Denmark's 1–0 win over Ukraine to secure her country's place at UEFA Women's Euro 2009 The 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, or just Women's Euro 2009, was played in Finland between 23 August and 10 September 2009. The host was appointed on 11 July 2006, in a UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Berlin and the Finnish proposal won over .... It was her tenth goal of the qualifying series. Ahead of the final tournament she retired from international football, stating that she did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |