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Michelsen
Michelsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Mikkel/ Michael". There are related English, German, Swedish and other spellings of this name. People with the name Michelsen include: People * Albert Michelsen (1893-1964), American marathoner *Alfonso López Michelsen (1913- 2007), Colombian politician, lawyer and journalist * Anders Michelsen, Norwegian football midfielder * Andreas Michelsen (1869-1932), German admiral *Anne Dorte Michelsen, Danish singer and composer *Charis Michelsen, American actress and former model *Christian Michelsen (1857–1925), Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman * Christian Michelsen (footballer), Norwegian footballer who currently plays for Kristiansund BK *Hans Methlie Michelsen, Norwegian judge * Jacob Andreas Michelsen (1821–1902), Norwegian businessperson and politician * Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen, Norwegian Representative to Parliament, president of Young Liberals of Norway *Randi Michelsen (1903 1981), Danish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Michelsen
Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen (15 March 1857 – 29 June 1925), better known as Christian Michelsen, was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first prime minister of independent Norway and Norway's 9th prime minister from 1905 to 1907. Michelsen is most known for his central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905, and was one of Norway's most influential politicians of his time. Background Born in Bergen, he was named after his grandfather, bishop Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow. He was the eldest of five siblings born into a merchant family. Michelsen attended the Bergen Cathedral School. He studied law at The Royal Frederick University and went on to become a lawyer. He later established the shipping company, Chr. Michelsen & Co., which became one of the largest in Norway. Political career He became a member of the Norwegian Parliament (''Storting'') in 1891, representing the Liberal Party of Norway. He consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelsen Farmstead
The Andreas Michelsen Farmstead was originally built as a two-room house in 1902 by Andreas himself. In 1912 an addition was added to the home, making seven rooms in total, and little has changed since. The homestead consists of a 1 1/2-story Victorian-style farmhouse with a wraparound porch, and various outbuildings including a barn, granary, calving shed, coal shed, machine shed, storage cellar, corrals and pens, and an outhouse. Landscape elements on the property include a dugout, cistern and filter, and garden. The farmstead is located at the corner of 2nd Avenue & 6th Street, on the west half of four blocks in the northwest corner of the National Historic Site of Stirling, Alberta. The home remained in the Michelsen family until 1995 when the village, in partnership with the Stirling Historical Society, bought the homestead to turn into an interpretative center. Incentrethe homestead was registered as a Provincial Historic Resource and added to the Alberta Register of Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charis Michelsen
Charis Elisa Michelsen (born December 30, 1974) is an American actress, a former model and a make-up artist. Michelsen worked as a model in New York City in her early adulthood before becoming an actress. She appeared in supporting roles in the films ''High Art'' (1998), Martin Scorsese's ''Bringing Out the Dead'' (1999), and ''Wonder Boys'' (2000). Life and career Charis (pronounced ''Chær-us'') Michelsen was raised in Boring, Oregon, a small town east of Portland. After high school, she moved to New York City to study art at Parsons School of Design, where a photographer for ''Harper's Bazaar'' discovered her for modeling. While attending a rock concert, Michelsen was discovered by Liv Tyler's mother Bebe Buell, who became her career manager. Michelsen played the role of "Debby" in the 1998, award-winning film ''High Art'', and soon after appeared in Martin Scorsese's film ''Bringing Out the Dead''. Michelsen then went to work on the films ''Wonder Boys'' and ''Orphan''. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso López Michelsen
Alfonso López Michelsen (30 June 1913 – 11 July 2007) was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the 24th President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was nicknamed "El Pollo" (The Chicken), a popular Colombian idiom for people with precocious careers. Early years López was the son of former two-time president of Colombia, Alfonso López Pumarejo and his first wife María Michelsen Lombana. He was born and raised in Bogotá. He studied at the ''Gimnasio Moderno'' School and later in other cities: Paris, Brussels, London and Santiago de Chile. He graduated with a degree in law from the Universidad del Rosario. During his father's presidency, López maintained a low profile in politics and instead focused on becoming a university professor at the ''Universidad del Rosario''. In 1938, López married Cecilia Caballero Blanco in Bogotá and they had three sons. They moved to the outskirts of Bogotá in a ''hacienda'' in the then municipality of Engativá, Cundinama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelsen's Cabinet
The Michelsen's Cabinet was a Norwegian cabinet, formed by a coalition of the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Moderate Liberal Party and the Coalition Party. It governed Norway between 11 March 1905 and 23 October 1907. It entered office as part of the build-up for the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. It had the following composition: Cabinet members Other The State Secretary title is not to be confused with the modern title State Secretary. The old title State Secretary, used between 1814 and 1925, is now known as Secretary to the Government (''Regjeringsråd''). - Government.no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Michelsen
Andreas Heinrich Michelsen was a German Vizeadmiral and military commander. During World War I, he commanded several torpedo boats and the submarine fleet, participated in the Battle of Jutland, as well as being the leading German commander during the Battle of Dover Strait. Early military career Andreas Michelsen was born on 19 February 1869 in Hildesheim as the son of Eduard Michelsen and Agnes Michelsen born Kisker. He joined the Imperial German Navy as a cadet in April 1888. He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1894, to corvette captain in March 1906, and promoted to frigate captain in May 1910. In 1903, Michelsen served as a adjutant under Hans von Koester and in 1905, he commanded the SMS ''Grille''. For a while he also worked as a lecturer at the Maritime Academy. From October 1910, he served as Commander of the Torpedo Command, which he held until September 1911. In January 1911, he was promoted to the rank of Battleship Captain, and was appointed Deputy Commander of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Michelsen (footballer)
Christian Magnus Thim Michelsen (born 14 March 1976) is a Norway, Norwegian Association football, football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Eliteserien club Kristiansund BK, Kristiansund. Playing career He started his senior career in Clausenengen FK, then played for Stabæk Fotball, Stabæk in the Eliteserien, Tippeligaen. From 1999 to 2003 he appeared 87 times in the Norwegian top flight with Stabæk, scoring 12 goals. 11 goals were scored in the 2000 season. After the 2003 season he signed with Moss FK. He joined Kristiansund BK ahead of the 2008 season. He retired after the 2012 season. Coaching career After his retirement as active footballer in 2012, Michelsen became Geir Bakke's assistant coach at Kristiansund. He took over as head coach ahead of the 2014 season, when Bakke left the club to become assistant coach at Molde FK, Molde. In 2016, Michelsen led his team to promotion to the 2017 Eliteserien, which was Kristiansund BK's first season in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Michelsen
Stacey Michelsen (born 18 February 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the ''Black Sticks Women''), including for the team at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Michelsen was first selected for the Black Sticks Women in June 2009, along with ten other players as the Black Sticks squad was overhauled following its last place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In February 2012, she was named the 2011 women's Young Player of the Year in the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Player of the Year Awards. Born in Whangarei, Michelsen attended Kamo Intermediate and Kamo High School in Whangarei and St Cuthbert's College in Auckland. She studies law and business at the University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Michelsen
Albert Richard "Whitey" Michelsen (December 16, 1893 – July 7, 1964) was an American long-distance runner who is recognized as having set a world's best in the marathon on October 12, 1925, with a time of 2:29:01 at the inaugural Port Chester Marathon in Port Chester, New York. According to the International Association of Athletics Federations, Michelsen held this record until Fusashige Suzuki posted a 2:27:49 performance in Tokyo, Japan on March 31, 1935. Michelsen represented the United States in the marathon at the Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where he finished 9th, as well as the Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he finished 7th. Michelsen again won the Portchester Marathon in 1927. Around that time, he was a plumber from Stamford, Connecticut. Notes His Grandma was from Germany References External links *Brief obituary in ''The Eugene R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Andreas Michelsen
Jacob Andreas Michelsen (17 August 1821 – 12 October 1902) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician, also known as the father of Christian Michelsen. He was the son of Tollach Michelsen, a manual labourer with roots in the Egersund district. Tollach's wife Madsi Magdalena Eide (died 1829) came from the same social background. In June 1855 he married Caroline Sophie Ernstine Kjerschow. Their son was the later Norwegian Prime Minister Christian Michelsen. Christian Michelsen was named after Jacob's father-in-law, bishop Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow. Michelsen worked himself up from the modest social background. A businessman, he was awarded burghership in 1847. He was a grain trader, wine grocerer and consul, stock exchange commissioner from 1870 to 1902 and bank director from 1870. He served as mayor of Bergen from 1865 to 1866 and 1876 to 1878. He was elected from his city to the Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen
Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen (born 23 April 1981) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was leader of the party's youth wing, Young Liberals of Norway, from 2003 to 2007. He served as deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland during the term 2005–2009. Background Michelsen hails from Austevoll municipality in Hordaland on the south-western coast of Norway. He has studied comparative politics at the University of Bergen. For one year he worked as a volunteer for the Strømme Foundation in Uganda. He has served his civilian service for Bergen Turlag, a member organization of the Norwegian Trekking Association. Political career Between 2002-2003 Michelsen was the international secretary for the Young Liberals. In 2006 he was a youth delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. He has previously been a candidate for the Storting, the last time in 2009 when he was second candidate, following Lars Sponheim. As leader of Young Liberals of No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Michelsen
Anders Michelsen (born 27 September 1970) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder. He started his career in Langhus IL, and joined Drøbak/Frogn ahead of the 1990 season. He played for FC Lyn Oslo, SFK Lyn in 1993,Profile at Lyn Oslo and then rejoined Drøbak/Frogn. In 1996, he played for Skeid Fotball, Skeid in the Norwegian Premier League. Ahead of the 2008 season he joined Strømsgodset IF. This was the first time that he played for another club than his twin brother Thomas Michelsen, Thomas. After some years for Strømsgodset he joined Follo FK, Follo. Having helped win promotion to the First Division, he planned to retire after the 2004 season, but played one final season for Langhus. References 1970 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Lyn Fotball players Skeid Fotball players Strømsgod ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
