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Nygaard (surname)
Nygaard, Nygård, or Nygard are surnames of Scandinavian origin. The name means "new homestead", "new farm" or "new garden". Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Nygaard Haug, Norwegian judge *Anne-Pia Nygård, Norwegian writer *Arne Nygaard (b. 1957), Norwegian organizational theorist *Arne Nygård-Nilssen, Norwegian art historian, publicist, and magazine editor *Camilla Martin Nygaard, Danish badminton player *Damien Nygaard, Australian football player *Eldon Nygaard, Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives *Eline Nygaard Riisnæs, Norwegian pianist and musicologist at the University of Oslo *Gulborg Nygaard, Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party *Gunhild Nygaard, Norwegian fashion designer *Gunnar Nygaard (broadcaster) (1897–1997), Norwegian radio broadcaster *Gunnar Nygaard (phycologist) (1903–2002), Danish phycologist *Hjalmar Nygaard (boxer), Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics *Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (1906–1963) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer more narrowly to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes part of Finland), or more broadly to include all of Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. The geography of the region is varied, from the Norwegian fjords in the west and Scandinavian mountains covering parts of Norway and Sweden, to the low and flat areas of Denmark in the south, as well as archipelagos and lakes in the east. Most of the population in the region live in the more temperate southern regions, with the northern parts having long, cold, winters. The region became notable during the Viking Age, when Scandinavian peoples participated in large scale raiding, conquest, colonization and trading mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Nygård
Jens Nygård (born 8 January 1978) is a Finnish footballer who represents Vaasan Palloseura Vaasan Palloseura (or VPS) is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (''Veikkausliiga''). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VP ... of Veikkausliiga. Honours Individual * Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2009, References Guardian Football [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Nygaard
Nils Andreas Nygaard (born 3 April 1932, died 3 November 2015 was one of the founders of thFaculty of Law in Bergenand left behind one of the strongest tort law communities in the Nordic region. His teaching of the subject has left a lasting impact on generations of students. Nils Nygaard was born and raised in Imsland in Ryfylke, as the heir to a forest estate. In preparation for taking over the management of the property, he studied economics at the Oslo School of Economics, then at the Institute of Business Economics ("BI"). To complete his studies, he decided to study introductory law at the University of Oslo. However, law turned out to be Nygaard's great passion, so he chose to continue his law studies. He graduated with the Norwegian "Candidatus Juris" degree in 1967. At that time, he became the first person in Oslo to receive a scholarship from the Norwegian General Research Council (NAVF). Nygaard moved to Bergen in 1969 where he was hired at the University of Bergen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turisas
Turisas is a Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an ancient Finnish god of war. Turisas are a folk metal band, incorporating elements of power metal and symphonic metal along with frequent harsh vocals. Turisas is known to play most of their solos on electric violin, as opposed to traditional guitar solos. ''Battle Metal'' (2004–2007) Since 2003, Turisas have been signed to Century Media records, which released their debut album ''Battle Metal'' in 2004. Then the band went on a European tour with various guest musicians on instruments such as violins and accordions. On 28 October 2005, guitarist Georg Laakso was badly injured in a car accident and due to the extent of his spinal cord injuries, on 12 July 2006 issued a statement of his permanent resignation from the band on the official website. Nevertheless, the band continued to work on their second album, titled ''The Varangian Way'', whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Nygård
Turisas is a Finland, Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an Iku-Turso, ancient Finnish god of war. Turisas are a folk metal band, incorporating elements of power metal and symphonic metal along with frequent harsh vocals. Turisas is known to play most of their solos on electric violin, as opposed to traditional guitar solos. ''Battle Metal'' (2004–2007) Since 2003, Turisas have been signed to Century Media records, which released their debut album ''Battle Metal'' in 2004. Then the band went on a European tour with various guest musicians on instruments such as violins and accordions. On 28 October 2005, guitarist Georg Laakso was badly injured in a car accident and due to the extent of his spinal cord injuries, on 12 July 2006 issued a statement of his permanent resignation from the band on the official website. Nevertheless, the band continued to work on their second album, titled ''The V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Nygaard (judge)
Marius Nygaard (1 June 1902 – 27 March 1978) was a Norwegian judge. He enrolled as a student in 1920 and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1924. He worked as a deputy judge from 1925 to 1927, as a secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1927 to 1935 and an auxiliary judge from 1935 to 1936. He then worked as an assistant secretary in the Ministry of Justice from 1936 to 1945, and then as a deputy under-secretary of state from 1945. From 1949 to 1972 he served as a Supreme Court Justice. He chaired the Norwegian Association of Judges from 1953 to 1956, and was a board member of the Nordisk Administrativt Forbund from 1938 to 1949. From 1936 to 1945 he was a secretary of the latter organization in Norway. He was a supervisory council member of Oslo Sparebank from 1944, and chaired it from 1969. In 1965 he was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. He was a son of presiding judge Finn Nygaard (1873–1967), and thereby a grandson o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Nygaard (academic)
Marius Nygaard (13 September 1838 – 7 February 1912) was a Norwegian educator and linguist. Personal life He was born in Bergen as a son of shipmaster and merchant Mads Christensen Nygaard (1793–1875) and Maren Behrens (1806–1875). On the maternal side he was a first cousin of Johan Diederich Behrens. Nygaard married Elise Martin (1842–1923) in August 1863 in Bergen. They had the son William Martin Nygaard, a notable politician and book publisher. Marius Nygaard was also a grandfather of Mads Wiel Nygaard and judge Marius Nygaard, and a great-grandfather of Agnes Nygaard Haug, Kristen Nygaard and William Nygaard. Career He finished his secondary education in 1855 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.philol. degree in 1861. He worked at Bergen Cathedral School from 1862 to 1863 and Christianssand Cathedral School 1864 to 1876, and was headmaster from 1876 to 1877. He was the headmaster of the upper secondary school in Fredrikshald from 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Nygaard
Marc Stephen Griffith Nygaard (born 1 September 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Nygaard started his professional career in SC Heerenveen in 1995. He stayed with Heerenveen until 1997. He was then signed by MVV Maastricht. However, Nygaard only stayed with Maastricht one year before moving back to the Eredivisie in 1998 now playing for Roda JC. Nygaard stayed in Dutch football until 2003. He was then signed by the Italian Serie A side Brescia Calcio. Queens Park Rangers Nygaard joined Rangers from the Italian side Brescia on free transfer in July 2005. Nygaard made 72 appearances in all competitions during his two-and-a-half-year spell in W12, scoring 14 goals. Randers FC Nygaard made his first appearance for Randers in the quarter finals, of the Danish Cup, against Brøndby IF. However, due to an injury Nygaard found himself sidelined. Nygaard returned to the squad soon after and was in the starting line against AGF. Nyg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fargo (TV Series)
''Fargo'' is an American black comedy crime drama television series created and primarily written by Noah Hawley. The show is inspired by the 1996 film of the same name, which was written and directed by the Coen brothers, and takes place within the same fictional universe. The Coens were impressed by Hawley's script and agreed to be named as executive producers. The series premiered on April 15, 2014, on FX, and follows an anthology format, with each season set in a different era and location, with a different story and mostly new characters and cast, although there is minor overlap. Each season is heavily influenced by various Coen brothers films, with each containing numerous references to them. The first season, set primarily in Minnesota and North Dakota from January 2006 to February 2007 and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, and Martin Freeman, received wide acclaim from critics. It won the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Miniseries, Outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Freeman's most notable roles are that of Tim Canterbury in the mockumentary series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama series '' Sherlock'' (2010–2017), young Bilbo Baggins in ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy (2012–2014), and Lester Nygaard in the first season of the dark comedy-crime drama series ''Fargo'' (2014). He has also appeared in films including the romantic comedy ''Love Actually'' (2003), the horror comedy ''Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), the sci-fi comedy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (2005), the action comedy ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007), the semi-improvised comedy ''Nativity!'' (2009), the sci-fi comedy '' The World's End'' (2013), and as Everett K. Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester Nygaard
Lester Nygaard is a fictional character in the first season of the FX television series '' Fargo'' and is portrayed by Martin Freeman, who received critical acclaim for his performance, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Television Award for his performance. Character overview Lester Nygaard was born in 1966 and has a younger brother, Chazz Nygaard. He attended high school with Sam Hess, Bill Oswalt, and his future wife, Pearl; Hess bullied him constantly throughout high school. Lester and Pearl got married in 1988 when he was 22. 2006 In January 2006, Lester runs into Hess, and when startled by Hess, breaks his nose on a storefront window. At the hospital, Lester meets Lorne Malvo, who casually suggests murdering Hess; Lester neither approves nor rejects the idea. Lester's name is called and a nurse repeatedly urges Lester to move along, which makes him rise in annoyance and yell "yeah" which Malvo interprets as an approva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Nygaard (footballer)
Kristen Nygaard Kristensen (born 9 September 1949) is a Danish former professional footballer who played for Dutch team AZ Alkmaar and several French clubs. He scored 11 goals in 36 games for the Denmark national team, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Career Born in Sunds near Herning, Nygaard started playing football with Holstebro BK. He moved to IHF Aarhus, whom he helped win promotion from the Danish 3rd Division in 1969, by scoring 25 goals in 22 league games. He scored 15 goals in the 1970 Danish 2nd Division season, at ''Peders Fodboldstatistik'' and was called up for the Danish national team in July 1970. He played on for IHF Aarhus, but could not win promotion for the top-flight [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
