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Ole (name)
Ole is a Danish and Norwegian masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse name Óláfr, meaning "ancestor's descendant". Notable people with the given name include: Given name * Ole Anderson, American wrestler * Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Norwegian hedge fund manager * Ole Barman, Norwegian novelist * Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian biathlete * Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician * Ole Beich, Danish bassist * Ole E. Benson, American politician * Ole Bornedal, Danish film director * Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist * Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founder of the Lego Group * Ole Ernst, Danish actor * Ole Espersen, Danish politician * Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-born American outboard manufacturer * Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer * Ole Bjørn Kraft, Danish journalist and politician * Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Danish author * Ole Monty, Danish actor * Ole Nydahl, Danish founder and director of Diamond Way * Ole Olsen (filmmaker) (1863–1943), Danish filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their Viking expansion, overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age, the Christianization of Scandinavia and the consolidation of Scandinavian kingdoms from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid-to-late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not absolute, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: Old West Norse, ''Old West Norse'' or ''Old West Nordic'' (often referred to as ''Old Norse''), Old East Norse, ''Old East Norse'' or ''Old East Nordic'', and ''Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Ole Lund Kirkegaard (29 July 1940, in Aarhus – 24 March 1979) was a Danish writer of children's and youth literature, as well as a teacher. He mainly wrote about the interactions between adults and children. The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero. In 1969, he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris) Kirkegaard grew up in Skanderborg just south of Aarhus, and many of his stories were inspired by his own childhood experiences there. He also illustrated his own books. On a cold winter night in 1979, after having had too much to drink, he fell in the snow on his way home and could not get up again. He froze to death on the spot, at just 38 years of age. A street in Skanderborg is named after him (Ole Lund Kirkegaards Stræde). Bibliography In Danish: * Lille Virgil (lit. Little Virgil), 1967 * Albert, 1968 * Orla Frøsnapper (lit. Orla Frogsnapper), 1969 * Hodja fra Pjort (lit. Hodja from Pjort), 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Ole
Eduard Ole (20 May 1898 – 24 November 1995) was an Estonian painter. Some of his most representative works are on permanent exhibition at the Kumu Art Museum of Estonia. In 1973, Ole published in Sweden his two-volume illustrated memoirs ' ("On the Big Highway") I and II. A new edition of these books were published in Estonia in 2010. Expressionism, Cubism Ole was the seventh child in a farmer's family with eight children. Very young, Ole came in contact with modern western art by means of reproductions in the art school library and by visiting galleries and museums in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia between 1914 and 1918, where he became particularly influenced by German Expressionism. Ole returned to Estonia in 1918, when his country became independent, and worked as a theatre designer, teacher of drawing, art critic and as of 1923, as a professional artist. That year, together with Friedrich Hist (1900–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Worm
Ole Worm (13 May 1588 – 31 August 1654), who often went by the Latinized form of his name Olaus Wormius, was a Danish physician, natural historian and antiquary. He was a professor at the University of Copenhagen where he taught Greek, Latin, physics and medicine. Biography Worm was the son of Willum Worm, who served as the mayor of Aarhus, and was made a rich man by an inheritance from his father. Ole Worm's grandfather Johan Worm, a magistrate in Aarhus, was a Lutheran who had fled from Arnhem in Gelderland while it was under Catholic rule. Worm married Dorothea Fincke, the daughter of a friend and colleague, Thomas Fincke. Fincke was a Danish mathematician and physicist, who invented the terms 'tangent' and ' secant' and taught at the University of Copenhagen for more than 60 years. Through Fincke, Worm became connected to the powerful Bartholin family of physicians, and later theologians and scientists, that dominated the University of Copenhagen throughout the 17th an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Svendsen
Ole Svendsen (born 27 April 1952 in Aalborg, Nordjylland) is a retired male welterweight boxer from Denmark. Biography He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Svendsen was eliminated in the first round by Seychelles' Michael Pillay on points (1-4) in the men's welterweight division (– 67 kg). He was one of three boxers representing Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics, the others being Jesper Garnell (lightweight) and Michael Madsen (light heavyweight). 1980 Olympic results Below is the record of Ole Svendsen, a Danish Welterweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to Michael Pillay Michael Pillay (born 10 November 1955) is a Seychellois former boxer and a founding member of the ''Seychelles Olympians Association''. Pillay competed in the men's welterweight category at the 1980 Olympic Games. In the first round he defeated ... (Seychelles) by decision, 1-4 References 1952 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Stavad
Ole Stavad (born 1 June 1949, Ejersted) is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. Stavad was a member of the Danish Parliament from 1980 to 2007.. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. Stavad served as Tax Minister between 1993-1994 and 1998-2001 and as Minister of Trade and Industry 2000–2001. He was Deputy Chairman of the Danish Social Democratic Party between 1995 and 2000. He served as President of the Nordic Council The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomou ... in 2006. References 1949 births Government ministers of Denmark Living people Members of the Folketing Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Danish Tax Ministers {{Denmark-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Rømer
Ole Christensen Rømer (; 25 September 1644 – 19 September 1710) was a Danish astronomer who, in 1676, made the first measurement of the speed of light. Rømer also invented the modern thermometer showing the temperature between two fixed points, namely the points at which water respectively boils and freezes. In scientific literature, alternative spellings such as "Roemer", "Römer", or "Romer" are common. Biography Rømer was born on 25 September 1644 in Århus to merchant and skipper Christen Pedersen (died 1663), and Anna Olufsdatter Storm ( – 1690), daughter of a well-to-do alderman. Since 1642, Christen Pedersen had taken to using the name Rømer, which means that he was from the Danish island of Rømø, to distinguish himself from a couple of other people named Christen Pedersen. There are few records of Ole Rømer before 1662, when he graduated from the old Aarhus Katedralskole (the Cathedral school of Aarhus), moved to Copenhagen and matriculated at the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Qvist
Ole Qvist (born 25 February 1950 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former professional footballer who played a goalkeeper for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and earned 39 caps with the Denmark national team from 1979 to 1986. He played all of Denmark's four matches at the 1984 European Championships. He was also an unused player at the 1986 FIFA World Cup team. Throughout his playing career he continued to work as a Police Officer in the Traffic Divisions motorcycle unit. His son Lasse Qvist Lasse Qvist (born January 17, 1987) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a striker for GVI. Life and career Born in Roskilde, Qvist started playing football in local clubs Himmelev-Veddelev BK and KFUM Roskilde. From his ear ... is also a footballer. His father Hans Qvist was a renowned Danish cartoonist. External links * * 1950 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish footballers Association football goalkeepers Denmark international footballers UEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Birk Olesen
Ole Birk Olesen (born 21 December 1972 in Gram) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Alliance political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election. From 2016 to 2019 he served as Denmark's Minister of Transport, Building and Housing. Political career Olesen was elected into parliament at the 2011 election, where he received 3,758 personal votes. He was reelected in 2015 with 5,941 votes and in 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... with 2,020 votes. References External links Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) , - Living people 1972 births People from Haderslev Municipality Liberal Alliance (Denmark) politicians Government ministers of Denmark Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Olsen (speedway Rider)
Ole Olsen (born 16 November 1946) is a Danish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He won the Speedway World Championship three times, in 1971, 1975, and 1978. He also won the World Long Track Championship in 1973. In 1979 Olsen won Speedway World Pairs Championship with Hans Nielsen. In 1978, 1981 and 1983 Olsen was the captain of Denmark's winning Speedway World Team Cup teams, while also finishing second in 1979 and 1982. Denmark could only place third in the 1980 World Team Cup Intercontinental Final and missed a place in the Final held at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland, the same track where he made his World Individual Final debut in 1970. In 2015, Olsen was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. Olsen's success greatly helped popularize the sport in Denmark which led to him building and opening a track at Vojens, the 15,000 capacity Vojens Speedway Center, which has held many Danish Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
