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Paulsen
Paulsen is a Danish, Norwegian and German patronymic surname, from the given name Paul prefix, of Latin origin, itself derived from ''Paulus'', meaning "small". People with the name Paulsen include: * Albert Paulsen (1925–2004), Ecuadorian-American actor * August Paulsen (1871–1927), Danish American businessman *Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), Norwegian figure skater *Dave Paulsen, American basketball coach * David Paulsen, American television screenwriter and producer *Diego Paulsen (born 1987), Chilean politician *Edvin Paulsen (1889–1963), Norwegian gymnast *Erik Paulsen (born 1965), former US Representative from Minnesota * Frederik Paulsen Sr (1909–1997), Medical Doctor and the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals * Frederik Paulsen Jr (born 1950), businessman, son of the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals *Fridtjof Paulsen (1895–1988), Norwegian speed skater * Friedrich Paulsen (1846–1908), German philosopher *Gary Paulsen (1939–2021), American writer *Harald Paulsen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Paulsen
Erik Philip Paulsen (born May 14, 1965) is an American businessman and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009 and as majority leader from 2003 to 2007. In 1994 Paulsen was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives from District 42B, which covered part of suburban Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He was reelected six times and, in addition, he was elected by his fellow house Republicans to serve as majority leader from 2003 until 2007. He won the 2008 election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota’s 3rd congressional district, which covers the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, and succeeded retiring Republican incumbent Jim Ramstad. Paulsen represented the district in Congress for five terms. He easily won reelection four times, but was defeated in his 2018 reelection bid by Democrat Dean Phillips. From 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Paulsen
Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming of age, coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens. Early life Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939, in Minneapolis to Oscar Paulsen and Eunice Paulsen, née Moen. His father was a career Army officer who departed soon after Gary’s birth to join George S. Patton, General Patton’s staff. Gary next saw his father at age 7 when he and his mother sailed to the Philippines to join him at his Army base. He and his mother lived in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. When Gary was 4, his mother took him to live in Chicago. Before World War II ended, she sent him to live with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Paulsen
August Paulsen (July 29, 1871 – March 11, 1927) was a Danish-American businessman noted for his philanthropy in the states of Washington (state), Washington and Idaho. Background August Paulsen was a Danes, Danish immigrant, who arrived in America at the age of fourteen. He came to America as a stole away on a ship. When he first arrived in America he stayed with an uncle. Paulsen arrived in Spokane, Washington in the autumn of 1892, where he would later be regarded as a great asset to the community. Career Paulsen initially worked in the dairy industry in Spokane and Wallace, Idaho. However, his interest lay in the mountains of the Coeur d'Alene Mountains, Coeur d'Alenes district, where productive mining claims were making hard working miners rich. In 1895, Paulsen managed to save $850 to buy a quarter stake in the Hercules silver mine, Hercules mining claim. Paulsen's partners in the claim included Harry, Eugene, and Jerome Day, three brothers, Charles H. Reeves (Dad Reev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraig Paulsen
Kraig Paulsen (born September 9, 1964) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017 and as speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Early life and education Paulsen was born in Monticello, Iowa. His father, Dr. Kenneth Paulsen, is a veterinarian. His mother, Marilyn Felker, is a retired hospital transcription manager. Paulsen has one brother and two sisters. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Iowa State University 1987, an MBA from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in 1994, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2003. Career Paulsen served United States Air Force, where he served as an operations group senior weapons instructor, maintenance flight commander, and squadron director of operations. Paulsen was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the USAF Commend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Paulsen Jr
Frederik Paulsen is a Swedish billionaire businessman and non-executive chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Biography Early life Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen was born on 30 October 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden, as a Swedish citizen. His father was Frederik Paulsen Sr, the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Paulsen grew up in Sweden, with his father and his father's second wife, Eva Wolf Frandsen – one of the founding researchers at Ferring. He attended school in Sweden and then went on to study chemistry at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, (Germany) and business administration at Lund University in Sweden. He received his doctoral degree in Demography from Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, France. Career Since 2003, Paulsen has been based in Switzerland, where Ferring subsequently established its global headquarters in Saint-Prex. His business interests focus mainly on the Ferring Pharmaceuticals Group where he has worked since 1976 in senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Paulsen
Dr. Jan Paulsen is a Seventh-day Adventist Church leader. Paulsen has served in Africa, Europe and America. He was president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists from March 1999 to June 2010. Presidential service Paulsen was re-elected to the office of president at the 57th General Conference Session in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2000. During this term, Paulsen's office was responsible for the initiation of such programs as "Go One Million", "Faith & Science Dialogues" and "Sow One Billion". Paulsen also took the initiative to open dialogue between the youth of the church through his "Let's Talk" campaign. On 1 July 2005, Paulsen was again re-elected to the office during the 58th General Conference Session in St. Louis, Missouri. His term ended on 25 June 2010, when Ted N. C. Wilson was elected as president during the 59th General Conference Session in Atlanta, Georgia. Previous roles Paulsen was vice-president of the General Conference from 1995 until his app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Paulsen
Diego Alfredo Paulsen Kehr (born 1 August 1987) is a Chilean politician who served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2020 to 2022, and as has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2020, representing District 22 of Araucanía. He is the youngest person to hold the position of President of the Chamber of Deputies, being elected in April 2020 at the age of 32. As President of the Chamber of Deputies, Paulsen is third in the presidential line of succession, after the Minister of the Interior and Public Security and the President of the Senate. Paulsen was first elected to Congress in 2013 representing District 49 of Araucanía and then reelected in 2017 representing the newly created District 22. He is a member of the liberal conservative National Renewal Party. Early life and education Paulsen was born in Temuco to a family of Danish and German descent. He graduated from Adolfo Ibáñez University with a law degree and earned a postgraduate diplom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Paulsen
Julius Paulsen (22 October 1860 in Odense – 17 February 1940 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter. From 1879 to 1882 he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he was later a professor. He had strong connections with several of the Skagen Painters and visited Skagen in the early 1900s. Paulsen was influenced by Rembrandt and French salon art. He is remembered above all for his portraits. Early life and education Born in Odense, Paulsen was the son of a shopkeeper. After completing an apprenticeship as a house painter, he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1882. In 1885, he travelled to the Netherlands, France and Belgium together with Viggo Johansen.Marianne Marcussen, "Julius Paulsen" ''Kunstindekx Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon''. Retrieved 29 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Paulsen
Axel Paulsen (18 July 1855 – 9 February 1938) was a Norwegian figure skater and speed skater. He invented the figure skating Axel jump and held the world title in speed skating from 1882 to 1890. In 1976 he was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Biography Paulsen was born in Aker near Christiania (today's Oslo) to Haagine Olsen (1822–1918) and the merchant Johan Peter Paulsen (1820–1887). He grew up in Oslo, where his father ran a coffee shop. He started skating at early age and by 1870 already competed both in speed skating and figure skating. In 1882 he won the World Championships in speed skating in Vienna and received an extra prize in figure skating for a new jump, which he performed while wearing speed skates and which was later named after him. In the winter of 1883 Paulsen went to North America to participate in a series of skating events. On 8 February 1883 a race was held at the open air rink in Washington Park, Brooklyn, New York. Paulsen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Paulsen
Dave Paulsen (born September 14, 1964) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at College of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross. Previously, he was the head men's basketball coach at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Before arriving at George Mason, he was previously the head coach at Bucknell University for seven seasons. Prior to Bucknell, he spent eight years as the head coach at his alma mater, Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and also coached at St. Lawrence University in Canton (village), New York, Canton, New York, and Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. Coaching career At Williams College, Paulsen won the NCAA Division III title in 2003, and finished as national runner up in 2004 in sports, 2004. Paulsen was twice named NCAA Division III, Division III Coach of the Year during his time at Williams. On May 20, 2008, Paulsen was hired as head coach at Bucknell. Paulsen led the Bison to a disappointing 7–23 record in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Paulsen
Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under from Leopold Jessner, who was then senior director at Hamburg's Thalia Theater. He made his debut at the Hamburg Stadttheater in 1913. From 1915 until 1917, he served in the German Army during World War I. in 1917–18 he played at the Fronttheater in Mitau. In 1919 he was brought to the Deutsches Theater in Berlin by Max Reinhardt. From his extensive theatrical work, his role as "Mackie Messer" ("Mack the Knife") in the world premiere of Bertolt Brecht's ''The Threepenny Opera'' is particularly noteworthy. This performance took place on 31 August 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. At that time, Paulsen was considered a Brecht admirer. In 1938 Harald Paulsen became director of the Theater am Nollendorfplatz in Berlin, where mainly operettas were perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Paulsen
Harold W. "Babe" Paulsen (March 3, 1919, in Virginia, Minnesota – May 11, 2010, in Mankato, Minnesota) was a former collegiate ice hockey player and head coach. Paulsen played hockey at the University of Minnesota from 1938 to 1941 and was an All-American in 1940 at left wing alongside teammate John Mariucci. He was team captain as a senior in 1940-1941, finishing his career as Gopher hockey's all-time leading scorer, a record that would hold for the next 15 years. He was selected for the 1940 U.S. Olympic Hockey team, but due to World War II those games were cancelled. With boyish looks, and a small stature, Paulsen earned the nickname "Babe" during his playing days in high school and college. Following college, Paulsen signed a professional contract with the Chicago Black Hawks, but never made it to Chicago. He coached the Roseau High School Rams varsity hockey team before joining the Navy during World War II. Paulsen returned to Minnesota after the war and completed a maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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