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Pär Kärn
Pär is a given name, a Scandinavian form of Peter. Notable people with the name include: * Pär Arlbrandt (born 1982), Swedish former professional ice hockey forward * Pär Arvidsson (born 1960), former butterfly swimmer from Sweden * Pär Asp (born 1982), retired Swedish footballer * Pär Bäcker (born 1982), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Pär Aron Borg (1776–1839), Swedish pedagogue and a pioneer in the education for the blind and deaf * Pär Boström * Pär Cederqvist Pär Cederqvist (born 10 March 1980), sometimes spelled Pär Cederquist, is a retired Swedish footballer who last played for IFK Värnamo in Superettan. He has previously represented Djurgårdens IF, Östers IF, Walsall F.C., Raufoss IL, Landskro ... (born 1980), Swedish footballer * Pär Djoos (born 1968), former ice hockey defenceman * Pär Edblom (born 1985), Swedish former ice hockey player * Pär Edlund (born 1967), retired Swedish ice hockey player * Pär Edwardson (born 1963), Swedish musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter (given Name)
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona. An Old English variant is Piers. In other languagess The following names can be interpreted as ''Peter'' in English. * Afrikaans: Pieter, Petrus * Albanian: Pjetër, Prel * Amharic: ጴጥሮስ ("Ṗeṭros") * Arabic: بطرس ('' Boutros''), بيار ("Pierre," mainly in Lebanon), بيتر ("Peter," exact transcription) * Aragonese: Pietro, Pero, Piero, Pier * Azerbaijani: Pyotr * Armenian: Պետրոս (''Bedros'' in Western dialect, ''Petros'' in Eastern dialect) * Asturian: Pedru * Basque: Peru, Pello (diminutive), Pedro, Piarres, Petri (Biblical), Kepa (neologism) * Belarusian: Пётр (''Piotr''), Пятро (''Piatro''), Пятрусь (''Piatrus'') * Bengali: পাথর (''Pathor' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Hansson
Pär Johan Åke Hansson (born 22 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord during a professional career that spanned between 2005 and 2019. A full international between 2011 and 2014, he won six caps for the Sweden national team and was a squad member at UEFA Euro 2012. Club career Hansson represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord between 2005 and 2019. A neck injury forced him to announce his retirement from professional football in 2019. International career Hansson represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams and was a part of the Sweden U21 squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil in Sweden. He made his full international debut for Sweden on 19 January 2011 in a friendly 2–1 win against Botswana. He was selected for Sweden's UEFA Euro 2012 squad, and served as a backup goalkeeper for Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Lund
Pär Lund (born 25 September 1972) is a Swedish pianist and composer. Education Lund began composing and playing the piano at the age of 7 and initiated his formal education in 1991 with professor Esther Bodin-Karpe at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. In 1994 he continued at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki where he until 2002 studied piano with professor Juhani Lagerspetz and composition with Erkki Jokinen and Olli Kortekangas. Following graduation, Lund concluded his studies at the masterprogram in piano at Stockholm's Royal College of Music 2002-2006 with professor Staffan Scheja. Lund has also participated in masterclasses for Dmitri Bashkirov, Eero Heinonen, Alfons Kontarsky, Radoslav Kvapil, Jacob Lateiner, László Simon, Valerian Vishnevsky and others. Career Lund's pianistic career began to show promise in his late teens when he in 1992 won Kil's International Piano Competition, followed by his entrance in the Ennio Porrino International Piano Competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Lindén
Pär Lindén (born July 20, 1966) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., he was disqualified in the repechages of the K-1 1000 m event. He is from Nyköpings Kanotklubb. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1966 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Sweden Swedish male canoeists {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Lindström
Pär Arne Lindström (born 29 October 1970 in Linköping, Östergötland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He competed twice at the Summer Olympics for his native country, in 1992 and 1996, both in the Men's 50m Freestyle. He later was affiliated with the University of California in Berkeley, California and would earn an MBA from Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p .... Clubs * Katrineholms Simsällskap References 1970 births Living people Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Sweden University of California, Berkeley alumni Swedish male freestyle swimmers People from Linköping Sportspeople from Östergötland County Harvard Business School alumni {{Sweden-Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Lindholm
Pär Lindholm (born 5 October 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Lindholm made his professional debut with Skellefteå AIK in the Elitserien during the 2009–10 Elitserien season. In the 2017–18 season, Lindholm established himself as a dominant center in the Swedish Hockey League, scoring 47 points in 49 regular-season games as well as 11 points in 16 playoff games for finalists Skellefteå AIK. On 17 May 2018, having gained NHL attention, Lindholm signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After attending the Maple Leafs 2018 training camp, Lindholm made the opening night roster to begin the 2018–19 season. He made his NHL debut against traditional rivals the Montreal Canadiens in the Maple Leafs 3–2 overtime victory on 3 October 2018. Playing as the Maple Leafs fourth-line center, Lindholm recorded his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Lindh
Pär Lindh (born ''Pär Olov Aron Lind'', 24 March 1959) is a Swedish composer, musician and founding member of the Swedish symphonic rock group Pär Lindh Project. Before working in a band, Lindh had several careers. These included church organist, touring classical pianist, solo harpsichordist, drummer, Hammond organist, and jazz and ragtime entertainer. During 1977 and 1978, Lindh played in hard rock bands such as Antenna Baroque and Vincebus Eruptum. However, he decided to leave the rock scene in 1979 to become a classical player in France. In 1989, Lindh returned to Sweden to pursue his interest in progressive rock. 1991–1994 In 1991, Lindh and several friends founded The Swedish Art Rock Society. The society's purpose was to start a festival that would serve as a starting point for the current wave of progressive and art rock. During this period, Lindh (alongside Jocke Ramsell and the late Magdalena Hagberg), made his first record with the Crimsonic Label, ''Gothic Impress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Lindgren
Pär Lindgren (born 16 January 1952 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish composer and composition teacher, cited as one of Sweden's leading composers of electroacoustic music, and one of the most important Swedish composers of orchestral music of his generation along with Jan Sandstrom, Anders Hillborg, and Anders Nilsson. Lindgren studied composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH) in the 1970s. Since 1980, he has taught at KMH and was professor of composition there from 1998 until 2008. Since then, he has returned to being a lecturer. Adrian Knight Adrian Knight is a Canadian actor who was the voice for the character Tao in the English-language version of the animated series ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold''. He also voiced Telemachus in the series ''Ulysses 31'', Pot the troll in the se ... and Marie Samuelsson were students of Lindgren. Lindgren won the Christ Johnson Prize in 1987 and 1996. References {{Sweden-composer-stub Swedish composers Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Lernström
Pär Hugo Gustav Lernström, born 4 September 1980, is a Swedish television presenter, perhaps best known for presenting the Swedish Idol series on TV4. He has worked for SR Stockholm, Utbildningsradion, MTV:s morningshow "Mycket mer än müsli", Aftonbladet TV7 and Mix Megapol. Lernström has been TV-host for the Swedish version of Balls of Steel, (Ballar av stål). In 2011 Lernström started to work for TV4. He was TV-host for Parlamentet in 2011. On 1 March 2011 it was reported that Lernström were going to be the TV-host for Swedish Idol 2011, replacing Peter Jihde. He is presenting Talang 2017 which is broadcast on TV4. In March 2011, he and his wife Linda Öhrn appeared on the TV-show '' Herr och Fru'' on TV4. The couple's first child, a daughter, was born in August 2012. Television Host *2009-2010 - Ballar av stål ''(Balls of Steel)'' *2011 - Parlamentet ''(The Parliament)'' *2011 - Idol Sweden *2012 - Kockarnas kamp ''(Chef Struggle)'' *2013 - Veckans svensk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Lagerkvist
Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (23 May 1891 – 11 July 1974) was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature. Lagerkvist wrote poetry, plays, novels, short stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from his early 20s to his late 70s. One of his central themes was the fundamental question of good and evil, which he examined through such figures as Barabbas, the man who was freed instead of Jesus, and Ahasuerus, the Wandering Jew. As a moralist, he used religious motifs and figures from the Christian tradition without following the doctrines of a church. Biography and works Lagerkvist was born in Växjö ( Småland). He received a traditional religious education – he would later say, with little exaggeration, that he "had had the good fortune to grow up in a home where the only books known were the Bible and the Book of Hymns". In his teens he broke away from Christian beliefs, but, unlike many other writers and thinkers in his generation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson (born 6 August 1963) is a retired badminton player from Sweden. Career He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships The 1993 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Birmingham, England in 1993. Venue * National Indoor Arena Medalists Medal table Events External linksBWF Results {{World badminton champs BWF World Champio ... in men's doubles with Peter Axelsson. Achievements World Championships ''Men's doubles'' World Cup ''Men's doubles'' IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's doubles'' References External links * * * Swedish male badminton players Living people 1963 births Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Sweden Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics World No. 1 badminton players S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pär Johansson
:''See also Per Johansson (other).'' Pär Ingemar Johansson (born 6 March 1970 in Sundsvall (grew up in Delsbo)) is a Swedish screenwriter, lecturer, theatre producer and theatre director. He works in Hudiksvall. He started the theatrical organization ''Glada Hudik-teatern Glada Hudik-teatern ("The Happy Hudik-theatre") is a Swedish theatrical organization, founded in Hudiksvall in 1996 by Pär Johansson. The ensemble includes adults with intellectual disabilities from Hudiksvall, among them Toralf Nilsson, Mats ...'' in 1996. In 2011 he received H. M. The King's Medal. References External linksOfficial website Swedish screenwriters Swedish male screenwriters Swedish theatre managers and producers Swedish theatre directors 1970 births Living people People from Sundsvall {{Sweden-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
