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QUIST
Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called ''`t Quistken''. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. The surname is also common in coastal Ghana, originating during the colonial era from Gold Coast Euro-African unions. People with the surname include: * (1913–1991), Australian tennis player * |
Adrian Quist
Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player. Biography Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. His father was Karl Quist, who had been a noted interstate cricketer, and owned a sporting goods store at the time of his son's birth. Quist grew up in Adelaide and once played Harry Hopman, but lost, having given Hopman a head start. He was a three-time Australian Championships men's singles champion but is primarily remembered today as a great doubles player. He won 10 consecutive Australian doubles titles between 1936 and 1950, the last eight together with John Bromwich and he was also one of the winners of a "Career Doubles Slam". Quist was ranked World No. 3 in singles in 1939 and World No. 4 in 1936. In his 1979 autobiography tennis great Jack Kramer writes that in doubles "Quist played the backhand court. He had a dink backhand that was better for doubles than singles, and a classic forehand drive with a natural sink. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Quist
Allen J. Quist (born October 14, 1944) is a Minnesota politician, a former state representative, and a two-time candidate for governor of the state. State representative A Republican, Quist was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in November 1982. He served three terms from January 4, 1983, until January 2, 1989. He was defeated for re-election by St. Peter School Board Chair and Gustavus Adolphus College Professor Don Ostrom in November 1988. He represented the old District 23B, which included portions of Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet and Renville counties in the south central part of the state. He chaired the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Social Services during the 1985-1986 biennium. In 2013, he ran in a special election to fill a vacancy in House District 19A, easily winning the January Republican nominating convention but losing the general election to Clark Johnson on February 12, 2013. In December 1986, Quist's first wife, Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Charles Quist
Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist, also known as Paa Quist (21 May 1880, in Christiansborg, Accra – 30 March 1959) was a barrister, educator and judge who served as the first Speaker of the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly and the first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana. Biography Early life and ancestry Emmanuel Charles Quist was born in 1880 in Christiansborg, Accra. He was the son of the Rev. Carl Quist (1843 – 99), a Basel Mission minister from Osu, Accra. His Ga-Danish mother, Paulina Richter, descended from the Royal House of Anomabo. Richter's ancestor was Heinrich Richter (1785–1849), a prominent Euro-African from Osu. Richter's descendants also included Philip Christian Richter (b. 1903), an academic and Presbyterian minister and Ernest Richter (b. 1922), a diplomat. Carl Quist was also of Ga-Danish ancestry and a son of one of the three ''Kvist'' brothers (anglicised to Quist) who came to the Gold Coast via Holland in 1840. The brothers, all ethnic Danes, settled sepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qvist
Qvist is a surname of Scandinavian origin. People with the surname include: * Anders Qvist (born 1987), Danish professional football defender * Arthur Qvist (1896–1973), Norwegian horse rider and Olympic athlete; also Norwegian Commander of the Norwegian Volunteer SS Legion in World War II * Eetu Qvist (born 1983), Finnish former ice hockey player * Gabriella Qvist (born 2003), Danish curler * Lasse Qvist (born 1987), Danish football player * Mikael Qvist, Danish curler and coach * Ole Qvist (born 1950), former Danish international footballer * Trine Qvist (born 1966), Danish curler and Olympic medalist See also * Quist Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called ''`t Quistken''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus Quist Hansen
Rasmus Quist Hansen (born 5 April 1980 in Middelfart), also known as Rasmus Quist, is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the lightweight double sculls, with his partner Mads Rasmussen. Quist and Rasmussen placed first in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, third in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates .... References * * * 1980 births Living people People from Middelfart Municipality Danish male rowers Olympic rowers of Denmark Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Quist
Lucy Quist, née Afriyie, (born 1974) is a Ghanaian-British business and technology executive. She is a managing director for Morgan Stanley Early life and education Born in London to Ghanaian parents, Peter and Mary Afriyie, Lucy Quist spent her formative years in both Europe and Africa. She went to Wesley Girls' High School in Cape Coast and attended sixth-form college at the Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School. She went on to study at the University of East London, graduating with a first-class honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. She holds an MBA from INSEAD in France. Career In her early working life, she was an Electrical and Electronic Engineer at Ford Motor Company, and attained her Chartered Engineer certification. She joined the Royal Bank of Scotland as a change manager before switching to the telecommunications industry in 2008 at Millicom International Cellular, working in business development, sales, distribution, and marketing. Lucy Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Quist
Neville Quist (born 1952) is an Australian fashion designer. Biography Neville Quist was born in 1952 in Glenelg, South Australia. He founded the clothing label Saville Row in 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1989 Quist developed the first animated patterned men's socks. The label attached to these products was Johnny Dangerous and was sold throughout thirteen European countries. Pacific Dunlop Pacific Dunlop was a highly diversified Australian conglomerate company that operated in, among other things, the Automotive, textile, electronics and biotechnology industries. Products commercialised included tires, car batteries, cables, clo ... entered into a licensing agreement with Quist, as did Bonds Underwear. Michael Jackson attempted to use the brand Dangerous on items of clothing for his Dangerous tour but was unsuccessful in doing so. Consequently, Jackson, through Triumph International, attempted to reach a resolution with Quist. The outcome of this is unknown. Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton (born 4 August 1958) is a Ghanaian-British radio journalist, correspondent, commentator and broadcaster. She works for National Public Radio, reporting on issues and events related to West Africa. She grew up in Ghana, Italy, Britain, and Kenya. Biography Early life Quist-Arcton was born in Oxford, England, on 4 August 1958. She began kindergarten in Ghana and went to high school and university in the United Kingdom. Education Quist-Arcton obtained a BA with honors in French Studies (with international relations and Spanish) at the London School of Economics and went on to complete a year's course in radio journalism at the Polytechnic of Central London. This course included two internships at the BBC, which she joined in 1985. Journalism and radio Quist-Arcton was appointed the BBC West Africa correspondent in 1990, heading the regional bureau in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and covering 24 countries. In 1994 she returned to BBC's Bush House in Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per-Ola Quist
Per-Ola Quist (born 18 February 1961 in Malmö, Skåne County) is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ..., where he swum the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay. Clubs * Helsingborgs SS Referencessports-reference 1961 births Living people Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Sweden Sportspeople from Malmö Swedish male freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Quistgaard
Jacob Quistgaard (known as Quist) is a Danish guitarist and producer based in Los Angeles. Quist is best known as the lead guitarist with British singer and Roxy music frontman Bryan Ferry. He has been touring with Ferry since early 2014 and featured on his 2014 album Avonmore, with Nile Rodgers, Mark Knopfler, Johnny Marr, Flea and Marcus Miller. Other recording credits include British X-factor winners Little Mix, Stooshe and Valerie June. Quist has also performed with multi-million selling Jazz musician Jamie Cullum, bass player T.M. Stevens, Alison Moyet, Waddy Wachtel and Dutch singer Boris Titulaer. Quist is also known for his YouTube channel (Quist), which mainly features his original music, improvisations, tour vlogs and one of the largest and most popular collections of original "jam tracks" and backing tracks on the internet. The channel has over 140 million views and aside from featuring Quist, it also showcases other notable musicians, including Alice Cooper lead gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Quist
Robert Ernest Quist (born January 5, 1948) is an American singer, instrumentalist (playing guitar and banjo), songwriter, and politician. Originally a founding member of the Mission Mountain Wood Band, his songs have also been recorded by artists Michael Martin Murphey and Loretta Lynn among others. He is known as a musical and cultural ambassador for the state of Montana and was appointed to the Montana Arts Council by Governor Brian Schweitzer. He has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Japan. He was the Democratic nominee for Montana's sole congressional seat in the 2017 special election. Early life Born January 5, 1948 in Cut Bank, Montana, Quist began singing at a young age and learned to play multiple instruments, including trombone and cello. As a high school senior he led the Cut Bank Wolves to the 1966 Class B Boys State basketball championship under coach Willie Degroot before playing basketball at the University of Montana. While at UM, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Quist
Karl Hugo Quist (18 August 1875 – 31 March 1957) was an Australian sportsman who played interstate cricket for New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia, and later became a noted South Australian sporting coach and personality. Born in Milsons Point, a suburb of Sydney, to Danish emigrant parents, Quist played Sydney grade cricket for both the North Sydney and Sydney Cricket Clubs, captaining the latter side for a period of time."Mr. Karl Quist" – ''''. Published 21 August 1915. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales during the 1899–1900 season, in a match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
