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Ragnar Pedersen
Ragnar Pedersen (25 September 1942 – 16 October 2007) was a Norwegian illustrator, known by his pen name "Joker", text writer, magazine editor and revue writer. He was from Oslo, and settled in Fredrikstad from 1972. He was a cartoonist for the newspaper '' Dagbladet'' for many years, in the column "Uka som gikk". He wrote and illustrated the comics strip ''Amøbene'' for the weekly magazine ''Alle Menn'' from 1966 onwards. He edited the humour magazine ''KOnK Konk or KONK may refer to: * KONK (AM), a community radio station (1630 AM) in Key West, Florida, United States * ''Konk'' (album), an album by The Kooks * Konk (band) KONK was an American band formed in 1980 in New York City that emerged duri ...'' from 1966 to 1976. A posthumous exhibition of his works was held in Oslo at Deichmanske bibliotek, Grünerløkka, in 2014. References Further reading * 1942 births 2007 deaths Comics creators from Oslo Norwegian comic strip cartoonists Norwegian comic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
