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Rask (surname)
Rask is a surname which may refer to: Politics *Maija Rask (born 1951), Finnish politician *Märt Rask (born 1950), Estonian attorney, jurist, and politician * Ola Rask (born 1940), Swedish politician * Samuel A. Rask (1874-1959), American businessman and politician Sport Association football *Caroline Rask (born 1994), Danish footballer *Jesper Rask (born 1988), Danish footballer *Mikkel Rask (born 1983), Danish footballer *Svend Aage Rask (born 1935), Danish footballer Ice hockey * Fanny Rask (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player *Joonas Rask (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player * Tuukka Rask (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player *Victor Rask (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player Other sports *Bengt Rask (born 1958), Swedish swimmer * Erik Rask (born 1936), Danish rower *Joakim Rask (born 1972), Swedish golfer * Kaarto Rask (1928–2001), Finnish shot putter Other *Gertrud Rask (1673–1735), Norwegian missionary to Greenland *Grethe Rask (1930–1977), Danish physician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maija Rask
Maija-Liisa Rask (born 28 January 1951) is a Finnish retired politician and nurse. She represented Lapland in the Parliament of Finland as a member of the Social Democratic Party from 1991 to 2007. As minister of education from 1999 to 2003, she was one of the 29 signers of the Bologna declaration. Biography Rask was born on 28 January 1951 in Turku, Finland. She qualified as a registered nurse in 1974 and as a public health nurse in 1980. From 1974 to 1984, she worked at hospitals in Uppsala and Kemi. Rask received a degree in nursing education from the Kemi Institute of Health Care in 1983, where she became a teacher in 1985. She was elected to the city council of Kemi that year, and she was a presidential elector in the 1988 Finnish presidential election. Rask studied environmental protection at the University of Lapland, and received a degree in 1990. Rask was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1991, as the only member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Rask
Erik Rask (born 3 April 1936) is a Danish rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1936 births Living people Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Lolland {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus Rask
Rasmus Kristian Rask (; born Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch; 22 November 1787 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish linguist and philologist. He wrote several grammars and worked on comparative phonology and morphology. Rask traveled extensively to study languages, first to Iceland, where he wrote the first grammar of Icelandic, and later to Russia, Persia, India, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Shortly before his death, he was hired as professor of Eastern languages at the University of Copenhagen. Rask is especially known for his contributions to comparative linguistics, including an early formulation of what would later be known as Grimm's Law. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1829. Early life Rask was born to Niels Hansen Rasch and Birthe Rasmusdatter in the village of Brændekilde near Odense on the Danish island of Funen. His father, a smallholder and tailor, was well-read and had a decently-sized book collection. As a child, Rask's scholastic ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Rask
Karin Rask (until 2005, Karin Lätsim; born 21 April 1979) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, theatre teacher and clothing designer. Early life and education Karin Rask was born as Karin Lätsim in Haapsalu, in Lääne County in 1979. She attended secondary school at Haapsalu Gymnasium, graduating in 1997. From 1997 until 1998, she studied radio and program direction at Tallinn Pedagogical University (now, Tallinn University). In 2002, she graduated from the Higher Theatre School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) in Tallinn. Among her graduating classmates were Priit Võigemast, Ott Aardam, Maria Soomets, Hele Kõre, Mart Toome, Evelin Võigemast, Elisabet Reinsalu, and Argo Aadli. Stage career In 2002, shortly after graduation, Rask (then known by her birth name, Lätsim) joined the Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre (also called the Estonian State Puppet Theatre. More commonly called the NUKU theatre) in Tallinn's Old Town. She would remain w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helene Rask
Anne-Helene Rask Arnesen (born 11 November 1980), better known as Helene Rask, is a Norwegian model from Nesodden. She began modelling when she was 17, she is known for appearing in magazines such as '' FHM'', '' Vi Menn'', '' Henne'', ''Se og Hør'' and ''Her og Nå''; as well as for participating in the Norwegian version of ''Fear Factor'', during which she almost drowned, on TV3. She is also working for '' Gatebil'' magazine, modelling and answering readers' questions. Rask has also released four singles ("No Love" in 2005, "Magic Summer" and "Get On" in 2006, and "Venus" in 2009), an album (2006's ''Colours'') and a DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ... as a singer, distributed by the Norwegian record company Best Of Music. She is also the owner of Rask M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grethe Rask
Margrethe P. Rask (1930 – 12 December 1977), better known as Grethe Rask, was a Danish physician and surgeon in Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). After setting up her own hospital in the village of Abumombazi in 1972, she transferred to Danish Red Cross Hospital in Kinshasa in 1975. She returned to Denmark in 1977 after developing symptoms of an unknown infectious disease, which was later discovered to be AIDS. Three and a half years later in June 1981 the Centers for Disease Control recognized AIDS. Rask was one of the first non-Africans (along with Arvid Noe and Robert Rayford) and first non-men who have sex with men known to have died of AIDS-related causes. Early years and Zaïre (1930–1974) Born in 1930 in the Danish town of Thisted, Rask practiced medicine in Zaïre for a brief period in 1964, when she was recalled to Europe for training in stomach surgery and tropical illnesses, from 1972 to 1977, first at a small local hospital in the Zairian tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrud Rask
Gertrud Rask (167321 December 1735) was the first wife of the Danish-Norwegian missionary to Greenland Hans Egede and was the mother of the missionary and translator Paul Egede. Life in Norway Gertrud Rask (the parish register records her as Gjertrud Nilsdatter Rasch) was born at Kvæøya, Troms, Norway, the third of six children of Niels Nielsen Rasch (1641–1704) and Nille Nilsdatter (d. 1716). Growing up in the harsh climate of northern Norway, she was 34 when she married Hans Egede, the 21-year-old pastor of Vågan in the Lofoten archipelago. They had four children : Sons- Poul (1709–1789) & Niels (1710–1782) ; Daughters- Kirstine Matthea (1715–1786) and Petronelle (1716–1805).Torstein Jørgensen"Hans Egede - utdypning"in ''Store Norske Leksikon'' (Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-01-20. Her husband's determination to establish a Greenland mission had become firm by 1710 at the latest; Gertrud Rask Egede strongly resisted his plan initially, but eventually she bent to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaarto Rask
Kaarto Rask (7 October 1928 – 17 March 2001) was a Finnish shot putter who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1928 births 2001 deaths Finnish male shot putters Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Rask
Joakim "Jocke" Rask (born 8 January 1972) is a Swedish professional golfer. Rask's father, a scratch golfer, taught him to play as a six-year-old and he represented the Swedish boys' team. Rask concentrated on golf after an ice-hockey injury, and turned professional in 1992 at the age of 20. He won a Challenge Tour event in his first season, and he had a great 1996 season, which saw him hold the number one rankings position for several weeks in the mid-to-late part of the season, and graduated to the European Tour.Joakim Rask Bio European Tour, accessed 8 September 2016 Rask played 63 events on the 1997–2015 where his best performance was ninth at the 2001 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Rask
Karl Bengt Rask (born 28 April 1928) is a retired Swedish swimmer who won a bronze medal relay medals in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships. Two years later he competed in the same event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... but was eliminated in the preliminaries. References 1928 births Living people Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swedish male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Stockholms KK swimmers Swimmers from Stockholm {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
