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Rosenquist Af Åkershult
Rosenquist is a Swedish surname meaning "rose branch". Notable people with the surname include: * Gustaf Rosenquist (1887–1961), Swedish gymnast *James Rosenquist (1933–2017), American artist *Jesse Rosenquist Jesse Rosenquist (26 August 1899 in Martin, Tennessee, United States – June 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was one of the world's first police radio dispatchers. A sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department, he achieved u ... (1899–1966), American police radio dispatcher pioneer * Alan Rosenquist (1983–present), American Maritime Technologist See also * Rosenqvist References {{Reflist Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Rosenquist
Gustaf Wilhelm "Gösta" Rosenquist (10 September 1887 – 22 December 1961) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He was part of the Swedish team that won the all-around gold medal. References 1887 births 1961 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Jönköping {{Sweden-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rosenquist
James Rosenquist (November 29, 1933 – March 31, 2017) was an American artist and one of the proponents of the pop art movement. Drawing from his background working in sign painting, Rosenquist's pieces often explored the role of advertising and consumer culture in art and society, utilizing techniques he learned making commercial art to depict popular cultural icons and mundane everyday objects. While his works have often been compared to those from other key figures of the pop art movement, such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Rosenquist's pieces were unique in the way that they often employed elements of surrealism using fragments of advertisements and cultural imagery to emphasize the overwhelming nature of ads. He was a 2001 inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Early life Rosenquist was born on November 29, 1933, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the only child of Louis and Ruth Rosenquist. His parents were amateur pilots of Swedish descent who moved from tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Rosenquist
Jesse Rosenquist (26 August 1899 in Martin, Tennessee, United States – June 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was one of the world's first police radio dispatchers. A sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department, he achieved unexpected fame due to the early police radio frequencies being tuned in on home radios, which were hundreds or even thousands of miles away. Furthermore, procedures at the time included an announcement of the dispatcher's name at the end of each broadcast. His offhanded "ROSE-n-quist!" told listeners who he was. When the CBS Radio CBS Radio was a radio broadcasting company and radio network operator owned by CBS Corporation and founded in 1928, with consolidated radio station groups owned by CBS and Westinghouse Broadcasting/Group W since the 1920s, and Infinity Broadc ... Network started their '' Calling All Cars'' series (heard in the western United States from 1933 to 1939), Jesse Rosenquist was the voice that producers sought, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Rosenquist
Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Alan (Chinese singer) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan *Alan (Mexican singer) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor *Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración *Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer *Alan (footballer, born 1998) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer *Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907), "the Great" *Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952) *Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040) *Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language) *Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott *Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), 15th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosenqvist
Rosenqvist is a Swedish surname meaning "rose branch". Geographical distribution As of 2014, 64.1% of all known bearers of the surname ''Rosenqvist'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:4,169), 22.3% of Finland (1:6,671), 9.6% of Denmark (1:15,900) and 1.4% of Norway (1:97,025). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,169) in the following counties: * 1. Kalmar County (1:1,804) * 2. Skåne County (1:2,039) * 3. Kronoberg County (1:2,363) * 4. Jönköping County (1:2,796) * 5. Blekinge County (1:3,142) * 6. Östergötland County (1:3,392) * 7. Gävleborg County (1:3,685) * 8. Gotland County (1:3,899) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:6,671) in the following regions: * 1. Åland (1:587) * 2. Satakunta (1:1,750) * 3. Southwest Finland (1:3,393) * 4. Uusimaa (1:4,638) * 5. Ostrobothnia (1:5,607) People * Edil Rosenqvist, Finnish wrestler * Einar Rosenqvist, Norwegian naval officer and politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |