Stellan Skarsgaard
Stellan is a masculine given name used in Sweden. It means “peaceful one” or “calm” and has a German language, German origin. Although many think it is equivalent to Stelio used in Italy, Stelian used in Romania and Stelios in Greece, all serving as masculine versions of the feminine name Stela which means star in Latin language, it is not proven. People *Stellan Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish table tennis player *Stellan Bojerud (1944–2015), Swedish politician *Stellan Brynell (born 1962), Swedish chess player *Stellan Claësson (1886–1970), Swedish film producer *Stellan Fagrell (1943–2022), Swedish officer *Stellan Nilsson (1922–2003), Swedish football player *Stellan Olsson (1936–2022), Swedish film director *Stellan Österberg (born 1965), Swedish badminton player *Stellan Rye (1880–1914), Danish film director *Stellan Skarsgård (born 1951), Swedish actor *Stellan Vinthagen (born 1964), Swedish sociologist *Stellan Westerdahl (1935–2018), Swedish sailor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Fagrell
Senior Colonel Karl ''Stellan'' Fagrell (21 July 1943 – 30 April 2022) was an officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps. He served as Deputy Inspector General of the Navy from 1998 to 2001. Early life Fagrell was born on 21 July 1943 in Lidköping Parish (''Lidköpings församling'') in Lidköping, Skaraborg County, Sweden. Career Fagrell graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in Näsbypark on 27 August 1970 and was commissioned as an officer. Fagrell was awarded the Naval Academy's gold token for excellent academic results, an award that had previously only been awarded four times since 1944. He was assigned to Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment as a second lieutenant the same year, where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1972 and to captain in 1973. He studied at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1976 to 1979, served in the Defence Staff between 1979 and 1986 and at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration from 1980 to 1983 and was promoted to major in 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Westerdahl
Stellan Westerdahl (10 November 1935 – 27 August 2018) was a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the ''Star (sailboat), star class'' at the 1972 Summer Olympics with Pelle Pettersson. References External links * 1935 births 2018 deaths Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Star Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Vinthagen
Stellan Vinthagen (born October 13, 1964) is a professor of sociology, a scholar-activist, and the Inaugural Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he directs the ''Resistance Studies Initiative''. He is also Co-Leader of the Resistance Studies Group at University of Gothenburg and co-founder of the Resistance Studies Network, as well as Editor of the ''Journal of Resistance Studies'', and a Council Member of War Resisters International (WRI), and academic advisor to the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC). His research is focused on resistance, power, social movements, nonviolent action, conflict transformation and social change. He has since 1980 been an educator, organizer and activist in several countries, and has participated in more than 30 nonviolent civil disobedience actions, for which he has served in total more than one year in prison. Biography Vinthagen holds a PhD ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), ''Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (2011), and ''Nymphomaniac'' (2014). Skarsgård's early English-speaking film roles include ''The Unbearable Lightness of Being'' (1988), ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990), ''Good Will Hunting'' (1997), '' Ronin'' (1998), and ''King Arthur'' (2004). Skarsgård has since starred in various blockbusters such as '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007). He also starred in '' Mamma Mia!'' (2008), ''Angels and Demons'' (2009), David Fincher's thriller ''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011) and ''Dune'' (2021). Since 2011 he has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portraying Dr. Erik Selvig in ''Thor'' (2011), '' The Avengers'' (2012), '' Thor: The Dark World'' (20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Rye
Stellan Rye (4 July 1880 – 14 November 1914) was a Danish-born film director, active in the early 20th century. Rye was born in Randers. In 1913 he created (together with Hanns Heinz Ewers and Paul Wegener) the silent film '' Der Student von Prag'' (''The Student of Prague''). At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Reichsheer (German Army). He died in France, a prisoner of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of wa .... External linksBiography from thGerman Film association* 1880 births 1914 deaths Danish film directors German military personnel killed in World War I German prisoners of war in World War I World War I prisoners of war held by France Prisoners who died in French detention People from Randers German Army personnel of World War I Danish em ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Österberg
Stellan Österberg (born 17 January 1965) is a Swedish badminton player. He competed in the Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles, men's doubles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1965 births Living people Swedish male badminton players Olympic badminton players for Sweden Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics People from Härryda Municipality Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Olsson
Stellan Olsson (6 July 1936 – 27 May 2022) was a Swedish film director. In 2012, his film ''Sven Klangs kvintett'' from 1976 was voted one of the 25 best Swedish films of all times. Death Olsson died on 27 May 2022 at his home in Helsingborg, aged 85. Films * 1966 – Irland * 1969 – Oss emellan * 1971 – Julia och nattpappan * 1971 – Deadline * 1974 – Pappa Pellerins dotter * 1976 – Sven Klangs kvintett * 1978 – Bevisbördan * 1980 – Den enes död ... * 1981 – Det finns inga smålänningar * 1985 – Jane Horney "Jane" Ebba Charlotta Horney (married Granberg), (8 July 1918 – 20 January 1945) was a Swedish woman, believed to have spied in Denmark for the benefit of Nazi Germany, and to have been killed by the Danish resistance movement on a fishing boat ... * 1991 – Den stora badardagen * 1992 – Yasemin på flykt * 1994 – Good Night Irene * 1996 – Rose och drömmarna References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsson, Stellan 193 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Nilsson
Stellan Nilsson (22 May 1922 – 27 May 2003) was a Swedish football player. He played for the Sweden national football team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of Sweden's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ..., but he did not play in any matches. References External links Profile* 1922 births 2003 deaths Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Allsvenskan players Serie A players Serie B players Genoa CFC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Malmö FF players Angers SCO players Olympique de Marseille players Olympic footballers for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Claësson
Erik ''Stellan'' Claësson was a Swedish film producer. He was married to actress Karin Swanstrom and ran SF Studios for over a decade. He was responsible for first sighting Ingrid Bergman and introducing her to cinema. Biography Claësson was the son of city physician Jonas Leonhard Claësson and Aurora Adelaide Hillman. He came to Stockholm where he first worked in the police force but then went into acting. Claësson was appointed studio manager for SF Studios in Råsunda, Solna, in 1932. In his book ''Scandinavian Film'', Forsyth Hardy writes of this period of the studio's history that "Svensk Filmindustri, through its producers Karin Swanstrom and Stellan Claesson, was content to produce modestly conceived films for the home market. They were for the most part comedies with a strong theatrical flavour or farces, some of them originating strangely in the novels of P. G. Wodehouse." During his time there, Claësson was nicknamed by some colleagues "Råsunda's dictator" f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stellan Brynell
Stellan Brynell (born September 28, 1962) is a chess grandmaster from Sweden. He became Swedish champion in 1991 and in 2005. He represents the Swedish club Limhamns SK. Team events He represented Sweden in the Chess Olympiads of 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004. He also participated at the European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...s of 1989, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005. ReferencesOlimpbase - Olympiads and other Team event information External linksBrynell's games at Chessgames.com* 1962 births Living people Chess grandmasters Swedish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors {{Sweden-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |