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Swenson (surname)
Swenson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amanda Swenson (1852-1919), Swedish-born American soprano singer *Bob Swenson, professional football player *Cal Swenson, Canadian ice hockey player *Chuck Swenson, American college basketball coach *Doug Swenson (1945-2009), American politician, lawyer, and judge *Earl Swensson (c. 1931–2022), American architect *Elmer Swenson, pioneering grape breeder *Erick Swenson, American artist *Gloria Josephine Swenson, birth name of silent film actress Gloria Swanson *Inga Swenson, American actress *Kari Swenson, biathlete *Karl Swenson (1908–1978), American actor *Kaycee Nicole, Kaycee Nicole Swenson, fictitious persona, well-known case of Münchausen by Internet from 1999 to 2001. *Ken Swenson, American middle distance runner *Lyman Knute Swenson, U.S. Naval officer killed in World War II *Mary Ann Swenson, American, Methodist bishop *May Swenson, American poet and playwright *Pete Swenson, American ski mountaineer *Rick S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Swenson
Amanda Swenson (1852 - January 11, 1919) was a Swedish-born American soprano singer and teacher. A member of the Swedish Ladies' Quartette as a young woman, she was a voice teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. where her Ladies' Chorus won the Eisteddfods. Biography Amanda Carlsson was born in Nykiöping, near Stockholm, Sweden, 1852. Her parents were Anders Carlsson and Margreta Larsdotter Carlsson. When fourteen years old, her possession of a rare voice was discovered by her friends. Her mother was a widow in moderate circumstances, with seven children to support, and there was little hope of her receiving a musical education. When she was sixteen, Rev. Mr. Ahlberger, of her native town, determined that she should have a musical education. He secured the cooperation of some wealthy residents of the vicinity, and she was sent to the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, where in three years, she graduated with honors, winning two silver medals. While there, she sang before the k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Swenson
Kenneth Lloyd Swenson (born April 18, 1948 in Clay Center, Kansas) is a retired middle-distance runner from the United States. Swenson was the world leader at 800 meters in 1970 and competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Career As a senior at Kansas State University, Swenson won the 880 yards in 1:46.3 at the 1970 NCAA outdoor championships. He also won at that year's national ( AAU) championships, narrowly defeating Mark Winzenried as both were timed in 1:47.4. Swenson set his personal best for 800 meters, 1:44.8, on July 16, 1970 in Stuttgart in a dual meet between the United States and West Germany; the time was the fastest in the world that year and a new American record for the metric distance. ''Track & Field News'' ranked Swenson the world's second-best half-miler that year, behind Yevgeniy Arzhanov of the Soviet Union. In 1971 Swenson only placed third in the AAU outdoor meet (behind Juris Luzins and Jamaica's Byron Dyce); however, he won gold at the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMS Ranches
The SMS Ranches are a famous group of cattle ranches located in West Texas. Background Swante M. Swenson migrated to America from Sweden during 1836. In 1850 Swenson moved to Austin, Texas and established a mercantile business with his uncle Swante Palm. While running the business, Swenson continued to buy railroad land and then bought school scripts to acquire additional property. In 1854 Svenson invested in the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway, which gained him acres of land in northwestern and western Texas. SMS Ranches eventually became one of the largest landowners in Texas. At their peak, the SMS Ranches occupy considerable portions of twelve counties in the lower plains area of West Texas and comprise more than . The ranches were named for the initials of the founder, Swante M. Swenson. The SMS brand, consisting of an extended M sandwiched between two reversed S's, was registered by the Swensons in the spring of 1882. At one time most, if not all, foremen of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Ann Swenson
Ruth Ann Swenson (born August 25, 1959) is an American soprano who is renowned for her coloratura roles. Born in Bronxville, New York and raised in Commack, New York on Long Island, Swenson studied at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and briefly at Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. In the early 1980s she joined the Merola Program at the San Francisco Opera and toured the country as Gilda in Western Opera Theater's ''Rigoletto''. She made her San Francisco Opera debut in 1983, as Despina in Mozart's ''Così fan tutte''. But her breakthrough role was Dorinda the shepherdess in Handel's ''Orlando'' opposite mezzo Marilyn Horne. Her Metropolitan Opera debut came in 1991, as Zerlina in Mozart's ''Don Giovanni''. In 1993, she won the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Award. Career Swenson has appeared on many opera stages, including the Opéra National de Paris, the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, the Berlin State Opera, the Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Swenson
Robert Alexander "Jeep" Swenson Jr. (January 5, 1957 – August 18, 1997) was an American professional wrestler, stuntman and actor. Career Wrestling Swenson wrestled for World Class Championship Wrestling in 1987 and 1988 as Jeep Swenson for manager Gary Hart. He debuted on March 7, 1987, defeating Perry Jackson in a 2-minute challenge match. His main feud was with Bruiser Brody, who was wrestling as the masked "Red River Jack". Brody defeated him at the Parade of Champions 1987 event. According to Swenson, he had the largest biceps in the world at that time (they were recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records). From 1993 to 1994, he wrestled for Global Wrestling Federation in Texas, where he feuded with Ahmed Johnson. Swenson returned to wrestling for a match at World Championship Wrestling's Uncensored pay-per-view on March 24, 1996. He performed as a member of the "Alliance to End Hulkamania". He was named The Final Solution, but following complaints from Jewis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Swenson
Rick Swenson, sometimes known as the "King of the Iditarod", (born 1950 in Willmar, Minnesota), is an American dog musher who was first to win the 1,049-mile (1688.2 km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska five times, a record he held for 30 years, until Dallas Seavey matched it by winning the 2021 Iditarod. Swenson won in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1991, and is the only person to win in three separate decades. He won his first Iditarod race at the age of 27. Swenson competed in the Iditarod for the first time in 1976, placing 12th. The next year, he beat Jerry Riley by just 4 minutes and 52 seconds, and became known for close finishes. Swenson has won by less than an hour four times, and by less than five minutes twice. Between 1976 and 2012, he has entered the race 36 times and has completed 34 Iditarods, more than any other musher, finished in the top ten 24 times and has won $612,576 in prizes, third among all entrants. He was awarded Sportsmanship aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Swenson
Pete Swenson (born December 25, 1967) from Breckenridge, Colorado, is an American ski mountaineer and Competition Director of the United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA). Swanson attended the Colorado College until 1990. Selected results * 2006: ** 9th, World Championship, relay, together with Cary Smith, Chris Kroger and Steve Romeo * 2009: ** 1st, US Ski Mountaineering National Championship, Jackson Hole * 2010: ** 2nd (seniors II), Patrouille des Glaciers, together with Benedikt Böhm and Javier Martín de Villa Javier Martín de Villa (born 23 August 1981) is a Spanish ski mountaineer. Martín was born in Madrid. He started ski mountaineering in 1998, competed first in the Trofeo Altos Pirineos race and became a member of the national team in the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Swenson
Anna Thilda May "May" Swenson (May 28, 1913 – December 4, 1989) was an American poet and playwright. Harold Bloom considered her one of the most important and original poets of the 20th century. The first child of Margaret and Dan Arthur Swenson, she grew up as the eldest of 10 children in a Mormon household where Swedish was spoken regularly and English was a second language. Although her conservative family struggled to accept the fact that she was a lesbian, they remained close throughout her life. Much of her later poetry works were devoted to children (e.g. the collection ''Iconographs'', 1970). She also translated the work of contemporary Swedish poets, including the selected poems of Nobel laureate Tomas Tranströmer. Personal life Swenson attended Utah State University in Logan, Utah, graduating in the class of 1934 with a bachelor's degree. She taught poetry as poet-in-residence at Bryn Mawr College, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Swenson
Mary Ann Swenson is an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992. Birth and family Mary Ann Swenson (''née'' McDonald) was born 8 July 1947 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was raised and educated in Jackson, Mississippi, where she was active in Sunday School, church youth group and choir at the Capitol Street Methodist Church. She married Jeffrey Joe Swenson of Elma, Washington 31 August 1968. Growing up on a dairy farm, Jeff is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington with a B.A. degree in fine arts. He also served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. The Swenson family also includes their dog, Bubba. Education Mary Ann graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi in 1969 with a B.A. degree in Religion. She earned a D.Min. degree from the School of Theology at Claremont in 1975. Her thesis was ''"A Synthesis Between Personal Piety and the Social Gospel in the Modern Church."'' Ordained ministry Swenson served as the Youth D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyman Knute Swenson
Lyman Knute Swenson (23 October 1892 – 13 November 1942), Retrieved 2008-01-19 was an American naval officer. Swenson was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah and graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Naval Academy on June 2, 1916. After service on board USS Vermont (BB-20), ''Vermont'' (BB-20) and , he prepared for submarine duty. After serving on board during World War I, he was given command of USS H-6 (SS-149), ''H-6'', 26 May 1919. In 1921 he returned to surface ships, serving in and , before commanding USS Isabel (PY-10), ''Isabel'' (PY-10) and then Destroyer Division 64. USS Juneau (CL-52), ''Juneau'' (CL-52) came under his command 18 December 1941 while still under construction. The newly promoted captain and the newly built light cruiser were both lost in the latter stage of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |