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Siv Widerberg
Siv Widerberg (12 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Umeå. Widerberg was born in Bromma Bromma () is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Stockholm Municipality. Bromma is primarily made up of Bromma Parish and Västerled Parish. The fourth largest airport in Sweden and the th .... She worked as a teacher (1951–1955) and as a journalist (1955–1965) before becoming a freelance writer. She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books. Widerberg died on Christmas Eve 2020. Works Prizes * 1968 – Litteraturfrämjandets stipendiat * 1978 – Nils Holgersson-plaketten * 1983 – Astrid Lindgren-priset * 2001 – Gulliver-priset * 2007 – Rebells Fredspris * 2011 – Eldsjälspriset References * ''Vem är vem i svensk litteratur''. Notes External linksrabensjogren.se {{DEFAULTSORT:Widerberg, Siv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromma
Bromma () is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Stockholm Municipality. Bromma is primarily made up of Bromma Parish and Västerled Parish. The fourth largest airport in Sweden and the third largest of the airports close to Stockholm, the Stockholm Bromma Airport, was first built in Bromma in 1936. The south-eastern part of Bromma is one of the richest areas in Stockholm. Description The districts that make up the borough are Abrahamsberg, Alvik, Beckomberga, Blackeberg, Bromma kyrka, Bällsta, Eneby, Höglandet, Mariehäll, Nockeby, Nockebyhov, Norra Ängby, Olovslund, Riksby, Smedslätten, Stora Mossen, Södra Ängby, Traneberg, Ulvsunda, Ulvsunda Industriområde, Åkeshov, Åkeslund, Ålsten and Äppelviken. , the population is 59,229 in an area of 24.60 km², which gives a density of 2,407.68/km². Bromma is dotted with tiny forests, parks and lakes, including Judarskogen Nature Reserve, surrounding Lake J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Holgersson-plaketten
The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book '' The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children's or young people's book in the Swedish language. Winners *1950 – Astrid Lindgren for "Nils Karlsson Pyssling" *1951 – Lennart Hellsing for "Summa summarum" *1952 – Sten Bergman for "Vildar och paradisfåglar" *1953 – Tove Jansson for "Hur gick det sen?" *1954 – The plaque was not awarded *1955 – Harry Kullman for "Hemlig resa" *1956 – Olle Mattsson for "Briggen Tre Liljor" *1957 – Edith Unnerstad for "Farmorsresan" (Journey to Grandmother) *1958 – Hans Peterson for "Magnus, Mattias och Mari" *1959 – Anna Lisa Wärnlöf for "Pellas bok" *1959 – Jeanna Oterdahl additional plaque for rare and valuable work *1960 – Kai Söderhjelm for "Mikko i kungens tjänst" *1961 – Åke Holmberg for "Ture Svento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Women Journalists
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malmà ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Births
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Lindgren-priset
The Astrid Lindgren-priset, or Astrid Lindgren Prize in English, is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house Rabén & Sjögren in 1967 to honour Lindgren on her 60th birthday. It is awarded annually on Lindgren's birthday, 14 November, to a Swedish writer for children and young adults; this distinguishes it from the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ( sv, Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne) is an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government in 2002 to honour the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren (1907–200 ... which has a more international focus. Recipients References {{authority control Swedish literary awards Astrid Lindgren Awards established in 1967 1967 establishments in Sweden Astrid Lindgren Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
