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St. Hallvard's Medal
The Medal of St. Hallvard ( no, St. Hallvardsmedaljen) is the highest award of the City of Oslo, Norway. It is awarded to people who have made a particularly noteworthy contribution to the City of Oslo. It is named after the city's patron, Saint Hallvard (ca. 1020–1043). The medal was designed by goldsmith Jacob Prytz (1886–1962) of the jewelry firm J. Tostrup in Oslo. It has been awarded since 1956. Recipients The following people have received the medal: *1956 Arnstein Arneberg, Randolf Arnesen, Arno Berg, Gerhard Fischer, Rachel Grepp, Paul Hartmann, Hieronymus Heyerdahl, Sverre Iversen, Per Kviberg, Arthur Nordlie, Magnus Poulsson, Anna Sethne, H. E. Stokke, Sigrid Syvertsen *1957 Rolf Gjessing, Harald Hals, Almar Lund, Haavard Martinsen, Carl Muller *1958 Ulrik Hendriksen, Rolf Hofmo, Yngvar Kjelstrup, Johan Lofthus, Marius Røhne, Ragnhild Schibbye, Martin Strandli *1959 Harry Fett *1960 Trygve Nilsen, Rolf Stranger *1961 no award *1962 Carl Just, Halfdan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Hals
Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrada (1015–1066) * Harald Gille (reigned 1130–1136) Grand Dukes of Kiev * Mstislav the Great (1076–1132), known as Harald in Norse sagas King of Mann and the Isles * Haraldr Óláfsson (died 1248) Earls of Orkney * Harald Haakonsson (died 1131) * Harald Maddadsson (–1206) * Harald Eiriksson Others * Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy * Harald Grenske (10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway * Harald Klak (–), king in Jutland * Harald Wartooth, legendary king of Sweden, Denmark and Norway * Harald the Younger, 9th-century Viking leader Modern name Royalty * Harald V of Norway (born 1937), present King of Norway * Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949) Arts and entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Stranger
Rolf Stranger (15 January 1891 – 18 June 1990) was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party who served as Mayor of Oslo. Biography Rolf Stranger was born in Kristiania. He was the son of Anund Hanssen (1847–1931) and Hilda Theodora Jørgensen (1849–1910). He attended St. Hans Haugen school graduating artium in 190. He studied at University of Oslo graduating cand.jur. in 1914. After graduation, he joined the family business Hanssen & Bergh A / S, where he was manager from 1917 to 1953. The company was a wholesaler and clothing manufacturer . During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, he was imprisoned in Bredtveit concentration camp from November 1943 to May 1944. Stranger was a long-time member of the Oslo City Council serving from 1926–67. He served as Mayor of Oslo in the periods 1940–1941, 1945, 1955–1959 and 1962–1963. He represented Oslo in the Parliament of Norway in 1945 and was re-elected on one occasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trygve Nilsen
Trygve Nilsen (26 August 1893 – 5 October 1973) was a Norwegian civil servant and Mayor of Oslo with the Labour Party. Biography He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Nils Nilsen (1856-1941) and Eli Johannessen (1858-1929). After training at technical evening school, Nilsen worked as a mason from 1909 to 1929. He was a member of Oslo city council from 1926 to 1940, serving as Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ... from 1935 to 1936 and 1936 to 1940. He was then the Oslo chief administrative officer of housing from 1940 until he retired in 1959. Nilsen was central in the work of the social housing construction in Oslo in the interwar period, and has often been described as the father of the Oslo Housing and Savings Society (''Oslo Bolig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Fett
Harry Fett (8 September 1875 – 13 September 1962) was a Norwegian art historian and factory owner. He headed the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage from 1913 to 1946. Personal life Fett was born in Christiania to factory owner Frans Eduard Fett and Ester Carolina Emilia Fischer. He was wed to Harriet Emilie Trepka Rode in 1903. Career Fett finished his examen artium in 1894. He then undertook a European study tour which lasted four years, visiting Germany and Italy. During these studies he was particularly influenced by the art historians Wilhelm Vöge and Adolf Furtwängler. Back in Norway he was appointed secretary of the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. While in this position Fett carried out a large documentary work on church art from the Middle Ages throughout the country. He also did work for the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. In 1908 he delivered his doctoral thesis, ''Billedhuggerkunsten i Norge under Sverreætten''. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Strandli
Martin Strandli (28 January 1890 – 14 January 1973) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties. He was born in Stange. He joined his first trade union in 1913, and worked as a construction worker in Kristiania. He was a board member of the Labour Party in Kristiania. In February 1923 he was elected to the Labour Party central board, as the only pro-Comintern member together with Kristian Kristensen. When the pro-Comintern faction broke away to create the Communist Party, he joined them, but eventually returned to Labour. From 1933 to 1937 and 1945 to 1946 he was a treasurer in the Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers, and from 1934 he was a member of the secretariat of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. He was a co-founder of Oslo Bygge- og Sparelag (OBOS) in 1929, and was the chairman from 1937 to 1942. He was then arrested as a part of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He was incarcerated in Møllergata 19 from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnhild Schibbye
Ragnhild or Ragnhildr is a Nordic feminine given name, and may refer to: People *Ragnhild (saint) (), Swedish saint * Ragnhildr, mother of Harald I of Norway * Ragnhildr ''in ríka'', daughter of Eric of Jutland, wife to Harald Fairhair and mother of Eric Bloodaxe, e.g. in ''Heimskringla'' * Ragnhildr, daughter of Erling Skialgson, brother-in-law to Óláfr Tryggvason *Ragnhild, daughter of Amlaíb mac Sitriuc of Dublin and mother of Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd * Ragnhild (962-1002), under the Slavic name of Rogneda of Polotsk princess of Principality of Polotsk, princess consort of Rus' *Princess Ragnhild of Norway (1930–2012) * Ragnhild Aamodt (born 1980), Norwegian handball player * Ragnhild Aarflot Kalland (born 1960), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party * Ragnhild Barland (1934–2015), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Ragnhild Eriksdotter (died 984), daughter of Eric Bloodaxe *Ragnhild Haga (born 1991), Norwegian cross-country skier * Hildr Hrólfsdóttir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Røhne
Marius Røhne (25 April 1883 – 30 August 1966) was a Norwegian landscape architect. Personal life Røhne was born in Løten to farmer Mons Røhne and Inger Marie Jakobsdatter Helseth. He was married twice, first to Ingeborg Marie Gundestrup, and second to Astri Alfrida Mathilde Viddal. Career Røhne graduated as cand.hort. from the Norges Landbrukshøgskole (NLH) in 1911. He practiced as garden architect in Kristiania from 1913, and was partly responsible for planning the park areas for the 1914 Jubilee Exhibition at Frogner. From 1916 to 1948 he was appointed city gardener and leader of the Park Authority in Oslo. Røhne co-founded ''Norsk Gartnerforening'' in 1910, and was a co-founder of the trade union ''Norsk Hagearkitektlag'' in 1929 (later ). Røhne was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1951, and the Medal of St. Hallvard The Medal of St. Hallvard ( no, St. Hallvardsmedaljen) is the highest award of the City of Oslo, Norway. It is awarded to people who have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Lofthus
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Yngvar Kjelstrup
Yngvar Harra (or Ingvar; Proto-Norse ''*Ingu-Hariz''; non, Yngvarr ; d. early 7th century) was the son of Östen and reclaimed the Swedish throne for the House of Yngling after the Swedes had rebelled against Sölvi. He is reported to have fallen in battle in Estonia and buried there. Although the account of Ingvar is semi-legendary, the discovery of the two Salme ships has confirmed that a similar historic event took place in the 8th century. ''Ynglinga saga'' Snorri Sturluson relates in his ''Ynglinga saga'' that King Ingvar, Östen's son, was a great warrior who often spent time patrolling the shores of his kingdom fighting Danes and Estonian vikings (''Víkingr frá Esthland''). King Ingvar finally came to a peace agreement with the Danes and could take care of the Estonian vikings. He consequently started pillaging in Estonia in retribution, and one summer he arrived at a place called Stein (see also Sveigder). The Estonians (''sýslu kind'') assembled a great army in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Hofmo
Rolf Hofmo (10 August 1898, in Kristiania – 11 May 1966, in Oslo) was a Norwegian politician and sports official. He was chairman of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund (AIF) from 1939 to 1940, and central in the merge negotiations with Norges Landsforbund for Idræt. He was arrested in December 1940, and transferred to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1942. From 1946 to 1947 he was vice chairman of Norges Idrettsforbund, and manager of Statens Idrettsråd (later STUI) until his death in 1966. He participated in the Left Communist Youth League's military strike action A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ... of 1924. He was convicted for assisting in this crime and sentenced to 75 days of prison. He was also active in amateur wrestling in the club SK Sleipner. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrik Hendriksen
Ulrik Adolph Hendriksen (March 7, 1891 – January 24, 1960) was a Danish-Norwegian painter and graphic artist. Hendriksen was born in Faaborg, Denmark. He studied restoration techniques at the Berlin Art Academy from 1909 to 1911 and then moved to Norway, where he was an assistant to Emanuel Vigeland. He was highly involved in church conservation until the Second World War. His work was summarized in 1952 in a large-scale photo exhibition of Norwegian decorative painting art. As a painter, he participated in the Autumn Exhibition ( no, Høstutstillingen) in 1919 and he eventually had a permanent atelier. Hendriksen's paintings were featured at exhibitions in Copenhagen, Rome, and Paris (at the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition), and he is represented in the National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design. Hendriksen was one of the founders of the Young Artists' Society ( no, Unge Kunstneres Samfund) in 1921, and he was an executive member of the Visual Artists Board ( no, Bilden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
