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Thyra (given Name)
Thyra is a female given name, variant of Tyra. Notable people with the name include: * Thyra (c.936-958), Danish queen * Thyra of Denmark (1853-1933), Danish daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hessel-Kassel * Thyra of Denmark (1880–1945), Danish daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden * Thyra Alleyne (1875-1954), second daughter of Forster Alleyne of Clifton and Barbados * Thyra Bethell (1876-1972), New Zealand organizer * Thyra J. Edwards Thyra Johnson Edwards (December 25, 1897 – July 9, 1953) was an African-American educator, social worker, journalist, labor and civil rights activist, and women's rights activist. Pan-Africanism, Pan-Africanist, and communist. Early life Thyra ... (1897-1953), American journalist * Thyra Eibe (1866-1955), Danish mathematician * Thyra Frank (born 1952), Danish nurse * Thyra Manicus-Hansen (1872-1906), Danish artist * Thyra Schmidt (born 1974), German artist * Thyra Stevenson (1944-2020), American pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyra (given Name)
Tyra is a female given name. It may refer to: People *Tyra Banks (born 1973), American television personality * Tyra Bolling (born 1985), American singer * Tyra Calderwood (born 1990), Australian tennis player * Tyra of Denmark (died 1000 AD), 10th-century Danish princess * Tyra Ferrell (born 1962), American actress * Tyra Gittens (born 1998), Olympic athlete from Trinidad and Tobago * Tyra Grant (born 1988), American basketball player * Tyra Hunter (1970-1995), African-American transgender woman * Tyra Kleen (1874-1951), Swedish artist *Tyra Naha, Hopi American potter * Tyra Perry, American softball coach *Tyra Sanchez (born 1988), American drag queen * Tyra Shackleford, Chickasaw textile artist *Tyra Turner (born 1976), American beach volleyball player * Tyra Vaughn (1923-2015), American actress * Tyra White (born 1989), American basketball player *Tyra Wolfsberg, American bioinformatician *Tyra of Sweden, daughter of the Norse noble Styrbjörn the Strong Fictional characters * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyra
Thyra, also known as Thorvi or Thyre, was a Danish queen, spouse of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, the first historically recognized King of Denmark, who reigned from to his death .Kongerækken at The Danish Monarchy Historical facts and uncertainties She is believed to have led an army against the . Gorm and Thyra were the parents of King . While |
Princess Thyra Of Denmark
Princess Thyra of Denmark, , (Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna; 29 September 1853 – 26 February 1933) was the youngest daughter and fifth child of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. In 1878, she married Ernest Augustus, the exiled heir to the Kingdom of Hanover. As the Kingdom of Hanover had been annexed by Prussia in 1866, she spent most of her life in exile with her husband in Austria. Thyra was the sister of King Frederik VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, King George I of Greece, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia and Prince Valdemar of Denmark. Birth and family Princess Thyra Amelie Caroline Charlotte Anne was born on 29 September 1853 at the Yellow Palace, an 18th-century town house at 18 Amaliegade, immediately adjacent to the Amalienborg Palace complex in Copenhagen.. pp. 69–70. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Prince Christian and Princess Louise of Denmark. As a child, she shared a bedroom with her eld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Thyra Of Denmark (1880–1945)
Princess Thyra of Denmark (Thyra Louise Caroline Amalie Augusta Elisabeth; 14 March 1880 – 2 November 1945) was a member of the Danish royal family. She was the sixth child and third daughter of King Frederick VIII and Queen Louise of Denmark, and was also the younger sister of King Christian X of Denmark and King Haakon VII of Norway. Princess Thyra remained unmarried and had no children. Early life Princess Thyra was born on 14 March 1880 in Frederick VIII's Palace, an 18th-century palace which forms part of the Amalienborg Palace complex in central Copenhagen, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Christian IX. She was the sixth child and third daughter of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and his wife Louise of Sweden. Her father was the eldest son of King Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and her mother was the only daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden and Norway and Louise of the Netherlands. She was baptised with the names ''Thyra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyra Alleyne
Thyra Blanche Alleyne (1875–1954) was one of the first women to graduate from Durham University and, for nearly 30 years, principal of College Hall, London. Early life Alleyne was the second daughter of Forster Alleyne of Clifton and Barbados. The Alleynes were a prominent family of plantocracy of Barbados. Her aunt was Leonora Blanche Lang (née Alleyne), wife of folklorist Andrew Lang and coauthor (with her husband) of the well-known "Coloured" Fairy Books. She was educated at Clifton High School and Durham University,"Miss Thyra B. Alleyne." ''The Times'', 30 April 1954, p. 10. from which institution she was awarded the degree of M.Litt (Master of Letters). She was one of the first women to graduate from Durham. Career Alleyne spent ten years on the staff of St Leonards School, St. Andrews, after which she was appointed warden of Langdale Hall, Manchester. In 1916 she was appointed principal of College Hall, London."News in Brief", ''The Times'', 2 June 1916, p. 5. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyra Bethell
Thyra Talvase Bethell (née Beetham, 5 December 1882 – 16 November 1972) was a New Zealand Red Cross organizer and women's community leader. She was born at Brancepeth Station, Wairarapa, New Zealand, on 5 December 1882. In 1918, Bethell was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services in connection with the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John. In 1953, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du couronnement de la Reine Élizabeth II) is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. Award This medal was awarded a .... References 1882 births 1972 deaths New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire People from the Wairarapa New Zealand women in World War I {{NewZealand-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyra J
Thyra, also known as Thorvi or Thyre, was a Danish queen, spouse of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, the first historically recognized King of Denmark, who reigned from to his death .Kongerækken at The Danish Monarchy Historical facts and uncertainties She is believed to have led an army against the . Gorm and Thyra were the parents of King . While |
Thyra Eibe
Thyra Eibe (3 November 1866 – 4 January 1955) was a Danish mathematician and translator, the first woman to earn a mathematics degree from the University of Copenhagen. She is known for her translation of Euclid's '' Elements'' into the Danish Language. Education and career Eibe was one of ten children of a Copenhagen bookseller. After completing a degree in historical linguistics in 1889 from N. Zahle's School (then a girls' school), Eibe studied mathematics at the University of Copenhagen, and earned a cand.mag. there in 1895. She returned to Zahle's School as a teacher, also teaching boys at Slomann's School and becoming the first woman to become an advanced mathematics teacher for boys in Denmark. In 1898 she moved to H. Adler Community College, later to become the , where she remained until 1934, serving as principal for a year in 1929–1930. Contributions In undertaking her translation of Euclid, Eibe was motivated by the earlier work of Danish historian Johan Ludvig He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyra Frank
Thyra Frank (born 10 May 1952) is a Danish nurse and politician. She was born in Skørping to Jens Kristian Frank and Anna Nystrup Frank, and is married to Peter Camillo Rasmussen. She was elected member of Folketinget for the Liberal Alliance from 2011 to 2015. She was appointed Minister for Elderly Affairs in the Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet from 28 November 2016 to 27 June 2019.. Retrieved on 3 July 2019. Frank was decorated Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ... in 2008. References 1952 births Living people Danish nurses People from Rebild Municipality Government ministers of Denmark Liberal Alliance (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women government ministers of Denmark Members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyra Manicus-Hansen
Thyra Beate Christiane Manicus-Hansen (7 September 1872 – 29 August 1954) was a Danish ceramist and trade unionist. As head of the ''Keramisk Malerforening'' (Ceramic Painters Union), she successfully pressed for better pay and working conditions for those working as artists in Den Kongelige Porcelainsfabrik and Bing & Grøndahl porcelain factories. She also campaigned internationally for women's rights. Biography Born in Vladivostok, Russia, on 7 September 1872, Thyra Beate Christiane Manicus-Hansen was the daughter of the telegraph manager Emil Anton Hansen (1827-1906) and Helene Mathilde Manicus (1840-1929). At the time of her birth, the family happened to be in Vladivostok where her father represented the Store Nordiske Telegrafselskab. He and the family later moved to France and England where Manicus-Hansen was brought up. On her father's retirement in 1892, the family finally settled in Copenhagen. In 1898, Manicus-Hansen was employed as one of the many painters at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyra Schmidt
Thyra Schmidt (1974) is a German visual artist. Life and work Schmidt studied fine arts from 1996 to 2000 at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, under Peter Tuma, and in 1999/2000 at the Hiroshima City University, Faculty of Art, Japan. From 2000 to 2001 she studied under Dörte Eißfeldt at the Braunschweig University of Art, and from 2001 to 2005 under Thomas Ruff at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. She lives and works in Düsseldorf. In her work, Schmidt combines photographic and film techniques with predominately self written texts and develops installations for indoor and outdoor spaces. "They are interpersonal events, often based on personal experience, which she reflects in a poetically constructed manner." At invitation by the Norwegian Goethe-Institut, Schmidt realized the art project ''I can't just be nowhere'' in the city center of Oslo, Norway, in 2009. "The title ''I can't just be nowhere'' speaks to the character of the Oslo installation in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
