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Tonnesen Mountains
Tonnesen or Tønnesen is a Norwegian surname that may refer to *Ambrosia Tønnesen (1859-1948), Norwegian sculptor * Beatrice Tonnesen (1871–1958), American artist and photographer *Carl M. Rynning-Tønnesen (1924–2013), Norwegian police chief *Christian Rynning-Tønnesen (born 1959), Norwegian businessman *Grethe Tønnesen, Norwegian handball player *Kent Robin Tønnesen (born 1991), Norwegian handball player * Pau Tonnesen (born 1992), Spanish decathlete *Sverre Rynning-Tønnesen (1894–1970), Norwegian electrical engineer and civil servant *Terje Tønnesen Terje Tønnesen (born 27 February 1955 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian classical violinist. His first marriage, from 1979 to 1986, was to the pianist Reidun Askeland (born 1957). In 1986 he married the actress Hilde Grythe (born 18 July 1955), ... (born 1955), Norwegian violinist See also * Tønnesen Glacier in Antarctica {{surname Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosia Tønnesen
Ambrosia Tønnesen (28 January 1859 – 21 January 1948) was a Norwegian sculptor. She is regarded as the first professional female sculptor in Norway, and is best known for her many portraits, including statues, busts, and reliefs. Personal life and education Tønnesen was born in Ålesund, a daughter of steamshipmaster Abraham Tønnesen (1818–1868) and Thomine Jonasen. She worked as a schoolteacher in Bergen for some years, while also studying drawing, modeling, and painting. In 1885 she travelled to Copenhagen where she studied with painter Bertha Wegmann and sculptor Stephan Sinding. She then studied with sculptor Albert Wolff in Berlin, and further with René de Saint-Marceaux in Paris. Ambrosia met her partner, Mary Banks, in 1888 and the two women lived together for 30 years in Paris, and Bergen, Norway. Career Among Tønnesen's early sculptures are ''Våren'' (1885), ''Sneklokken'' (1887; a young girl), ''Den onde Hjørdis'' (1890), and ''Den korsfestede Kristus'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Tonnesen
Beatrice Tonnesen (January 24, 1871 - May 12, 1958) was an American artist and photographer based in Chicago, Illinois, from approximately 1896 to 1930. She is credited with having pioneered the use of photographs of live models in print advertising. In addition, her photos, and illustrations by leading artists based on her photos, were widely used in the calendar art of the era. Early life Beatrice Tonnesen was born June 24, 1871, in Winneconne, Wisconsin, to Tonnes Tonnesen and Mary Sumner Tonnesen. Beatrice, who was hearing impaired, studied photography under Cook Ely, Oshkosh, Wisconsin's leading photographer of the day, and at the Oshkosh Normal School. Tonnes Tonnesen was an immigrant from Norway, and one of the representative pioneer business men of Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Mary Sumner Tonnesen was a direct descendant of William Sumner of Bicester, England, who came to New England in 1636 and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester (colloquially referred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl M
Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of television series ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' * An informal nickname for a student or alum of Carleton College CARL may refer to: *Canadian Association of Research Libraries *Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries See also *Carle (other) *Charles *Carle, a surname *Karl (other) *Karle (other) Karle may refer to: Places * Karle (Svitavy District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic * Karli, India, a town in Maharashtra, India ** Karla Caves, a complex of Buddhist cave shrines * Karle, Belgaum, a settlement in Belgaum d ... {{disambig ja:カール zh:卡尔 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen
Christian Wilhelm Rynning-Tønnesen (born 18 June 1959) is a Norwegian businessperson. He has spent most of his career in Statkraft, first holding various positions from 1992 to 2005, and then as CEO since 2010. He was CEO of Norske Skog from 2006 to 2010. Career Rynning-Tønnesen was born in Oslo, and grew up in Kristiansand and Bergen. His father Carl M. Rynning-Tønnesen and grandfather were both prominent chiefs of police in Kristiansand, but Rynning-Tønnesen is educated as a civil engineer at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. He started his professional career as a researcher at SINTEF, worked with product development in the company Esso Norway from 1985 to 1989, and then as a consultant at McKinsey & Company from 1989 to 1992. In 1992 he was hired in Statkraft. He held various positions in the leadership, the common denominator being a relation to strategy, the market and finance. He became acting chief executive officer in 2003, and was vice president of fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grethe Tønnesen
Grethe Tønnesen is a Norwegian handball player. She played 60 matches for the Norway women's national handball team between 1968 and 1977. She participated at the 1973 World Women's Handball Championship The 1973 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Yugoslavia between 7-15 December 1973. Preliminary Round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Main round Group E ---- --- ..., where the Norwegian team placed 8th. References Year of birth missing Possibly living people Norwegian female handball players {{Norway-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Robin Tønnesen
Kent Robin Tønnesen (born 5 June 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Paris Saint-Germain and the Norway men's national handball team, Norwegian national team. Honours *IHF World Men's Handball Championship, World Championship: **: 2017 World Men's Handball Championship, 2017 References External links * * Kent Robin Tønnesen at the Norwegian Handball Federation * * 1991 births Living people Norwegian male handball players People from Lørenskog Sportspeople from Akershus IK Sävehof players HSG Wetzlar players Expatriate handball players in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France Handball-Bundesliga players Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC players Veszprém KC players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Norway {{Norway-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau Tonnesen
Pau Gaspar Tonnesen Ricart (born 24 October 1992) is a male decathlete representing Spain. His mother is Spanish and his father is American. He competed at the 2015 World Championships and the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... International competitions References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tonnesen, Pau Spanish decathletes Spanish male athletes American male decathletes Track and field athletes from Arizona Living people Sportspeople from Tempe, Arizona 1992 births World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Spain Arizona Wildcats men's track and field athletes 21st-century American sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverre Rynning-Tønnesen
Sverre Rynning-Tønnesen (24 April 1894 – 1970) was a Norwegian electrical engineer and civil servant. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1922, and began working in Kristiania in the same year. From 1945 to 1962 he served as director of Telegrafverket, which would change its name to Televerket in 1969 and Telenor in 1995. He had been named director already in 1942, but he was exiled in London until 1945 due to the German occupation of Norway. He was an uncle of police leader Carl M. Rynning-Tønnesen Carl Mentz Rynning-Tønnesen (13 September 1924 – 28 April 2013) was a Norwegian police chief. He was born in Jevnaker as a son of Christian Wilhelm Rynning-Tønnesen (1893–1963) and pharmacist Sigrid Jacobsen (1896–1961), and grew up in Kri .... References 1894 births 1970 deaths Norwegian electrical engineers Directors of government agencies of Norway Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Norwegian people of World War II Norwegia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terje Tønnesen
Terje Tønnesen (born 27 February 1955 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian classical violinist. His first marriage, from 1979 to 1986, was to the pianist Reidun Askeland (born 1957). In 1986 he married the actress Hilde Grythe (born 18 July 1955), daughter of NRK program host Odd Grythe (1918–94) and film director Kirsten Sørlie (1926–2013). Career Tønnesen made a sensational debut at age 17 in 1972, "A dazzling debut with hardly any parallel", as it was described in the Oslo newspaper. After five years of study in Switzerland, in 1977 he began his positions both as artistic director of "Det Norske Kammerorkester" and as first concertmaster of the Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester. He also moves beyond the classical repertoire, including collaborations with fellow musical omnivore Terje Rypdal, and is among the leading violinists with a central position in the Norwegian musical scene. Tønnesen has won several international awards and has received both the Grieg Award and Kritike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tønnesen Glacier
Tønnesen Glacier () is a broad glacier flowing north between Risemedet Mountain and Festninga Mountain, separating the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for J. Tønnesen, a meteorologist with the expedition. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climato ... References * Glaciers of Queen Maud Land Princess Martha Coast {{PrincessMarthaCoast-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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