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Torkildsen
Torkildsen is a surname, a patronymic from the name Torkild. Notable people with the surname include: * Arne Torkildsen (1899–1968), Norwegian neurosurgeon *Even Torkildsen Lande Even Torkildsen Lande (1758 – 9 May 1833) was a Norwegian farmer and blacksmith. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. He was born at Bygland in Vest-Agder, Norway. He was raised on the Åsen farm in the tr ... (1758–1833), Norwegian farmer and politician * Justin Torkildsen (born 1981), American actor * Peter G. Torkildsen, the former Massachusetts Republican State Committee Chairman * Thore Torkildsen Foss (1841–1913), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party * Tor Torkildsen (1932–2006), Norwegian novelist and seaman * Torleif Torkildsen (1892–1944), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * Elijah K. Torkildsen (1956 - 2015) American New York lawyer, public relations, and lobbyist {{surname Norwegian-language surnames [Baidu] |
Tor Torkildsen
Tor Torkildsen (3 June 1932, Trondheim – 8 July 2006) was a Norwegian seaman and ship-owner who changed career to novelist in his 60s. The family shipping company ''Torkildsen'' went bankrupt in 1977, and he took up writing while residing in Scotland, later returning to Trondheim. In the 1980s he was a copywriter for Stentofon, but the company went under and Torkildsen turned to writing full-time. Writing about life at sea was something he found natural, but he had to do research on certain land locations such as Greenland at Trondheim Public Library. After writing several scripts in English, he was rejected by several British publishing houses. Translating one script to Norwegian, he was picked as a writer up by Aschehoug after taking part in one of their thriller literature contests, despite not winning the contest. His debut thriller novel, ''Stella Baltica'', was published in 1994, followed by ''Dødt skip'' in 1995 and ''På død manns kiste'' in 1996. In 1995 he also debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even Torkildsen Lande
Even Torkildsen Lande (1758 – 9 May 1833) was a Norwegian farmer and blacksmith. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. He was born at Bygland in Vest-Agder, Norway. He was raised on the Åsen farm in the traditional rural district of Setesdal. In 1788, he married Gyro Torsdatter Lande. They lived on the Øvre Lande farm in Bygland. He died in 1833 and was buried at Årdal Church in Bygland (''Årdal kyrkje i Bygland''). He represented Råbyggelaget (now Aust-Agder) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised t ... in 1814, together with Thomas Bryn and Ole Knudsen Tvedten. He supported the union party (''Unionspartiet''). References 1758 births 1833 deaths People from Bygland Norwegian fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torleif Torkildsen
Torleif Torkildsen (; 12 May 1892 – 14 October 1944) was a Norwegian gymnast and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event. In tennis he was a member of the Norway Davis Cup team, in which he granted Norway's first victorious rubber in the tie against Hungary in 1929 by beating Imre Takáts Imre is a Hungarian masculine first name, which is also in Estonian use, where the corresponding name day is 10 April. It has been suggested that it relates to the name Emeric, Emmerich or Heinrich. Its English equivalents are Emery and Henry ....Béla Kehrling, ed. (25 May 1929). "Osloi levél etter from Oslo (in Hungarian). Tennisz és Golf (Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor írod. és Nyomdai Rt) I (2): 35. Retrieved 21 February 2013. Prior to entering the Davis Cup in 1927 Norway competed in the Nordisk Cup, an annual four-nation Scandinav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Torkildsen
Arne Torkildsen (14 September 1899 – 7 March 1968) was a Norwegian neurosurgeon. He described the surgical technique of ventriculocisternostomy (lateral ventricle to cisterna magna,; a predecessor of today's endoscopic third ventriculostomy), which is also called "Torkildsen's operation". References External linksSkeletons in the cupboard: the University of Oslo and Arne Torkildsen's academic career.- biographic article in the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association The ''Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association'' ( no, Tidsskrift for den Norske Legeforening) is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Norwegian Medical Association. It was established in 1881, five years before the Norweg .... Norwegian neurosurgeons 1899 births 1968 deaths 20th-century surgeons {{Norway-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Torkildsen
Justin Torkildsen (born July 3, 1981 in Boulder, Colorado) is an American actor, best known for his role as Rick Forrester on the daytime soap opera, ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. He portrayed the role from 1999 to 2006. Torkildsen received his first nomination in 2000 for his portrayal of Rick at the YoungStar Awards for "Best Young Actor/Performance in a Daytime TV Series". In 2001, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series", and was consecutively nominated in the same category in 2002. He was also nominated at the Young Artist Awards in 2001 for "Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor". He was also nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presen ... for "Outstanding Younger Lead Actor" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thore Torkildsen Foss
Thore Torkildsen Foss (10 September 1841 – 8 February 1913) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Lister og Mandal amt in 1889, and was re-elected on seven consecutive occasions. He died shortly after his last re-election, and was replaced by Andreas Kaddeland.Thore Torkildsen Foss — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Born in , he was a member of Bjelland from 1873 to 1901, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torkild
Torkild may refer to: * Torkild Brakstad (1945–2021), Norwegian football player and coach * Torkild Garp (1883–1976), Danish gymnast *Torkild Rieber Torkild Rieber (March 13, 1882 – August 10, 1968) was a Norwegian immigrant to the United States who became chairman of the Texas Company (Texaco). Born in a small town in Norway, Rieber became a seaman at the age of 15. By 1904, he was the mas ... (1882–1968), Norwegian immigrant to America and Chairman of Texaco * Torkild Strandberg (born 1970), Swedish politician {{given name, cat=Danish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter G
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah K
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BCE). In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew God over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection, bringing fire down from the sky, and entering heaven alive "by fire". 2 Kings 2:11 He is also portrayed as leading a school of prophets known as "the sons of the prophets". Following his ascension, Elisha, his disciple and most devoted assistant, took over his role as leader of this school. The Book of Malachi prophesies Elijah's return "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the ", making him a harbinger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
