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Thorkild
Thorkild may refer to: *Thorkild Fjeldsted (1740–1796), Icelandic lawyer, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1769 to 1772 *Thorkild Grosbøll (1948–2020), parish priest in the Church of Denmark *Thorkild Hansen (1927–1989), Danish novelist known for his Slave Trilogy * Thorkild Jacobsen (1904–1993), renowned historian specialising in Assyriology and Sumerian literature *Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862–1927), Danish surgeon remembered for describing Rovsing's sign *Thorkild Simonsen (1926–2022), Danish politician and member of the Social Democrats *Svenn Thorkild Stray or Svenn Stray (1922–2012), Norwegian politician, foreign minister of Norway *Thorkild Thyrring (born 1946), Danish auto racing driver See also *Thorkildsen *Torkild *Torkildsen *Thorkel *Torkil Torks (Cyrillic: торки, literally "Turkic peoples, Turks", also known as Torkils) were a Medieval Turkic peoples, Turkic tribe of Oghuz Turks, Oghuz and/or Kipchaks, Kipchak origins. The Torks, alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Grosbøll
Thorkild Grosbøll (27 February 1948 – 10 May 2020) was a parish priest in the Church of Denmark. In the early 2000s he received a lot of media attention in Denmark for publicly stating disbelief in an interventionist creator God. He died on 10 May 2020 after a short illness. Early career After various other services, Grosbøll became parish priest in Taarbæk June 1991. Statement and controversy In the spring of 2003, Thorkild Grosbøll published the book ''En Sten i Skoen'' (A Stone in the Shoe), resulting in very limited reactions, though he wrote in it that he does not believe in God. On 23 May 2003, the Danish newspaper ''Weekendavisen'' published an interview with Grosbøll, in which he repeated statements from his book, in particular that he does not believe in a creating or upholding God. After a public outcry, the bishop in Elsinore, Lise-Lotte Rebel, started talks with the priest on 3 June 2003 about his faith. Simultaneously, she relieved him of his duties as pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Jacobsen
Thorkild Peter Rudolph Jacobsen (; 7 June 1904 – 2 May 1993) was a renowned Danish historian specializing in Assyriology and Sumerian literature. He was one of the foremost scholars on the ancient Near East. Biography Thorkild Peter Rudolph Jacobsen received, in 1927, an M.A. from the University of Copenhagen and then came to the United States to study at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, where, in 1929, he received his Ph.D. He was a field Assyriologist for the Iraq Expedition of the Oriental Institute from 1929 to 1937) and in 1946 became director of the Oriental Institute. He served as Dean of the Humanities Division from 1948 to 1951, as an editor of the ''Assyrian Dictionary'' from 1955 to 1959, and as Professor of Social Institutions from 1946–1962. In 1962, Jacobsen became a professor of Assyriology at Harvard University, where he remained until his retirement in 1974. Beyond being an expert translator, he was a brilliant interpreter whose insights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Hansen
Thorkild Hansen (9 January 1927 – 4 February 1989) was a Danish novelist most noted for his historical fiction. He is popularly known for his trilogy of novels about the Danish slave trade which is composed of '' Coast of Slaves'' (1967), '' Ships of Slaves'' (1968), and '' Islands of Slaves'' (1970; for which he received the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1971). Biography Hansen was born at Ordrup in Gentofte Municipality, Denmark. He attended Holte Gymnasium and from 1945-47 studied literature at the University of Copenhagen. In 1947, he moved to Paris where he wrote dispatches for the Copenhagen-based ''Ekstra Bladet''. After returning to Denmark in 1952, he devoted his efforts to a series of novels. Several featured aspects of the Danish era of imperialism. ''Det Lykkelige Arabien: En Dansk Ekspedition'' (1962) covered the Danish Arabia expedition (1761–67) led by Carsten Niebuhr. His book ''Jens Munk'' (1965) was about Danish-Norwegian sea captain Jens Munk a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkildsen
Thorkildsen may refer to: *Andreas Thorkildsen (born 1982), Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand * Anton Thorkildsen Omholt (1861–1925), the Norwegian Minister of Finance 1913-1920 *Frederik Thorkildsen Wexschall (1798–1845), Danish classic composer and violinist * Inga Marte Thorkildsen (born 1976), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party * Theis Jacob Thorkildsen Lundegaard or Teis Lundegaard (1774–1856), Norwegian farmer and politician See also * Thorkelson *Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company was a borax mining company founded in 1898 by Stephen Mather and Thomas Thorkildsen. The two men were both employees of Francis Marion "Borax" Smith's Pacific Coast Borax Company, but they left the company to form ... * Thorkild * Torkelsen * Torkildsen * Therkildsen {{surname Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Thorkild Rovsing
Niels Thorkild Rovsing (26 April 1862, Flensborg – 14 January 1927, Copenhagen) was a Danish surgeon remembered for describing Rovsing's sign. Early life and education Rovsing was born in Flensburg, the son of first lieutenant and later captain M. Rovsing (1825–94) and Anna C. Crone (1830–82). Career Niels Thorkild Rovsing had qualified in medicine by the age of 23. He became professor of operative surgery in 1899 at the University of Copenhagen. Because this post did not allow him hospital bed privileges, Rovsing opened a private surgical nursing home. It was enlarged and equipped with X-ray facilities a few years later. In 1904, at the age of 42, he became senior surgeon at the Frederiks Hospital. In 1905, his campaign for better surgical accommodation in Copenhagen resulted in the start of construction of the Rigshospitalet, which opened in 1910. Legacy Rovsing's work covered abdominal pathologies, including cystitis, tuberculosis of the urinary tract, gallstone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Simonsen
Thorkild Simonsen (7 July 1926 – 4 September 2022) was a Danish politician and member of the Social Democrats. He was mayor of Århus municipality from 1982 to 1997 and Interior Minister of Denmark from 1997 to 2000 in the Cabinets of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III and IV. Simonsen was a member of Århus city council from 1966 to 1997 and mayor from 1 January 1982 to 1997, when he left the position to become Minister of Interior Affairs. Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen had called for a tightening of the laws on immigration and refugee issues that the previous minister Birte Weiss refused to implement and caused her to resign in protest.Skou, Kaare R. (2005). ''Dansk politik A-Å'' . Aschehoug, pp. 608-609. . Although Simonsen was not a member of parliament, he was the problem solver that Nyrup Rasmussen hoped would be able to bring greater clarity to the government's policy on the immigration and refugee issues, issues on which the government had received considerable criticism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Fjeldsted
or (1740 – 19 November 1796) was an Icelandic lawyer who practised law in Copenhagen from 1763 to 1769. From 1769 to 1772, he was Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands. After that, he moved to Norway. From 1772 to 1778 he was county governor of Finnmark county. In 1778–1780, he became county governor of Bornholm County in Denmark. From 1780 to 1786, we was a judge in Christianssand. In 1786, he became a county governor of Trondhjem Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ... county. He held that post until 1796 when he died in Trondhjem. References Thorkild Fjeldsted County governors of Norway Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands 1740 births 1796 deaths {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svenn Thorkild Stray
Svenn Thorkild Stray (11 February 1922 – 20 May 2012) was a Norwegian politician and a member of the Conservative Party of Norway. He served as a member of parliament from 1958 to 1985, as president of the Nordic Council in 1968, and as foreign minister of Norway from 1970 to 1971, and 1981 to 1986. Background He was born in Arendal. Stray's parents were Gudmund Stray (1885–1970), a dentist, and Anne Johanne Marie Frøstrup (1893–1975). Svenn Stray graduated from the University of Oslo with a law degree in 1946. After having served as a clerk in Moss, Norway, he opened his own practice in Moss in 1950. Political career Stray was first elected to local office in Moss in 1955, and he remained active in local politics until 1979. He was elected to Stortinget in 1958. He served continuously in the parliament until 1985, for a total of 27 years, 264 days. Stray was foreign minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Thyrring
Thorkild Thyrring (born 24 October 1946) is a Danish auto racing driver. He drove several times in the Le Mans 24 hour race, most recently in 2005 and 2006 for Sebah Automotive Ltd in a Porsche 911 GT3. His best result in the race was finishing nineteenth overall in 2005. Previously he raced a Lotus in 1993 and 1994 and a Corvette in 1995. His team had failed to finish the race in all of these previous attempts. He competed in the 1992 British Touring Car Championship for the works Toyota Team, but was dropped after half a season due to poor results, finishing in seventeenth place. Official 1992 BTCC standings He has also raced in the Danish Touring Car Championship in 2000 with a Nissan Primera. He won three British GT Championship titles between 1993 and 1995. Racing record Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * ... [...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] |
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] |
Thorkel
Thorkel or Thorkell (Þórkæll / Þorkell) is an Old Norse masculine personal name. Among the more famous holders of the name are: *Thorkel of Namdalen, ninth-century jarl and father of Ketil Trout. *Thorkell Súrsson, tenth-century Icelander and character in the ''Gísla saga''. *Thorkell Eyjólfsson, Icelandic goði of the late tenth and early eleventh century, husband of Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir and stepfather of Bolli Bollason. *Thorkell the Tall, eleventh-century Jomsviking leader and jarl. *Thorkell Leifsson, Greenlandic goði of the eleventh century and son of explorer Leif Eriksson. * Thorkel Fóstri ("Foster-father Thorkel"), foster father of Thorfinn Sigurdsson Thorfinn Sigurdsson (1009?– 1065), also known as Thorfinn the Mighty (Old Norse: ''Þorfinnr inn riki''), was an 11th-century Jarl of Orkney. He was the youngest of five sons of Jarl Sigurd Hlodvirsson and the only one resulting from Sigu ..., Jarl of Orkney c. 1020–1064. * Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |