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Uffe (given Name)
Uffe is a male given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Uffe of Angel, a legendary king of the Angles mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle * Uffe Baadh, a.k.a. Frank Bode (1923–1980), Danish jazz musician who emigrated to the United States * Uffe Bech (b. 1993), Danish footballer * Uffe Elbæk (b. 1954), Danish social worker, author, journalist, entrepreneur and politician * Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941–2022), Danish politician * Uffe Haagerup (1949–2015), Danish mathematician * Uffe Markussen (b. 1952), Danish jazz reedist * Uffe Pedersen (b. 1954), former Danish football player, manager * Uffe Ravnskov (b. 1934), Danish medical doctor * Uffe Schultz Larsen Uffe Schultz Larsen (2 June 1921 – 29 November 2005) was a Danish sport shooter who won a silver medal in the 50 m rifle prone position at the 1952 World Championships. He competed in various events at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olym ... (1921–2005), Danish sport shooter {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Of Angel
Offa (nickname for Wulf) is a semi-legendary king of the Angles in the genealogy of the kings of Mercia presented in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle''. He is the son of Wermund and the father of Angeltheow. His name is also mentioned in the Old English poem ''Widsith''. He has been identified with Uffo (also ''Uffe, Uffi of Jutland''), a legendary Danish king in the '' Gesta Danorum'' by Saxo Grammaticus. History The Old English poem ''Widsith'' (8th century) refers briefly to his victorious single combat, a story which is related at length by the 12th-century Danish historians Saxo and Sven Aggesen. Offa is also mentioned in the ''Annales Ryenses'', ''Vita Offae Primi'' and '' Vitae duorum Offarum''. According to ''Widsith'' and the Danish sources, Offa successfully conquered the Myrgings, possibly a clan of Saxon origin, and incorporated their land into Angel or Danish lands, by slaying two Myrging princes in single combat and installing himself as their king. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Baadh
Uffe Baadh (a.k.a. Frank Bode) (b. August 7, 1923 Aarhus, Denmark - d. November 22, 1980 Brisbane, California) was a Danish jazz musician who emigrated to the United States in 1947 to play drums in the big bands of Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, and Claude Thornhill, recording with Elvis Presley, Henry Mancini, and others. He was the youngest of four siblings: Grethe aadhFreese, Hans Baadh, Marie Baadh. He married Shirley Goldberg on October 1, 1951, in Virginia, USA: two daughters, Valerie and Lise Baadh, born in California in 1952 and 1957. Copenhagen Years His father, William Baadh, was a local doctor in Aalborg and his mother was a housewife. When his parents divorced in 1937, he moved with his mother, Valborg Marie inesenBaadh, to Copenhagen. His formal music studies trained him in classical percussion as well as jazz, and his ability to read music notation, unusual for drummers at that time, served him well in joining different bands and orchestras. Becoming known for his flam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Bech
Uffe Manich Bech (; born 13 January 1993) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. Youth career His career started in Hellerup IK, where he at the age of 13 switched to Lyngby Boldklub. Throughout his young career he got plenty of playing time in the various Danish youth national team, where he on several occasions has been the top scorer. Already at the age of 15, Bech signed a three-year contract with Lyngby. He was a big talent and went on trials at among others Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers and SC Heerenveen, Heerenveen in 2009. Bech signed a new three-year contract with Lyngby in August 2010. Club career Lyngby He got his official debut in the Danish Superliga on 1 August 2010 in a game against Silkeborg IF, Silkeborg, where Bach played the last 5 minutes, coming on from the bench. On 13 February 2011, it was published by Lyngby Boldklub that they would send him to Hamburger SV, where he would be allowed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Elbæk
Uffe Elbæk (born 15 June 1954) is a Danish politician, social worker, author, journalist, entrepreneur. In 2013 he founded the green political party The Alternative, which he led until February 2020. He is an independent member of the Folketing. From 3 October 2011 to December 2012, he served as the Danish Minister of Culture. He was originally a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, but left in September 2013 to launch The Alternative with Josephine Fock. Elbæk announced on 16 December 2019 that he would stand down as political leader of The Alternative on 1 February 2020. After leaving The Alternative's leadership, Elbæk subsequently left the party completely before joining with two other Alternative parliamentarians to form the new Independent Greens in September 2020. He was succeeded by Josephine Fock. Early career Born in Ry, Denmark, Elbæk is the founder and former Principal of the KaosPilots International School of New Business Design and Social Innovation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (, informal: ; 1 November 1941 – 18 June 2022) was a Danish politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark in the Conservative-led Poul Schlüter Administration from 1982 to 1993. He was leader of the Danish Liberal Party Venstre from 1984 to 1998 and President of the European Liberals 1995–2000. In 1998 Ellemann-Jensen founded Baltic Development Forum, a non-profit networking organisation dedicated to the business development of the Baltic Sea region. He was its first chairman from its founding to 2011, and was also honorary chairman following his resignation. He was also non-executive director of various boards of international companies. Political career A strong supporter of NATO and the European Union based upon his belief in Western cohesion, Ellemann-Jensen's stance led to many political battles with the left-wing opposition. Several times the opposition tried to topple him on issues of solidarity within NATO, but he survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Haagerup
Uffe Valentin Haagerup (19 December 1949 – 5 July 2015) was a mathematician from Denmark. Biography Uffe Haagerup was born in Kolding, but grew up on the island of Funen, in the small town of Fåborg. The field of mathematics had his interest from early on, encouraged and inspired by his older brother. In fourth grade Uffe was doing trigonometric and logarithmic calculations. He graduated as a student from Svendborg Gymnasium in 1968, whereupon he relocated to Copenhagen and immediately began his studies of mathematics and physics at the University of Copenhagen, again inspired by his older brother who also studied the same subjects at the same university. Early university studies in Einstein's general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, sparked a lasting interest in the mathematical field of operator algebra, in particular Von Neumann algebra and Tomita–Takesaki theory. In 1974 he received his Candidate's degree ( cand. scient.) from the University of Copenhagen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Markussen
Uffe Eskild Markussen (born September 19, 1952, Frederikshavn) is a Danish jazz reedist, who plays primarily tenor saxophone and bass clarinet. Markussen was a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and played in his early career with an ensemble called Tømmermændene. He co-founded groups with Jorgen Emborg, Jens Winther, and Marilyn Mazur in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and worked with other groups such as Blast, Instant Breakfast, and Santa Cruz. In 1985 he began playing in Niels Jorgen Steen's group A-Team, and founded the six-piece ensemble Orbit the following year. In 1989 he began playing with the Radioens Big Band and in 1991 with Avantgarden Party. Other associations include performing or recording with Frans Bak, Ben Besiakov, Joaquin Chacon, Trine Dansgaard, Pierre Dorge, Kjeld Ipsen, Fredrik Lundin, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. References *Frank Büchmann-Møller, "Uffe Markussen". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, 2001, ed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Pedersen
Uffe Krag Pedersen (born 21 March 1954) is a Danish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He works as talent chef for Odense Boldklub and previously managed AC Horsens and Odense Boldklub Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga .... References External links Profileat NASL Jerseys Diplomaten Uffe Pedersen 1954 births Living people Danish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Denmark men's youth international footballers Odense Boldklub players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players Danish football managers AC Horsens managers Odense Boldklub managers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada People from Nordfyn Municipality {{De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Ravnskov
Uffe Ravnskov (born 1934) is a Danish medical doctor, independent researcher, and a former assistant professor and medical practitioner in Denmark and Sweden. In recent years, he has become known for querying the scientific consensus regarding the lipid hypothesis. Early career Ravnskov was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and received his medical doctorate from the University of Copenhagen in 1961. Over the following seven years, he worked at various surgical, roentgenological, neurological , paediatric, and medical departments in Denmark and Sweden. He then began scientific studies at the Departments of Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry at the Lund University Hospital in Lund, Sweden. He was awarded his doctorate of philosophy (specialising in internal medicine and nephrology) there in 1973, and was assistant professor at the university's Department of Nephrology from 1975-79. From 1979, he has been an independent researcher with no university affiliation.Boseley, Sarah. ( Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffe Schultz Larsen
Uffe Schultz Larsen (2 June 1921 – 29 November 2005) was a Danish sport shooter who won a silver medal in the 50 m rifle prone position at the 1952 World Championships. He competed in various events at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ... with the best result of 13th place. His father Niels Larsen and grandfather Hans Schultz were also Olympic rifle shooters. Horsens Idrætsarkiv References External Links * * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Masculine Given Names
Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe * Danish (name), a male given name and surname Language * Danish language, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages Food * Danish cuisine * Danish pastry, often simply called a "Danish" See also * Dane (other) * * Gdańsk * List of Danes * Languages of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic. A large majority (about 86%) of Danes also s ... {{disambiguation Language and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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