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Walgren Lake State Recreation Area
Walgren is a surname of Swedish language, Swedish origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Doug Walgren (born 1940), American attorney and politician *Gordon Walgren (1933–2018), American lawyer and politician See also *Wahlgren *Waldren {{surname Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among any other of its type in the Nordic countries overall. Swedish, like the other Nordic languages, is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Written Norwegian and Danish are usually more easily understood by Swedish speakers than the spoken languages, due to the differences in tone, accent, and intonation. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional varieties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Walgren
Douglas Walgren (born December 28, 1940) is an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1991. Early life Walgren was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1963, and received his LL.B. from Stanford University in 1966. While at Stanford, he roomed off-campus with Dr. K. Barry Sharpless, who went on to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in chemistry. Legal work Walgren was staff attorney for Neighborhood Legal Services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1968, and then he engaged in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1969 to 1972. He served as corporate counsel for Behavioral Research Laboratories, Inc. in Palo Alto, California, from 1973 to 1975. Congressional career He was elected in 1976 as a Democrat to the 95th and to the six succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Walgren
Gordon Lee Walgren (March 7, 1933 – March 13, 2018) was an American lawyer and politician. Walgren was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in November 1966 and served the remaining term in 1966. Walgren served in the Washington State Senator from 1967 to 1980, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1975 onward. Though he was convicted of racketeering prior to the 1980 election, he still won the primary election. He was born in Bremerton, Washington and graduated from Bremerton High School. He earned a Business and Doctor of Law degrees from the University of Washington. Walgren was convicted of mail fraud, racketeering Racketeering is a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit. Originally and of ..., and violations of the Travel Act. Two of the three counts - mail fraud and racketeering - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahlgren
Wahlgren is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daniel Wahlgren (born 1966), Swedish rapper * Hans Wahlgren (1937–2024), Swedish actor * Kari Wahlgren (born 1977), American voice actress * Laila Bagge Wahlgren (born 1972), Swedish singer, manager and songwriter *Lars-Anders Wahlgren Lars-Anders Wahlgren (born 24 August 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. Career Wahlgren was a top 100 player in both the singles and doubles. He won his first Grand Slam match at the 1987 French Open, beating Guy Forg ... (born 1966), Swedish tennis player * Lars-Eric Wahlgren (1929–1999), Swedish lieutenant general * Linus Wahlgren (born 1976), Swedish actor * Marie Wahlgren (born 1962), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician * Michelle Wahlgren (born 1964), American business owner and CEO * (born 1965), Swedish actor, singer and presenter * Pernilla Wahlgren (born 1967), Swedish singer and actress See also * Walgreen (other) * Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldren
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Waldren is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dino Waldren (born 1991), American rugby union player *Evelyn Waldren (1908–1986), American pilot * Murray Waldren, Australian journalist, editor, and writer See also *Walden (name) *Walgren Walgren is a surname of Swedish origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Doug Walgren (born 1940), American attorney and politician *Gordon Walgren Gordon Lee Walgren (March 7, 1933 – March 13, 2018) was an American lawyer and politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
