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Wisting may refer to: * Wisting (TV series), Norwegian television series * William Wisting, fictional detective created by Jørn Lier Horst * Oscar Wisting Oscar Adolf Wisting (6 June 1871 – 5 December 1936) was a Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer. Together with Roald Amundsen he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. Biography Oscar Wisting was born in ... (1871–1936), Norwegian polar explorer * Mount Wisting, summit in Antarctica {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisting (TV Series)
''Wisting'' is a Norwegian thriller police procedural television series starring Sven Nordin as widower William Wisting, a senior police detective, and in the first five episodes, co-starring Carrie-Anne Moss as FBI Special Agent Maggie Griffin. ''Wisting'' is the most expensive television drama series produced in Norway. Its first season is based on two Jørn Lier Horst novels, ''The Caveman'' (2013) and ''The Hunting Dogs'' (2012). In episodes 1–5, Wisting heads a murder investigation with FBI collaboration since the suspect is a serial killer hunted in the US. In episodes 6-10, Wisting has to defend himself against accusations of tampering with evidence in a previous murder case. In late 2020, the show was renewed for a second season. Four episodes, based on the novel ''The Inner Darkness'' (2019), were aired in Scandinavia as Season 2 starting 26 December 2021, with a third season of similar length already confirmed; those eight episodes were originally intended to all be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørn Lier Horst
Jørn Lier Horst (born 27 February 1970) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction and a former Senior Investigating Officer at Vestfold police district. His books have been published in over 40 countries and have sold more than ten million copies. Horst made his writing debut in 2004 with ''Key Witness'', based on a true murder story. The detective character in his crime novels is William Wisting, and a television series based on the series premiered in 2019. IMDb, 25. April 2019 He has also written children's books, including a series named ''Clue'' and books about Detective agency no. 2. Personal life Horst was born in , |
Oscar Wisting
Oscar Adolf Wisting (6 June 1871 – 5 December 1936) was a Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer. Together with Roald Amundsen he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. Biography Oscar Wisting was born in Larvik, in Vestfold county, Norway. He was the son of Ola Martin Olsen Wisting (1843–1927) and Abigael Helene Andersen (1843–85). He became the eldest of 13 children. His father ran a trucking business. At the age of sixteen, he went to sea and in 1892 joined the Royal Norwegian Navy. He was working as a naval gunner at Karljohansvern, the naval base in Horten during 1909 when Roald Amundsen asked him to go north with him on his forthcoming North Pole expedition. Amundsen later secretly changed his plans. Wisting went to sea believing they were heading for the North Pole. Instead he learned that they were going south to pick up the race with Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole. As a participant in Amundsen's South Pole expediti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
