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Östberg
Östberg is a Swedish topographic surname, which means "east mountain" or "east hill", from the Swedish terms ''öst'' ("east") and ''berg'' ("mountain" or "hill").''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Ostberg Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Østberg and Ostberg. The surname may refer to: * Annika Östberg (born 1954), Swedish convict *Carolina Östberg (1853–1929), Swedish singer *Cecilia Östberg (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player * Curt Östberg (1905–1969), Swedish tennis player * Frida Östberg (born 1977), Swedish footballer * Gunnar Östberg (1923–2017), Swedish cross-country skier *Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (born 1990), Norwegian cross-country skier * Ivar Østberg (born 1942), Norwegian politician *Mads Østberg (born 1987), Norwegian rally driver *Mattias Östberg (born 1977), Swedish footballer *Moje Östberg (1897–1984), Swedish Navy rear admiral * Olov Östberg, Swedish researcher * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Östberg
Annika Maria Östberg Deasy (born January 6, 1954) is a Swedish citizen formerly incarcerated in California for an undetermined period (25 years to life sentence). She was convicted of first-degree murder of a restaurant owner and a police officer in 1981.California Department of Justice: Court No 7643, Prob File No 17517: The People of the state of California vs. Annika Maria Deasy, defendant. In April 2009, after 27 years in a California prison, Östberg was handed over to Swedish authorities and transferred to Sweden, and incarcerated in the Hinseberg women's prison north of Örebro. She was released in May 2011. Childhood and marriage Annika Östberg grew up in Hässelby in Stockholm, and moved with her mother to California in the 1960s. She ran away from home to San Francisco, where she became a drug addict. She married Brian Deasy and gave up drugs, but when the marriage failed she resumed her drug habit. Prior criminal record Östberg was convicted of theft in 1973 and rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moje Östberg
Rear Admiral Knut Mauritz "Moje" Östberg (9 September 1897 – 13 November 1984) was a Swedish Navy officer. Östberg's senior commands include postings as captain of the coastal defence ships and HSwMS ''Manligheten'' as well as captain of the seaplane cruiser . He also served as commanding officer of the West Coast Naval District as well as naval attaché in Berlin, Washington, D.C. and Ottawa. Early life Östberg was born on 9 September 1897 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Axel Östberg, a bank clerk, and his wife Hilda (née Eriksson). He enrolled as a cadet at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1916. Career After sea expeditions on the armored cruiser and on the coastal defence ships and , Östberg was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Navy in 1919 with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant. He devoted himself to the naval artillery, and served on the coastal defence ships and , the torpedo cruiser HSwMS ''Claes Horn'' and the destroyer HSwMS ''Vidar'' and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnar Östberg
Ragnar Östberg (14 July 1866 – 5 February 1945) was a Swedish architect who is best known for designing Stockholm City Hall. Biography Östberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His parents were Carl Östberg and Erika Kindahl. Between 1884 and 1891, he first studied at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. In 1888, he studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He had an internship with architect Isak Gustaf Clason (1856–1930). In 1893 he visited the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and in 1896 he went on a three-year study trip to, among others, England, France, Italy and Greece. Dating from the early 1900s, he lived and worked in Umeå in northern Sweden. Scharinska villan in Umeå is considered one of Östberg's best works during his youth. Östberg became the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden. His body of work from the period ranges from public buildings, such as Stockholm City Hall, to mansions for influe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Östberg
Frida Christina Östberg (born 10 December 1977) is a Swedish retired football midfielder who played for Umeå IK, Linköpings FC and Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer. She is a former member of the Sweden women's national football team. Club career Östberg started her career with Hägglunds IoFK, who she played for until 1994. For the 1995 season, she moved to Umeå IK where she stayed until 2005. For 2006 and 2007, Östberg played for Linköpings FC. She left Linköpings in November 2007. Östberg made claims of moving back and playing for her former club Umeå IK On 30 November 2007, Östberg announced her return to Umeå IK after two seasons with Linköpings. She played for Umeå for the 2008 season before once again leaving the team. She won the Diamantbollen in 2008, which is awarded to the best Swedish women's soccer player. With the creation of a new top-flight women's league in the United States, Women's Professional Soccer, Östberg was headed ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattias Östberg
Mattias Östberg (born 24 August 1977) is a Sweden, Swedish association football, footballer who plays for Hanvikens SK in Swedish Swedish Football Division 4, Division 4 as a Defender (association football), defender. Career Östberg began his career with Östansbo IS, before signing a professional contract with Ludvika FK. He also played with IFK Norrköping, before moving to England to play with then Football League Second Division, Second Division club Stoke City F.C., Stoke City. He never made it into the senior squad, however played a game for the Youth Team, which they lost 3–1 to Walsall F.C., Walsall. However Östberg became a victim of the new transfer laws regarding international players, and as a result had to be released by Stoke. Returning to Sweden, he signed with IK Brage, where he stayed for 2 seasons, before moving onto GAIS for 3 years, making over 50 appearances for the club. In 2008, he moved once more to BK Häcken. During the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Östberg
Carolina Östberg (17 May 1853 – 27 February 1924) was a Swedish opera singer and singing teacher. She was nationally and internationally famous and belonged to the elite members of the Royal Swedish Opera Life Carolina Östberg was the daughter of the barber-surgeon Johan Ludvig Östberg and Beata Ulrika Wallberg. She displayed a natural musical talent at an early age. She was enrolled at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1869 to 1873, and a student of Signe Hebbe. She was active as a concert singer before she made her debut '' Stora Teatern'' at the 1873–74 season with Louise Pyk. Both Östbeg and Pyk made a great success. She was given a contract at the Stora Teatern after her part as Carlo Broschi in ''Hälften var'', a part which was to be her most popular. When she retired after her marriage to the merchant Horwitz in 1877, she had become one of her country's most noted singers. When she was unexpectedly launched in the lead role of ''Boccaccio'' in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Östberg
Lisa Cecilia Östberg (born 15 January 1991 in Insjön, Sweden) is a Swedish people, Swedish ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward. International career Östberg was selected for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, recording two assists. Östberg has also appeared for Sweden at two IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2008. Östberg made two appearances for the Sweden women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships in 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, 2008 and 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, 2009, including winning a bronze medal in the 2009 event. Career statistics International career References External links * 1991 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden People fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Östberg
Curt Mauritz Axel Östberg (17 February 1905 – 30 March 1969) was a Swedish tennis player. Tennis career Östberg represented the Swedish Davis Cup team in 1929, 1933–34 and 1936–37. His first match in 1929 was against South Africa in Saltsjobaden, where he and his teammates, Sune Malmström and Henning Muller, suffered a 5–0 loss. He played a total of 17 matches and won 6 of them. Three of the wins were in doubles with his partner Kalle Schröder. In 1946 he was appointed as non-playing captain for the Swedish team. Östberg made two appearances at the Wimbledon Championships, in 1929 and 1934, losing in the first round on both occasions. See also *List of Sweden Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Sweden Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Sweden have taken part in the competition since 1925. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweden Davis Cup Lists of Davis C ... References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morningness–eveningness Questionnaire
The morningness–eveningness questionnaire (MEQ) is a self-assessment questionnaire developed by researchers James A. Horne and Olov Östberg in 1976. Its main purpose is to measure whether a person's circadian rhythm (biological clock) produces peak alertness in the morning, in the evening, or in between. The original study showed that the subjective time of peak alertness correlates with the time of Thermoregulation#Variations due to circadian rhythms, peak body temperature; morning types (Lark (person), early birds) have an earlier temperature peak than evening types (Night owl (person), night owls), with intermediate types having temperature peaks between the morning and evening chronotype groups. The MEQ is widely used in psychological and medical research and has been professionally cited more than 4,000 times. MEQ questions The standard MEQ consists of 19 multiple-choice questions, each having four or five response options. Some example questions are: Responses to the q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Östberg
Gunnar Östberg (February 4, 1923 – December 25, 2017) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished ninth in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ... in Oslo. He was born in Kramfors, Ã…ngermanland. References18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948-52 1923 births 2017 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (born 9 November 1990) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. Career She won her first competition in the sprint event in the Tour de Ski on 31 December 2013. Her previous best individual World Cup finish was a second place at a sprint event on 1 January 2013 held in Val Müstair, Switzerland during Tour de Ski. She won four gold medals during the 2009 Junior World Championship in Praz de Lys-Sommand, but had to settle for a fifth place in the team sprint event during the 2009 World Championship in Liberec, along with Astrid Jacobsen. She finished 37th in the 30 km event. At the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, she won the team sprint with Marit Bjørgen, and placed second in the individual sprint. In Falun, she won the team sprint, this time with Maiken Caspersen Falla. In the 2015–2016 season, she placed second in the Tour de Ski. In the 2018–2019 season, Østberg won the Tour de Ski with a record winning margin of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg (born 11 October 1987) is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Torstein Eriksen. Career Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in which he finished 31st in his Subaru Impreza WRC 2003. In the 2006 season, he competed in two more WRC rallies; retiring at the Rally Finland and finishing 23rd at the Wales Rally GB. In the 2007 season, Østberg continued with an Impreza WRC 2005 and competed in six world rallies for the Prodrive-supported Adapta team. He took his first stage win on a super special stage of the 2007 Swedish Rally, and later achieved his first WRC point by finishing eighth at the 2007 Rally Finland. Østberg also contested the Norwegian Rally Championship and won the national title. In 2008, Østberg continued to race with Adapta Motorsport in the WRC, using a Subaru Impreza WRC 2007. He did not score any championship points in his seven events. In the 2009 season, Øs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
