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Ágúst Eðvald Hlynsson
Ágúst () or Agust is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ágúst Björgvinsson (born 1979), Icelandic basketball coach *Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson (born 1977), Icelandic team handball player and coach *Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (born 1976), founding member of the Icelandic post-rock band ''Sigur Rós'' *Ágúst Guðmundsson (born 1947), Icelandic filmmaker *Ágúst Gylfason (born 1971), Icelandic footballer, currently playing for Fjölnir *Ágúst H. Bjarnason (1875–1952), pioneer in teaching psychology in Iceland *Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson (born 1969), Icelandic singer-songwriter, lead-singer of the bands ''GusGus'' and Esja, formerly of the band ''Ný Dönsk'' *Ágúst Pálsson (1893–1967), Icelandic architect See also * August, a month * August (name) August is both a given name and surname developed from the Latin, Augustus. Derived from the Latin word augere, meaning "to increase", Augustus had the meaning "esteemed" or "venerable" and was a title g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágúst Björgvinsson
Ágúst Sigurður Björgvinsson (born 16 January 1979) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach who last coached Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur. He was the head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team from 2007 to 2009 and won back-to-back national championships with Haukar women's team in 2006 and 2007. Coaching career Ágúst was the head coach of Haukar women's team from 2004 to 2007. In 2005, he helped the club to its first major title in thirteen years, winning the Icelandic Women's Cup. In 2006, he guided Haukar to the national championship and in the 2006–2007 season the club won all five major titles; the national championship, the Icelandic Cup, the Super Cup, the Company Cup and the Divisional Crown for posting the best record in the league. He left Haukar after the season to pursue coaching opportunities in Lithuania. In July 2007, Ágúst was hired as an assistant coach to KR men's team. On 7 November 2007 Ágúst was hired as the head c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson
Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson (born 19 February 1977) is an Icelandic team handball coach and a former player for KR(Knattspyrnufélag Reykjarvíkur). Coaching career Club career In 1998, Ágúst took over as head coach of the joint Grótta/KR women's team for the rest of the 1997-1998 season after Andrés Gunnlaugsson was fired. After serving as an assistant coach to the Grótta/KR men's team for the 1998-1999 season, he was hired as the head coach of Valur women's team in May 1999. Under his watch the team won the Icelandic Women's Handball Cup but was knocked out in the Final 8 in the national championship playoffs after losing to Fimmleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. He resigned from hist post after the season to take over as the head coach of the Iceland women's national handball team. He returned to Valur in 2001 after one year with the national team to serve as an assistant coach to both the men's and women's teams. In February 2002, Ágúst was hired as the head coach of the joint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Ágúst Guðmundsson (born 29 June 1947) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. He studied French, Icelandic in Reykjavík and filmmaking at the National Film School in London. He has made many popular Icelandic films that have also been translated into other languages. His 1998 film '' The Dance'' was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver St. George for Best Director. He is currently director of BÍL, The Federation of Icelandic Artists. Films * '' Land and Sons'' (''Land og synir'', 1980) * '' Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli'' (''Útlaginn'', 1981) * '' On Top'' (''Með allt á hreinu'', 1982) * ''Golden Sands'' (''Gullsandur'', 1984) * '' Nonni und Manni'' (TV series, 6 episodes, 1988-1989) * '' The Dance'' (''Dansinn'', 1998) * ''The Seagull's Laughter ''The Seagull's Laughter'' () is a 2001 Icelandic film directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. It stars Ugla Egilsdóttir as Agga, an orphaned preteen distrusting of her cousin Frey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágúst Gylfason
Ágúst Gylfason (born 1 August 1971) is an Icelandic football manager and a former player. He was manager of Breiðablik until 2019, when he became manager of Grótta's men's football team. Club career Ágúst started his career at Valur before moving to SK Brann in Norway. He returned to Iceland after three years to play for Fram. While playing for Valur, he worked as a carpenter and studied business administration. He was also married and had a son in early 1994. Ágúst came on trial in November 1994 together with Geoff Aunger. Brann's Anders Giske travelled to Iceland to negotiate a transfer with Valur. The deal included stipulation of a free transfer to an Icelandic club if Ágúst could not adapt to Norway. The personal contract was ready and signed on 4 January 1995. After Ágúst's time in Brann had run its course, he had a trial with Tranmere Rovers in 1998. Reportedly, he also visited Brentford, where owner Ron Noades came to personally pick him up at the airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágúst H
Ágúst () or Agust is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ágúst Björgvinsson (born 1979), Icelandic basketball coach *Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson (born 1977), Icelandic team handball player and coach *Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (born 1976), founding member of the Icelandic post-rock band ''Sigur Rós'' *Ágúst Guðmundsson (born 1947), Icelandic filmmaker *Ágúst Gylfason (born 1971), Icelandic footballer, currently playing for Fjölnir *Ágúst H. Bjarnason (1875–1952), pioneer in teaching psychology in Iceland *Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson (born 1969), Icelandic singer-songwriter, lead-singer of the bands ''GusGus'' and Esja, formerly of the band ''Ný Dönsk'' * Ágúst Pálsson (1893–1967), Icelandic architect See also * August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson (born 26 August 1969) is an Icelandic singer and producer. He is the lead singer of the bands GusGus, Nýdönsk, and Esja. Biography Daníel has been part of the local and international music scene since he started his career with the Icelandic pop group Nýdönsk in 1987. In 1989, he participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 for Iceland with the song "Það sem enginn sér". He finished in 22nd place, scoring no points. After releasing 5 albums with Nýdönsk, he produced an album with the electronic rock group Bubbleflies. He then branched out into acting in the National and Municipal theatres, playing roles in West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar (Pontius Pilate), and Stone Free. Film directors Arni and Kinski approached him to play a lead role in their short film Nautn. During production, Daníel founded GusGus in 1995 with Kinski. Daníel took a break from GusGus in the year 2000 to write music for both TV and documentary films and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágúst Pálsson
Ágúst Pálsson (3 October 1893 – 25 November 1967) was an Icelandic architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h .... His notable works include Neskirkja (built 1952–1957), which is often considered the first modern church in Iceland. His design caused controversy. Jónas Jónsson, Jónas Jónsson frá Hriflu, one of Iceland's most influential political figures, used the design of the church as a key example as to why modern architecture had no place in Iceland, and why the more traditional and Icelandic nationalist style of Guðjón Samúelsson was superior. The Neskirkja Planning Committee sought out the view of renowned Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen to assess the architectural style of the building; Saarinen praised the design. In 1997, several architects an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome. Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids occur in August, with yearly dates varying. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs as early as July 10 and ends around August 10. The Southern Delta Aquariids occur from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the peak days varying yearly. The star cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August. Among the aborigines of the Canary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August (name)
August is both a given name and surname developed from the Latin, Augustus. Derived from the Latin word augere, meaning "to increase", Augustus had the meaning "esteemed" or "venerable" and was a title given to Roman emperors. Persons with the given name August * August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig (1655–1715), German prince * August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1652–1689), German noble * August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1784–1853), German noble and general of the Napoleonic Wars * August Aichhorn (1878–1949), Austrian educator and psychoanalyst *August Alle (1890–1952), Estonian writer * August Allebé (1838–1927), Dutch painter *August Alsina (born 1992), American singer * August Ames (1994–2017), American adult film actress * August Annist (1899–1972), Estonian literary and folklore scholar, writer and translator *August Bebel (1840–1913), German social-democrat * August Björklund (born 2002), Finnish footballer * August Blom (1869 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Masculine Given Names
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic orthography *Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle, a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
