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Östen (name)
Östen is a masculine given name. It is a variant of Øystein and is mostly used in Sweden. Notable people with the name are as follows: * Östen Bergstrand (1873–1948), Swedish astronomer * Östen Dahl (born 1945), Swedish linguist * Östen Edlund (born 1934), Swedish discus thrower * Östen Elfving (1874–1936), Finnish agricultural expert and politician * Östen Eriksson (born 1958), Swedish musical artist * Östen Mäkitalo (1938–2011), Swedish electrical engineer * Östen Sandström (1910–1994), Swedish sprinter * Östen Sjöstrand (1925–2006), Swedish poet * Survivor: Pearl Islands, Osten Taylor, American reality show contestant * Östen Undén (1886–1974), Swedish academic and politician * Östen Warnerbring (1934–2006), Swedish musical artist References {{DEFAULTSORT:Osten Swedish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Øystein
Øystein is a Norwegian language, Norwegian given name of Old Norse origins. One of its variants is Östen (name), Östen which is mostly used in Sweden. Notable people with the name include: *Øystein Aarseth (1968–1993), Norwegian guitarist (pseudonym Euronymous), co-founder of the black metal band ''Mayhem'' *Øystein Alme (born 1960), Norwegian author *Øystein Andersen or Wig Wam, Norwegian hard rock and glam rock band *Øystein Baadsvik (born 1966), Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician *Øystein Bache (born 1960), Norwegian comedian and actor *Øystein B. Blix (born 1966), Norwegian jazz musician (trombone) and sound designer *Øystein Bonvik (born 1971), Norwegian communication consultant, writer and lecturer *Øystein Bråten (born 1995), Norwegian freestyle skier *Øystein Brun (born 1975), the guitarist and founder of the Norwegian black metal band ''Borknagar'' *Øystein Carlsen (born 1973), Norwegian speed skater *Øystein Dahle (born 1938), Norwegian businesspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Wisconsin Press
The University of Wisconsin Press (sometimes abbreviated as UW Press) is a Non-profit organization, non-profit university press publishing Peer review, peer-reviewed books and journals. It publishes work by scholars from the global academic community; works of fiction, memoir and poetry under its imprint, Terrace Books; and serves the citizens of Wisconsin by publishing important books about Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region. UW Press annually awards the Brittingham Prize in Poetry, the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, and The Four Lakes Prize in Poetry. The press was founded in 1936 in Madison, Wisconsin, Madison and is one of more than 120 member presses in the Association of University Presses. The Journals Division was established in 1965. The press employs approximately 25 full and part-time staff, produces 40 to 60 new books a year, and publishes 13 journals. It also distributes books and some annual journals for sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Bergstrand
Carl Östen Emanuel Bergstrand (1 September 1873 – 27 September 1948) was a Swedish astronomer. He was Professor of Astronomy at Uppsala University from 1909 until 1938 and from where he received his Ph.D. in astronomy in 1899 under Nils Christoffer Dunér. His early work was focused on astrometrics, particularly in the examination of photographic plates to measure stellar parallax. He used the orbital motions of the moons of Uranus to measure the rotation period and equatorial flattening of the planet. He also made studies of the solar corona, using photographs from the 1914 solar eclipse expedition. He wrote works on astronomy for the general public, including ''Astronomi'' (1925). The crater Bergstrand on the Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ... is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Dahl
Östen Dahl (; born 4 November 1945 in Stockholm) is a Swedish linguist and professor best known for pioneering a marker-based approach to tense and aspect in linguistic typology. Dahl finished his PhD at the University of Gothenburg and subsequently worked there as a docent before becoming professor of general linguistics at the Stockholm University in 1980. Honours * Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, member since 1997 * Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, member since 1998 * Academia Europaea, member since 2006 * Honorary doctorate of philosophy from the University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki (, ; UH) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Alexander ... in 2003 * Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, member Works * Tense and Aspect Systems', Oxford: Blackwell, 1985 * Edite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Edlund
Rolf Östen Edlund (born 26 November 1934) is a Swedish discus thrower. He placed 17th at the 1958 European Championships and 24th at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He continues competing in his eightieth, winning the world title in the M80 age group at the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 21st in a series of World Masters Athletics Championships#Outdoor Championships, World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Lyon, France from 4 to 16 August 2015. This w .... References 1934 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Swedish male discus throwers 20th-century Swedish sportsmen People from Ragunda Municipality Kronobergs IK athletes {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Elfving
Karl Östen Elfving (27 May 1874 Vaasa – 25 July 1936 Boden, Sweden) was a Finnish agricultural expert and politician. Elfving's parents were the Mayor Karl Oskar Elfving and Jenny Sofia Nyman. Elfving's brother was Karl Oskar Elfving Younger (1872–1946) and sister teacher and writer Ester Ståhlberg (1870–1950) who was the second spouse of the President of the Republic of Finland K. J. Ståhlberg since 1920. Elfving graduated in agronomy in 1895, as a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1911 and as a Licentiate in Philosophy (PhD) in 1915. Elfving acted as a trustee, agricultural engineer, assistant to the county agronomist and as a consultant for agriculture until 1906, then until 1917 as an Inspector in the Settlement Board and as the Chief Executive of the Settlement Board in 1917–1926. Elfving was part of the governing bodies of several agricultural organizations and foundations and participated in state committees. In 1917 he was chairman of the settlement committee and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Eriksson
Bror Östen Tommy Eriksson (born 1 March 1958 in EnÃ¥nger, Hälsingland, Sweden) is a Swedish musician. He is member of the song group ''Östen med Resten Östen med Resten (sometimes spelt ''Östen mä Resten'') is a Sweden, Swedish music group from Hälsingland. It was formed in 1985. The original members were Östen Eriksson, Jens Kristensen and Nisse Damberg. The name, which literally means "Ös ...'' and he works in the organization '' Hälsinge Akademi''. Eriksson started with entertainments when he was 3 years old. When he was 6 years old, he sang at EnÃ¥ngers bygdegÃ¥rd together with Jokkmokks-Jokke. He educated at Bromangymnasiet 1974–76. He released his first debut in 1976 when he played in the band ''Hälsingband''. He worked at Iggesunds Bruk until 1980, when he wanted a new career as musician. During 5 years he was member of the group '' Iggesundsgänget'' and one of his performances was in the TV program '' Nygammalt'' together with Bosse Larsson. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Mäkitalo
Östen Mäkitalo (27 August 1938 – 16 June 2011) was a Swedish electrical engineer. He is considered to be one of the most important developers in modern times together with Laila Ohlgren, both engineers at Telia. Together they developed the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) system and were the leading figures, representing Telia and Sweden, in the meetings with the other Nordic countries to find a common standard. Later they developed GSM and led the meetings to find a European and later world standard for mobile communication. They are many times considered the developer of the cellular phone and mobile telephony. Education and occupation Mäkitalo was born in Koutojärvi, Sweden, and obtained a master's degree in electrical engineering from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), while studying for a time he employed as a training assistant and lecturer at the Department of Physics at KTH. He started his professional career in 1961 at Televerket (now merged with TeliaSonera), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Sandström
Östen Sandström (3 October 1910 – 10 March 1994) was a Swedish sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References 1910 births 1994 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swedish male sprinters Olympic athletes for Sweden Place of birth missing 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Sjöstrand
Östen Sjöstrand (16 June 1925 in Gothenburg – 13 May 2006) was a Sweden, Swedish poet, writer and translator. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1975 and was a member of the Academy's Nobel Committee in Literature, Nobel committee between 1979 and 1990. Biography Östen Sjöstrand gave his introductory speech in the Swedish Academy about the Swedish writer Pär Lagerkvist, who preceded him at the same chair. As a poet he debuted in 1949 with ''Unio'', which was marked by the post-war agony of the Swedish 1940s poetry. He was above all inspired of French poetry. Music was another source of inspiration for Östen Sjöstrand. In cooperation with Sven-Erik Bäck he wrote a pair of operas, including ''Gästabudet''. Bibliography *''Unio'' (1949) *''Invigelse'' (1950) *''Återvändo'' (1953) *''Ande och verklighet'' (1954) *''Dikter mellan midnatt och gryning'' (1954) *''Främmande mörker, främmande ljus'' (1955) *''Dikter 1949–1955'' (1958) *''Hemlöshet och hem'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Islands
The Pearl Islands (Spanish: Archipiélago de las Perlas or Islas de las Perlas) is a group of 200 or more islands and islets (many tiny and uninhabited) lying about off the Pacific coast of Panama in the Gulf of Panama. Islands The most notable island is Contadora Island (or Isla Contadora in Spanish), known for its resorts. Contadora was said to be used by the Spanish conquistadors as a stop for taking inventory of booty prior to returning to Spain, hence the name (''contador'' means counter or bookkeeper in Spanish). Contadora is a resort island, with many homes owned by wealthy Panamanians. There are a large hotel and other cabins available. Most of the resort workers live on nearby Isla Saboga. Domestic airline Air Panama no longer flies between Panama City and Contadora and Isla San José. FlyTrip, a new domestic airline, flies on Fridays and Sundays. While Sea de Las Perlas Ferry does daily trips to Contadora and Saboga islands ( which are islands near Las Perlas). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
