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Almqvist
Almqvist is a surname of Swedish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Anders Almqvist (1885–1915), Swedish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * Bertil Almqvist (1902–1972), Swedish author and illustrator * Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793–1866), Swedish composers and romantic poet * Erland Almqvist (1912–1999), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics * Ester Almqvist (1869–1934), Swedish painter * Gertrud Almqvist (1875–1954), Swedish writer and feminist * Ingrid Almqvist (1927–2017), Swedish javelin thrower * Johan Magnus Almqvist (1799–1873), Swedish theologian *Kurt Almqvist Kurt Almqvist (1912–2001) was a Swedish people, Swedish poet, intellectual and spiritual figure, representative of the Traditionalist School and the Perennial philosophy. Almqvist was a lifelong disciple of the Swiss people, Swiss metaphysicia ... (1912–2001), Swedish poet, intellectual and spiritual figure * Ludvig Almqvist (1818–1884) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Almqvist
Anders Conrad Wilhelm Almqvist (2 July 1885 – 30 November 1915) was a Swedish Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish boat ''Göteborgs'' that was eliminated in the first round of the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, men's eight tournament. References External links * * 1885 births 1915 deaths Swedish male rowers Olympic rowers for Sweden Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Rowers from Gothenburg {{Sweden-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertil Almqvist
Allan Bertil Almqvist (29 August 1902 – 16 May 1972), nicknamed Bertila and Trallgöken, was a Swedish writer and illustrator. He is famous for his World War II-era En svensk tiger propaganda poster (which was one of the most recognized symbols in Sweden around this time period) as well as his children's book series, later comic, '' Barna Hedenhös'' (''The Stone Age Kids Discover America'', ''The Stones Explore Britain''). Almqvist studied literature in Stockholm and Uppsala from 1924 until 1925. See also *Swedish literature Swedish literature () is the literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden. The first literary text from Sweden is the Rök runestone, carved during the Viking Age circa 800 AD. With the conversion of the land to Christi ... References External linksComic sample 1902 births 1972 deaths People from Solna Municipality Writers from Stockholm County Swedish male writers Swedish children's writers Swedish comics wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist
Carl Jonas Love Ludvig Almqvist (28 November 1793 – 26 September 1866) was a Swedish author, romantic poet, romantic critic of political economy, realist, composer and social critic. Biography Carl Jonas Love Almqvist was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of War Commissioner Karl Gustav Almqvist (1768–1846) and Birgitta Lovisa Gjörwell (1768–1806), daughter of journalist and editor Carl Christoffer Gjörwell Sr. (1731–1811). Almqvist's younger half-brother was Director-General Gustavus Fridolf Almquist (1814–1886), who was the father of Agnes Hammarskjöld. He studied at Uppsala University and then worked as a clerk in Stockholm. In 1823 he gave up his post, and in the autumn of the following year moved to Adolfsfors-Köla in northern Värmland where he and some friends, inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, intended to live out a rural idyll. It was there in 1824, that he married Anna Maria Andersdotter Lundström (1799–1868) and had two children. In 182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erland Almqvist
Erland H. L. Almqvist (2 September 1912 – 20 September 1999) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm. In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat ''Tornado'' in the Dragon class. He died in Lidingö Lidingö (), also known in its definite form Lidingön and as Lidingölandet, is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2023, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 48,162. It is the ... in 1999. References External links * * * * 1912 births 1999 deaths Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sailors (sport) from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ester Almqvist
Ester Dorothea Almqvist (3 November 1869 – 11 June 1934) was a Swedish artist who was a pioneer of Expressionist painting in Sweden. Family and education Almqvist was born in Bromma but spent her childhood in Stockholm, where her parents taught in a school for Christian missionaries. She is the female artist who is represented with most artworks in the collections of Malmö Konstmuseum, a total of 2,083 pieces. She had specified in her will that her collection of oil and watercolour paintings, charcoal, pastel and ink drawings, graphic pages and sketchbooks should be donated to that particular museum. Her father, a priest, died when she was nine. Her mother worked as a private tutor and book seller for the sake of providing for her family. Almqvist was born with a deformed spine that limited her mobility throughout her life but also gave her freedom to study art instead of being confined to housework. She attended the Technical School in Stockholm, graduating in 1891, and sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrud Almqvist
Gertrud Johanna Almqvist (16 October 1875 – 24 June 1954) was a Swedish writer and feminist. Throughout her career, she wrote numerous books, particularly on the subject of women, and actively advocated for women's rights. Her works also portrayed female homosexual relationships. Life Gertrud Almqvist was born on 16 October 1875 in Töreboda, Sweden. She was one of the two daughters of Edvard Almqvist, an agricultural engineer, and his wife Thora Almqvist. Almqvist was taught at home before completing her education in France and Switzerland, where she studied languages and literature. In 1899, Almqvist published her first novel ''Genom brottsjöarna i hamn'', which was shortly followed by her second novel ''När faller täckelset?'', released the same year. Supported by ''Stockholms Dagblad''s foreign stipend, she traveled across several European places. She began contributing literary reviews to newspapers and journals under an array of pseudonyms, including Madame Sans G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Almqvist
Ingrid Margareta Almqvist (10 October 1927 – 9 November 2017) was a Swedish javelin thrower. She competed at the 1948, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished in 10th, 5th and 14th place, respectively. She placed 8th–10th at the European championships of 1950–1958. Almqvist won 15 Swedish javelin titles in 1947, 1949–52 and 1954–64. In addition to athletics, she played 11 international handball matches for Sweden and competed nationally in fencing Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre (also spelled ''saber''), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fe .... References Further reading * 1927 births 2017 deaths Swedish female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Magnus Almqvist
Johan Magnus Almqvist (September 6, 1799 – October 9, 1873) was a Swedish theologian and parliamentarian. Biography Almqvist was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to civil servant and vicar and Gustava Brandelius. He began his studies at Uppsala University in 1819 and thereafter studied at Lund University, receiving his master's degree in philosophy in 1823. The following year he was ordained. In 1830, Almqvist became vicar of Skärstad Church near Jönköping and remained so until his death. From 1844 to 1866 he was a contractual provost and member of the Riksdag of the Estates. As a politician, he was a liberal and belonged to the opposition party within the clergy against its conservative majority. With regard to criminal law, inheritance law, schools, etc., he belonged to the reformists and voted for the representation bill in the 1865 Riksdag. He was a "staunch supporter" of Louis Gerhard De Geer, the country's first prime minister, at the 1865 Riksdag. Almqvist also worked f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Almqvist
Kurt Almqvist (1912–2001) was a Swedish people, Swedish poet, intellectual and spiritual figure, representative of the Traditionalist School and the Perennial philosophy. Almqvist was a lifelong disciple of the Swiss people, Swiss metaphysician and spiritual guide Frithjof Schuon. He came into close contact with the spiritual representatives of the Shadhiliyya order in the beginning of the 1940s. He introduced Schuon's teachings on spirituality and transcendent unity of religions in a number of publications. He also introduced the works of René Guénon in his writings. He was a frequent contributor to the quarterly journal, Studies in Comparative Religion, which dealt with religious Religious symbolism, symbolism and the Traditionalist School, Traditionalist perspective. Almqvist received his doctorate in 1951 from Uppsala university on a dissertation concerning Guilhem Ademar, ''Poésies du troubadour Guilhem Adémar''. He is the author of several essays and books in Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvig Almqvist
Ludvig Teodor Almqvist (January 4, 1818 – August 26, 1884) was a Swedish politician and judge. Biography Almqvist was born in Gränna, Sweden, to , vicar and priest. In 1835, Almqvist began his studies at Uppsala University. In 1846, he became assessor of the Svea Court of Appeal and, in 1848, secretary to the auditor. In 1853, he was appointed chief justice of Öster- and Västerrekarne, Daga, Åkers and Selebo hundred district, and was appointed deputy justice ombudsman the following year. In 1856, he bought the Algö estate in Överselö. He served as the Minister for Civil Service Affairs in Louis De Geer’s first cabinet (1856–1860). From 1867 to 1869 he was a member of the Riksdag (Parliament)'s upper house. In 1867, he was elected to be its first deputy speaker. On November 2, 1860, he took his place as member of the Supreme Court of Sweden. In 1867, he became Chief Justice of the Svea Court of Appeal. The following year he received his doctorate in la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Almqvist
Niklas Almqvist (born 26 January 1977), better known by his stage name Nicholaus Arson, is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish garage rock band The Hives, of which his brother Pelle Almqvist, Howlin' Pelle is the lead singer. Career Arson and his brother Pelle Almqvist, Per (Howlin' Pelle, lead singer) formed the band in 1993, and, according to a biography about the band, attracted the attention of promoter/manager/songwriter Randy Fitzsimmons (possibly a fictional character), who propelled the band to fame. It was revealed in NME that Randy Fitzsimmons is a registered pseudonym belonging to Arson. This has led many to believe that Randy Fitzsimmons is in fact a myth, and that it is Arson who writes the songs. Arson and the rest of the band deny this and insist on the existence of Randy Fitzsimmons as the band's songwriter. Musical equipment Nicholaus uses almost exclusively Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Fender Telecaster, Esquire or Telecaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelle Almqvist
Per "Pelle" Almqvist (born 29 May 1978), also known as Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of garage rock band The Hives. Biography Almqvist was born to a doctor father and a teacher mother. Almqvist and his brother Nicholaus Arson formed the band in 1993, and, according to a fictional biography about the band, attracted the attention of promoter/manager/songwriter Randy Fitzsimmons. Prior to success with the Hives he worked as a postman and a sixth-grade teacher. Almqvist is known for being particularly animated during live shows, and his onstage antics have earned the band the title of "The best live band in the world" from ''Spin Magazine'', who also put Almqvist in their list of the "50 Greatest Frontmen of All Time". Some of his onstage antics include regularly mixing with the crowd, climbing on amps and other equipment, and banter between songs that is often nonsensical and seemingly arrogant. Almqvist was previously in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
