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Bror Strandberg
Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 1536. It is also used heavily in a colloquial sense in the city of Belfast. Bror used to be a name that was never given to the oldest son of a family. From the 19th century, the literal meaning of the name has not been as important and the name could be given to any son. Bror was a very common name in Sweden during the first decades of the 20th century. It has since been less common. It is also in fairly common use in Denmark and Norway. Name day: 5 October in Sweden, 9 January in Swedish speaking Finland, 20 May in Norway since 2014. People with the name *Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Swedish nobleman, writer, and African professional hunter and guide on big-game * Bror Hjorth, Swedish sculptor and painter *Bror Mellberg, Swedish football player *Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt, American artist *Bror Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland). In English usage, Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for Nordic countries. Iceland and the Faroe Islands are sometimes included in Scandinavia for their Ethnolinguistics, ethnolinguistic relations with Sweden, Norway and Denmark. While Finland differs from other Nordic countries in this respect, some authors call it Scandinavian due to its economic and cultural similarities. The geography of the region is varied, from the Norwegian fjords in the west and Scandinavian mountains covering parts of Norway and Sweden, to the low and flat areas of Denmark in the south, as well as archipelagos and lakes in the east. Most of the population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bror Mellberg
Bror Lars Astley Mellberg (9 December 1923 − 8 September 2004) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Sweden national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup where Sweden finished third and second, respectively. Career statistics International : ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mellberg goal''. Honours Sweden * FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1958 * FIFA World Cup third place: 1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mellberg, Bror 1923 births 2004 deaths Swedish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sweden men's international footballers Allsvenskan players AIK Fotboll pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Masculine Given Names
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Andersson
Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamma Mia! (musical), Mamma Mia!'' For the Mamma Mia! (film), 2008 film version of ''Mamma Mia!'' and its 2018 sequel, ''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'', he worked also as an executive producer. Since 2001, he has been active with his own band Benny Anderssons orkester. Early life Göran Bror Benny Andersson was born 16 December 1946 in the Vasastan, Stockholm, Vasastan district of Stockholm to civil engineer Gösta Andersson (1912–1973) and his wife Laila (1920–1971). His sister Eva-Lis Andersson followed in 1948. Andersson's musical interest was spurred by his father and grandfather (Efraim), who played the accordion. At the age of six, they bought him one, too, and introduced him to Swedish folk music, traditional music, and schlager. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lille Bror Söderlundh
Bror Axel (Lille Bror) Söderlundh (21 May 1912 – 23 August 1957) was a Swedish composer and singer. He composed music for many Swedish films. He also wrote classical music, including the ''Concertino for Oboe and Strings'' which has been performed by the conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. He was born in 1912 in Kristinehamn. In 1929 he moved to Stockholm and studied violin. In 1940, he worked on the anti-nazi satire performance of ''Den ökända hästen från Troja'' (''The Notorious Horse from Troy'') with Karl Gerhard. He married ceramicist and textile artist Lisbet Jobs and they had two children, Michael Söderlundh and Stina Söderlundh. Selected works Opera * ''Flygande trumman'', Children's Opera (1953); libretto by Lennart Hellsing Orchestra * ''Fyra korta sommarstycken'' (4 Short Summer Melodies) for string orchestra (1933) * ''Tre folkliga valser'' for string orchestra (1945) * ''Vintermåne'', Meditation for oboe, 2 clarinets and string orchestra (1945) * ''Nattvisa t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bror Stefenson
Admiral Bror Per Harald Stefenson (4 September 1929 – 3 October 2018) was a Swedish Navy officer. Stefenson's senior commands include Chief of the Defence Staff and military commander of the Eastern Military District (Milo Ö) as well as Commandant General in Stockholm. He also served as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff. , Stefenson remains the last appointed Swedish admiral (having been appointed in 1991). Early life Stefenson was born on 4 September 1929 in Stockholm, the son of naval captain Jens Stefenson and his wife Astrid (née Grönberg). He passed '' studentexamen'' at Norra Real in Vasastan, Stockholm in 1948. Career Military career In 1951, Stefenson was commissioned as an officer with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant (''fänrik'') and was promoted two years later to sub-lieutenant (''löjtnant'') before attending the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from 1954 to 1959. Stefenson was the captain of the submarine in 1962 and in 1963, and was also promoted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bror Rexed
Bror Anders Rexed (19 June 1914 – 21 August 2002) was a Swedish neuroscientist and professor at Uppsala University. Internationally, he is best known today for his development of the system now known as Rexed laminae, but in Sweden, he is also known for his involvement in the "du-reformen" of the Swedish language during the late 1960s. In 1980, he was awarded the Léon Bernard Foundation Prize. Early life and education Bror Anders Rexed grew up on a small farm in Räxed, Värmland, and entered Uppsala University in 1933. After completing his medical licence (1942) he combined clinical work at Akademiska sjukhuset with neuro-anatomical research, earning a PhD in 1950 for a thesis on the cellular architecture of the cat spinal cord. Neuroscience career Between 1952 and 1960 Rexed published a four-part series that subdivided the spinal grey matter into ten cytoarchitectonic layers, now universally known as the Rexed laminae. By relating sensory and motor pathways to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt
Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt (April 13, 1878 – April 21, 1955) was an American artist who painted seascapes and depictions of New Mexico's indigenous culture. Background He was born in Tullstorp, Malmö Municipality, Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden the son of Nils and Ingrid (Nordfeldt) Olsson. The family immigrated to the United States in 1892. He first worked as a typesetter for the Swedish language newspaper, ''Det Rätta Hemlandet''. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago and studied with Frederick Richardson. He later apprenticed with Albert Herter in New York City, and studied in Paris at the Académie Julian. For several years he worked as an illustrator in Europe and North Africa for Harper's Magazine, where he also practiced etching.Woodbury, Sara. "Giving a Good Impression: B.J.O. Nordfeldt's Inscribed Etchings," ''Art in Print'', Vol. 7 No. 2 (July–August 2017). He adopted his mother's surname to avoid confusion with the marine art, maritime artist Albert Julius O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bror Hjorth
Bror Hjorth (1894 in Marma, Sweden, Marma, Sweden – May 21, 1968 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Sweden, Swedish artist. Hjorth was one of Sweden’s best-known sculpture, sculptors and Painting, painters, and was professor of art at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm from 1949 to 1959. On completion of his studies, he lived in Uppsala, where he built his studio home in Kåbo, now the Bror Hjorths Hus museum. He was awarded the Sergel Prize in 1955. Training In 1915, Hjorth spent a month studying under Caleb Althin and a month studying under G. Hallström. He took a break from his studies from 1915 to 1919 due to illness, before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen for a year and a half, followed by four years studying sculpture in Paris under Antoine Bourdelle. Style, background and works image:näckens polska.jpg, Näckens polska statues and fountain in front of Uppsala Central Station, Uppsala Central railway station. Hjorth is kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
