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Carlsson
Carlsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl" or "Carl’s son". Cognates include Carlson and Karlsson. The parallel Danish-Norwegian forms are Karlsen and Carlsen. Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Carlsson, 2005 Idol winner *Albertina Carlsson (1848-1930) Swedish zoologist. * Allan Carlsson (boxer), Swedish boxer *Allan Carlsson (cyclist) (1929 – 1953), Swedish cyclist *Andreas Carlsson, Swedish music producer, composer, and pop songwriter *Arvid Carlsson, famous neuroscientist *Bernt Carlsson (1938–1988), Swedish politician, United Nations Commissioner for Namibia * Christoffer Carlsson (born 1989), Swedish football player *Clas-Göran Carlsson (born 1962), Swedish politician *Erik Carlsson (1929–2015), Swedish rally driver * Göran Carlsson (born 1963), Swedish curler *Gunilla Carlsson (born 1963), Swedish politician *Henry Carlsson, Swedish footballer *Ingvar Carlsson (born 1934), Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvar Carlsson
Gösta Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934) is a Swedish politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Sweden, first from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996. He was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1986 to 1996. He is best known for leading Sweden into the European Union. Carlsson was a member of the Riksdag from 1965 to 1996 representing the constituency of Stockholm County (until 1970 in the lower house). He served as Minister of Education from 1969 to 1973, as Minister of Housing in 1973 and again from 1974 to 1976, and as Minister of Environmental affairs from 1985 to 1986. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1982 to 1986, and assumed office as Prime Minister of Sweden upon the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986. Early life Carlsson was born in Borås, Västra Götaland County (then Älvsborg County), Sweden and is the third son of the warehouse worker Olof Karlsson and Ida, née Johansson. Carlsson has a diplom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernt Carlsson
Bernt Wilmar Carlsson (21 November 1938 – 21 December 1988) was a Swedish social democrat and diplomat who served as Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and United Nations Commissioner for Namibia from July 1987 until he died on Pan Am Flight 103, which was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland on 21 December 1988. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was subsequently convicted of 270 counts of murder in connection with the bombing and sentenced to life imprisonment. Social democrat A native of Stockholm, Carlsson joined the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League when he was sixteen, studied economics at Stockholm University and, upon graduation, went into Sweden's foreign ministry. He worked as assistant to the Minister of Commerce in 1967 and was assigned to be international secretary of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Sweden in 1970. Concurrent with his position in the party, Prime Minister Olof Palme appointed him as a special adviser. Socialist International In 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Carlsson
Kent Carlsson (born 3 January 1968) is a former tennis player from Sweden. A seasoned claycourter, he won all nine of his ATP tour singles titles on the surface, including the 1988 Hamburg Masters. Carlsson achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in September 1988. Playing career Juniors Carlsson was a successful junior winning the Kalle Anka Cup, which is a Swedish junior tournament through the under 11, under 13s twice and under 15. He still holds the record for the most titles wins at 4 in front of Thomas Enqvist and Thomas Johansson who won it 3 times. Carlsson was also a three time European Champion between 1981–83. In 1983 he won the Orange Bowl over Emilio Sánchez and won the Roland Garros Boys' Singles title in 1984 without losing a set, defeating Mark Kratzmann in the final. Pro tour Carlsson played his first professional match in 1983 losing to Heinz Günthardt in Geneva. 1984 was his first full year on tour and made the 3rd round of Roland Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Carlsson
Erik Hilding Carlsson (5 March 1929 – 27 May 2015) was a Swedish rally driver for Saab. He was nicknamed "''Carlsson på taket''" ("Carlsson on the roof" in reference to Astrid Lindgren's children's book character) as well as ''Mr. Saab'' (due to his public relations work for the company). Early life Carlsson was born in Trollhättan. Erik Carlsson married Pat Moss on 9 July 1963 in London. Pat was also a famous rally driver and younger sister of Stirling Moss. On 1 December 1969 they had a daughter, Susie Carlsson, who was later to become successful in show jumping. Saab car history Because the early Saabs in which he competed were seriously underpowered and with the tuned two-strokers it was necessary to keep the revs up, he had to maintain a high speed while cornering and practiced left-foot braking to perfection. Rally career In 1965 Pat Moss and Erik Carlsson wrote a book: ''The Art and Technique of Driving'' (published by Heinemann, London, selling for 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunilla Carlsson
Anna Gunilla Carlsson is a Swedish politician and a member of the Moderate Party. She served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from 2006 to 2013, member of the Swedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2013 and deputy chairman of her party from 2003 to 2015. Early life Carlsson was born and raised in Lund in Skåne. She was at one time chairperson of the Moderate Youth League district in that county. At the Battle of Lycksele, when current party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt was elected chairman of the Youth League, Carlsson was elected vice chairman. Political career Member of the European Parliament, 1995-2002 After working as an auditor, Carlsson joined the Moderate Party office in 1994. In 1995, she was elected to the European Parliament and served until 2002. In parliament, she served on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (1995-1999) and on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janne Carlsson
Jan Edvard Carlsson (12 March 1937 – 31 August 2017), known professionally as Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson, was a Swedish actor, musician, composer and artist. Early life Carlsson was born on 12 March 1937 in Katarina Parish, Stockholm, the son of Erik Carlsson (1893–1953) and Tyra Törnkvist (1901–1981). His older brother, Leopold Fare (1926–1996), was an artist. He also had one sister, Gerd Carlsson. Carlsson was the uncle of and paternal uncle of . Career Carlsson's debut as an actor came in 1950. He is perhaps most famous for his roles in the comedies '' Repmånad'' (1979) and ''Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?'' (1981). Carlsson is also well known for playing lead roles in several film adaptations of the Swedish writer Stig Claesson's books, such as ''Vem älskar Yngve Frej'' (1973), '' På palmblad och rosor'' (1976) and '' Henrietta'' (1983). Carlsson was also a skilled drummer and featured on several albums of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, notably for fellow Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvid Carlsson
Arvid Carlsson (25 January 1923 – 29 June 2018) was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, together with Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard. Early life and education Carlsson was born on 25 January 1923 in Uppsala, Sweden, one of four siblings. His family moved to Lund after his father became a history professor at Lund University. Although his two older siblings followed their father's career path, he instead chose to study medicine at Lund, beginning in 1941. In 1944, he participated in the task of examining prisoners of Nazi concentration camps, whom Swedish aristocrat Folke Bernadotte had managed to bring to Sweden, which was neutral during World War II. He received his MD and PhD in pharmacology in 1951. Career In 1951, Carlsson became an associate professor at Lund University. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göran Carlsson
Claes Göran Carlsson (born 12 December 1963) is a Swedish 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 b ... curler. (web archive; look for "Carlsson, Göran") He is a and a 2008 Swedish mixed doubles curling champion. Teams Men's Mixed Mixed doubles References External links * * Living people 1963 births Swedish male curlers Swedish curling champions {{Sweden-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Carlsson
Andreas Carlsson (; born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter. Biography Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2000. In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze assumed the lease of the legendary Cheiron studios. Two years later, they launched production-company The Location and publishing-company Location Songs, where writer Savan Kotecha is signed. Carlsson frequently collaborates with writers Desmond Child and Chris Braide. Together they have written many hit songs, including " Invisible" for Irish boy band D-Side and ''American Idol'' contestant Clay Aiken. The song became one of the most performed on American radio in 2004. A more recent collaboration is Katy Perry's " Waking Up in Vegas", featured on her album '' One of the Boys''. Carlsson also co-wrote the song "Strange" for the '' Alice in Wonderland'' soundtrack, which was performed by Tokio Hotel an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Carlsson
Leo Carlsson (born 26 December 2004) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted second overall by the Ducks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Carlsson originally played at the youth level with hometown team Färjestad BK before moving to fellow tenured Swedish Hockey League (SHL) team, Örebro HK, for the 2020–21 season. During the 2021–22 season, Carlsson made his professional debut in the SHL as a 17-year-old, posting three goals and six assists in 35 regular season games. In his year of drafted eligibility, Carlsson increased his stock in playing exclusively with the senior team in the SHL showing an offensive acumen in securing a scoring line role among Örebro HK for the 2022–23 season. Bob McKenzie referred to Carlsson as a " blue-chip" prospect in the 2023 NHL Entry Draftt. On 28 June 2023, Carlsson was drafted second overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2023 draft. He signed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Carlsson
Agnes Emilia Carlsson (born 6 March 1988), known mononymously as Agnes, is a Swedish recording artist. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series. She was then signed to Sony Music, through which she released her self-titled debut album, '' Agnes'', and follow-up, '' Stronger'', both of which topped the Swedish Top 60 Albums Chart. In early 2008, it was announced that Agnes had parted ways with her record label, and was now signed to small independent label Roxy Recordings. Released on 28 October 2008, her third album, '' Dance Love Pop'', reached number five in Sweden, 70 in Austria, 38 in France, 45 in Switzerland and 13 in the United Kingdom. With 200,000 albums sold worldwide this is her most successful album, 50,000 albums were sold in France, 40,000 in Sweden. Its first two singles, " On and On" and " Release Me" became international hits, reaching the top-ten in charts worldwide. "Release Me" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Carlsson
Nils Gustav Henry "Garvis" Carlsson (29 October 1917 – 28 May 1999), was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented AIK, Stade Français, and Atletico Madrid during a club career that spanned between 1939 and 1953. A full international between 1941 and 1949, he won 26 caps for the Sweden national team and was part of the Sweden Olympic team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Personal life He was the father of Björn Carlsson, who also represented AIK in Allsvenskan and played for the Sweden national team. Career statistics International : ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carlsson goal.'' Honours Atletico Madrid * La Liga: 1949–50, 1950–51 * Copa Eva Duarte: 1951 (Predecessor to the Supercopa de España) Sweden * Summer Olympics: 1948 Individual * Stor Grabb Ulises Infante Azocar, (born 8 April 1987) is a Swedish rapper best known un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
