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Dorph
Dorph is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anton Dorph (1831–1914), Danish painter * Bertha Dorph (1875–1960), Danish painter * Birgitta Karlström Dorph (born 1939), Swedish diplomat * Christian Dorph (born 1966), Danish author * Niels Dorph (1681–1758), Danish/Norwegian clergyman * Viggo Dorph-Petersen (1851–1937), Danish architect {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Dorph
Anton Laurids Johannes Dorph (15 February 1831, in Horsens – 12 January 1914, in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter who is remembered for his altarpieces and his paintings of fishermen. Biography Dorph entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Danish Academy in 1845 where he studied under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. Later he received lessons from Wilhelm Marstrand (1849–50). After winning the Academy's silver medal, he began to exhibit portraits and genre paintings. With his portrait of the actor C.N. Rosenkilde (1856) which was displayed in the foyer of the Royal Danish Theatre he became increasingly well known. His full-figured portrait of the sculptor Evens brought him the Neuhausen Prize in 1857. The same year he began painting a series of works representing the fishermen of Zealand. He then turned to large religious works for altarpieces. Thanks to a stipend from the Academy, he travelled to Italy (1859–61) where he made several genre paintings including ''Fiske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertha Dorph
Bertha Olga Vilhelmine Herlich Dorph née Green (4 June 1875 – 25 February 1960) was a Danish painter. Biography Born in Copenhagen, Dorph was privately educated under Harald Slott-Møller and Peter Ilsted in Copenhagen (1893–97) after which she spent a year training in Berlin. She also studied etching at Berlin's Schinkel-akademie. She debuted at Den Frie Udstilling in 1899. In 1900, she married the painter Niels Vinding Dorph (1862–1931) who influenced her work. Her painting of a young woman awaiting childbirth (''Et besøg hos den unge barselskone'') is considered a masterpiece among her early works of family and children. Later she painted studies of flowers, landscapes and many portraits, especially of children. In 1925, she created another major work ''Julenat'' (Christmas Night) now in Ollerup Church near Svendborg, Funen. Dorph also worked as a designer, particularly with silverware and furniture. From 1902 to 1915, together with her husband she ran an art school. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta Karlström Dorph
Birgitta Karlström Dorph (born 5June 1939) is a Swedish diplomat. She is mostly known for her clandestine work in channeling funds from the Swedish government to the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa during the 1980s. Early life and education Märta Birgitta Karlström Dorph grew up in Karlstad where she went to the Tingvallagymnasiet. After graduating she studied in the United States, attended the Stockholm School of Economics and worked in France. She finally entered an education at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs where she remained and worked as a diplomat for 44 years. Career During twenty of Karlström Dorph's years within the diplomatic corps she worked in Africa where she was stationed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Gaborone, Botswana, among other places. In 1982–88, she worked in Pretoria, South Africa. Secret mission While stationed as second in command at the Swedish legation in Pretoria and working as a diplomat, she also had a secret mission. Her job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Dorph
Christian Dorph (born August 27, 1966 in Odense, Denmark) is a Danish author. He has written several collections of poems as well as crime fiction. In 1988, Christian Dorph was admitted at the Forfatterskolen (a 2-year artistic education) in Copenhagen. He has studied Danish literature at the Aarhus University, and today he teach creative writing classes at Testrup Højskole. Along with his author colleague Simon Pasternak Christian Dorph is writing a series of crime novels that all take place in the last fourth of the twentieth century and in which historical events and people play a crucial role. Published works * Et stykke tid (1992). Poems * Kontinuum (1995). Poems * Øjet og øret (1999). Crime fiction * Popcorn (2000). Poems * Hylster (2003). Crime fiction * Om et øjeblik i himlen (In a Moment in Heaven) (2005). Crime fiction, written by Christian Dorph and Simon Pasternak * Afgrundens rand (Edge of the Abyss) (2007). Crime fiction, written by Christian Dorph and Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Dorph
Niels Dorph (1681–1758) was a Danish/Norwegian clergyman. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Oslo The Diocese of Oslo is the Church of Norway's Diocese, bishopric for the municipalities of Oslo, Asker and Bærum. It is one of Norway's five traditional bishoprics and was founded around the year 1070. History Oslo was established as a diocese ... from 1738 to 1758. References 1681 births 1758 deaths Bishops of Oslo 18th-century Norwegian clergy {{Norway-Lutheran-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
