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Kristofer Almås
Kristofer is a masculine first name. It is a variant of the name Christopher. People Kristofer Notable people with the name Kristofer include: * Kristofer Åström, Swedish singer-songwriter * Kristofer Berglund (born 1988), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Kristofer Blindheim Grønskag (born 1984), Norwegian playwright * Kristofer Harris, English record producer, mixer and writer * (1865–1906), Norwegian anarchist * (born 1980), American zoologist *Kristofer Hivju (born 1978), Norwegian actor, producer, and writer * Kristofer Hill (born 1979), American musician, composer, and singer-songwriter * Kristofer Hjeltnes (other), various people * Kristofer Janson (1841–1917), Norwegian poet, author, and Unitarian clergyman * (born 1988), Swedish wrestler * Kristofer Karlsson (born 1992), Australian team handball player * Kristofer Lamos (born 1974), former German high jumper * Kristofer Lange (1886–1977), Norwegian architect * Kristofer Leirdal (1915–2010), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus, Christ" or "Anointing, Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes "Kit (given name), Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus *Albanian language, Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Myhre
Kristofer Myhre (30 January 1856 – 8 January 1945) was a Norwegian businessperson. Myhre was born at Skien in Telemark, Norway. He was a son of Gudmand Fredrik Myhre (1827–1901) and Betsy Fabricius (1832–1913). His brother Jonas Blom Myhre was a vicar. He was married twice, first to Valborg Wexelsen (1855–1889). After her death, in 1893 he married Ellen Clarissa Kiøsterud (1865–1942). She was a daughter of wholesaler A. S. Kiøsterud. Their daughter Ellen Myhre married chief physician Georg Henriksen . He finished his secondary education in 1873, took officer training in 1874 and studied languages abroad from 1875 to 1876. In the military he reached the rank of major in 1907. After managing owning Christiania Trævarefabrik from 1879 to 1886, he re-located to Drammen. He founded Rødskog Bruk in 1886, Rødskog Guldlistefabrik in 1887 and Gøteborg Guldlistefabrik in 1897. From 1910 the companies were merged to the limited company ''Rødskog Bruk & Guldlistefabrik' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Masculine Given Names
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *Norwegian language Norwegian ( ) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelli ..., including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristófer Kristinsson
Kristófer Ingi Kristinsson (born 7 April 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Breiðablik. Club career Stjarnan A product of the Stjarnan youth academy, Kristófer grew to become an Icelandic youth international while playing for their youth teams. He attracted the interest of Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen, trialling with the side in 2014. At the age of 16, he made his debut as a substitute for Stjarnan's first team during a 3–2 away loss to Keflavík on 9 March 2016 in the Icelandic League Cup. Willem II On 12 July 2016, Kristófer signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club Willem II, making his league debut on 25 February 2018 during a 1–0 home win over Roda JC Kerkrade, replacing Bartholomew Ogbeche in injury time. He scored his first goal for the club, as well as his first goal in professional football, on 15 September 2018 in a league match against Excelsior, completing Willem II's late comeback by scoring the 2–2 equali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristófer Acox
Kristófer Acox (born 13 October 1993) is an Icelandic basketball player for Valur of the Úrvalsdeild karla and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team, with whom he participated in the EuroBasket 2017. As a member of KR, he won the Icelandic championship three times in a row from 2017 to 2019. In 2022, he added his fourth championship, this time with Valur and in 2023, he won the Icelandic Cup for the first time. Early years Kristófer was born on 13 October 1993 to Edna María Jacobsen, who is half Icelandic and half Faroese, and Terry Acox, an American basketball player who played professionally in Iceland with Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA. He grew up with his mother and grandmother. Kristófer played both football and basketball in his youth for nine years, turning fully to basketball at the age of fourteen after being selected to the Icelandic U-15 national basketball team. Playing career Kristófer played for four years at Furman University. After finishin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Uppdal
Kristofer Oliver Uppdal (19 February 1878 – 26 December 1961), born Opdal, was a Norwegian poet and author, born in Beitstad, Nord-Trøndelag. As a boy, Uppdal worked as a shepherd, and later as a miner and construction worker. In 1907 he started working for Norsk Hydro, and came to their factory in Rjukan in 1910-1911. In 1905, he debuted with ''Ung sorg'' (Young sorrow) and ''Kvæde'' (Songs), collections of poetry, followed by ''Sollaug'' in 1908, and ''Villfuglar'' (Wild birds) in 1909. With the short-stories collection ''Ved Akerselva'' (By the Aker River) in 1910, Uppdal introduced his epic 10-volume series of novels, ''Dansen gjenom skuggeheimen'' (The Dance through the Shadow Land). Here listed are the separate volumes in the order that Uppdal himself later designated and explained in the preface to ''Herdsla'', along with year of publication: * (1919) '' Stigeren'' (The Foreman of the Miners) * (1912/1922) '' Trolldom i lufta'' (Witchcraft in the Air) * (1923) '' Vandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Stivenson
Kristofer Stivenson (born 4 October 1964) is a Greek-American swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... References 1964 births Living people Greek male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Greece Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Steen
Kristofer Steen (born June 26, 1974) is a Swedish musician, who was the guitarist for hardcore punk band Refused. He directed '' Refused Are Fucking Dead'', a 2006 documentary charting the demise of Refused in 1998. After Refused's demise, Steen formed a band called TEXT with fellow Refused guitarist Jon Brännström and Refused drummer David Sandström, as well as embarking upon his own projects. Steen was also involved in the bands Brain Squashed Puppies, Abhinanda and Final Exit. Refused reunited to perform at Coachella 2012. Discography With Abhinanda *''Senseless'' (1994) With Refused *'' Everlasting (EP)'' (1995) *''Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent'' (1996) *''The Shape of Punk to Come'' (1998) *''Freedom Freedom is the power or right to speak, act, and change as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving oneself one's own laws". In one definition, something is "free" i ...'' (2015) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Sinding-Larsen
Kristofer Andreas Lange Sinding-Larsen (3 April 1873 – 26 December 1948) was a Norwegian painter. Personal life He was born in Kristiania as a son of jurist and writer Alfred Sinding-Larsen (1839–1911) and Elisabeth Lange (1841–1887). He was a brother of physician Christian Magnus Sinding-Larsen, architect Holger Sinding-Larsen and officer Birger Fredrik Sinding-Larsen, and also a grandnephew of mining engineer Matthias Wilhelm Sinding, second cousin of painter Sigmund Sinding, maternal great-grandson of founding father Christian Magnus Falsen and nephew of Balthazar Lange. In December 1903 in Helsingør he married Danish citizen Margrethe Volkersen (1880–1951). Their son Henning Sinding-Larsen became a notable journalist. He was also an uncle of architect Knut Martens Sinding-Larsen and architect Kirsten Sinding-Larsen. Career He finished his secondary education at Kristiania Cathedral School in 1891. He attended the Norwegian Military Academy from 1892 to 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Siimar
Kristofer Siimar (born 3 February 1998) is an Estonian tennis player. Siimar has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1276 achieved on 13 August 2018. Siimar represents Estonia at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 0–1. His twin brother Mattias Siimar is also a tennis player. Davis Cup Participations: (0–1) * indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score The Score may refer to: Films and television * The Score (1978 film), ''The Score'' (1978 film), a 1978 Swedish film, released in Sweden as ''Lyftet'' * The Score (2001 film), ''The Score'' (2001 film), a 2001 crime drama film starring Robert De Ni ..., date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface. References External links * * * 1998 births Living people Estonian male tennis players Tennis players from Tallinn 21st-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Schipper
Kristofer Marinus Schipper (23 October 1934 – 18 February 2021), also known as Rik Schipper and by his Chinese name Shi Zhouren (), was a Dutch sinologist. He was a professor of Oriental studies at Leiden University, appointed there in 1993. Schipper worked as researcher for École française d'Extrême-Orient and later taught as directeur de recherche in History of Daoism studies at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris. He was head of the Institut des Hautes Études Chinoises from the Collège de France. He also taught at Fuzhou University and Zhangzhou College. After his retirement, he and his wife Yuan Bingling moved to Fuzhou (Fujian) in China. Early life and education Schipper was born in Järnskog, Eda Municipality, on 23 October 1934. Schipper grew up near Edam, Netherlands. His father, Klaas Abe Schipper, was a Mennonite Christian pastor, and his mother Johanna Schipper was a devout believer. The couple was declared “Righteous Among the Nations” b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
