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Pétur Magnússon
Pétur () or Petur is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Petur Alberg (1885–1940), Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn * Pétur Blöndal (1944–2015), Icelandic congressman in the Icelandic Independence Party * Pétur Eyþórsson (born 1978), glima champion, having won the glima grettisbelt multiple times * Petur Gabrovski (1898–1947), Bulgarian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister during the Second World War * Pétur Guðmundsson (athlete) (born 1962), retired male shot putter from Iceland * Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball) (born 1958), retired Icelandic professional basketball player * Pétur Gunnarsson (born 1947), Icelandic writer from Reykjavík * Petur Hliddal (born 1945), American sound engineer * Pétur Marteinsson (born 1973), retired Icelandic football player * Pétur Ormslev Pétur Úlfar Ormslev (born 28 July 1958 in Iceland) is a retired football midfielder. Career During his club career, Ormslev mainly pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petur Alberg
Petur Alberg (15 December 1885 – 1940) was a Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn. He composed the anthem of the Faroes The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway betw ..., " Mítt alfagra land", or "Tú alfagra land mítt", as it is usually called. References *Sørensen, Zacharias: ''Løg til songbók Føroya fólks'' (1st ed.) p. 364. Tórshavn nótar 2003. 1885 births 1940 deaths Faroese songwriters People from Tórshavn National anthem writers {{songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Ormslev
Pétur Úlfar Ormslev (born 28 July 1958 in Iceland) is a retired football midfielder. Career During his club career, Ormslev mainly played for Fram Reykjavík, with three seasons at Fortuna Düsseldorf. He also amassed 41 caps for the Iceland national team, scoring five goals. At the end of his career, he acted as manager of Fram Fram may refer to: Ships * ''Fram'' (ship), an arctic exploration vessel from Norway * MS ''Fram'', expedition cruise ship owned by Hurtigruten Group Places and geography * Fram, Paraguay, a town in Itapúa, Paraguay * Fram Formation, a se .... References External links * 1958 births Living people Petur Ormslev Petur Ormslev Men's association football midfielders Petur Ormslev Fortuna Düsseldorf players Bundesliga players Petur Ormslev Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Petur Ormslev Petur Ormslev Petur Ormslev Petur Ormslev Petur Ormslev {{Iceland-footy-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petur Tryggvi
Pétur Tryggvi Hjalmarsson (24 January 1956 - 8 March 2021) was an Icelandic gold and silversmith. Background Tryggvi was born in Ísafjörður in Iceland. He was first trained in the goldsmith shop of his father Hjálmar Torfason in Reykjavík. He graduated from the Guldsmedehøjskolen (Goldsmith's High School) in Copenhagen in 1983. Work He opened a workshop in Reykjavík in 1985, and moved to Denmark in 1988; his shop was in Gentofte, near Copenhagen. In 2001 he moved back to Iceland, setting up shop in his home town of Ísafjörður. at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; at the Crafts Council The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary craft in the United Kingdom, and is funded by Arts Council England. History The Crafts Advisory Committee was formed in 1971 to advise the Minister for the Arts, David Eccles ..., London; and at the Galleri Montan, Denmark. Director of the Koldinghus Museum, Poul Dedenroth-Schou, explaining why Tryggvi ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neologist
A neologism Greek νέο- ''néo''(="new") and λόγος /''lógos'' meaning "speech, utterance"] is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not been fully accepted into mainstream language. Neologisms are often driven by changes in culture and technology. In the process of language formation, neologisms are more mature than '' protologisms''. A word whose development stage is between that of the protologism (freshly coined) and neologism (new word) is a ''prelogism''. Popular examples of neologisms can be found in science, fiction (notably science fiction), films and television, branding, literature, jargon, cant, linguistics, the visual arts, and popular culture. Former examples include ''laser'' (1960) from Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation; ''robot'' (1941) from Czech writer Karel Čapek's play ''R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)''; and ''agitprop'' (1930) (a portmanteau of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Þorsteinsson
Pétur Þorsteinsson (born May 5, 1955 in Borgarfjörður) is an Icelandic neologist, youth-leader and vicar of the ''Óháði Söfnuðurinn'' or Independent Parish, a Lutheranism, Lutheran church. He published the ''Pétrísk-Íslensk Orðabók'' (Petrish-Icelandic dictionary), a list of self-made neologisms that has received much attention in Iceland. In 2004 he became president of the High Icelandic Language Movement (Háfrónska málhreyfingin), a movement that endeavours to build a variant of Icelandic that is free of loan-words. He lives in Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po .... References External links Independent Parish Petur Thorsteinsson Petur Thorsteinsson Living people 1955 births Petur Thorsteinsson Petur Thorsteinsson Neologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Sigurgeirsson
Pétur Sigurgeirsson (2 June 1919 – 4 June 2010) was the Bishop of Iceland from 1981 until 1989. Biography Pétur was the son of Sigurgeir Sigurdsson who later became Bishop of Iceland and Gudrún Pétursdóttir. He had 3 other siblings and was the oldest amongst them. He graduated from Reykjavík University in 1940 and studied theology at the University of Iceland and graduated in 1944. He undertook a master's degree at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia in Philadelphia and studied journalism, English and Biblical Studies at Stanford University, California. In 1947, he was ordained priest and served in the parish of Akureyri. He became the Bishop of Hólar in 1969. On October 1, 1981 he was elected as Bishop of Iceland The following is a list of Lutheran bishops of Iceland. List See also * List of Skálholt bishops *List of Hólar bishops A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Pétursson (bishop)
Pétur Pétursson (3 October 1808 – 15 May 1891) was a prominent political leader in Iceland, eventually becoming the fourth Bishop of Iceland from 1866 to 1889. Biography Pétursson was born in Blönduhlíð, the son of Péturs Péturssonar, a professor in Víðivöllur and his second wife, Thóra Brynjólfsdóttir. He was one of the well-known Víðivalli brothers, the others were Jón Pétursson Supreme Court Judge and Brynjólfur Pétursson, a lawyer. Pétur and his brother Brynjólfur were educated by the Reverend Einar Thorlacius in Goðdölar and later in Eyjafjörður. Jónas Hallgrímsson was their fellow student. He earned a theology degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1834. He served as a pastor at Helgafell and Stedarstaður and a pastor in the Snæfellsnes peninsula. In 1847 he was appointed director of the Prestaskólan. He was appointed bishop of Iceland in 1866 and served his office for 23 years. He retired on April 16, 1889. He was king's elected membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Pétursson
Guðlaugur ''Pétur'' Pétursson (born 27 June 1959 in Akranes) is a retired Icelandic footballer who was active as a forward. Club career Pétur made his professional debut at ÍA and also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, RSC Anderlecht (35), Royal Antwerp FC, Hércules CF, KR and Tindastóll. International career Pétur played 41 caps for Iceland, scoring 11 goals. - RSSSF He played his last international match in September 1990 against France
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Pétur Marteinsson
Pétur Hafliði Marteinsson (born 14 July 1973) is a retired Icelandic football player. He played for Hammarby IF in Sweden, Stabæk in Norway and Stoke City in England during his professional career. Marteinsson was capped 36 times and scored one goal while playing for Iceland. He is the son of former Icelandic international player Marteinn Geirsson. Club career Marteinsson was born in Reykjavík and started his career in Fram. He moved to Swedish club Hammarby IF in 1996 where he was a great success. A sought-after defender, Marteinsson was bought by the Norwegian club Stabæk, coached by Anders Linderoth. In November 2001, he moved on to English club Stoke City, joining up with a number of fellow Icelandic players. He made his debut against Peterborough United in January 2002. He made just two more appearances during the 2001–02 season and when Guðjón Þórðarson was sacked at the end of the season Marteinsson struggled to get a look in with new manager Steve Cotte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Blöndal
Pétur Haraldsson Blöndal (24 June 1944 – 26 June 2015) was an Icelandic parliamentarian in the Icelandic Independence Party and was president in the committees of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, pro ..., Social Affairs Committee and Health and Ensurance Committee.http://www.althingi.is/cv.php4?nfaerslunr=477 Non auto-biography of Pétur Blöndal on the homepage of alþingi. He held a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Cologne. He ran unsuccessfully for the chairmanship of the Independence Party at their national meeting in late June 2010 and received 30% of the vote. He died in his home on 26 June 2015 after years of battling cancer. References External linksNon auto-biography of Pétur Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petur Hliddal
Petur Hliddal (born 1945) is an American sound engineer. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on more than 80 films since 1972. Selected filmography * ''Batman Forever ''Batman Forever'' (on-screen title is simply ''Forever'') is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The third installment of W ...'' (1995) * '' The Aviator'' (2004) References External links * 1945 births Living people American audio engineers Daytime Emmy Award winners {{US-audio-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Gunnarsson
Pétur Gunnarsson (born 15 June 1947) is an Icelandic writer. __NOTOC__ Early life and education Pétur was born in Reykjavík. After graduating from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, he earned a master's degree (maîtrise) in philosophy from Aix-Marseille University in 1975."Pétur Gunnarsson" ''Bókmenntavefurinn'' archived on 27 October 2010 . Career His first publications were poetry: individual poems in '' Tímarit Máls og menningar'' follow ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |