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Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir
Sigríður is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked third behind Anna and Guðrún. According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used only if disambiguation is required. Notable people * Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir (born 1977), Icelandic composer * Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir (born 1990), Icelandic handcyclist * Grandma Lo-Fi (1930 – 2011), Icelandic musician * Sigga, Icelandic singer * Sigríður Á. Andersen (born 1971), Icelandic politician * Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir (born 1946), Icelandic politician * Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr (born 1952), Icelandic diplomat * Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir (born 1952), Icelandic anthropologist * Sigríður Hagalín (1926–1992), Icelandic actress * Sigríður J. Friðjónsdóttir (born 1961), Icelandic prosecutor * Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir (born 1943), Icelandic politician * Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigrid
Sigrid is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse ''Sigríðr'', composed of the elements ''sigr'' "victory" and ''fríðr'' "beautiful". Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siiri Siiri is an Estonian language, Estonian and Finnish language, Finnish feminine given name derived from the Old Norse name Sigríðr. It is a cognate of the modern Scandinavia, Scandinavian name Sigrid. People named Siiri include: *Siiri Angerk .... The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda. People * Sigrid (singer), Norwegian singer * Princess Sigrid of Sweden, Swedish princess * Sigrid Alegría, Chilean actress * Sigrid Alexandersen (born 1995), Norwegian orienteer * Sigrid Agren, French fashion model * Sigrid Banér, Swedish letter writer * Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, Filipino screenwriter and director * Sigrid Björkegren (1845 – 1936), Swedish entrepreneur * Sigrid Borge (born 1995), Norwegian javelin thrower * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir
Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir (born 1952) is a professor of anthropology at the University of Iceland. Professional career Sigríður Dúna completed her B.Sc. (Econ) in Anthropology in 1975 from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MA in anthropology from the University of Rochester, New York, in 1980 and a doctorate in anthropology from the same university in 1990. She also studied anthropology at L’Université de Paris VII in the winter of 1976–1977. Sigríður Dúna began teaching anthropology part-time at the University of Iceland in 1980 and did so with breaks until 1990 when she obtained tenure. She has been Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland since 2000 and was Deputy Head of the Department of Social Sciences from 2000 to 2005. From 1983 to 1987, Sigríður Dúna was a Member of Parliament for the Women's List, representing the constituency of Reykjavík. She was one of the founders of the Women's List and in 1981 of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Zoëga
Sigríður Geirsdóttir Zoëga ( – ) was an Icelandic photographer. She was one of the most prominent photographers in Iceland in the first half of the 20th century. Early life and education Sigríður Zoëga was born on in Reykjavík, the daughter of linguist and educator Geir T. Zoëga. She and her sister Guðrún trained under photographer Pétur Brynjólfsson. Career In 1910, she left Iceland for Copenhagen, where she worked in the studio of Nora Lindstrøm, then went to Germany to work for Otto Kelch. Her experience was mostly with studio work like retouching and she had limited experience with actually taking pictures until she became an assistant to German photographer August Sander. After three years with Sander, Zoëga retumed to Iceland in April 1914 to open a photography studio in Reykjavík with financial help from her family. The next year, a fire destroyed her studio, but she and her friend Steinunn Thorsteinsson bought Pétur Brynjólfsson, Brynjólfsson's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir
Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir (1841–1924) was an Icelandic editor and publisher.Björg Einarsdóttir, Úr ævi og starfi íslenskra kvenna: útvarpserindi II. (Reykjavík: Bókrún 1986) She founded, managed and published the monthly women's magazine ''Framsókn'', in collaboration with her daughter Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir, between 1895 and 1899. The magazine was the first women's magazine in Iceland, placed focus on women's access to education and encouraged women to demand and use their rights. She and her daughter belonged to the first female editors, publishers and journalists on Iceland. She retired in 1899 and left her magazine to Jarþrúður Jónsdóttir and Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir (22 October 1863 – 21 June 1924) was an Icelandic teacher and Temperance movement, temperance worker. She traveled and lectured in different countries on behalf of the International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT) a .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Þorláksdóttir Baxter
Sigríður Björk Þorláksdóttir Baxter (born May 27, 1977) is an Icelandic retired Alpine skier and football player. Alpine skiing Sigríður competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the women's slalom and was the Icelandic national champion in slalom and Giant slalom in 1998. Football Sigríður played football in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær. Basketball Men's basketball As of the 2017–2 ... and Breiðablik, where she won the Icelandic Football Cup and Icelandic Football Super Cup in 1998. She was a player-manager for Fram in 2010 and took over as manager of Höttur women's team in November 2010 where she served until 2014. References 1977 births Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sigridur Thorlaksdottir Baxter Female associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Tómasdóttir
Sigríður Tómasdóttir (1871–1957) was an Icelandic environmentalist whose activism helped preserve Gullfoss waterfalls, protecting it from industrialization. She is widely seen as Iceland's first environmentalist and is memorialized on a sculpture near Gullfoss.Neil Parmar"The Badass Woman Who 'Saved' this Icelandic Treasure,"'' Ozy'', May 23, 2017. Early life Sigríður was born in Brattholt in 1874 and grew up on her family's sheep farm. She did not receive any official education but was well read and artistic. She and her sisters would act as guides for visitors of the waterfalls."Sigridur Tomasdottir," retrieved November 27, 2018. Activism |
Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir
Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir (born 27 September 1960) is a professor of Icelandic Linguistics at the University of Iceland. Professional experience Sigríður completed a BA in General Linguistics and Icelandic from the University of Iceland in 1984, a cand. mag. in Icelandic Linguistics in February 1987 from the same university, and a doctorate in Applied Linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1992. In 1993, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Research Institute for Language and Speech (OTS) at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Since 1994 she has been employed at the University of Iceland since 1994, first as an Assistant Professor 1994–1996, then Associate Professor 1996–2010, and full Professor since 2010. Research Sigríður's main research areas are first language acquisition, language variation, and language change in modern Icelandic. She has written several peer reviewed articles on those subjects. In particular she ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir
Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir (born 29 May 1968) is an Icelandic economist and politician. She is a former member of parliament of the Althing and a former member of the board of the National Bank of Iceland. She represents the Social Democratic Alliance and is a previous member of the Women's List, which merged into SDA in 2000. She challenged party chairman Árni Páll Árnason for the leadership at SDAs Conference, annual conference in 2015, but lost by a single vote. External linksAlthing biography Living people 1968 births Members of the Althing, Sigridur Ingibjorg Ingadottir Women members of the Althing, Sigridur Ingibjorg Ingadottir Social Democratic Alliance politicians, Sigridur Ingibjorg Ingadottir {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir
Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir (born 11 March 1994), often nicknamed "Sísí", is an Icelandic former Association football, footballer who played most of her career as a midfielder in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football), Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. Career Club Sigríður Lára senior career started in 2009 for ÍBV women's football, ÍBV in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna (football), 1. deild kvenna. Two years later, she played her first match in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football), Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2011. During her ÍBV career, she recorded 145 league appearances, scoring 22 goals. On 14 August 2018, with ÍBV in 5th place in the Úrvalsdeild, she was allowed to leave the club and sign with LSK Kvinner FK, LSK of the Norwegian Toppserien. She returned to ÍBV in November 2018 after helping LSK win the Norwegian championship. In 2019, she left ÍBV and signed a 2-year contract with FH women's football, Fimleikaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir
Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir (born 10 June 1943) is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she represented the Reykjanes constituency from July 1996 to May 2003. Sigríður was born on 10 June 1943 in Reykjavík. She is the daughter of industrial worker Jóhannes Guðnason and Jóna Ásmundsdóttir. She graduated from Reykjavík High School (MR) in 1963. She studied Russian and biology at the University of Moscow (1963–1965) and qualified as a teacher from the Iceland College of Education (KÍ) in 1967. She also studied at the Teachers College in Copenhagen from 1979 to 1980. She was a teacher at Selfoss Kindergarten from 1965 to 1966 and Myllubakka School in Keflavík from 1969 to 1996. She was on the board of the Icelandic Teachers' Association () from 1982 to 1991 and was chair of the board of the Suðurnesja Polytechnic School from 1990 to 1994. Sigríður was a member of the municipal council in Keflavík. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður J
Sigríður is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked third behind Anna and Guðrún. According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used only if disambiguation is required. Notable people * Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir (born 1977), Icelandic composer * Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir (born 1990), Icelandic handcyclist * Grandma Lo-Fi (1930 – 2011), Icelandic musician * Sigga, Icelandic singer * Sigríður Á. Andersen (born 1971), Icelandic politician * Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir (born 1946), Icelandic politician * Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr (born 1952), Icelandic diplomat * Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir (born 1952), Icelandic anthropologist * Sigríður Hagalín (1926–1992), Icelandic actress * Sigríður J. Friðjónsdóttir (born 1961), Icelandic prosecutor * Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir (born 1943), Icelandic politician * Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Hagalín
Sigríður Hagalín (7 December 1926 – 26 December 1992) was an Icelandic actress. She gained global popularity for her portrayal of Stella in the 1991 film Children of Nature. She was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress and the film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film's Oscar. Career She marked her debut in Icelandic film industry in 1941. She became one of the top actresses in the 1950s. In 1991, she appeared in the globally acclaimed film Children of Nature. It is the only Icelandian film ever to be nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. For her role Stella, she was internationally praised and was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress The European Film Award for Best Actress is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film industry. The awards are presented by the European Film Acade ... in 1991 at the age of 65. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |