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Thorkild E. Græsholt
Thorkild may refer to: *Thorkild Fjeldsted (1740–1796), Icelandic lawyer, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1769 to 1772 * Thorkild Grosbøll (1948–2020), parish priest in the Church of Denmark *Thorkild Hansen (1927–1989), Danish novelist known for his Slave Trilogy *Thorkild Jacobsen (1904–1993), renowned historian specialising in Assyriology and Sumerian literature *Thorkild Roose (1874 – 1961), Danish actor and theatre director * Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862–1927), Danish surgeon remembered for describing Rovsing's sign *Thorkild Simonsen (1926–2022), Danish politician and member of the Social Democrats * Svenn Thorkild Stray or Svenn Stray (1922–2012), Norwegian politician, foreign minister of Norway *Thorkild Thyrring (born 1946), Danish auto racing driver See also *Thorkildsen * Torkild *Torkildsen *Thorkel *Torkil Torks (Cyrillic: торки, literally "Turks", also known as Torkils) were a medieval Turkic tribe of Oghuz and/or Kipchak origins. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Fjeldsted
or (1740 – 19 November 1796) was an Icelandic lawyer who practised law in Copenhagen from 1763 to 1769. From 1769 to 1772, he was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands. After that, he moved to Norway. From 1772 to 1778 he was County governor (Norway), county governor of Finnmark county. In 1778–1780, he became county governor of Bornholm County in Denmark. From 1780 to 1786, we was a judge in Christianssand. In 1786, he became a county governor of Trondheim, Trondhjem county. He held that post until 1796 when he died in Trondhjem. References County governors of Norway Prime ministers of the Faroe Islands 1740 births 1796 deaths Postmasters general of Denmark Icelandic lawyers {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkildsen
Thorkildsen may refer to: *Andreas Thorkildsen (born 1982), Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand * Anton Thorkildsen Omholt (1861–1925), the Norwegian Minister of Finance 1913-1920 * Frederik Thorkildsen Wexschall (1798–1845), Danish classic composer and violinist *Inga Marte Thorkildsen (born 1976), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party * Theis Jacob Thorkildsen Lundegaard or Teis Lundegaard (1774–1856), Norwegian farmer and politician See also * Thorkelson * Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company * Thorkild * Torkelsen * Torkildsen *Therkildsen Therkildsen is a predominantly Denmark, Danish patronymic surname from the name Therkild. People bearing the name include: *Hans Michael Therkildsen (1850–1925), Danish painter *Mogens Therkildsen (born 1940), Danish footballer *Morten Therk ... {{surname Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Masculine Given Names
Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A Danish person, also called a "Dane", can be a national or citizen of Denmark (see Demographics of Denmark) * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe * Danish (name), a male given name and surname Language * Danish language, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages Food * Danish cuisine * Danish pastry, often simply called a "Danish" See also * Dane (other) * * Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ... * List of Danes * Languages of Denmark {{disambi ... [...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] |
Torkil
Torks (Cyrillic: торки, literally "Turks", also known as Torkils) were a medieval Turkic tribe of Oghuz and/or Kipchak origins. The Torks, alongsides Kipchaks (e.g. Berendei), and other tribes like Ulichi, Pechenegs, etc., formed the Chornye Klobuki ("Black Hats", Turkic ''Karakalpak''), semi-nomadic tribes who fought as border guards for various princes of Kievan Rus.Akhmetova, Zhanculu et al. Kipchak Ethnonyms in the "Tale of Bygone Years" in ''International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation'', Vol. 24, Issue 06, 2020 In 1177 a Cuman army, allied with Ryazan, sacked six cities belonging to the Berendei and Torks. In Ukraine, many placenames trace to Torks, such as Torchesk, Torchyn, rivers Torets and Torch, Torsky way along the river Tetilha, villages Torets, Torky, Toretske and also a town near the Ukrainian border of Poland called Torki Torki () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Medyka, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkel
Thorkel or Thorkell (Þórkæll / Ăžorkell) is an Old Norse masculine personal name. Among the more famous holders of the name are: * Thorkel of Namdalen, ninth-century jarl and father of Ketil Trout. *Thorkell SĂşrsson, tenth-century Icelander and character in the '' GĂsla saga''. *Thorkell EyjĂłlfsson, Icelandic goĂ°i of the late tenth and early eleventh century, husband of GuĂ°rĂşn Ă“svĂfursdĂłttir and stepfather of Bolli Bollason. *Thorkell Arden, eleventh-century progenitor of the Arden family, one of only three Anglo-Saxon noble families to survive the Norman Conquest with their position and properties intact. Distant ancestor of the playwright William Shakespeare. * Thorkell the Tall, eleventh-century Jomsviking leader and jarl. * Thorkell Leifsson, Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torkildsen
Torkildsen is a surname, a patronymic from the name Torkild. Notable people with the surname include: * Arne Torkildsen (1899–1968), Norwegian neurosurgeon * Even Torkildsen Lande (1758–1833), Norwegian farmer and politician * Justin Torkildsen (born 1981), American actor * Peter G. Torkildsen, the former Massachusetts Republican State Committee Chairman * Thore Torkildsen Foss (1841–1913), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party * Tor Torkildsen (1932–2006), Norwegian novelist and seaman *Torleif Torkildsen (1892–1944), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *Elijah K. Torkildsen Elijah ( ) or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship ... (1956 - 2015) American New York lawyer, public relations, and lobbyist {{surname Norwegian-language surnames [Baidu] |
Torkild
Torkild may refer to: * Torkild Brakstad (1945–2021), Norwegian football player and coach * Torkild Garp (1883–1976), Danish gymnast *Torkild Rieber Torkild Rieber (March 13, 1882 – August 10, 1968) was a Norwegian immigrant to the United States who became chairman of the Texas Company (Texaco). Born in a small town in Norway, Rieber became a seaman at the age of 15. By 1904, he was the mas ... (1882–1968), Norwegian immigrant to America and Chairman of Texaco * Torkild Strandberg (born 1970), Swedish politician {{given name, cat=Danish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Thyrring
Thorkild Thyrring (born 24 October 1946) is a Danish auto racing driver. He drove several times in the Le Mans 24 hour race, most recently in 2005 and 2006 for Sebah Automotive Ltd in a Porsche 911 GT3. His best result in the race was finishing nineteenth overall in 2005. Previously he raced a Lotus in 1993 and 1994 and a Corvette in 1995. His team had failed to finish the race in all of these previous attempts. He competed in the 1992 British Touring Car Championship for the works Toyota Team, but was dropped after half a season due to poor results, finishing in seventeenth place. Official 1992 BTCC standings He has also raced in the Danish Touring Car Championship in 2000 with a Nissan Primera. He won three British GT Championship The British GT Championship is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the United Kingdom. The series was originally created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports G . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Grosbøll
Thorkild Grosbøll (27 February 1948 – 10 May 2020) was a parish priest in the Church of Denmark. In the early 2000s he received a lot of media attention in Denmark for publicly stating disbelief in an interventionist creator God. He died on 10 May 2020 after a short illness. Early career After various other services, Grosbøll became parish priest in Taarbæk June 1991. Statement and controversy In the spring of 2003, Thorkild Grosbøll published the book ''En Sten i Skoen'' (A Stone in the Shoe), resulting in very limited reactions, though he wrote in it that he does not believe in God. On 23 May 2003, the Danish newspaper ''Weekendavisen'' published an interview with Grosbøll, in which he repeated statements from his book, in particular that he does not believe in a creating or upholding God. After a public outcry, the bishop in Elsinore, Lise-Lotte Rebel, started talks with the priest on 3 June 2003 about his faith. Simultaneously, she relieved him of his duties as pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svenn Thorkild Stray
Svenn Thorkild Stray (11 February 1922 – 20 May 2012) was a Norwegian politician and a member of the Conservative Party of Norway. He served as a member of parliament from 1958 to 1985, as president of the Nordic Council in 1968, and as foreign minister of Norway from 1970 to 1971, and 1981 to 1986. Background He was born in Arendal. Stray's parents were Gudmund Stray (1885–1970), a dentist, and Anne Johanne Marie Frøstrup (1893–1975). Svenn Stray graduated from the University of Oslo with a law degree in 1946. After having served as a clerk in Moss, Norway, he opened his own practice in Moss in 1950. Political career Stray was first elected to local office in Moss in 1955, and he remained active in local politics until 1979. He was elected to Stortinget in 1958. He served continuously in the parliament until 1985, for a total of 27 years, 264 days. Stray was foreign minister In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorkild Simonsen
Thorkild Simonsen (7 July 1926 – 4 September 2022) was a Danish politician and member of the Social Democrats. He was mayor of Århus municipality from 1982 to 1997 and Interior Minister of Denmark from 1997 to 2000 in the Cabinets of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III and IV. Simonsen was a member of Århus city council from 1966 to 1997 and mayor from 1 January 1982 to 1997, when he left the position to become Minister of Interior Affairs. Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen had called for a tightening of the laws on immigration and refugee issues that the previous minister Birte Weiss refused to implement and caused her to resign in protest.Skou, Kaare R. (2005). ''Dansk politik A-Å'' . Aschehoug, pp. 608-609. . Although Simonsen was not a member of parliament, he was the problem solver that Nyrup Rasmussen hoped would be able to bring greater clarity to the government's policy on the immigration and refugee issues, issues on which the government had received considerable critici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
