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Thøger Bang
Thøger (and its variant Tøger) is a masculine given name which is mostly used in Denmark. It is the Danish version of the German masculine given name Theodgar which is a compound word: ''þjóð'' 'people' and ''gar'' 'spear'. Notable people with the name include: *Thøger Binneballe (1818–1900), Danish architect *Thøger Birkeland (1922–2011), Danish teacher and writer * Thøger Nordbø (1904–1994), Norwegian football player *Tøger Seidenfaden Tøger Seidenfaden (28 April 1957 – 27 January 2011) was a Danish journalist and political scientist, and, from 1993 until his death, editor-in-chief of the broadsheet newspaper ''Politiken''. His father, Erik Seidenfaden, was also a journali ... (1957–2011), Danish journalist and political scientist, * Thøger Thøgersen (1885–1947), Danish politician References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thoger Danish masculine given names Masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Wisconsin Press
The University of Wisconsin Press (sometimes abbreviated as UW Press) is a Non-profit organization, non-profit university press publishing Peer review, peer-reviewed books and journals. It publishes work by scholars from the global academic community; works of fiction, memoir and poetry under its imprint, Terrace Books; and serves the citizens of Wisconsin by publishing important books about Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region. UW Press annually awards the Brittingham Prize in Poetry, the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, and The Four Lakes Prize in Poetry. The press was founded in 1936 in Madison, Wisconsin, Madison and is one of more than 120 member presses in the Association of University Presses. The Journals Division was established in 1965. The press employs approximately 25 full and part-time staff, produces 40 to 60 new books a year, and publishes 13 journals. It also distributes books and some annual journals for sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thøger Binneballe
Thøger Binneballe (1 July 1818 – 9 December 1900) was a Danish architect and master builder active in Norway. Early life and education Binneballe was born on 1 July 1818 in Copenhagen. He trained as an architect before moving to Norway in the late 1830s. Career Bindeballe moved to Norway in the late 1830s where he settled as a master builder in Christiania (now Oslo). He constructed several prominent buildings, including Oscarshall, the Storting building and several buildings for Rikshospitalet in Pilestredet. Many of the buildings that he constructed were built to his own design. These included Karl Johans gate 39 (1844), the first four-storey building in the city. He also designed the building at Kirkegata 6 (1856) and a residence for a bank manager with the city's first private WC. He was active is Association of Craftsmen in Copenhagen and became its first honorary member in 1886. He sat on several boards and commissions. Personal life Late in his life Binneballe r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thøger Birkeland
Thøger Birkeland (20 March 1922 – 6 April 2011) was a Danish teacher and writer mostly known for his children's books. Birkeland was born in Kalundborg. The most notable of his works are ''Saftevandsmordet'' (''The Lemonade Murder'') and the stories about ''Krummerne''. Thøger Birkeland received several Danish awards: '' Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris)'' (1962), ''Danmarks Skolebibliotekarers Børnebogspris'' (1980), ''Den danske boghandlermedhjælperforenings børnebogspris'' (1981) and together with Bjarne Reuter Bjarne Reuter (born 29 April 1950) is a Danish writer and screenwriter best known for children's and young adult fiction. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thøger Nordbø
Thøger Nordbø (29 October 1904 – 1 May 1994) was a Norwegian footballer. He played in five matches for the Norway national football team The Norway national football team (, or informally ''Landslaget'') represents Norway in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Norway. Norwa ... from 1928 to 1935. References External links * 1904 births 1994 deaths Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Place of birth missing Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tøger Seidenfaden
Tøger Seidenfaden (28 April 1957 – 27 January 2011) was a Danish journalist and political scientist, and, from 1993 until his death, editor-in-chief of the broadsheet newspaper ''Politiken''. His father, Erik Seidenfaden, was also a journalist and was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagbladet Information. He was editor-in-chief of ''Weekendavisen'' between 1987 and 1992 and managing director of TV 2 from 1992 to 1993. He was a long-time Bilderberg-attendee, and member of the Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973, principally by American banker and philanthropist David ...'s Executive Committee. Death Seidenfaden died on 27 January 2011 after a long battle with skin cancer. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thøger Thøgersen
Thøger Thøgersen (24 February 1885 – 9 December 1947) was a Danish politician who headed the Communist Party of Denmark for two years between 1927 and 1929. He was dismissed from the party in 1931 and was forced to exile in Moscow. He returned to Denmark in 1936 and was readmitted to the DKP. During the occupation of Denmark by the Nazi Germany he was imprisoned in the Stutthof concentration camp. Early life He was born Thøger Ingvard Marius Thøgersen in Viborg on 24 February 1885. His younger brother, Marius (1888–1944), was also a revolutionary. Thøger Thøgersen was educated as a saddle maker in his home town and became chairman of the social democratic youth association in 1902. Later he settled in Copenhagen where he was employed as a trained worker. He also worked in Germany for a brief period. Career and activities Thøgersen and Marie Nielsen established the Socialist Workers' Party in 1918 which later merged with Left Socialist Party. Then the party was renam ... [...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] |
