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Fuglesang
Fuglesang (also spelled Fugelsang) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christer Fuglesang (born 1957), Swedish astronaut and physicist * John Fugelsang (born 1969), American actor and stand-up comedian * Nils Fuglesang (1918–1944), Norwegian military officer * Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang (1909–1988), Norwegian politician * Signe Horn Fuglesang Signe Horn Fuglesang (born 1938) is a Norwegian art historian and professor emerita at the University of Oslo, best known for her published research and writings on Viking art. She is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The ... (born 1938), Norwegian art historian See also * Fuglsang (other) {{surname, Fuglesang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christer Fuglesang
Arne Christer Fuglesang (born 18 March 1957) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. Married with three children, he was a Fellow at CERN and taught mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology before being selected to join the European Astronaut Corps in 1992. He has participated in two Space Shuttle missions and five Extra-vehicular activity, spacewalks, and is the first person outside of the United States or Russian space programs to participate in more than three spacewalks. Early life and education Fuglesang was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and a Norwegian father, who became a Swedish citizen shortly before Fuglesang's birth. Fuglesang graduated from the Bromma Gymnasium, Stockholm in 1975, earned a master's degree in engineering physics from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), in Stockholm in 1981, and received a doctora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Fuglesang
Nils Jørgen Fuglesang (7 October 1918 – 29 March 1944), was a Norwegian Supermarine Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. He is notable for the part he took in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 and as one of the men re-captured and subsequently shot by the ''Gestapo''. Pre-war life Fuglesang was born at Rasvåg in Hidra, near Flekkefjord, Norway the son of a customs officialVance (2000), p.176 he was raised and educated in Florø. German prisoner of war records confirm his residency in FlorøAndrews (1976), photo page – German records but do not give any details of his date and place of birth. From September 1935 Fuglesang received three years education in economics at the French Lycee Pierre Corneille in Rouen before studying at the Bergen Commercial College. He was working as an apprentice with an Oslo shipping company when the war began. Following the German invasion in April 1940 and the ensuing battles the country was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang
Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang (31 January 1909 – 25 November 1988) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician. A member of Nasjonal Samling, he was the party's Secretary-General from 1933. During the German occupation of Norway in World War II, he served in the government of Vidkun Quisling as a secretary of state from 1940, and then as Minister of Culture and Enlightenment from 1942 until liberation in 1945. He was also President of the between 1943 and 1945. Biography Early life and political career Born in Fredrikstad, Fuglesang received a degree in law in 1933. An early follower of Vidkun Quisling, he joined Nasjonal Samling the same year, and was soon employed as the party's Secretary-General; in this capacity, he was in charge of the economical and organizational affairs of Nasjonal Samling during the party's growth in membership in 1933–1934, and subsequent decline following the 1936 elections. German occupation Despite being one of the men closest to Quisling, he was uninfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signe Horn Fuglesang
Signe Horn Fuglesang (born 1938) is a Norwegian art historian and professor emerita at the University of Oslo, best known for her published research and writings on Viking art. She is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick University in Christiania was establis .... Bibliography *Fuglesang, S.H. (1980). ''Some Aspects of the Ringerike Style: A Phase of 11th Century Scandinavian Art'', ediaeval Scandinavia Supplements University Press of Southern Denmark: Odense, 1980. *Fuglesang, S.H. (2013). "Copying and Creativity in Early Viking Ornament", in Reynolds, A. and Webster, L. (eds) (2013), ''Early Medieval Art and Archaeology in the Northern World—Studies in Honour of James Graham-Campbell'', Brill: Leiden and Boston, 2013. , pp. 825–841. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fugelsang
John Joseph Fugelsang (born September 3, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, television host, political commentator and television personality. Early life and education Fugelsang was born on Long Island, New York. Of Danish, German, and Irish descent, he is the son of a former Carmelite nun and a former Franciscan friar. At New York University, Fugelsang attended the Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in Film and Television. Fugelsang also studied theatre at the Boston University Theatre Institute and the Circle in the Square Theatre. Career Stage and screen Fugelsang has appeared in diverse projects as an actor, ranging from '' CSI'' and ''Providence'' to '' Coyote Ugly''. As a comedian, he has performed at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal and made over 20 appearances on ''Politically Incorrect''. In 2007, he premiered the acclaimed solo show ''All The Wrong Reasons'' Off Broadway at New York Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
