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Laurin Weissinger
Laurin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Anna-Lena Laurin (born 1962), Swedish composer * Camille Laurin (1922–1999), psychiatrist and politician in Quebec, Canada * Dan Laurin (born 1960), Swedish recorder player * Georges-Philippe Laurin (1892–1964), Quebec politician * Joseph Laurin (1811–1888), Quebec author and politician * Lucien Laurin (1912–2000), French-Canadian jockey and horse trainer * Maria Laurin (1858–1920), Swedish opera singer * Rachel Laurin (1961–2023), Canadian organist, composer and music educator * René Laurin (born 1940), Quebec politician * Rene-Georges Laurin (died 2006), member of the World War II French Resistance and politician * Václav Laurin (1865–1930), Czech engineer, entrepreneur and industrialist Given name * Laurin Pepper (born 1931), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Laurin Lyman Williams (1895–1975), US Army Lieutenant General * Laurin D. Woodworth (1837–1897), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Lena Laurin
Anna-Lena Laurin (born 1962) is a classical Swedish composer and pianist whose music often involves jazz improvisation in her orchestral works. She was commissioned to write ''Iphigenia'' (2009) for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and was named Jazz Composer of the Year by Swedish Radio in 2013. She frequently writes music in which her partner, the trumpet soloist Anders Bergcrantz, is able to perform. Biography Born in Halmstad on 31 October 1962, Laurin began her career as a jazz pianist and singer. As a classical composer, she has worked with orchestras including the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and NorrlandsOperan's Symphony Orchestra. Commissioned by Camerata Nordica and Musik i Syd for the 100th anniversary of the city of Eslöv Eslöv (;) is a town and the seat of Eslöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 19,598 inhabitants as of 2018. Eslöv is part of the Öresund Region, and the Malmö Metropolitan Area. History According to a map fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Laurin
Václav Laurin (27 September 1865 – 3 December 1930) was a Czech engineer, industrialist and automotive pioneer. He, along with Václav Klement, founded automobile manufacturer Laurin & Klement that later became Škoda Auto, the largest Czech company. Biography Laurin was born on 27 September 1865 in Kamení, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (today part of Pěnčín, Czech Republic). He apprenticed as a locksmith in Mladá Boleslav in 1883–1886. In 1893, he studied the design and basics of steam engines in Dresden. In 1894, he married Emilie Marie Beranová. In 1895, he met Václav Klement in Mladá Boleslav. They became friends and in September of the same year they established the company Laurin & Klement in Mladá Boleslav. At the beginning of December 1895, the mechanic Václav Laurin and the book-seller Václav Klement, both bicycle enthusiasts, started manufacturing bicycles of their own design, patriotically named Slavia in the nationalist atmosphere of the end of the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
