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Westerberg (Rhenish Hesse)
Westerberg may refer to: Places * one of the four villages in the municipality of Winzenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany * Westerberg (Baumberge), the highest hill in the Baumberge in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Westerberg (Lamstedt) a low ridge in the German state of Lower Saxony * Westerberg (Osnabrück district), a district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany People with the surname * Alf Westerberg, Swedish football manager * Art Westerberg, academic at Carnegie Mellon University * Bengt Westerberg, Swedish politician, party leader, member of the Riksdag and deputy prime minister * Caj Westerberg, Finnish writer * Einar Westerberg, Swedish flight surgeon * Jesper Westerberg, Swedish football player * Karl Westerberg, better known as Manila Luzon, an American drag queen and reality television personality * Kurt Westerberg (born 1950), American composer * Lars Westerberg, CEO and President of the Swedish automotive safety company Autoliv * Leif Westerberg, Swedish profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winzenburg
Winzenburg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim (district), Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Freden. It comprises four smaller communities, including the village of Winzenburg, which dates from the Middle Ages. Winzenburg is located in the Leinebergland to the north of Bad Gandersheim, between the national parks of the Harz and the Weserbergland, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The municipality (german: Gemeinde (Germany), Gemeinde) was formed on March 1, 1974 from the four previously independent communities of Winzenburg, Schildhorst, Westerberg and Klump. It is near the small town of Freden. Constituent villages Winzenburg Winzenburg is chiefly known for Winzenburg castle, a medieval castle now in ruins, which stands on a spur of the Sackwald. In the vicinity, it is also known for its man-made fishing ponds where one can either fish at one of the five ponds or eat fish at one of the ''Fischer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila Luzon
Karl Philip Michael Westerberg, better known by the stage name Manila Luzon (born August 10, 1981), is an American drag queen, recording artist, comedian and reality television personality. Luzon came to international attention as a contestant on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the first and fourth seasons of '' RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Luzon has also contributed to the compilation album series '' Christmas Queens''. Career 2011-2012: Breakthrough and ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' The publicity generated by her participation on the show brought many new opportunities to perform at various national and international LGBT events throughout the U.S. and Canada, including New York Pride and Vancouver Pride. She has been active in AIDS awareness and activism. After being featured in a Gilead Sciences ad titled "Red Ribbon Runway" with fellow ''Drag Race'' co-stars Carmen Carrera, Delta Work, Shangela and Alexis Mateo, the dress she was featured wearing was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig Westerberg
Stig Evald Börje Westerberg (26 November 1918 – 1 July 1999) was a Swedish conductor and pianist, whose career was based mostly in his home country.Karlsson H. "Stig Westerberg". In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', 2nd edition. Macmillan, London and New York, 2001. Biography Born in Malmö, Stig Westerberg studied Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm from 1937 to 1942, with Melchior Melchers for theory and Tor Mann for conducting. After the Second World War, he also studied in Paris with Paul Kletzki. He was a repetiteur at the Royal Swedish Opera from 1943 to 1946, also making he debut conducting the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1946. Other positions held during this time were Conductor of the Oscarsteatern from 1947 to 1948, and Musical Director of Gävle Symphony Orchestra from 1949 to 1953, and conductor at the Royal Swedish Opera from 1953 to 1957. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Westerberg
Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg (; born 2 August 1951) is a Swedish politician who was Speaker of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2014. He was a Member of the Riksdag from 1979 to 2014, its most senior member from 2006 to his resignation (see Father of the House). He was Sweden's Minister for Industry and Trade from 1991 to 1994. Biography Professional career Westerberg was born in Nyköping and graduated from Stockholm School of Economics in 1974. From 1974 to 1977, Westerberg was employed at Saab-Scania in Södertälje. Westerberg was employed at Saab-Scania (the car division) in Nyköping 1979–91,Om Per Westerberg Sveriges Riksdags webbplats member of the board of AB Karl W. Olsson in 1974, Chairman of Cewe Instrument AB 1984–90 and Elwia AB from 1985. He was director of the Enterprise Agency FFV from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Westerberg
Paul Harold Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Replacements. Following the breakup of the Replacements, Westerberg launched a solo career that saw him release three albums on major record labels. Following the release of his third solo album, Westerberg has been mostly releasing music that he has self-produced and recorded in his basement home studio. He has also released two albums and an EP under the pseudonym Grandpaboy. In 2017, Westerberg released songs on SoundCloud as User 964848511 and on Bandcamp as Dry Wood Garage. Career The Replacements In the late 1970s, Westerberg was working as a janitor for U.S. Senator David Durenberger, and one day while walking home from work, he heard a band practicing Yes's "Roundabout" in a basement. He talked his way into the band by convincing the singer that the other band members — Bob Stinson, Chris Mars and Tommy Stinson — were goin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Westerberg
Oscar William Westerberg (July 8, 1882, Alameda, California – April 17, 1909, Alameda, California) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Boston Doves in 1907. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Saint Mary's College of California. He made his debut on September 5, 1907, and played his final game on September 7, 1907. In that time, he appeared in two games, collecting two hits in six at-bats for a .333 batting average. He also handled six chances in the field without committing any errors. Westerberg also played at least four seasons in the minors. In 31 games in 1908, he hit only .131 for the New Haven Blues and Trenton Tigers. Following his death, he was interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leif Westerberg
Leif Westerberg (born 28 August 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer. Westerberg was born in Stockholm and turned professional in 1997. He has played predominantly on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour where he has won two tournaments. He has graduated from the Challenge Tour twice, in 2004 and 2007, when he finished 7th and 5th respectively on the end of season rankings. Both in 2005 and 2008 he failed to win enough money to retain his card on the top level European Tour, although he came through qualifying school in 2005 to regain his playing status for the 2006 season, when he finished a career high of 131st on the Order of Merit. Amateur wins *1992 Boys Amateur Championship Professional wins (3) Challenge Tour wins (2) Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) Nordic Golf League wins (1) Team appearances Amateur *Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992 *European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1993, 1995 *St Andrews Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Westerberg
Lars Erik Westerberg (born 1948) was the CEO and President of the Swedish automotive safety company Autoliv Autoliv Inc. is a Swedish-American automotive safety supplier with sales to all leading car manufacturers worldwide. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has over 68,000 employees in 27 countries, of whom 5700 are involved in research, dev .... He is now the chairman of the board. His family, which also includes his brother and politician Per Westerberg, has run a family company for generations and the family controls considerable wealth. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Westerberg, Lars 1948 births Living people Swedish chief executives Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Westerberg
Kurt Westerberg is a composer who was born in Naperville, Illinois in 1950. His mother was a mezzo-soprano and pianist which sparked an early interest in music. He began his musical studies at age five with piano lessons. By age ten he was composing his first pieces for himself. In 1968, he started his undergraduate degree in piano studies at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. While at St. Olaf, his interest in composition grew and he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor of Music in Composition. It was in the midst of the student protests among college campuses across the United States in 1972 that Westerberg wrote politically charged works like ''De Profundis'' for chorus, brass and rhythm ensemble, and dancers. This composition would go on to be his first well known work and was played in Washington, DC by his fellow St. Olaf student musicians. During his time at St. Olaf, he took lessons with G. Winston Cassler, Arthur Campbell as well as studying with Alan Stout (compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Westerberg
Jesper Westerberg (born 1 February 1986) is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a right back. Career Started his career in Arkelstorps IF before moving to IFÖ Bromölla IF, and later on to Landskrona BoIS. In 2003, he made his first appearance in the Swedish highest league Allsvenskan, but he played only one match for the club between 2003 and 2005, during the 2005 season he was loaned out to IFK Hässleholm and in 2006 he joined Halmstads BK. On 4 October 2008 Westerberg said that he would not renew his contract with Halmstads BK, which ended after the 2008 season, on 20 March 2009 Landskrona confirmed that Westerberg had signed a one-year contract with the club. After one year in Landskrona he moved to Mjällby AIF. In December 2011 it was announced that Westerberg had signed a contract with the Norwegian club Lillestrøm SK. Retirement On 23 October 2019 Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollkl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerberg (Baumberge)
The Westerberg, also called the Westerather Berg, is, at ,{{GeoQuelle, DE-NW, TIM the highest elevation in the Baumberge hills and the German region of Münsterland. It is located in this small range of hills between the three villages of Billerbeck, Havixbeck, and Nottuln. Longinus Tower On the summit of the Westerberg, which is in places only sparsely wooded, stands the Longinus Tower (''Longinusturm''), an observation tower about 30 m high that was built by the Baumberge Society between 1897 and 1901. It is made of Baumberge Lime Sandstone. Views The Longinus Tower, which can usually be climbed all year round, dominates the Baumberge and is its chief attraction. From its observation deck, which requires a head for heights, there is often a good, panoramic view over the Baumberge and the countryside surrounding this hill country in western Münsterland. From here visitors can see the Teutoburg Forest (to the northeast), the aforementioned villages, the Emsland (to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Westerberg
Claes ''Einar'' Westerberg (28 October 1893 – 8 December 1976) was a Swedish physician. He served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Air Force from 1940 to 1952. Early life Westerberg was born on 28 October 1893 in Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Claes Westerberg and his wife Constance (née Löfgren). He passed ''studentexamen'' in Stockholm in 1911 and received a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree in Stockholm in 1914. Career Westerberg received a Licentiate of Medical Science degree in Stockholm in 1919 and had various appointments as assistant physician between 1916 and 1922. He joined the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps in 1917 and became a naval surgeon of the 2nd class in 1919 after which he had different positions such as ship's doctor and more between 1917 and 1919. Westerberg was appointed naval surgeon of the 1st class in the Naval Medical Officers' Corps in 1920, and served as assistant doctor in Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
