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Aud (given Name)
Aud is a feminine given name used in Nordic countries. People with the name include: * Aud Alvær (1921–2000), Norwegian politician * Aud Blankholm (born 1947), Norwegian nurse and administrator * Aud Blattmann (1937–2023), Norwegian politician * Aud Egede-Nissen (1893–1974), Norwegian actress * Aud Voss Eriksen (born 1937), Norwegian politician * Aud Folkestad (born 1953), Norwegian politician * Aud Gaundal (born 1949), Norwegian politician * Aud Groven (born 1942), Norwegian speed skater * Aud Gustad (1917–2000), Norwegian trade unionist and politician * Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade, Viking queen * Aud Hove (born 1970), Norwegian politician * Aud Hvammen (born 1943), Norwegian alpine skier * Aud Korbøl (born 1940), Norwegian sociologist and novelist * Aud Kvalbein (born 1948), Norwegian politician * Aud Schønemann (1922–2006), Norwegian actress * Aud Talle (1944–2011), Norwegian social anthropologist * Aud the Deep-Minded (Ketilsdóttir), leader of settlers in Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; ) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe, as well as the Arctic Ocean, Arctic and Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic oceans. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; the autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland. The Nordic countries have much in common in their way of life, History of Scandinavia, history, religion and Nordic model, social and economic model. They have a long history of political unions and other close relations but do not form a singular state or federation today. The Scandinavism, Scandinavist movement sought to unite Denmark, Norway and Sweden into one country in the 19th century. With the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden (Norwegian independence), the independence of Finland in the early 20th century and the 1944 Icelandic constitution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud Korbøl
Aud Korbøl (born 1 October 1940) is a Norwegian sociologist and novelist. She made her literary debut in 1989 with ''Pell'ongen og je''. Among her novels are ''Leiegårdsvalsen'' from 1992, ''Noe gikk forbi'' from 1996, and ''Det er'' from 2002. She was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house Aschehoug. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement ... in 1996. References 1940 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian women novelists 21st-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian women writers {{Norway-novelist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Feminine Given Names
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania, USA Norsk *N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud (other)
The Australian dollar (currency sign, sign: $; ISO 4217, code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar, dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and Legal tender#Australia, legal tender of Australia, including States and territories of Australia, all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Islands, Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu. * ThMoney Trackersite allows users to track Australian banknotes as they circulate around Australia. Images of historic and modern Australian bank notes* [https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/historical-data.html?v=2022-09-25-02-11-35#exchange-rates Reserve Bank of Australia – historical data of AUD since 1969 (various .xls files)] The banknotes of Australia {{Authority control 1966 establishments in Australia Articles containing video clips Circulating currencies Currencies int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud Tuten
Audley Kendrick Tuten (January 14, 1914 – May 7, 1994) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 39 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1941–42 and 1942–43 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1934 to 1949, was spent in various minor leagues. Tuten was born in Enterprise, Alabama, and was raised in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan Saltcoats is a town in east-central Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border in Canada. The town's population was 474 in 2011. It was built in the late 19th century, and its economy was driven by the railway. There is no longer a passenger servic .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1914 births 1994 deaths American emigrants to Canada Baltimore Orioles (ice hockey) players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Kansas City Greyhounds players Kansas C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud Wilken
Aud Saskia Wilken (born 1965 in East Berlin) is a Danish-German singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. Early life and career Wilken was born to a Danish father and German mother, and lived in East Germany until 1974, when the family moved to Denmark. Her musical debut came in 1988, on the album ''Midnight at the Grooveyard'' by post-punk band The Overlords. She then appeared on The Poets' self-titled album in 1990. In the same year of 1990 she took part in the recording of the song "I Love You Love Me Love" as featuring artist for Danish musician Master Fatman. This song was written by Aud along with Morten Lindberg. Eurovision Song Contest In 1995, Aud participated at Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. The final held on 25 March 1995 and consisted of 11 participants. She passed the first round and received 46 points in the second round, thereby winning DMGP with her song "Fra Mols til Skagen" ("Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud Marit Wiig
Aud Marit Wiig (born 29 July 1953) is a Norwegian diplomat. She was born in Mandal, and was a cand.philol. by education. She started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983. She served in the Norwegian embassy in Pretoria from 1996 to 2001, and as head of department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2004. From 2004 to 2007 she was the executive director of the African Development Bank. She then served as the Norwegian ambassador to Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ... from 2007 to 2008, and as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2009. References Norwegian civil servants Norwegian women civil servants Ambassadors of Norway to Pakistan Norwegian bankers People from Mandal, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud Valborg Tønnessen
Aud Valborg Tønnessen (born 1 June 1964) is a Norwegian Lutheran theologian, church historian, professor of theology and the dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo. She is an expert on Norwegian church history and Christian international humanitarian work. She was elected as a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2016.dnva.nDNVA-medlemmer Selected works * Tønnessen, Aud Valborg: ''Kirkens Nødhjelp: Bistand, tro og politikk'', Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, commonly referred to as Gyldendal N.F. and in Norway often only as Gyldendal, is one of the largest Norway, Norwegian publishing houses. It was founded in 1925 after buying rights to publications from the Denmark, Dan ..., 2007. * Jensen, Roger, Dag Thorkildsen og Aud Valborg Tønnessen (ed.): ''Kirke, protestantisme og samfunn: Festskrift til professor dr. Ingun Montgomery'', Trondheim: Tapir Akademisk Forlag, 2006. * Tønnessen, Aud Valborg: ''"... et t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud The Deep-Minded (Ketilsdóttir)
Aud the Deep-Minded (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; Norwegian: ), also known as Unn, Aud Ketilsdatter or Unnur Ketilsdottir, was a 9th-century settler during the age of Settlement of Iceland. The main source of information about her life in Iceland is Sturla Þórðarson's ''Landnámabók''; ''Laxdæla saga'', which calls her Unn, gives a varying account but has more on her background, and she also figures in several other sagas, including ''Njáls saga'', ''Eyrbyggja saga'', ''Eiríks saga rauða'' and ''Grettis saga''. Biography Aud was the second daughter of Ketill Flatnose, a Norwegian hersir, and Yngvid Ketilsdóttir, daughter of Ketill Wether, a hersir from Ringerike. She married Olaf the White (''Oleif''), son of King Ingjald, who had named himself King of Dublin after going on voyages to Britain and then conquering the shire of Dublin. They had a son named Thorstein the Red. After Oleif was killed in battle in Ireland, Aud and Thorstein journeyed to the Hebrides. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud Talle
Aud Talle (23 September 1944 – 16 August 2011) was a Norwegian social anthropologist. She graduated as mag.art. (PhD equivalent) from the University of Oslo and as fil. dr. from Stockholm University. She was a research assistant at the University of Bergen from 1975 to 1977, lector at Stockholm University from 1990 to 1995 and professor at the University of Oslo from 1995. She conducted her field work in Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... Talle was a member of the board of the Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture. – Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture < ...
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Aud Schønemann
Aud Schønemann (13 November 1922 – 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway. She was born in Østre Aker, and was a daughter of actor August Schønemann and dancer Dagmar Kristensen. She started her acting career in 1945, and is probably best known for her role as Valborg Jensen in the Olsenbanden movies, as Marve Fleksnes' mother on the long-running Norwegian television comedy '' Fleksnes Fataliteter'' and as the janitor's wife in the comedy film '' Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe'' (based on the play ''BusyBody'' by Jack Popplewell). In 1993, she was knighted in the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav. Her appearance in over 50 movies is supposedly a Norwegian record. References External linksObituary(in Norwegian) * 1922 births 2006 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud Kvalbein
Aud Kvalbein (born 4 May 1948) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. From 1997 to 2000, during the first cabinet Bondevik, Kvalbein was a political advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the local level, she was first elected to Oslo city council in 2003. Following the 2007 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2007. * Electoral calendar 2007 * Elections in 2007 * 2007 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress * 2007 Algerian legislative elect ..., she became deputy mayor. She had previously served as a deputy representative from 1975 to 1979 and 1995 to 2003. Before entering full-time politics, she worked mainly with journalism. From 1990 to 1997 she worked as head of information in her party. References 1948 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
