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Brask
Brask is a Scandinavian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bent Brask (born 1958). Norwegian swimmer *Bill Brask (1946 - ), American golfer *Birte Høeg Brask * Christina Brask (1459–1520), Swedish writer and translator *Hans Brask (1464–1538), Bishop of Linköping, Sweden *Kristiina Brask (born 1990), Finnish pop singer *Lars-Christian Brask (born 1963), Danish politician *Ole Brask Ole Brask (April 4, 1935 – March 23, 2009) was a Danish photographer who specialized in jazz photography. There are two published collections of his work; ''Jazz People'' published in 1976 by H. N. Abrams Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, In ... References Swedish-language surnames [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Brask
William Jennings Brask Jr. (born December 12, 1946) is an American professional golfer. Although he did not have much success on the PGA Tour he won a number of minor international tournaments. Due to this success overseas – where they used a smaller golf ball – he was referred to as "the king of the small ball" by Lee Trevino. Early life Brask grew up in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Minnesota for college and played on the golf team. He was an All-American in 1967 and 1968. He won the Big Ten Championship in 1968 and finished third in the 1968 NCAA Championships. Professional career Brask successfully got through PGA Tour Qualifying School and played full-time on tour in 1970. He was paired with Arnold Palmer at the first event of the year, the Los Angeles Open. Despite being "nervous as a cat" he played relatively well, finishing T-24. He would record five more top-25s on tour in 1970 and kept his card. In 1971, he made the cut in 7 of his 14 PGA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Brask
*Hans Brask (1464–1538) was a Swedish Bishop of Linköping. Biography Brask was born in Linköping in 1464 to a bourgeois family. He studied philosophy and law at German universities, e.g. Rostock, and around 1500 he received a doctoral degree in civil and canon law from Rome. Upon his return to Sweden he first worked as canon and was later, in 1505, appointed cathedral dean in the cathedral of Linköping. He also became a member of the council of the realm (Privy Council of Sweden) and worked for a reconciliation with Denmark, with which Sweden has been at war for some years as part of the ongoing conflicts in the Kalmar Union. In 1513 he was appointed bishop in Linköping. Brask was opposed to Sten Sture's struggle with archbishop Gustav Trolle, but signed a document at the 1517 diet to remove the bishop. According to Olaus Petri's Swedish chronicles, Brask was forced to sign the document. Under his seal he is supposed to have put a note saying "" - "To this I a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birte Høeg Brask
Birte Høeg Brask nicknamed Trille (1918–1997) was a Danish resistance fighter and physician. During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, she became a member of the Danish resistance. As a communist, after Germany attacked the Soviet Union in 1941, together with her husband Kjartan Munck, she contributed to the first clandestine publications in Denmark. She went on to collaborate with the writer and resistance fighter Børge Houmann, working as a courier, organizing illegal meetings and contributing to the resistance papers ''Land og Folk'' and ''Ugens Nyt''. Continuing her studies after the war, she became a specialist at the children's psychiatric hospital in Aarhus. From 1970 until her retirement in 1988, she held the position of chief consultant. Høeg Brask is remembered in particular for her ground-breaking contributions to autism. Early life and education Birte Høeg Brask (nicknamed Trille) was born in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg on 23 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Brask
Ole Brask (April 4, 1935 – March 23, 2009) was a Danish photographer who specialized in jazz photography. There are two published collections of his work; ''Jazz People'' published in 1976 by H. N. Abrams Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michae ..., New York City and ''Ole Brask Photographs Jazz'' published in 1995 by ''Nieswand Verlag'' Germany. References External links ''Masters of Jazz Photography'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Brask, Ole 1935 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Danish photographers Danish photographers Jazz photographers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristiina Brask
Kristiina Maria Brask (born 2 June 1990) is a Finnish pop singer. She was a finalist in the third season of '' Idols'' in 2007. She was placed third after Ari Koivunen and Anna Abreu. Soon after ''Idols'' participation, Kristiina made a recording contract with Helsinki Music Company. Her debut album, ''Silmät sydämeeni'', was released in November 2007. It has sold more than 15 000 copies (gold). Four singles, "Nyt mä meen", "Silmät sydämeeni", "Pilvet valmiina" and "Liian kaukana", have been released. Brask's second album, called '' Kuivilla susta'', was released on September 9, 2009.http://cdon.fi/musiikki/brask_kristiina/kuivilla_susta-7045026 In addition to music, Brask loves ice hockey. She comes from Sorsakoski, Leppävirta, and studies in a music-based high school in Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars-Christian Brask
Lars-Christian Brask (born 25 May 1963) is a Danish politician. He was elected a member of parliament for the Liberal Alliance in the 2022 Danish general election General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 November 2022, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 31 October as 1 November was a national day of mourning for victims at sea. Of the 179 members of the Folketing, 175 w .... References See also * List of members of the Folketing, 2022–present {{DEFAULTSORT:Brask, Lars-Christian 1981 births Living people Liberal Alliance (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish politicians Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 Danish television personalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bent Brask
Bent Brask (born 30 March 1958) is a Norwegian former swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila .... References External links * 1958 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Norway Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Frogn Sportspeople from Akershus Norwegian male freestyle swimmers 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Brask
Christina Hansadotter Brask, or ''Christin Hansadotter'' (1459 – 5 March 1520), was a Swedish writer and translator, and a member of the Bridgettine Order in Vadstena Abbey. Biography Christina Hansadotter became a nun at Vadstena Abbey in 1473. Many nuns were active in translating and copying books, and she also became a writer. She co-wrote the book ''Gudelika Snillis Väckiare'' with her colleague Kadrin or Katarina (d. 1519), which was published in the early 16th century, making them the perhaps first female book writers of their country. Kadrin wrote the first half of the book, and Christina the second half. Christina is also identified as the translator of ''Antiphonarium'' for the Abbess Margareta Clausdotter Margareta Clausdotter (died 10 December 1486) was a Swedish writer and genealogist, a Roman Catholic nun of the Bridgettine order and from 1473 until her death, abbess of the Vadstena Abbey. Christina Brask translated the Antiphonarium for ..., and as the aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavian Surnames
Heritable family names were generally adopted rather late within Scandinavia. Nobility were the first to take names that would be passed on from one generation to the next. Later, clergy, artisans and merchants in cities took heritable names. Family names (surnames) were still used together with ''primary patronyms'' (father's name plus an affix denoting relationship), which were used by all social classes. This meant that most families until modern times did not have surnames. Scandinavian patronyms were generally derived from the father's given name with the addition of a suffix meaning 'son' or 'daughter' or by occupation like Møller - ( Miller ) naming tradition remained commonly used throughout the Scandinavian countries during the time of surname formation. Forms of the patronymic suffixes include: ''-son'', ''-sen'', ''-fen'', ''-søn'', ''-ler'', ''-zen'', ''-zon/zoon'', and ''-sson ''. Denmark The most common Danish family name surnames are patronymic and end in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
