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Elín
Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages. Notable people with the name include: *Elin Andersdotter (died 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator * Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Swedish journalist * Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir (born 1953), Icelandic writer *Elin Falk (1872-1942), Swedish gymnastics director and educator * Elin Fflur (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter * Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician * Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (died 1495), Swedish noble, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson *Elin i Horsnäs (died after September 1611), alleged Swedish witch * Elin Hilderbrand, American romance writer * Elín Hirst, Icelandic Member of Parliament * Elin Holmlöv, Swedish ice hockey player * Elin Jacobsson (1886 – 1978), one of the first two women to graduate from a Swedish educational program as a civil engineer. *Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh politician * Elin Kallio (1859–1927), Finnish gymnast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elín Hirst
Elín Stefánsdóttir Hirst (born 4 September 1960) is an Icelandic politician, and a former member of the Althing from 2013 to 2016. Elín is a former journalist, television personality, published author, documentary filmmaker and anchor. She was Head of News of Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið from 2002 to 2008. Elín graduated from the University of Oslo with a diploma in economics in 1981, a Bachelor in journalism from University of Florida in 1984, and went for a major in history in the university of Iceland in 2005. Elín was a member of the board of directors of the Icelandic division of UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ... from 2002 to 2004. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirst, Elin 1960 births Living people Elin Hirst Elin Hirst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir
Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic writer born in 1953. She is noted for her short fiction. Her publications include ''Sumar sögur : smásögur'' (''Some Stories'', , 1997: ) and ''Ysta brún : smásögur'' (''On The Edge'', Vaka-Helgafell, 1999: ). Her ''Sumar sögur'' was translated into German by and published as ''Jener Sommer in Island'' (2000, Suhrkamp Suhrkamp Verlag is a German publishing house, established in 1950 and is generally acknowledged as one of the leading European publishers of fine literature. Its roots go back to the "arianized" part of the S. Fischer Verlag. In January 2010, ...: ). Her story "Solmundur" was included in Gerd Schmidt Nielsen's 1999 collection ''Nordiske noveller i 1990'erne'' (''Nordic short stories in the 1990s'', Systime, 1999: ). References 1953 births Living people Elin Ebba Gunnarsdottir Elin Ebba Gunnarsdottir {{Iceland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elna (name)
Elna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Elna Baker (born 1982), American writer and performer of humorous stories * Elna Borch (1869–1950), Danish sculptor * Elna Henrikson, Swedish figure skater * Elna Jane Hilliard Grahn (1913–2006), American soldier * Elna Kiljander (1889–1970), Finnish architect * Elna Kimmestad (1918–1997), Norwegian actress * Elna Lassen (1901–1930), Danish ballerina * Elna Møller (1913–1994), Danish architect * Elna Montgomery (1885–1981), Swedish figure skater * Elna Munch (1871–1945), Danish feminist and politician * Elna Reinach (1968), South African former pro tennis player {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen (given Name)
Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena, and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: * Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress * Ellen Alaküla (1927–2011), Estonian actress * Ellen Alfsen (born 1965), Norwegian politician * Ellen Palmer Allerton (1835–1893), American poet * Ellen Allien (born 1969), German electronic musician and music producer * Ellen Anckarsvärd (1833–1898), Swedish feminist * Ellen Andersen (1898–1989), Danish museum curator * Ellen Anderson (born 1959), American politician * Ellen Auerbach (1906–2004), German-born American photographer * Ellen Arthur (1837–1880), wife of the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur * Ellen Arthur jr. (1871–1915), daughter of Chester A. Arthur and First Lady Ellen Arthur * Ellen Baake (born 1961), German mathematical biologist * Ellen S. Baker (born 1953), American physician a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Pelin
Elin Pelin ( ) (8 July 1877 – 3 December 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov () was a Bulgarian writer. Stoyan Christowe called him "Bulgaria's leading writer". Biography He was born in the village of Bailovo, in Sofia District. He completed his primary education, but not his secondary education. Studying to become a teacher, he taught for a year in 1895 in his native village. He went to Sofia some time after that, and from 1898 to 1900 returned to live in Bailovo. He was first published in 1901, and the respect it earned him in literary circles encouraged him to go to Sofia in 1903, where he worked as a librarian at the Sofia University library and national library of Bulgaria from 1904. From 1922 he was a curator of the Ivan Vazov museum. His name was derived from a Bulgarian folksong. He spent 1904–05 in France, and made trips to Italy and Russia in 1906 and 1913. Most of his life was spent in Sofia. Between 1910 and 1916, he was the director of special collections at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Östlund
Elin Östlund (born 14 February 1992) is a Swedish sprinter. She is a two-time Swedish Athletics Championships national champion in the 200 metres (outdoors) and 60 metres (indoors), and a finalist at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Biography Östlund's first appearance at the senior Swedish Athletics Championships was in 2008, where she finished 7th in the 100 m with a time of 12.12. Her first international championship final was in 2013, when she finished 6th in the 4 × 100 m at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships. In 2017, Östlund made her Diamond League debut at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting. She finished 8th in the 200 m with a time of 23.82 seconds. Her first two national titles also came that year, both indoors (in the 60 m) and outdoors (in the 200 m). Östlund then had an achilles tendon injury, which healed by her 2020 season opener. Later that year, she set personal bests at 60 metres and 200 metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Nordegren
Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren (; born 1 January 1980) is a Swedish former model and nanny. She was married to professional golfer Tiger Woods from 2004 until their divorce in 2010. Early life and education Nordegren was born in Stockholm. Her mother, politician Barbro Holmberg, is the former Swedish migration and asylum policy minister as well as the former Governor of Gävleborg County. Her father, Thomas Nordegren, is a radio journalist who has served as a bureau chief in Washington, D.C. She has an elder brother, Axel, and a twin sister Josefin Nordegren. Her parents divorced when she was seven years old. Nordegren and her sister had summer jobs as cashiers in supermarkets to finance their studies. The two moved to Germany with their father in 1997 for a year, studying English and German in eleventh grade at John F. Kennedy School, Berlin. Elin started modeling in 2000, and appeared on the cover of ''Cafe Sport'' magazine in the summer of 2000. In May 2014, Nordegren grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Segerlind
Elin Maria Segerlind (born 1985) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, she represented Västra Götaland County North between September 2018 and September 2022. Segerlind is the daughter of shop worker Dennis Segerlind and nurse Carina Segerlind. She was educated in Nödinge and studied literature and cultural studies at Umeå University. She studied journalism at a folk high school in Vara. She was a reported for Sveriges Radio Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television ... between 2011 and 2013. References 1985 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag from the Left Party (Sweden) Women members of the Riksdag 21st-century Swedish women politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Jones
Elin Jones (born 1 September 1966), is a Welsh politician who has served as the Llywydd of the Senedd since 2016. A member of Plaid Cymru, Jones has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ceredigion since 1999. Background Jones attended Llanwnnen Primary School and Lampeter Comprehensive. She graduated from University of Wales, Cardiff with a BSc in Economics and took a post-graduate MSc in Agricultural Economics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1989. Previously she was employed as an Economic Development officer for the Development Board for Rural Wales. She is a former Shadow Environment, Planning and Countryside Minister. Jones speaks Welsh and English. She is also a former director of Radio Ceredigion and of Wes Glei Cyf, a television production company. She lives in Aberaeron and enjoys music, film, reading and formerly sang with the Welsh singing group Cwlwm. Political career Elin Jones served on Aberystwyth Town Council from 1992 to 1999 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Manahan Thomas
Elin Manahan Thomas (born 1977) is a Welsh soprano. A specialist in Baroque music, she sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. Biography Thomas was born in Gorseinon near Swansea, Wales, the daughter of M. Wynn Thomas OBE, a Professor of Literature at Swansea University, and Karen Thomas. She was educated at the Welsh-speaking Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr in Gowerton near Swansea, and by the time she was 15 was singing in the Swansea Bach Choir. She won a choral scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge, where she gained a starred first in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic in 1998, and completed an MPhil. After auditioning for Sir John Eliot Gardiner she joined the Monteverdi Choir, singing in many of the concerts of the Bach Cantata ''Pilgrimage'' which the choir completed in the year 2000. In 2001 she moved to pursue postgraduate vocal studies at the Royal College of Music in London. She went on to sing with The Sixteen, Polyphony, Cambridge Singers and the Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Lindqvist
Elin Lindqvist (born 1982 in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...) is a Swedish author. She made her debut as a writer in 2002 with the book "Tokyo Natt". She is the daughter of Herman Lindqvist. Bibliography *''Tokyo natt'' (2002) *''Tre röda näckrosor'' (2005) *''Facklan - en roman om Leon Larsson'' (2009) References Living people 1982 births 21st-century Swedish women writers 21st-century Swedish writers Date of birth missing (living people) {{Sweden-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Lanto
Elin Lanto (born 22 July 1984) is a Swedish singer who has had several hits in her home country, including the number one " I Won't Cry." Lanto came to further prominence after her performance of her song "Money" in Melodifestivalen 2007. She also took part in Melodifestivalen 2010 with "Doctor Doctor". In 2009, Lanto made her US debut by releasing the single "Discotheque" on the American iTunes Store, also featuring a new remix by Jonas von de Burg. On 1 March 2009 "Discotheque" was featured on Showtime's ''The L Word''. Early career Lanto, from Enköping, signed as a vocalist with the Swedish indie Rodeo Records in 2001, while still in high school. In 2004 she became an overnight success in Sweden when her debut single, ''I Won't Cry'', topped the chart on 22 October. This led to an article about her in ''Billboard'' magazine in November. Her first album, ''One'', was produced by Lasse Anderson, the son of Stig Anderson, and appeared early in 2005.Her second Single "I Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
