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Erik Jørgensen (mathematician)
Erik Jørgensen may refer to: People * Erik Jørgensen (athlete) (1920–2005), Danish middle-distance runner * Erik Jørgensen (gunsmith) (1848–1896), Norwegian gunsmith * Erik B. Jørgensen, Danish author and adventurer * Erik M. Jorgensen, American biologist * Erik Jorgensen (forester), Danish-Canadian forester and professor, pioneer in the field of urban forestry Urban forestry is the care and management of single trees and tree populations in Urban area, urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry involves both planning and management, including the programming of ... * Erik Jorgensen (politician), Maine state representative Other * Erik Jørgensen (brand), a Danish furniture company {{disambiguation, hn=Jorgensen, Erik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Jørgensen (athlete)
Erik Jørgensen (21 April 1920 – 9 June 2005) was a Danish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References 1920 births 2005 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Danish male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Denmark Place of birth missing 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Jørgensen (gunsmith)
Erik Jørgensen (17 May 1848 – 15 September 1896) was a Norwegian master gunsmith, well known for his cooperation with Ole Herman Johannes Krag in developing the first successful Krag–Jørgensen rifle. Biography Erik Jørgensen was born in the parish of Asker in Akershus Akershus () is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akers ... on 17 May 1848 in Norway, and grew up on the farm Solstad. He educated himself to be a gunsmith and started working at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (the most important Norwegian weapon factory) in 1870. It was here that he met Ole H J Krag, and from 1871 Jørgensen worked with Krag on his rifles. As time went on, Jørgensen turned from just doing work for Krag to be an active participant in the development of the rifle which later became known as the Krag–Jà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or EirÃkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''EirÃkr'' (or ''ErÃkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''* aiwa(z)'' "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form ''Euric''. The second element ''- rÃkr'' stems either from Proto-Germanic ''* rÃks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''reiks'') or the therefrom derived ''* rÃkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root * h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of ''Eriksgata'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |