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Irgens is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Åshild Irgens (born 1976), Norwegian illustrator *Christian Andreas Irgens (1833–1915), Norwegian politician *Joachim Irgens von Westervick (1611–1675), Dano-Norwegian nobleman *Johan Irgens-Hansen (1854–1895), Norwegian literary critic, theatre critic and theatre director *Johannes Irgens (1869–1939), Norwegian barrister, diplomat and politician *Kjeld Stub Irgens (1879–1963), Norwegian politician during the German occupation of Norway *Lars Johannes Irgens (1775–1830), Norwegian jurist and politician *Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (1894–1969), Norwegian twentieth-century composer *Nils Christian Irgens (1811–1878), Norwegian military officer and politician *Ole Irgens (bishop) (1724–1803), bishop in the Church of Norway *Ole Irgens (politician) (1829–1906), Norwegian politician *Diane Jergens,born Dianne Irgens *Inar Irgens Gustafson, Einar Irgens Gustafson (born 1973), Counselor for Norwegian Defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Surname
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'','datter'. Denmark The most common Danish family name surnames are patronymic and end in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…shild Irgens
Åshild Anita Irgens (born 7 February 1976) is a Norwegian illustrator. She has illustrated several children's books for the publishers Aschehoug, Damm, Samlaget and Gyldendal, among them the novel ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' by Maria Parr, a recipient of the Brage Prize. Illustrations Authors/books Irgens has illustrated for: * 2005: Kjersti Scheen: ''Øyenvitnet'' * 2006: Marianne Viermyr: ''Bølla Britt og Rita Rapp'' * 2006: Kjersti Scheen: ''Linnea og kastanjeprinsen'' * 2007: Rasmus Løland: ''Gutar'' * 2007: Rasmus Løland: ''Kvitebjørnen'' * 2007: Rita Løvseth Sandnes: ''Lovise flytter'' * 2007: Tone Kjærnli: ''Oldefars øye'' * 2008: Bjørg Øygarden: '' Askeladden og de nye hjelperne'' * 2008: Naja Marie Aidt: ''Huset'' * 2008: Rita Løvseth Sandnes: ''Lovise får en venn'' * 2009: Camilla Dahle Otterlei: ''Klara og verdens fineste Pekal'' * 2009: Hans Sande: ''Er du blind i dag, Elise?'' * 2009: Maria Parr: ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' * 2009: Rita Løvseth Sandnes: ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Andreas Irgens
Christian Andreas Irgens (6 July 1833 - 15 April 1915) was a Norwegian businessman and Member of parliament. Biography He was born in Bergen, Norway as the son of Johan Daniel Stub Irgens and Susanne Cathrine Møller. Through his father he was a distant relative of Jens Stub who was a member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. Irgens was a member of the Bergen City Council. At that time he worked as a businessman operating the Bjørsvik Flour Mill (''Bjørsvigs Melforretning'') on Osterfjorden outside Bergen. He had been a deputy representative in 1874–1878 and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895, representing the rural constituency ''Søndre Bergenhus Amt'' (today named Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Irgens Von Westervick
Joachim Irgens von Westervick ( Danish: ''Joachim Irgens von Westervick''; spelled also ''af Westervig'' and ''af Vestervig'') (19 May 1611 - 29 August 1675), born as ''Jochum Jürgens'', was a Dano- Norwegian nobleman, a Danish official and an estate owner. He was one of the most important financial magnates and entrepreneurs in Denmark–Norway and also hold land in the Netherlands. Between 1666 and 1675 he owned the Norwegian Irgens Estate, which was huge part of Northern Norway, as a private estate. He held the titles of Lord (later Baron) of Vestervig, Lord of Horsleben and Noordlanden.Johan Engelbert EliasDe Vroedschap van Amsterdam, 1578-1795, Deel 1, p 347/ref> The Danish variant of his name by birth was ''Joachim Irgens''. Early life and family Joachim Jürgens was the son of merchant Heinrich Jürgens (* 1580) and Catharina Fruchtnichts (* 1584) in Itzehoe in Holstein. He married in 1656 Cornelia Bicker (1629–1708), the daughter of Andries Bicker, former mayor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Irgens-Hansen
Johan Irgens-Hansen (1854–1895) was a Norwegian literary critic, theatre critic and theatre director. He wrote theatre criticism for the newspapers ''Norske Intelligenssedler'' and ''Dagbladet''. He was theatre director of the Bergen theatre Den Nationale Scene Den Nationale Scene () is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway. History Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has roots dating back to its ... from 1890 to 1895. References Further reading * 1854 births 1895 deaths Writers from Bergen Norwegian literary critics Norwegian theatre critics Norwegian theatre directors 19th-century Norwegian journalists Norwegian male journalists 19th-century Norwegian writers 19th-century Norwegian male writers Theatre people from Bergen {{norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Irgens
Johannes Irgens (31 July 1869 – 29 December 1939) was a Norwegian barrister, diplomat and politician, noted for his service as minister of foreign affairs of Norway from 1910 to 1913. Personal life Irgens was born into the merchant and civil service family of Irgens, as a son of Marcus Fredrik Irgens (1839–1876) and Julie Martine Nicoline Dyrgreen (1840–1906). In November 1892 he married Lilla Minda Marie Gulbranson (1872–1938), a daughter of Carl August Gulbranson (1831–1910) and Minda Ramm Juell (1844–1913). Through this marriage, Irgens was a brother-in-law of Carl Gulbranson. His father was docent at the Norwegian College of Agriculture, but died when Irgens was seven years old. Irgens moved with his mother to Kristiania, and he took the examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1887. He graduated with a cand.jur. degree in law in 1892 at the Royal Frederick University. During his time as a student, he served as member and chair of the board for Norwegian S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjeld Stub Irgens
Kjeld Stub Irgens (23 May 1879 Р26 August 1963) was a Norwegian politician during the German occupation of Norway. Early life He was born in 1879 to vicar Jens Stub Irgens and his wife Sophie Cathinka, n̩e Altschwager. He had several brothers and sisters. He was a distant relative of eighteenth-century bishop Ole Irgens and politicians Ole and Johannes Irgens.Das Geschlecht der Irgens by Einar Irgens Loe Seafaring career A by profession, Irgens had received his education in the |
Lars Johannes Irgens
Lars Johannes Irgens (9 October 1775 – 22 April 1830) was a Norwegian jurist and public official. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Lars Johannes Irgens was born in the parish of Hof in Solør, Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of the parish priest of Hof. He was married to Christiane Louise Smith (1778-1858) with whom he had eight children including Norwegian government minister Nils Christian Irgens. He served as a lieutenant in Oppland Dragon Corps (''Oplandske Dragonregiment''). He graduated as cand.jur. in 1802, and was appointed district stipendiary magistrate (''sorenskriver'') for Sogn the same year. He held this office until his death. He represented Nordre Bergenhus amt (now part of Vestland county) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll Manor Eidsvollsbygningen (Literally: ''The Eidsvoll building'') is a historic manor house located at Eidsvoll in Akershus county, Norway. The building is where the Constitution of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen
Paul Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (13 April 1894 – 11 April 1969) was a Norwegian twentieth-century composer. Biography Irgens-Jensen studied piano with Nils Larsen while a philology student at the University of Oslo. He began composing in 1920 and the radical nature of his work attracted some interest. In 1928, Irgens-Jensen submitted his ''Passacaglia for Orchestra'' to the International Schubert Competition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Franz Schubert's death. The competition was eventually won by Kurt Atterberg's Symphony No. 6. Although Irgens-Jensen's work only received second prize in the Scandinavian Composers Division, the work was performed all over the world and helped Irgens-Jensen gain international fame. In 1930, the composer achieved another great success with his choral symphonic work ''Heimferd'', written to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the death of St. Olav II of Norway. This work won first prize in a composition competition and quickly became popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Christian Irgens
Nils Christian Irgens (10 October 1811 – 25 April 1878) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was born in Sogndal as the son of Lars Johannes Irgens, founding father of the Norwegian Constitution. Nils Christian Irgens became a military officer in 1830, and advanced in the ranks, becoming colonel in 1861. In 1863 he became major general. He held this post until 1868.Nils Christian Irgens at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia He chaired Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug from 1864 to 1867. On 3 April 1868 Irgens was appointed |
Ole Irgens (bishop)
Ole Irgens (22 January 1724—15 October 1803) was a priest and theologian. He was a bishop in the Church of Norway from 1779 to 1803. Irgens was born in Surendal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, to vicar Johannes Irgens. He enrolled as a student in 1741, but was examined two years later and was hired as chaplain under his father. He left in 1756 to become a ship's priest in Morocco, but citing health problems, he returned to Norway in 1760 to become vicar at Faaberg Church. In 1773 he was promoted to vicar in the Nidaros Cathedral and (at the same time) he was also the diocesan dean (''stiftsprovst'') in the Diocese of Nidaros. He served as vice praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1773 to 1780. In 1779 Irgens took a doctorate with the thesis ''De spiritu oris Jehovae creante, ps. 33. v. 6''. The same year he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin. He held this post until his death in 1803, having been blind for the last five years o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Irgens (politician)
Ole Irgens (6 April 1829 - 14 April 1906) was a Norwegian politician. He was a relative of the eighteenth century bishop of the same name. He enrolled as a student in 1848 and graduated as cand.theol. in 1853.Das Geschlecht der Irgens by Einar Irgens Loe While working as the first Inspector of Schools in he was elected to the , in 1868. He served one term only. In 1862 he set up a new plan for the state schools in Bergen, which also included the new Technical College in Bergen. The plan detailed the syllabus, necessary new buildings programme an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
