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Loftsson
Loftsson is a surname of Icelandic origin. Notable people with the name include: * Jóhannes Loftsson (born 1973), Icelandic politician * Jón Loftsson (1124–1197), Icelandic chieftain * Kristján Loftsson Kristján Loftsson (born 17 March 1943) is an Icelandic businessman and a whaler. He has been the CEO of the commercial whaling and investment company Hvalur hf. since 1974 and is, along with his sister, its largest shareholder. He began his wh ... (born 1943), Icelandic businessman See also * Lofton, surname {{Surname Surnames of Scandinavian origin Icelandic-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Loftsson
Jón Loftsson (; ; c. 1124–1197) was chieftain of Oddi at Rangárvellir in the south part of Iceland. Jón Loftsson was a member of the Oddaverjar family clan. His parents were Loftur Sæmundsson and Þóra Magnúsdóttir. His paternal grandfather was Sæmundur Sigfússon (''Sæmundr fróði''). His maternal grandfather was King Magnus III of Norway. He was educated at Konghelle (''Kungahälla'') in Bohuslän (''Båhuslen'') which at that time a royal center of the Kingdom of Norway. Jón Loftsson was married to Halldóra Brandsdatter with whom he had several children. Jón Loftsson was one of the most popular chieftains and politician of his age in the country. The poem '' Nóregs konungatal'' was composed for Jón Loftsson and recounts his descent from the Norwegian royal line. At a young age, the great scholar Snorri Sturluson was fostered and educated by Jón Loftsson. In 1179, he participated and was victorious in the conflicts between bishops of the Dioc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristján Loftsson
Kristján Loftsson (born 17 March 1943) is an Icelandic businessman and a whaler. He has been the CEO of the commercial whaling and investment company Hvalur hf. since 1974 and is, along with his sister, its largest shareholder. He began his whaling career in 1956 at the age of 13 as a scout on his father's ship. In 1974, he took over as CEO of Hvalur hf., following the death of his father. Personal life Kristján was born in Hafnarfjörður Hafnarfjörður, officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region, on the s ..., Iceland, to Loftur Bjarnason and Sólveig Sveinbjarnardóttir. He is named after his uncle Kristján Bjarnason who was killed in the sinking of SS ''Hekla'' by German submarine ''U-564'' in 1941. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Loftsson, Kristjan 1943 births Living people Kristjan Loftsson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jóhannes Loftsson
Jóhannes Loftsson (born 30 June 1973) is an Icelandic engineer, activist and chairman of the Libertarian Society of Iceland and chairman of the political party Responsible Future. Career He became known in 2020 when he protested measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. He founded the party Responsible Future in the summer of 2021. His party ran in one constituency in the 2021 Icelandic parliamentary election with Loftsson as the leader. Loftsson sought first place on the list of the Centre Party in Reykjavík for the 2022 Icelandic municipal elections. Loftsson led the Responsible Future list of candidates in the 2022 municipal elections and the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 30 November 2024 to elect the 63 members of the Althing. The centre-left Social Democratic Alliance, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, outperformed the ruling Independence Party to win the most seat .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Loftsson, Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lofton
Lofton is an English surname that is occasionally used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Cirroc Lofton (born 1978), American actor * Chris Lofton (born 1986), American basketball player * Curtis Lofton (born 1986), American football linebacker * David Lofton (born 1984), American football safety * Eric Lofton (born 1993), Canadian football offensive lineman * James Lofton (born 1956), former American Football wide receiver and coach * James Lofton (baseball) (born 1974), former Major League Baseball shortstop * John Lofton (1941–2014), American political commentator * Kenneth Lofton Jr. (born 2002), American basketball player * Kenny Lofton (born 1967), Major League Baseball outfielder * Oscar Lofton (born 1938), American football player and coach * Ramona Lofton (born 1950), nicknamed ''Sapphire'' African-American author and performance poet * Saab Lofton, American author, cartoonist and radio personality * Steve Lofton (born 1968), American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Language
Icelandic ( ; , ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language. Since it is a West Scandinavian languages, West Scandinavian language, it is most closely related to Faroese language, Faroese, western Norwegian dialects, and the extinct language Norn language, Norn. It is not mutually intelligible with the continental Scandinavian languages (Danish language, Danish, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish) and is more distinct from the most widely spoken Germanic languages, English language, English and German language, German. The written forms of Icelandic and Faroese are very similar, but their spoken forms are not Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible. The language is more Linguistic conservatism, conservative than most other Germanic languages. While most of them hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames Of Scandinavian Origin
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. Compound surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
