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Märta
Märta or Märtha is a Swedish feminine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f .... The name is often a diminutive of Margareta. Individuals bearing the name Märta/Märtha include: * Märta of Denmark (1277–1341), Queen consort of Sweden * Märtha of Sweden (1901-1954), Crown Princess of Norway * Märta Adlerz (1897–1979), Swedish diver * Märta Allertz (1628–c. 1677), royal mistress of Charles X of Sweden * Märta Andersson (born 1925), Swedish gymnast * Märta Berendes (1639–1717), Swedish Baroness and diarist * Märta Björnbom (1888–1973), Swedish lawyer * Märta Blomstedt (1899–1982), Finnish architect * Märta Bucht (1882–1962), Swedish schoolteacher, suffragist and peace activist * Märta Dorff (1909–1990), Swedish actress * Märta Ek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Ljungberg
Marta Liungberg (''modern spelling:'' Märta Ljungberg) (1656–1741), was a Swedish innkeeper. She managed the important inn at Ljungby in Sunnerbo. She was also a successful farmer, who acquired many of the farms around the area of the inn. In 1828, when it was decided that a city should be founded in Sunnerbo, Ljungby (at that time only a couple of farms around the inn), was chosen to be founded upon the land donated by her in her will. Before the inn Märta Ljungberg grew up on ''Ljungby Gård'' (English language, English: ''Ljungby Farm'') together with her parents and six siblings. She was daughter to ''Frälse, frälseinspektor'' and innkeeper Lars Svensson Frimolin and his wife Margareta Larsdotter. Inn After her parents' death the ownership of inn was taken over by her brother Abraham Ljungberg (later Ljungfelt) with the everyday operation handed over to Märta herself. Instead her brother made a career as a county official ''(Swedish language, Swe: landskamrerare)'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Blomstedt
Märta Blomstedt (1899–1982) was an architect and one of the driving forces of the Finnish functionalism movement. Partnering with her husband, Pauli E. Blomstedt, her first works were noted for their functional, rather than aesthetic or decorative appearance and settings in park-like environments. After her husband's death, initially she formed a firm with Matti Lampén to complete projects her husband and she had begun. Later, she and Lampén formed a firm designing their own creations. She designed all aspects of her buildings including the furnishings, demonstrated in one of Blomstedt & Lampén's most noted designs of the Hotel Aulanko. During the war, Blomstedt & Lampén mostly worked on renovation and restoration projects of existing buildings, but at the war's end, they returned to their own designs. In addition to buildings, they were responsible for the city plans for Kuusjärvi and the Oravikoski Mining Community and created both public and private buildings in each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Strömberg
Märta Strömberg (1921 – 2012) was a Swedish archaeologist. Life and work Märta Strömberg was one of the first female archaeologists to enter the academic realm in Sweden. She began her career as a researcher at Lund University and stayed her entire professional career at the same university. She continued to work sporadically at the university also after her retirement. She has been described as one of the foremost experts in Nordic prehistory in Sweden, but had a broad base of knowledge and expertise stretching from knowledge about the Stone Age to the Middle Ages. Her research was based on a systems theory Systems theory is the Transdisciplinarity, transdisciplinary study of systems, i.e. cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components that can be natural or artificial. Every system has causal boundaries, is influenced by its context, de ... approach and focused on explaining social and economic structures by studying patterns of settlements in the landscape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Leijonhufvud
Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud (24 December 1520 in Ödeby Lillkyrka, Ekeberg, Närke – 15 January 1584 in Stegeholm), known as (), was a politically active Swedish noblewoman. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister-in-law of King Gustav I of Sweden: she was also the maternal aunt of Queen Catherine Stenbock and the daughter-in-law of the regent Christina Gyllenstierna. In 1568, she financed the deposition of King Eric XIV of Sweden, which placed her nephew John III of Sweden on the throne. Biography Martha was born to Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud (d. 1520), a victim of the Stockholm Bloodbath, and Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa, and relative of Gustav Vasa, who became king of Sweden in 1523. Marriage Her sister Margaret was engaged to Svante Stensson Sture, the son of former regent Christina Gyllenstierna, but the engagement was broken in 1536 when king Gustav decided to marry her. Instead, Sture was married to Märta. There is a well known legend as to how th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Eketrä
''Märta'' Elisabeth Margareta Eketrä (4 November 1851, in Stockholm – 26 August 1894, in Ulriksdal Palace), was a Swedish lady-in-waiting, favorite and confidant of Sophia of Nassau, queen Sophia of Sweden. Märta Eketrä was the daughter of the noble-born colonel and courtier Johan Gabriel Eketrä and Stanislas Margareta Tersmeden. During her childhood, she was a playmate of Louise of Sweden. She never married. In 1872, she was appointed ''hovfröken'' (maid of honour) to the new Queen after the accession of King Oscar II to the throne. In 1889, she was promoted to the post and rank of ''kammarfröken'' (the highest rank of an unmarried female courtier). Eketrä was a favorite and confidante of queen Sophia. She is noted to have been one of the queen's three favorite ladies-in-waiting, the other two being Ida Wedel-Jarlsberg, Countess Ida von Wedel-Jarlsberg and Ebba von Rosen. In 1878, it was Märta Eketrä who introduced Sophia to the British preacher Lord Radstock, whose t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Bucht
Märta Johanna Bucht (1882–1962) was a Swedish schoolteacher, suffragist and peace activist. From 1908, she chaired the Luleå branch of the National Association for Women's Suffrage (Sweden), Swedish Association for Women's Suffrage (FKPR). She was also active in the peace movement. In 1919, she was one of the 12 Swedes who attended the Zurich conference where the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom was established. Throughout her life, Bucht supported the temperance movement, becoming a member of the IOGT-NTO. Biography Born on 23 October 1882 in Luleå, Märta Johanna Bucht was the daughter of the cartographer and town planner Gustaf Wilhelm Bucht (1849–1894) and his wife Rosina (Rosa) Maria née Högström (1853–1894). She was the fourth in a family of six children. After completing her schooling at a private school in Luleå, she worked for several years as a governess in Malmberget. Following her father's death in 1894, her former headmistress covered the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Johansson
Märta Ester Lovisa Johansson (later ''Engdahl'', 24 January 1907 – 6 January 1998) was a Swedish diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard at the 1924 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final. Her sister-in-law Signe Johansson-Engdahl Signe Dagmar Charlotta Johansson-Engdahl (27 May 1905 – 9 May 2010) was a Swedish diver. She competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 192 ... was also an Olympic diver, and her elder brother Nils Johansson was an Olympic ice hockey player. References 1907 births 1998 deaths Swedish female divers Olympic divers for Sweden Divers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Stockholms KK divers Divers from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Torén
Märta Torén (21 May 1925 – 19 February 1957) was a Swedish stage and film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Torén's father was a Swedish military officer, and for three years, during World War II, he was a secretary in the Swedish war office. After studying at the Stockholm Royal Dramatic Theatre's Royal Dramatic Training Academy, Torén began her career on the stage and from 1947 she appeared in films. She appeared on the cover of the 13 June issue of ''Life Magazine'' in 1949. Torén appeared in 11 American film productions during her brief career. One of her roles was opposite Humphrey Bogart in ''Sirocco'' (1951), and she also co-starred with Dana Andrews in '' Assignment – Paris!'' (1952). In 1952, Toén married screenwriter, film director, and producer Leonardo Bercovici, and they had one daughter. Sophia Loren chose her stage name as a twist on Torén's. Death On 17 February 1957, Torén performed in a stage play at the Alle Theater in Stockholm. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Helena Reenstierna
Märta Helena Reenstierna (16 September 1753 – 12 January 1841; married name: von Schnell), known as ''Årstafrun'' (The Årsta lady), was a Swedish diary writer. Her diaries were written in the period 1793–1839, and are kept at the archives of Nordiska museet in Stockholm. They were published in 1946–1953 as ''Årstadagboken'' (The Årsta Diary). They are considered as a valuable cultural historical document of the everyday life of the people at a Swedish manor of her epoch. Biography Märta Helena Reenstierna was the daughter of lieutenant Abraham Reenstierna and Catharina Maria von Köhler. On 6 June 1775, she married Cavalry Captain Christian Henrik von Schnell (1733–1811), who was twenty years older than her. She had eight children between 1776 and 1787, though by the time she began her diary in 1793, only her son Hans Abraham (1780–1812) was alive to reach adulthood. She did not begun her diary until 1793, and the first eighteen years of her marriage are therefo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Of Denmark
Martha of Denmark (after 1277 – 2 March or 3 October 1341) was Queen of Sweden by marriage to King Birger. She was the daughter of King Eric V of Denmark and sister of King Eric VI. She was given the name at birth, but in Sweden was called , and has been known to history by that name. She was a politically influential queen and an important figure in the Håtuna games and the Nyköping Banquet. Life Early life Martha, the daughter of King Eric V of Denmark and Agnes of Brandenburg and the sister of King Eric VI, was born sometime between 1277 and 1282. Her elder brother Christopher was born in 1277, and by 1282, peaceful relations had been restored between Denmark and Sweden, leading to agreement that Princess Martha would marry Prince Birger, the heir to the Swedish throne. According to Petrus Olai, this agreement was made as early as 1280. The papal dispensation for the marriage, necessary due to the previous family ties, was obtained in 1284. The alliance between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Björnbom
Märta Björnbom (25 May 1888 in Stockholm – 14 July 1973 in Danderyd Municipality) was a Swedish lawyer. She was one of the first women in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... to complete a law degree in the early 20th century. She had worked in the law sphere, like being a notary, legal representative, an assistant to a lawyer, then later being involved in many associations; member of the International Law Association, chaired the Swedish Women's Citizens' Union, an apolitical association that worked to achieve gender equality and improve women's conditions. References Further reading * 1888 births 1973 deaths Swedish women lawyers 20th-century Swedish lawyers 20th-century women lawyers 20th-century Swedish women People from Stockholm { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Tikkanen
Märta Eleonora Tikkanen (; born 3 April 1935) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer. Biography Born in Helsinki, she has worked as a reporter for ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' from 1956 to 1961. She graduated from the University of Helsinki, Master of Arts in 1958 and received a Master of Philosophy in 1961. Tikkanen was married to writer Henrik Tikkanen. A film based on her book '' Manrape'' (''Män kan inte våldtas'', "Men Can't Be Raped"), directed by Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a cinema of Finland, Finnish writer, film director, actor, film producer, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He produced Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexan ..., was released in 1978. Bibliography *nu imorron (1970) *Ingenmansland (1972) *Vem bryr sig om Doris Mihailov (1974) * Män kan inte våldtas (1975) *Århundradets kärlekssaga (1978) *Mörkret som ger glädjen djup (1981) *Sofias egen bok (1982) *Rödluvan (1986) *Storfå ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |