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Nils Dúner
Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Elias Anckers (1858–1921), Swedish naval officer * Nils Beckman (1902–1972), Swedish jurist and civil servant * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989), Swedish Army lieutenant general *Nils Dacke (died 1543), Swedish rebel *Nils-Joel Englund (1907–1995), Swedish cross-country skier *Nils Ericson (1802–1870), Swedish inventor and engineer *Nils Frahm (born 1982), German pianist and producer * Nils Frykdahl, American musician * Nils Grandelius, Swedish chess grandmaster * Nils Gründer (born 1997), German politician *Nils Hald (1897–1963), Norwegian actor * Nils Haßfurther (born 1999), German basketball player *Nils-Göran Holmqvist (born 1943), Swedish politician * Nils Kreicbergs (born 1996), Latvian handball player *Nils Liedholm (1922–2007), Swedish footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels
Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nikolaos, after Saint Nicholas. Its pet form is Nisse (other), Nisse, and female variants are Nielsine (other), Nielsine, Nielsina, and Nielsa. Notable people with the name include: *Niels, King of Denmark (1065–1134) *Niels, Count of Halland (died 1218) *Niels Aagaard (1612–1657), Danish poet *Niels Aall (1769–1854), Norwegian businessman and politician *Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), Norwegian mathematician *Niels Arestrup (1949–2024), French-Danish actor and director *Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919–2000), Danish composer and pianist *Niels Bohr (1885–1962), Danish physicist and Nobel Prize recipient *Niels Busk (born 1942), Danish politician *Niels Ebbesen (died 1340), Danish squire and national hero *Niels Nikolaus Falck (1784– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Liedholm
Nils Erik Liedholm (; 8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007) was a Swedish association football, football midfielder and coach. ''Il Barone'' (the Baron), as he is affectionately known in Italy, was renowned for being part of the Swedish "Gre-No-Li" trio of strikers along with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl at AC Milan and the Sweden men's national football team, Sweden national team, with which he achieved notable success throughout his career. Liedholm was an intelligent and technically gifted attacking midfielder, offensive advanced playmaker, playmaker who was renowned for his range of passing and his elegant style of play; he is regarded as one of Milan's and Sweden's greatest ever players, and considered one of the best players of the post-war era. At the end of the 20th century, Liedholm was voted the best Swedish player of the millennium by the readers of Sweden's largest newspaper, ''Aftonbladet''. As a coach, he was in charge of several teams in Italy, managing for nearly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Lahr
Nils Lahr (born August 1973) is an American entrepreneur, inventor and computer scientist known for his work in the streaming media and artificial intelligence industries. He founded Synergy Sports Technology and several other companies. He has also been a senior developer, partner and CTO of the Live AI division at Microsoft. He co-founded Orions Systems, a company known for its AI vision systems, which was later acquired by Microsoft to enhance the capabilities of Dynamics 365. Early life Nils Lahr was born in 1973 to John C. Lahr and Karen Ericson. His father was a scientist who worked as a research seismologist in the US Geological Survey from 1971 to 2003. Nils earned his higher education from Menlo-Atherton High School and his Bachelor in Computer Science from New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering. He started programming early at the age of 16 by writing object-oriented databases for the US Geological Survey. Career Lahr began his career by working and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Trygg
Nils Trygg (1914–1951) was one of the recognized masters of twentieth century woodcarving, most famous for the Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving. Nils Trygg was born in Småland, Sweden. He was one of three sons of Carl Johan Trygg and Maria Axelina Andersson. Nils worked with his father carving wooden figures of various common people in the Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving. Between Nils Trygg, his father and two brothers (Lars, and Carl Olaf), they carved over 10,000 figures. Many of his carvings were sold to tourists for approximately US$10. Adjusted for inflation what cost $10 in 1929 would cost $108 in 2005. Migrating to Canada Nils Trygg (possibly Nils Johan Trygg), at the age of 13, immigrated to Canada with his mother Maria (43), brother Carl Olof Trygg (17) and an unknown relative, possibly his sister, Kally Maria Trygg (8) arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 7 October 1928. He was proceeded in immigrating by his father Carl Johan who arrive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils-Erik Söderqvist
Nils-Erik Söderqvist (born 1948) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ..., the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Västra Götaland County North between October 1994 and October 2006. References 1948 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 1994–1998 Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Sējējs
Nils Sējējs (born 15 March 2001) is a Latvian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL) as a prospect to Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). Sējējs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license. Playing career On April 6, 2021, Sējējs was signed by Genève-Servette HC to his first professional contract, agreeing to a one-year deal. On May 5, 2021, it was announced that Sējējs would be loaned to HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL) for the 2021/22 season. Personal life His twin brother, Nauris Sējējs, also plays professional hockey with Genève-Servette HC as a defenseman. They were born in the Czech Republic where their father Normunds was playing hockey at the time, though the family returned to Latvia within a few years. Both twins left Latvia and moved to Geneva Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Petersen
Nils Petersen (; born 6 December 1988) is a German former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. He appeared in the 2016 Summer Olympics and remains the first and only German footballer who has scored five goals in a single game with the national team. At club level, Petersen played in the Bundesliga for FC Energie Cottbus, Energie Cottbus, FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich, SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen and SC Freiburg. Youth Petersen spent his early youth developing at hometown club FC Einheit in Wernigerode and afterward continued his development at VfB Germania Halberstadt, VfB Germania in Halberstadt. Later he attended the Sport School Jena, playing in their youth team, eventually leaving during the summer of 2007. Club career Carl Zeiss Jena In February 2005, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, Carl Zeiss Jena signed Petersen to a youth contract, before promoting him to the First Team in January 2007. Before promotion to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Personne
Lieutenant General Nils Birger Valdemar Personne (29 June 1918 – 26 August 2013) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Personne's senior commands includes Vice Chief of the Air Staff (1961–1966), commander of the 4th Air Group (1966), chief of staff of the Upper Norrland Military District (1966–1972), and Commanding General, Upper Norrland Military District (1972–1976) and the Western Military District (1976–1980). Early life Personne was born on 29 June 1918 in Örebro, Sweden, the son of Birger Personne, a high school principal, and his wife Rut Eriksson. In the autumn of 1936, Personne began to think about the future and in that context it was a friend who suggested that he should apply to the Swedish Air Force, which he also did. Alarmingly poor blood pressure values at the medical examination in connection with the admission tests could have put a stop to continued flight plans. An understanding doctor, however, had Personne repeat the test the next day, when the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Olav
Major General Sir Nils Olav III, Baron of the Bouvet Islands () is a king penguin who resides in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard. The name 'Nils Olav' and associated ranks have been passed down through three king penguins since 1972, the current holder being Nils Olav III. History The family of Norwegian shipping magnate Christian Salvesen gave a king penguin to Edinburgh Zoo when the zoo opened in 1913. When the Norwegian King's Guard visited the Edinburgh Military Tattoo of 1961 for a drill display, a lieutenant named Nils Egelien became interested in the zoo's penguin colony. When the King's Guard returned to Edinburgh in 1972, Egelien arranged for the regiment to adopt a penguin. This penguin was named Nils Olav in honour of Nils Egelien, commander of the drill platoon, and Olav Siggerud, contingent commander of HMKG in 1972. Nils Olav was initially given the rank of ''visekorporal'' (lance corporal) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Ohlin
Nils Ohlin (1895–1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Gustafsson p.113 Primarily acting in the theatre, he also appeared in a variety of films from the silent era to the 1950s as a character actor. Selected filmography * '' De landsflyktige'' (1921) * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1923) * '' Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * '' She Is the Only One'' (1926) * '' The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (1926) * ''The Rivals ''The Rivals'' is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The story has been updated frequently, including a 1935 musical and a 1958 List of Maverick ...'' (1926) * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * '' The Love Express'' (1932) * '' Wife for a Day'' (1933) * '' Adventure in Pyjamas'' (1935) * '' Mother Gets Married'' (1937) * '' Life Begins Today'' (1939) * '' Lasse-Maja'' (1941) * '' In Paradise'' (1941) * '' A Girl for Me'' (1943) * '' Two Women'' (1947) * '' Love Wins Out'' (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Muižnieks
Nils Muižnieks (born 31 January 1964 in the United States) is a Latvian-American human rights activist and political scientist. He had served as the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights between 2012 and 2018, succeeding Thomas Hammarberg (2006–2012) and Álvaro Gil-Robles (1999–2006). Early life Muižnieks' parents, Ansis and Ingrid, were both refugees who left Latvia in 1944. They spent 6 years in displaced persons camps in the American zone in Germany before moving to the United States in 1950. His father is a retired medical doctor and his mother was trained as an architectural historian. Born and educated in the United States of America, Nils Muižnieks obtained a PhD in political science at the University of California at Berkeley (1993). Prior to that, he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in politics at Princeton University summa cum laude and obtained a Master of Arts degree in political science from the same University (1988). He married Andra Fedd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Mohl
Nils Mohl (born July 31, 1971, in Hamburg) is a German writer. Life and work Mohl grew up the oldest of two siblings on the outskirts of Hamburg. He studied New German Literary Studies, Linguistics, Ethnology and Cultural Management in Kiel, Tübingen, Berlin and Weimar. He published several books, including Short story, short stories, which were particularly successful; his story ''Tanzen gehen'', which won a prize in the MDR-Literaturpreis, MDR Literature Contest in 2016, is now read in schools. In 2012, Mohl conducted the first ''Berlin Masterclass'', a cooperation between the Berlin International Literature Festival, International Literature Festival Berlin and the ''Treffen Junger Autoren'' (Meeting of Young Authors). Within this context he was juror for the Berlin International Literature Festival#Das außergewöhnliche Buch, ''Das außergewöhnliche Buch'' (The Extraordinary Book) award. His novel ''Es war einmal Indianerland'' (''Once upon a time: Indigenous Country'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
