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Nilson
Nilson is both a surname and a given name variant of Nelson. It thus can also be an anglicized version of the Scandinavian surnames Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Anton Nilson (1887–1989), Swedish militant socialist * Carlos Nilson, one of the members of the beat and rock band ''Los Naufragos'' * Cynthia Nilson. songwriter and singer from Buenos Aires, Argentina *Gunnar Nilson (1872–1951), Swedish physician * Johan Ernst Nilson, Swedish explorer interested in environmental and climate-related issues * John Nilson, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan * Lars Fredrik Nilson (1840–1899), Swedish chemist who discovered scandium in 1879 *Lawrence Nilson, the Commander-in-chief of Bombay from 6 January 1785 to 6 September 1788 *Marcus Nilson (born 1978), Swedish professional ice hockey player *Mitch Nilsson (born 1991), Australian professional baseball player *Peter Nilson (1937–1998), Swedish astronomer and novelist Given name * Ní ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilson (footballer, Born 1975)
Nilson Corrêa Júnior (born 26 December 1975), known simply as Nilson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently head coach of Campeonato Cearense club . Most of his professional career was spent in Portugal with Vitória de Guimarães, where he appeared in 226 competitive matches over seven seasons, six spent in the Primeira Liga. He also played for three years with Persepolis in Iran. Playing career Club Brazil Born in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Nílson started his career at Esporte Clube Vitória, signing with Santa Cruz Futebol Clube in 1999 and achieving promotion from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the same year. He then had loan spells, at Sociedade Esportiva do Gama and Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira). Nilson was released by Santa Cruz in 2003, for financial reasons. After an injury-ridden stint with Americano FC he joined Clube Náutico Capibaribe, where he won the Campeonato Pernambucano. Vitória Guimarães In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilson (footballer, Born 1991)
José Nilson dos Santos Silva (born 6 April 1991), simply known as Nilson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Born in São Paulo, Nilson joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2010, after starting it out at Portuguesa. He made his first team – and Série A – debut for the former on 6 June 2010, starting in a 0–4 away loss against Santos. After being rarely used by Vasco, Nilson was loaned to Série B sides Criciúma, Paraná and Bragantino, but appeared sparingly for all clubs, and was released in December 2013. On 28 February 2014, Nilson joined Boa Esporte permanently, but after again being a backup, moved to Icasa on 19 September. With the latter he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Náutico on 1 November. On 16 January 2015, Nilson signed for São Bento. After featuring regularly for the club, he joined Cianorte on 16 April. On 19 May 2015 he was loaned to Santos until the end of the year. Nilson's spell at ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nilson
John Nilson (born July 9, 1951) is a retired Canadian politician from Saskatchewan. He was a Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the Regina Lakeview constituency from 1995 to 2016. He served as interim leader of the party from 2011 to 2013. Early life and career Nilson was born in Saskatoon and was raised in Western Canada. He pursued his education at Pacific Lutheran University, the University of Oslo, St. Olaf College, and the University of British Columbia, where he obtained his law degree in 1977. He was admitted to the British Columbia bar in 1978 and the Saskatchewan bar in 1979. He practiced law and mediation with Macpherson, Leslie and Tyerman until he was first elected to the Legislature in 1995. Political career Nilson was first elected in the 1995 provincial election, which resulted in a second consecutive majority government for the New Democrats (NDP) under Roy Romanow. Nilson was appointed Minister of Justice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Lars Fredrik Nilson (27 May 1840 – 14 May 1899) was a Swedish chemist, professor at Uppsala University, and later Director of the Agricultural Chemical Experiment Station at the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry in Stockholm. He discovered the element scandium in 1879, by separating out scandium(III) oxide, also known as scandia. In addition to his work concerning the analytic chemistry of elements and rare earths, he made substantial contributions to Swedish agriculture, including methods of fertilization and the introduction of sugar beets as a crop. Education Nilson was born in Skönberga parish in Östergötland, Sweden. Later his family relocated to the island of Gotland, where his father, Nikolaus, owned the farm Rosendal in Follingbo. During later life, Lars Fredrik Nilson retained a small holding on Gotland, which he visited yearly. After graduating from Wisby high school on Gotland, Lars Fredrik Nilson enrolled at Uppsala University in 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Nilson
Anton Nilson (11 November 1887 – 16 August 1989) was a Swedish terrorist and militant socialist who was convicted of murder for a fatal bombing in 1908. Nilson was born and grew up in a peasant region in Skåne, the southernmost province of Sweden. He became a construction worker in 1906, by which time he had already become a socialist. ''Amalthea'' bombing In the summer of 1908 the workers in the docks of Malmö went on strike for better conditions. The police and military were called in to keep order, and the employers took in British workers to do the job. This was considered highly provocative by the striking Swedish workers. The British workers were temporarily living on a barquentine called ''Amalthea''. On the night between 11 and 12 July, three young unemployed workers, including Anton Nilson, put a bomb outside ''Amalthea'', without considering the danger to the workers sleeping aboard. The bomb exploded, killing one and wounding 23 of the British workers, who were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Nilson
Lars ''Gunnar'' Edvard Nilson (28 September 1872 – 28 March 1951) was a Swedish physician. He passed his '' mogenhetsexamen'' in 1890 and earned a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree from Uppsala University in 1895. Nilson conducted study trips across several European countries before becoming a naval doctor for the Swedish Navy from 1898 to 1902. He completed his Licentiate of Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in 1899 and later became a naval surgeon in Karlskrona, where he oversaw the rebuilding of the Navy's hospital between 1906 and 1911. Nilson earned his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1911 and served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy from 1917 to 1937 and head of the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps, also holding numerous prestigious positions within the medical and insurance sectors. He represented Sweden at international medical conferences and published around fifty works, focusing on naval surgery and healthcare. He is also known for his opposition to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Ernst Nilson
Johan Ernst Nilson (born 4 August 1969 is a Swedish explorer, known as an "environmental explorer" because of his interest in environment and climate-related issues. Life and career Nilson was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He has completed 28 expeditions, visiting around 100 countries. He also gives lectures about motivation and environmental awareness. After participating in some film work with the Polar Research Team, Nilson began collaborating with Respect Climate. In 2008 he finished his project ''"Seven Summits Climate Neutral"''. After the first Climate Neutral Everest expedition, Nilson was elected Swedish President of the Everest Summiteers Association (ESA), and a member of The Explorers Club. He received the Medal of Honour from the Swedish Church in 1996. In 2018, Nurali Aliyev announced that Nilson would be the new Ambassador of the Snow Leopard Foundation based in Kazakhstan, representing the interests of the foundation overseas. Expeditions Nilson has complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
