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Riis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis (born 1957), Danish professional wrestler * Bendik Riis (1911–1988), Norwegian artist * Bjarne Riis (born 1964), Danish former professional road bicycle racer turned team owner and manager * Einar Riis (1922–2006), Norwegian aircraft broker and consul in Rome * Fredrik Riis (1789–1845), Norwegian county governor * Hilde Riis (born 1959), Norwegian cross-country skier * Jacob Riis (1849–1914), Danish-American journalist, photographer, and social reformer * Nelson Riis (born 1942), Canadian businessman and former politician * Povl Riis Povl Riis (1925-2017) was a Danish gastroenterologist. Biography Riis was born on 28 December 1925. In 1956 he used, for the first time, amniocentesis to make an antenatal diagnosis of genetic disease.Saxon, Wolfgang (4 March 1995)Dr. Fritz F ... (1925–2017), Danish gastroenterologist * Sharon Riis (1947–2016), Canadian writer {{surname Danish-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis
''The 13th Warrior'' is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel ''Eaters of the Dead'', which is a loose adaptation of the tale of ''Beowulf'' combined with Ahmad ibn Fadlan's historical account of the Volga Vikings. It stars Antonio Banderas as ibn Fadlan, as well as Diane Venora and Omar Sharif. It was directed by John McTiernan; Crichton directed some uncredited reshoots. The film was produced by McTiernan, Crichton, and Ned Dowd, with Andrew G. Vajna, James Biggam and Ethan Dubrow as executive producers. Production and marketing costs reputedly reached $160 million, but it grossed $61 million at the box office worldwide, making it one of the biggest box office bombs in history and the biggest one of 1999, with losses of up to $129 million. Plot Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an "ambassador" to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bendik Riis
Bendik Arnold Riis Kristiansen (20 November 1911 – 20 January 1988) was a Norwegian artist whose works are on display at National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. He graduated from Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. Art created by Riis (while he was committed as a mental patient, against his own wishes) at Gaustad Sykehus, disappeared into the possession of employees of the hospital, against the wishes of the artist according to Ketil Bjørnstad's biography of the artist. Works ''Aftenposten'' said that the painting ''Castraktion'' ( castration) from 1957 is "counted among his most important". (A copy of the painting was printed in ''Aftenposten'' in 2011.Aftenposten ( in the masthead; ; Norwegian for "The Evening Post") is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen) and estimated 1.2 millio ... 2011-10-10, p. 7-kultur) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (; born 3 April 1964), nicknamed ''The Eagle from Herning'' ( da, Ørnen fra Herning), is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France. For many years he was the owner and later manager of the Oleg Tinkov associated Russian UCI WorldTeam . Other career highlights include placing first in the Amstel Gold Race in 1997, multiple Danish National Championships, and stage wins in the Giro d'Italia. On 25 May 2007, he admitted that he placed first in the Tour de France using banned substances, and he was no longer considered the winner by the Tour's organizers. In July 2008, the Tour reconfirmed his victory but with an asterisk label to indicate his doping offences. Career Born in Herning, Riis began cycling at local club Herning CK. When he was not selected for the 1984 Summer Olympics, former cyclist Kim Andersen advised Riis to start his professional career not in Italy, but in Luxembourg. His professional car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Riis
Einar Riis (19 October 1922 – 30 May 2006), was a Norwegian Consul in Rome, aircraft broker, husband of Mrs. Amelia Riis, daughter of shipowner Kristoffer Olsen. He was born in Vestre Aker, Oslo, Norway on 19 October 1922 and died in Arvika, Sweden on 30 May 2006.Konsul Einar Riis er død Obituary by Herman J. Berge. rettsnorge.no World War II years Einar Riis grew up in Ljan, just outside Oslo, Norway, the 3rd of 4 brothers. During the war he was active in the , and participated in several famous sabotage actions against the occupying forces. Among these the temerarious sinking ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Riis
Fredrik Riis (29 January 1789 – 22 October 1845) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Christiania, enrolled as a student in 1806 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1809. He worked as a police attorney from 1810, police secretary from 1813 and stipendiary magistrate from 1816.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede'' by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. He then held positions as County Governor in several Norwegian : in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Riis
Hilde Synnøve Riis (born 6 May 1959) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She was born in Lørenskog, and represented the club Sylling IF. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ... in Lake Placid, where she placed 30th in the 10 km. Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games References External links * 1959 births Living people People from Lørenskog Norwegian female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Skiers from Viken (county) {{Norway-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Riis
Jacob August Riis ( ; May 3, 1849 – May 26, 1914) was a Danish-American social reformer, " muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer. He contributed significantly to the cause of urban reform in America at the turn of the twentieth century. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished New Yorkers were the subject of most of his prolific writings and photography. He endorsed the implementation of "model tenements" in New York with the help of humanitarian Lawrence Veiller. Additionally, as one of the most famous proponents of the newly practicable casual photography, he is considered one of the fathers of photography due to his very early adoption of flash. While living in New York, Riis experienced poverty and became a police reporter writing about the quality of life in the slums. He attempted to alleviate the bad living conditions of poor people by exposing their living con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Riis
Nelson Andrew Riis (born January 10, 1942) is a Canadians, Canadian businessman and former politician and New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP). Career A geographer and teacher by profession, Riis taught in Public school (government funded), public schools and at the post-secondary level. He taught at what is now known as Thompson Rivers University, where he served as chair of social sciences for ten years. He served as an alderman in Kamloops, British Columbia, from 1973 to 1978, and as a school trustee from 1978 until 1980. He was director of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Riis was active in Kamloops and surrounding communities and was named as honorary member in many organizations. He is a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. Riis was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 federal election. He served as House Leader from 1986 to 1996, and as Shadow Cabinet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Povl Riis
Povl Riis (1925-2017) was a Danish gastroenterologist. Biography Riis was born on 28 December 1925. In 1956 he used, for the first time, amniocentesis to make an antenatal diagnosis of genetic disease.Saxon, Wolfgang (4 March 1995)Dr. Fritz Fuchs, 76, Who Advanced Obstetrics '' The New York Times'' ("Dr. Fuchs and a Danish colleague, Povl Riis, reported in 1960 that they had successfully performed amniocentesis to diagnose male fetuses at risk for hemophilia and muscular dystrophy.") Riis also served as chair of National Research Ethics Committee of Denmark, from its creation in 1979, until 1998. He wrote the second version of the Helsinki Declaration of Human Research in 1975 with Prof. Bloomquist (Sweden) and Prof. Engers (Norway). He is also a founding member of Vancouver Group of Medical Editors. Riis received his M.D. from the University of Copenhagen in 1952 and DM Sci in 1959. He served there as a professor of medicine from 1974-96. He was physician-in-chief of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Riis
Sharon Riis (1947 - May 20, 2016) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter."Sharon Riis: The Reality Is the Present Tense" '' Studies in Canadian Literature'', Volume 16, Number 1 (1991). She was nominated for the in 1976 for her ''The True Story of Ida Johnson'', published by Women's Press. Her second novel, ''Midnight Twilight Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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