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Rojahn
Rojahn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Birgitte Cornelia Rojahn ( Gulbrandsen; 1839–1927), Norwegian stage actress, concert singer and voice trainer, wife of Ferdinand A. Rojahn (1822–1900), German musician, organist, violinist and conductor Also *Ernst Rojahn Ernst Andreas Rojahn (13 August 1909 – 24 July 1977) was a Norwegian chess player, two times Norwegian Chess Championship winner (1945, 1958), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1939). Biography From the late 1930s to the late 1950s, ... (1909–1977), Norwegian chess player See also * Rojan (other) {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Rojahn
Ernst Andreas Rojahn (13 August 1909 – 24 July 1977) was a Norwegian chess player, two times Norwegian Chess Championship winner (1945, 1958), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1939). Biography From the late 1930s to the late 1950s, Ernst Rojahn was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. He twice won the Norwegian Chess Championship (1945, 1958). Ernst Rojahn played for Norway in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1939, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+8, =4, -3) and won individual gold medal for group "B", * In 1952, at fourth board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+4, =4, -3), * In 1956, at second reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1, =4, -3), * In 1958, at first board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitte Cornelia Rojahn
Birgitte Cornelia Rojahn (18 February 1839 - 20 April 1927) was a Norwegian stage actress, concert singer and voice trainer. She was the daughter of Ole Gulbrandsen Spor and wife Ingeborg Olsdatter England, and grew up at Smørsalmenningen in Bergen where her father ran his own beer brewery. She was the sister of stage actress Louise Brun (1830–1866), wife of actor Johannes Brun (1832–1890). Birgitte Cornelia Rojahn was engaged at the Det norske Theater (Bergen) in 1854-1857, was active as a concert singer in 1857-59, and as a singing instructor from 1859. In 1859, she was married to Ferdinand August Rojahn, who came from Braunschweig, Germany Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the .... They were the parents of six children. References Other sources * Jensso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand A
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , ''Fernand'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and '' Ferry''. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, . Royalty Aragón/León/Castile/Spain *Ferdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
