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Strøm Festival
Strøm is a surname of Norwegian and Danish origin which may refer to: Notable People *Hans Strøm (1726–1797), prominent Norwegian zoologist *Halfdan Strøm (1863–1949), Norwegian painter *Gunvald Strøm-Walseng (1889–1951), Norwegian barrister *Kaare Strøm (limnologist) (1902–1967), Norwegian limnologist *Kirsti Strøm Bull (born 1945), Norwegian professor of law *Kaare Strøm (political scientist) (born 1953), Norwegian political scientist at University of California, San Diego *Tarjei Strøm (born 1978), Norwegian musician Athletes *Einar Strøm (gymnast) (1885–1964), Norwegian gymnast *Kristian Strøm (1892–1980), Norwegian speedskater *Harald Strøm (1897–1977), Norwegian speed skater *Roger Strøm (born 1966), Norwegian speed skater *Stefan Strøm (born 1977), Swedish flyweight boxer *Bjørn Strøm (born 1982), Norwegian football striker *Mikael Strøm (born 1959), Danish former handball player Politicians *Hilmar Martinus Strøm (1817–1897) Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Strøm
Hans Strøm (25 January 1726 – 1 February 1797) was a Norway, Norwegian clergyman. He also became a prominent zoologist and naturalist. He is best associated with his topographical description of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnmøre. Life Hans Strøm was born in the prestegjeld (parish) of Borgund Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Borgund in Møre og Romsdal, Romsdalen county, Norway. His father was a clergyman and many other relatives of both his father and mother were ministers. He attended the Bergen Cathedral School. He was educated as a Lutheran clergyman and in 1745 took a theological degree at the University of Copenhagen. Then he worked from 1750 to 1764 as chaplain in Borgund Church. In 1764 he became parish priest, first at Volda Church where he served until 1779, when he went to Eiker where he served as Vicar for 18 years. He died at Hokksund (in what is now Øvre Eiker Municipality in Buskerud county). Topography Strøm is particularly known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
