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Tord
Tord is a given name, derived from the elements thor''' meaning thunder, thunder god; and '' meaning peace, beautiful, fair. The name developed as a short form of Thorfrid (Old Norse). Notable people with the name include: * Tord Andersson (born 1942), Swedish diver *Tord Bernheim (1914–1992), Swedish film actor * Tord Bonde (c. 1350s–1417), medieval Swedish magnate *Tord Boontje (born 1968), Dutch industrial product designer * Tord Filipsson (born 1950), Swedish former cyclist *Tord Ganelius (1925–2016), Swedish mathematician *Tord Asle Gjerdalen (born 1983), Norwegian cross-country skier *Tord Godal (1909–2002), Norwegian theologian and bishop * Tord Grip (born 1938), Swedish football coach and manager *Tord Gustavsen (born 1970), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer *Tord Hagen (1914–2008), Swedish diplomat and ambassador *Tord Hall (1910–1987), Swedish mathematician * Tord Henriksson (born 1965), Swedish triple jumper * Tord Holmgren (born 1957), Swedish footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Gustavsen
Tord Gustavsen (born 5 October 1970) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. He tours extensively worldwide, and he has been a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, all bearing his name. Early life Gustavsen was born on 5 October 1970 in Oslo and raised in rural Hurdal, Akershus. He "grew up playing church music". Later life and career Gustavsen holds a bachelor's degree (mellomfag) in psychology at the University of Oslo, before he attended the Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium for a three years study of jazz (1993–96). Thereafter he became a graduate ( Cand.philol.) of musicology at the University of Oslo, where he was guest teacher of jazz piano and theory (1998–2002). Between 2003 and 2007 The Tord Gustavsen Trio released three albums on ECM Records.Conrad, Tom (February 2014) "Extended Circle – Tord Gustavsen Quartet (ECM)". ''The New York City Jazz Record''. p. 25. The trio was made up of Gustavsen on piano, Harald Johnsen on double bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddsworld
''Eddsworld'' (capitalized as ''EDDSWORLD'' in the official title design) is a British Flash-animated web series created by Edd Gould. Since premiering on 20 December 2004, the series has been published through Newgrounds, DeviantArt, YouTube, Albino Blacksheep, Tumblr, The BBC, and their website. Following Gould's death on 25 March 2012, Thomas Ridgewell (the former voice actor of Tom) became the series' new showrunner, launching a crowdfunding campaign to continue the show titled ''Eddsworld: Legacy''. Preceding the release of ''Eddsworld: Legacy'''s final episode, Ridgewell announced he was leaving the show and handing control of the series to Matt Hargreaves (voice actor of Matt) and Gould's family. On 1 January 2017, the show's website went back online with new ''Eddsworld'' comics written and illustrated by Matt Hargreaves. On 1 August 2020, a new short was released to kick off a new era of the show called ''Eddsworld Beyond'', with Hargreaves as showrunner. , the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Bonde
Lord Tord Röriksson, nicknamed Bonde, Lord of Penningby (born in the 1350s, died 21 March 1417, ''Toordh Bonde'' in his era's Old Swedish language; ''Tord Bonde'' in today Swedish) was a medieval Swedish magnate. Tord Bonde was born into the highest nobility of his era's Sweden. His parents were lord Rörik Tordsson (of the Bonde) and lady Märta Gisladotter (of the so-called Sparre of Aspnäs). Tord Bonde was married to lady Ramborg Nilsdotter (of the Vasa family). Quite young, he was entrusted with the position of castellan of Raseborg Raseborg ( fi, Raasepori) is a town (administrative area) and municipality of Finland. It was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town. Of these, Ekenäs now serves as ..., Finland. He was knighted and appointed a Royal Councillor. Later, he allied himself with Queen Margaret I of Denmark and benefited from being her trusted agent. In 1403 lord Tord received an app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Hall
Tord Hall (7 January 1910 - 30 September 1987) was a Swedish mathematician, university professor and bestselling author. Life He was born in 1910 in Jönköping, Sweden, and died in 1987. Career He completed his Ph.D. in mathematics from Uppsala University. His PhD advisor was Arne Beurling. The title of his PhD thesis was ''On Polynomials bounded at an Infinity of Points''. From 1959 to 1975, he was a professor of mathematics at Uppsala University. He published several mathematical theorems. In addition to his academic career, he also worked as an employee for newspaper Svenska Dagbladet and Sveriges Radio, the national Swedish radio. Bibliography He is most well known as the biographer of Carl Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (; german: Gauß ; la, Carolus Fridericus Gauss; 30 April 177723 February 1855) was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields in mathematics and science. Sometimes refer ... (''Biography of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Linnerud
Tord Linnerud (born 10 August 1974) is a rallycross driver from Gjøvik, Norway. He has a large amount of experience in motorsport, competing in the Swedish Touring Car Championship at the turn of the millennium and more recently the World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ... and European rallycross championships. Racing record Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results Supercar Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results Supercar References External links Tord Linnerud on Facebook [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Asle Gjerdalen
Tord Asle Gjerdalen (born 3 August 1983) is a Norwegian cross-country skier Career In his early career, he finished ninth in the 30 km event at the 2003 Junior World Championships. He made his debut in the World Cup in February 2004 in Trondheim, where he finished 67th in the sprint race. He also competed in the 50 km event in Oslo the same month, where he finished 50th. In a Marathon Cup race in March 2005 in Mora, he finished sixth. Already at the 2005–06 World Cup opener in Beitostølen, in November 2005, he collected his first World Cup points with a twelfth place in the 15 km event. He followed up with a thirteenth and a fifteenth place in December, in Canmore and Nové Město respectively. In January 2006 in Lago di Tesero he finished among the top ten for the first time, with a seventh place in the 30 km event. He finished among the top five for the first time with a fourth place in March 2006 in Falun. At the 2006 Winter Olympics he finished seventeenth in the 2 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Lien
Tord André Lien (born 10 September 1975 in Øksnes) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party and served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013. Lien is the holder of an advanced degree in history ( cand. philol.), having writtehis thesison aspects of Norway's defence policy in the early 20th century. Political career Local politics Lien was a member of Trondheim city council from 2003 to 2005. Parliament He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran .... On 30 April 2012, he announced that he wouldn’t be seeking re-election for the 2013 election. Minister of Petroleum and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Magnuson
Tord Gösta Magnuson (born 7 April 1941) is a Swedish business executive and the consul general for Mauritius. He is married to Princess Christina of Sweden, the youngest of the older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf. With the deaths of John Ambler in 2008, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern in 2016 and Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld in 2017, Magnuson is the only living brother-in-law of Carl XVI Gustaf. Magnuson is the son of Lennart Magnuson ( MSE) and his wife Gerda (born ''Klemming''), the grandson of the Swedish chemist Gunnar Magnuson and great-grandson of Swedish politician Tord Magnuson. Magnuson graduated as reserve officer in 1963 and graduated with a B.Sc. from Stockholm University in 1967. During his career he has been working at Stockholms Enskilda Bank, at Sandvik Steel Inc. in New York City, at Kayel AB, as well as having been CEO of Devisa AB. He is representative of Air Mauritius in Sweden and Commander 1st Class of the Royal Order of Vasa. Marriage and fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Lundström
Tord Göte Lundstrom (born 4 March 1945) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. Lundström won the Swedish Championship nine times playing for Brynäs IF, he also played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2011, Lundstrom was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. Career Growing up in Kiruna, Sweden, Lundström attributed his love of hockey began after watching Eilert Määttä win the 1957 World Cup. Although he played hockey, Lundström was also interested in football and wrestling. At 18, Lundström played his last season for Kiruna AIF before moving to Brynäs. That same year, he made his national team debut in November 1963. In his national team career, Lundström played in 200 games, including nine IIHF World Championships and the Olympic Games. He competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. Lundström then moved to North America where he joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Boontje
Tord Boontje (b. Oct. 3, 1968 in Enschede, Netherlands) is an industrial product designer. Biography He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1991 and earned a master's degree from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London in 1994. After graduation, he founded his eponymous design company, Studio Tord Boontje. In 2006, he created a special holiday collection for Target Target may refer to: Physical items * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ... Department stores. In 2009, he was appointed professor and head of Design Products at RCA and stepped down in 2013 after opening a store in London in 2012. While head of Design Products at RCA, he increased the university's reputation by focusing on research while increasing student recruitment and academic leadership. Awards *2002 – Bombay Sapphire Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Grip
Tord Erland Grip (born 13 January 1938) is a Swedish former football coach and player. He has worked with several national teams, including England, Sweden, Indonesia, Mexico, the Ivory Coast and Kosovo. Playing career Grip began his football career as a teenager playing for Ytterhogdals IK, in which he as most footballers of his generation also played bandy, later playing part-time in the top flight for Degerfors IF and AIK while studying for his degree in Physical Education. Coaching career Grip became a player/manager at KB Karlskoga in 1969, and has since managed several other clubs, Swedish, Italian and Swiss. He has also managed the national team for Norway, the Swedish women's senior team and men's under sixteen team, and has had two spells as assistant manager of the country's team for Sweden. After his second period as assistant manager of the national team, in 1998, Grip took up a coaching position at the club from Italy, S.S. Lazio, as the assistant of fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Ganelius
Tord Hjalmar Ganelius (born 23 May 1925 in Stockholm, dead 14 March 2016 in Stockholm) was a Swedish mathematician and professor emeritus. He served as Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and was a board member of the Nobel Foundation from 1981 to 1989. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences His primary research interests were holomorphic functions and approximation theory. Education and career Ganelius completed his Ph.D. in 1953 at Stockholms Högskola (known as Stockholm University since 1960) by presenting his dissertation ''Sequences of Analytic Functions and Their Zeros''. He was an associate professor at Lund University in 1953–56 and in 1957 he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at Gothenburg University, where he served until 1981. During this time he was Dean of the Faculty of Science twice, in 1963–65 and 1977–80. In 1972, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and he was appointed the permanent secretary in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
