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Viggo Edén
Viggo, also spelled Wiggo, is a North Germanic languages, Nordic male name. There are two main theories about its origins: * a latinised form of the Old Norse name ''Viggeir'', which is also found in the form of other Germanic peoples, Germanic names, such as ''Ludvig''. It stems from old Norse ''vig-'', meaning "battle, fight". * a variant of the Icelandic people, Icelandic name Vöggur, coming from old Norse 'vöggr', "one who lies in a Cradle (bed), cradle". People named Viggo include: *Viggo Bielefeldt (1851–1909), Danish composer *Viggo Brøndal (1887–1942), Danish philologist, professor of Romance languages and literature *Viggo Brodersen (1879–1965), Danish composer and pianist *Viggo Brun (1885–1978), Norwegian mathematician *Viggo Christensen(1880–1967), the first Lord Mayor of Copenhagen *Viggo Dibbern (1900–1981), Danish gymnast and Olympic medalist *Viggo Fausböll (1821–1908), Danish translator and Indologist *Viggo Frederiksen (1916–1993), Danish boxer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Germanic Languages
The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The language group is also referred to as the Nordic languages, a direct translation of the most common term used among Danish language, Danish, Faroese language, Faroese, Icelandic language, Icelandic, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish scholars and people. The term ''North Germanic languages'' is used in comparative linguistics, whereas the term Scandinavian languages appears in studies of the modern standard languages and the dialect continuum of Scandinavia. Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are close enough to form a strong mutual intelligibility where cross-border communication in native languages is very common, particularly between the latter two. Approximately 20 million people in the Nordic countries speak a Scandinavian language as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Hørup
Viggo Lauritz Bentheim Hørup (22 May 1841 – 15 February 1902) was a Danish politician, journalist and agitator. He was the father of Ellen Hørup (1871-1953). He was one of the most influential politicians of the Danish non-Socialist left wing. Biography Hørup was born in Torpmagle near Hundested, the son of a North Zealandian schoolteacher, but belonged to the relatively well-to-do middle class. Already as a student Hørup took interest in politics, early joining the party Venstre after a short conservative intermezzo. From the start he opposed both the middle and upper class of the capital and the National Liberal academic circles. After some failing attempts he was 1876 elected to the Danish parliament's first chamber (the Folketing) and kept his seat until 1892. Hørup soon had a leading position in Left and is regarded as one of "the five Left leaders" with only the leader of the more traditional farmer wing Christen Berg as his equal. During the constitutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Rørup
Viggo Julius Rørup (12 September 1903 – 14 January 1971) was a Danish artist who in the early 1930s joined the artists' colony in northwestern Zealand known as the Odsherred Painters. Biography Born in Kalundborg, Rørup studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen and Sigurd Wandel, graduating in 1930. He debuted in 1928 at the '' Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling'' (Artists' Autumn Exhibition). In 1927, he moved into a house in Kårup Bakker in Odsherred as one of the first to join Karl Bovin and Kaj Ejstrup in the group of artists known as the Odsherred Painters. In 1937, he married the artist Ellen Krause who also became a member of the artists' colony. Until 1940, he was mainly a figure painter but he then extended his scope to landscapes. His early paintings are rather dark but after spending some time in France studying the works of the Impressionists, his palette became brighter and his colours more intense, forming a webbing of light a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Rivad
Viggo Reinholdt Rivad (3 July 1922 – 8 February 2016) was a Danish photographer who started as an autodidact in 1946, and went on to win numerous competitions in the 1950s and 1960s. Around 1960, he adopted his so-called "essay approach", resulting in a series of related photographs, such as ''Et farvel'' (1962) and ''Laurits'' (1971). Rivad, who also earned a living as a taxi driver, was a quiet, dedicated photographer, concentrating on disadvantaged areas and people on the fringes of society. His humanitarian messages were a result of his indignation, and his concern for society's outcasts. Rivad died in Copenhagen on 8 February 2016 at the age of 93. Early life Rivad was raised in Nørrebro, one of the poorer districts in Copenhagen. He had had a number of jobs, and had attempted to become both a racing cyclist and a painter, before he began photographing Copenhagen's coffee bars and night life in the 1940s. In the 1950s, with his photographs of the slums of Paris and Barce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received nominations for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Mortensen made his film debut with a small role in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller ''Witness (1985 film), Witness''. Through the late 1990s, Mortensen played supporting roles in a variety of films, including the historical romance ''The Portrait of a Lady (film), The Portrait of a Lady'' (1996), the action drama ''G.I. Jane'' (1997), the crime drama ''A Perfect Murder'' (1998), and the comedy ''28 Days (film), 28 Days'' (2000). Mortensen gained international attention for his breakthrough role as Aragorn in the fantasy trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings (film series), The Lord of the Rings'' (2001–2003). He later starred in several David Cronenberg films including ''A History of Violence'' (2005), ''Eastern Promises'' (2007), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Lindstrøm
Viggo Lindstrøm (12 January 1858 – 17 June 1926) was a Danish actor and theatre director, founder of Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen. He was married to the actress Vera Lindstrøm. Biography Lindstrøm was born on 12 January 1858 in Copenhagen, the son of a Swedish tailor. He first apprenticed as a wine merchant before turning to acting. He made his debut on 3 December 1880 in Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ... and was then affiliated with Dagmarteatret for many years from its opening, before moving on to Folketeatret where he was expected to succeed J. F. S. Dorph-Petersen as theatre director. However, a fashionable controversy with Dorph-Petersen regarding his wife's notice from the theatre prompted him to resign. He was then hired by a develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Larsen
Viggo Larsen (14 August 1880 – 6 January 1957) was a Danish film actor, director and producer from the early silent era to the ' talkies'. He appeared in 140 films between 1906 and 1942. He also directed 235 films between 1906 and 1921. He was born and died in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ..., Denmark. He has been criticized for having starred in the 1942 Nazi-propaganda movie G.P.U. Selected filmography * '' Løvejagten'' (1907) * ''Sherlock Holmes in Danger'' (1908) * ''Sherlock Holmes II: Raffles Escaped from Prison'' (1909) * ''Sherlock Holmes III: The Detective's Adventure in the Gas Cellar'' (1909) * ''Sherlock Holmes IV: The Singer's Diamonds'' (1909) * ''Sherlock Holmes V: Cab Number 519'' (1909) * ''Sherlock Holmes VI: The Grey Lady'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Denmark
The prime minister of Denmark (, , ) is the head of government in the Kingdom of Denmark comprising the three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Before the creation of the modern office, the kingdom did not initially have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the monarch, in whom the executive authority was vested. The Constitution of 1849 established a constitutional monarchy by limiting the powers of the monarch and creating the office of . The inaugural holder of the office was Adam Wilhelm Moltke. The prime minister presides over a cabinet that is formally appointed by the monarch. In practice, the appointment of the prime minister is determined by their support in the Folketing (the National Parliament). Since the beginning of the 20th century, no single party has held a majority in the Folketing so the prime minister must head a coalition of political parties, as well as their own party. Additionally, only four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Kampmann
Olfert Viggo Fischer Kampmann (; 21 July 1910 – 3 June 1976) was a Danish politician who served as the leader of the Danish Social Democrats and prime minister of Denmark from 1960 to 1962. He formed his first cabinet just prior to the 1960 election, which was a coalition between the Social Democrats, the Justice Party and Social Liberal Party. Following the election, he formed another cabinet with the latter of the two parties. Before becoming prime minister he served as finance minister from 1953 to 1960 under Hans Hedtoft and H. C. Hansen. Kampmann was born in Frederiksberg Denmark. He came from an academic background and was the first academic to rise to a high rank in the Danish Social Democratic Party. He studied economics at the University of Copenhagen, gaining a cand.polit. degree in 1934. Before becoming Minister of Finance, Kampmann worked in the newly formed economical secretariat as the Finance Minister's closest adviser. He was first elected to the Folk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Johannessen
Viggo Johannessen (6 February 1936 – 21 June 2012) was a Norway, Norwegian director and civil servant. He was born at Nøtterøy in 1936. In 1963, he graduated from the University of Oslo with a Master of Science#Norway, cand.real. degree. From 1960 to 72, Johannessen worked as a scientist at the Institute of Transport Economics; for the rest of the decade he acted as managing director of Linjegods. In 1982, after ten years at Linjegods, he became the managing director of the three List of Oslo Tramway and Metro operators, Oslo local transport authorities Oslo Sporveier, Ekebergbanen (company), Ekebergbanen and Holmenkolbanen. In 1985, Johannessen left the director's office in order to become chief administrative officer of finance () of Oslo Municipality. In 1991, he returned to Oslo Sporveier as special adviser, and, in the following year became division director of the same company. He died in 2012. References 1936 births 2012 deaths People from Nøtterøy Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Johansen (journalist)
Viggo Johansen (born 19 August 1949) is a Norwegian television presenter. He has been a newspaper journalist in '' Dagbladet'' and worked for TV 2, but is best known from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He served as their correspondent in Brussels from 1993 to 1997, before he was appointed as magazine editor in 1998, news editor (among others of '' Dagsrevyen'') in 1999 and finance editor in 2001. From 2002 to 2009 he presented his own programme, '' Redaksjon 1''. He continued with his own Saturday night show, ''Viggo på lørdag''. In the 1960s and 1970s he played football for Vålerengen. His son Victor Johansen became a professional footballer. References 1949 births Living people Norwegian journalists NRK people Norwegian television reporters and correspondents Norwegian men's footballers Vålerenga Fotball players Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Johansen
Viggo Johansen (3 January 1851 – 18 December 1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters who met every summer in the north of Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It .... He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s. Early life and education As a boy, Johansen already had a talent for drawing which was recognized by Wilhelm Marstrand. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1868 to 1875, specializing in figure painting, but did not pass the graduation examination. Career His earliest works are from Hornbæk where he painted between 1872 and 1876 with works such as ''Et Maaltid'' and ''Nabokonens Besøg''. He first became associated with the Skagen Painters in 1875, encouraged by his fellow st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
