Vinther
Vinther (also spelled Winther) is a common Anglo- Germanic surname dating back to the 13th century. The name developed from the Anglo-French word ''Vintner'', meaning someone who is involved with winemaking. The surname is used worldwide, but is mainly found in Europe and the United States. Etymology History The surname Vinther dates back to 1221 England and derives from the Anglo-French word ''Vintner'', meaning a person engaged in winemaking. It was an occupational name for wine sellers during the 13th century. In Denmark and Norway, it was originally given to people considered to possess a frosty or gloomy temperament, the corresponding Old English and Old High German words being ''Winter'' and ''Wintar''. In Central, South and Eastern Europe the surname had changed to Vinter by leaving letter H from the word. Usage Vinther is the 92,287th most common surname in the world. It is most prevalent in Denmark and the highest density is in the Faroe Islands. Nowadays, i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Troels Vinther
Troels Rønning Vinther (born 24 February 1987) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the , Team Capinordic, , (over three spells) and teams. Major results ;2005 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Overall Liège–La Gleize ::1st Mountains classification : 7th Paris–Roubaix Juniors ;2006 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2008 : 7th Nationale Sluitingsprijs ;2009 : 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir : 1st Mountains classification Danmark Rundt : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Grand Prix Cristal Energie ;2010 : 4th Overall Festningsrittet ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 5th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites : 7th Overall Tour of China ;2011 : 1st GP Herning : 1st Stage 1 Circuit des Ardennes : 4th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 6th Overall Flèche du Sud : 10th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;2013 : 4th Destination Thy : 5th GP Herning : 10th Overall Danmark Rundt ;20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ingeborg Vinther
Ingeborg Helena Vinther (born 11 May or September 1945) is a Faroese politician. She was a member of the Løgting, the parliament of the Faroe Islands, representing Suðuroy for the Workers' Union party, 1994-1998. She was born in Vágur on 11 MayDanish Wikipedia The Danish Wikipedia ( da, Dansk Wikipedia) started on 1 February 2002 and is the Danish language edition of Wikipedia. As of , it has articles and its article depth is . Task One of the major tasks of Danish Wikipedia is to ensure that ev ... anWikiDatastate 11 May or 11 September 1945. References 1945 births Living people Members of the Løgting Faroese women in politics {{Faroes-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Johannes Vinther
Johannes Larsen Vinther (5 January 1893 – 24 May 1968) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... He was part of the Danish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event. References External linksprofile 1893 births 1968 deaths Danish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Denmark-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Winther (automobile)
The Winther was an automobile manufactured in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, by the Winther Motors Sales Corporation between 1920 and 1923. The company had been building trucks and fire appliances since 1917, and decided to broaden its production. The Model Six-61 was a 5-passenger touring car that was powered by a Herschell-Spillman 11000 six-cylinder engine The engine configuration describes the fundamental operating principles by which internal combustion engines are categorized. Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categorize .... The Six-61 had a 120-inch wheelbase, and sold for $2890.{{cite book, last=Kimes, first=Beverly Rae, title=The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942, year=1996, publisher=Krause Publications, location=Iola, IA, isbn=0873414284, pages=1612 "Designed for critic - Built by mechanics" was the advertising slogan for the Model Six-61. The price f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nielsen & Winther Type AA
The Nielsen & Winther Type AA, also known as the Type AA, was a Danish fighter aircraft of the 1910s manufactured by Nielsen & Winther in Copenhagen. Development The first Danish fighter aircraft to be conceived and built, the single seat Type AA was of wooden construction and powered by a 90 hp Thulin rotary engine. It was armed with two guns. Operational history The first flight took place on 21 January 1917. The plane was tested again in 1918, this time with synchronising gear for its single Madsen machine gun. During 1917 six Type AA aircraft were delivered to the Danish Army, though they saw little service and were retired in 1919 owing to engine unreliability. Variants * Type AB ** Two-seat reconnaissance version, prototype * Type AC ** Floatplane version of the Type AA, prototype Operators ; * Danish Army (Royal Danish Army Air Corps) ; * Royal Norwegian Air Force Aircraft on display *Danmarks Flyvemuseum, Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), clas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eva Winther
Eva Winther (née Fornander; 3 August 1921 – 26 May 2014) was a Swedish Liberal People's party politician who served as the minister for migration and gender equality in the period 1978–1979. Early life and education She was born in Stockholm on 3 August 1921 to Captain Martin Fornander and Gunhild Fornander. She received education in the field of paediatric nursing. Career Winther started her political career when she was elected to the Kiruna town council from the Liberal People's party in 1966 and remained in the post until 1976. Then she became a member of the Norrbotten county council and was elected to the Swedish parliament in the 1976 election. At the parliament she served as the chair of the labour market committee (1977–1978) and then as a member of the same committee (1979–1982). On 18 October 1978 Winther was named as the minister for migration and gender equality as part of the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ola Ullsten and she remained in the office unt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sophus Keith Winther
Sophus Keith Winther (June 24, 1893 – May 1983) was a Danish-American professor and novelist. Background Sophus Keith Winther was born in the village of Søby, between Randers and Aarhus, Denmark, the son of Anton Winther and Sene (Lund) Winther. The family arrived in the United States on May 6, 1895 and was naturalized in 1900. Winther attended the University of Oregon where he received his B.S. in 1918 and his M.A. in 1919. He went on to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1927. Career Winther became an Instructor of English at the University of Washington during 1927. He became an assistant professor in 1930, an associate professor in 1934 and a professor in the English Department in 1940. Winther was an author whose novels center principally on the pioneer experience in the Great Plains. Three of his novels, ''Take All to Nebraska'' (1936), ''Mortgage Your Heart'' (1937), and ''This Passion Never Dies'' (1938), portray the struggles of the Grimsen fami ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oscar Osburn Winther
Oscar Osburn Winther (22 December 1903, Weeping Water, Nebraska – 22 May 1970, Bloomington, Indiana) was a history professor, specializing in the history of the western United States. He was the president of the Western History Association from 1963 to 1964 and the president of the Oral History Association from 1969 to 1970. Biography Winther was born into a Danish-American family as the youngest of six sons. The novelist Sophus Keith Winther was one of his five brothers. After secondary education at Eugene, Oregon's Eugene High School, Oscar Winther matriculated at the University of Oregon and graduated there in 1925 with a bachelor's degree in history. For several years he worked in canneries and taught high school to save money for graduate school. He became a graduate student in history and graduated in 1928 with an M.A. from Harvard University and in 1934 with a Ph.D. from Stanford University. His doctoral dissertation is titled ''The Express and Stagecoach Business in Cali ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lars Winther
Lars Winther (born February 22, 1983) is a Danish pianist, composer, producer and arranger. He released the debut-album ''LIVE_2005'' with Lars Winther Trio in 2005, followed by the double-disc CD/DVD ''Nordic By Nature'' in 2007 — receiving many positive reviews for the latter, as well as distribution throughout Europe and in parts of Asia. In terms of potential, he has been compared to the Norwegian 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 ... He has arranged and written for BigBands, a.o. Almost Arrangers BigBand, Klüvers BigBand, MI22, and MIBB (BigBand of Department of Musicology, University of Copenhagen). In November 2009 he was elected chairman of the Danish Association of Independent Record Labels. Awards * Danish Musicians Union's "Fiery-soul" awa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram
Gregers is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Gregers Algreen-Ussing (born 1938), Danish architect and academic * Gregers Arndal-Lauritzen (born 1998), Danish footballer *Gregers Birgersson (died 1276), Swedish knight and major landowner * Gregers Brinch (born 1964), Danish composer * Gregers Gram (1917–1944), Norwegian resistance fighter and saboteur * Gregers Lundh (1786–1836), Norwegian military officer and academic *Gregers Münter Gregers Christian Münter (18 December 1907 – 31 March 1988) was a Danish Officer and later sports shooter. He participated in the Danish resistance against the German forces during Operation ''Safari'', afterwards he was part of the Da ... (1907–1988), Danish officer and sports shooter * Gregers Winther Wulfsberg (1780–1846), Norwegian jurist and politician See also * Greger (given name), another given name * Greger, surname {{given name Danish masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gregers Winther Wulfsberg
Gregers Winther Wulfsberg (26 October 1780 – 23 September 1846) was a Norwegian jurist and politician, and a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll that wrote the Constitution of Norway on 17 May 1814. Personal life Wulfsberg was born in Tønsberg as the son of merchant and district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Wulfsberg (1751–1826) and Inger Helvig Seeberg (1752–1797). He was a brother of priest and publisher Niels Wulfsberg. In 1811 he married Johanne Iverine Friborg. They were the grandparents of politician and Prime Minister Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram. He was also father-in-law of judge Christopher Hansteen. Career Wulfsberg took a private examen artium in 1801, and later studied law at the University of Copenhagen, and finished his degree in 1804. He was stipendiary magistrate in the city Moss from 1811, and from 1822 also district stipendiary magistrate to the Moss district. He was elected as a delegate from Moss to the Norwegian Cons ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christopher Winther Scheen
Christopher Winther Scheen by Carl Lund. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. (27 January 1809 – 9 September 1850) was a Norwegian clergyman and politician.Opptegnelser fra det gamle Porsgrunn by Inga Friis. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. Personal life Christopher Winther Scheen was born in Risør in 1809. His father was merchant Helje Scheen. Christopher married twice. His first wife was Marie Wleugell, two years younger and from Risør. His second wife was named Marie Dorthea N ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |