Karin Valborg Ek, born Lindblad (17 June 1885 in Stockholm [1] -1 October 1926 in Gothenburg), was a Swedish writer.
Karin Valborg Ek, born Lindblad (17 June 1885 in Stockholm [1] -1 October 1926 in Gothenburg), was a Swedish writer.
Ek was the daughter of the doctor Anders Lindblad and Florence Weaving [1] and grew up in Stockholm. She conducted seminars at Anna Sandström's Higher Teacher Seminarium in Stockholm together with Harriet Löwenhjelm and Elsa Björkman. After a short time as a subject teacher, she married the literature historian Sverker Ek in 1909. She had five children, including the actor Anders Ek and the publisher Birgitta Ek. Ek was buried at Östra kyrkogården in Gothenburg.
Arne Carl-August Beurling was a Swedish mathematician and professor of mathematics at Uppsala University (1937–1954) and later at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Beurling worked extensively in harmonic analysis, complex analysis and potential theory. The "Beurling factorization" helped mathematical scientists to understand the Wold decomposition, and inspired further work on the invariant subspaces of linear operators and operator algebras, e.g. Håkan Hedenmalm's factorization theorem for Bergman spaces.
Karin Maria Boye was a Swedish poet and novelist. In Sweden, she is acclaimed as a poet, but internationally, she is best known for the dystopian science fiction novel Kallocain (1940).
Swedish American Line was a Swedish passenger shipping line. It was founded in December 1914 under the name Rederiaktiebolaget Sverige-Nordamerika and began ocean liner service from Gothenburg to New York in 1915. In 1925 the company changed its name to Svenska Amerika Linien / Swedish American Line.
Girl with Hyacinths is a 1950 Swedish drama film written and directed by Hasse Ekman, starring Eva Henning, Ulf Palme, Anders Ek and Birgit Tengroth. It follows a man who investigates the mysterious life of his neighbour who has committed suicide.
Anders Ek was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and died in Stockholm. He was married to Birgit Cullberg and is the father of dancer Niklas Ek, dancer Mats Ek and actress Malin Ek.
Ulf Kjell Gür is a Swedish theatre producer, filmmaker and singer-songwriter. He was artistic and managing director of Gothenburg City Theatre from 1992 to 1995, CEO at Sandrews Teater AB in 1995–1996, producer at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, from 1997 to 2002, and then producer at the Boulevardteatern, Stockholm, from 2002 to 2006. He has been involved in several international theatre, dance and music productions/festivals. As a singer/musician he was active in Tom Trick from 1979 to 1983, and later a founder member in the European music group NOWlab since 1985.
The wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place on 19 June 2010 in Stockholm Cathedral. It had been described as "Europe's biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981". Westling thereby acquired Victoria's ducal title, becoming a Swedish prince and Duke of Västergötland. In time for the wedding, a joint monogram of their initials was created.
Wallinska skolan or Wallinska flickskolan, was a girls' school in Stockholm, Sweden. Active from 1831 to 1939, it was one of the first five schools in Sweden to offer serious academic education and secondary education to female students. In 1870, it became the first gymnasium for females in Sweden, and in 1874, it became the first girls' school that was permitted to administer the Studentexamen to female students.
Karin Dorothea Wilhelmina Åhlin was a Swedish educator. She was the founder and director of the Åhlinska skolan in Stockholm, and its principal from 1847 to 1899.
Karin Swanström was a Swedish actress, producer and director.
Karin Aasma was an Estonian-Swedish art historian.
Events from the year 1859 in Sweden
Hedvig Beata Marianne Bergström was a Swedish photographer. She is known for her portraits and dance and theatre images taken at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Royal Swedish Opera, Vasa Theatre and other Stockholm theatres.
Karin Franz Körlof is a Swedish actress, playwright and director.
Psychosis in Stockholm is a 2020 Swedish drama film directed by Maria Bäck who also wrote the screenplay. Produced by Anna-Maria Kantarius, the film stars Josefine Stofkoper, Josefin Neldén, Sanaz Saidi, Maria Bäck, Elisabeth Bäck, and Hanna Ullerstam. Psychosis in Stockholm was screened at the Gothenburg Film Festival on 24 January 2020 and had its official premiere on 26 August that year.
Karin Parrow née Taube (1900–1984) was an Expressionist painter from Sweden who belonged to a group known as the Gothenburg Colourists. After attending an art school in Paris, in 1926 she studied under Tor Bjurström at the Valand Art School in Gothenburg. A frequent exhibitor during her lifetime, her works are now in the collections of Nationalmuseet, Stockholm's Moderna Museet and the Gothenburg Museum of Art.
The Girl and the Devil is a 1944 Swedish mystery thriller film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Kolbjörn Knudsen, Gunn Wållgren and Stig Järrel. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm with location shooting in Hälsingland. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren.
Unfriendly Relations is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Håkan Westergren, Karin Swanström and Gull-Maj Norin. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It was based on the play Aunt Jutta from Calcutta by Max Reimann and Otto Schwartz, later adapted into a 1953 German film of the same title, directed by Karl Georg Külb.
Ebba Ramsay was a Swedish social worker, writer, and translator. She was among the first Sunday school teachers in Sweden and created the first institution in the country devoted to the care of mentally and physically challenged children. She is remembered for her work that stressed the importance of providing adequate care for children with disabilities at a time when their needs were typically ignored.
Anders Henrik Mikael Österberg is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Stockholm Municipality between September 2018 and September 2022. He had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag four times: October 2015 to May 2017 ; May 2017 to July 2017 ; July 2017 to September 2017 ; and September 2017 to September 2018.
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