Holst
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Holst and von Holst are surnames. In Denmark
and Norway
it is of Medieval age, meaning Holsatian (person from Holstein
). It may refer to:
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
it is of Medieval age, meaning Holsatian (person from Holstein
Holstein
Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany....
). It may refer to:
Holst
- Alison HolstAlison HolstDame Alison Margaret Holst, DNZM, CBE, QSM is a best-selling New Zealand food writer and television chef. Her first television programme premiered in 1965. The following year she published the first of around 90 cookbooks...
(b. 1938), New Zealand food writer and television chef - Arne HolstArne HolstArne Holst was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:...
(1904–1991), Norwegian bobsledder - Axel HolstAxel HolstAxel Holst was a Norwegian professor of hygiene and bacteriology at the University of Oslo, known for his contributions to beriberi and scurvy....
(1860–1931), Norwegian professor of hygiene and bacteriology - Carl HolstCarl HolstCarl Holst is a Danish politician, representing the Liberalist party Venstre. He is the first Region Mayor of Region of Southern Denmark, an office he assumed on January 1, 2007. He served as County Mayor of South Jutland County from July 1, 2000, following the unexpected resignation of the...
(b. 1970), Danish politician - Christian HolstChristian HolstChristian Lamhauge Holst is a Danish/Faroese football player, currently playing for Silkeborg IF.- Club career :A striker, Holst started his career at Danish lower division teams Thurø and Svendborg before moving to Lyngby Boldklub in 2003...
(b. 1981), Danish/Faroese football player - Dagmar HolstDagmar HolstDagmar Holst is a German rower, who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. She won the medals at the international rowing competitions.- References :...
, German rower - Eduard HolstEduard HolstEduard Holst was a Danish playwright, composer, actor, dancer, and dance master. His name is spelled sometimes Edward Holst or Edvard Holst....
(1843–1899), Danish actor, dancer, playwright and composer - Erika HolstErika HolstErika Holst is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics....
(b. 1979), Swedish ice hockey player - Ewout HolstEwout HolstEwout Holst is a Dutch former freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Holst's early years were spent abroad, travelling with his family to the various postings his father was given as a government official...
(b. 1978), Dutch swimmer - Frederik HolstFrederik HolstFrederik Holst was a Norwegian medical doctor. He was the first person to defend his doctoral thesis in Norway, in 1817, about the then common and now extinct skin disease "Radesyke". He is regarded as an important pioneer in medicine in Norway. He was appointed town physician in Christiania from...
(1791–1871), Norwegian medical doctor - Gustav HolstGustav HolstGustav Theodore Holst was an English composer. He is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets....
(1874–1934), English composer - Hanne-Vibeke HolstHanne-Vibeke HolstHanne-Vibeke Holst is a Danish author. She has an education as a journalist and has worked on the Danish newspapers Berlingske Tidende and Søndags B.T....
(b. 1959), Danish author - Hans Faye HolstHans Faye HolstHans Faye Holst was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1830, representing the constituency of Drammen. He worked as a merchant and consul in that city. He sat through only one term....
(1788–1843), Norwegian politician - Henning HolstHenning HolstHenning Holst was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Copenhagen and died in Helleruplund, Gentofte....
(1891–1975), Danish field hockey player - Imogen HolstImogen HolstImogen Clare Holst, CBE was a British composer and conductor, and sole child of composer Gustav Holst.Imogen Holst was brought up in west London and educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father was director of music...
(1907–1984), British conductor, composer and writer, daughter of Gustav Holst - Johan Jørgen HolstJohan Jørgen HolstJohan Jørgen Holst was a Norwegian politician representing Labour, best known for his involvement with the Oslo Accords....
(1937–1994), Norwegian politician - Johan Throne HolstJohan Throne HolstJohan Throne Holst , was a Norwegian industrialist and politician for the Liberal Left Party ....
(1868–1946), Norwegian industrialist and politician - Kai HolstKai HolstKai Christian Middelthon Holst was a Norwegian resistance fighter and member of Milorg. He was from Lillehammer and became a central leader of the resistance movement from the autumn of 1942, when many of the leaders were arrested by the Germans.Holst was the person with detailed knowledge about...
(1913–1945), Norwegian resistance fighter and member of Milorg - Knut HolstKnut HolstKnut Holst is a Norwegian Nordic skier who shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1911 with Otto Tangen.-References:* - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file...
, Norwegian Nordic skier - Lars HolstLars HolstLars Kristian Holst was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician. He was editor-in-chief of Dagbladet from 1883 to 1898 and chairman of the Liberal Party of Norway from 1900 to 1903.-Personal life:...
(1848–1915), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician - Mark HolstMark HolstMark Holst is a Canadian martial artist from Ottawa, Ontario, who has fought in the UFC. He is currently training and teaching Muay Thai and MMA at the Ottawa Academy of Martial Arts in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada....
(b. 1984), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter - Peter Theodor HolstPeter Theodor HolstPeter Theodor Holst was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Defence 1891-1893 and 1898-1900. Holst was an officer by profession, and was made Major General in 1899.-References:...
(1843–1908), Norwegian politician - Poul Christian HolstPoul Christian HolstPoul Christian Holst was a Norwegian government official who held several positions in the period 1814-1848. He was the functioning head of the 1st Ministry in 1814, state secretary 1814-1822, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in various periods between 1823-1844, Minister of...
(1776–1863), Norwegian government official - Spencer HolstSpencer HolstSpencer Holst was an American writer and storyteller.Though he published several collections of stories, as well as volumes of translations, Holst was known primarily for the captivating live performances of his work that he regularly conducted, particularly in the New York City area, in a...
(1926–2001), American writer and storyteller - Svea HolstSvea HolstSvea Holst was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1923 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* Crisis * A Ship to India * Music in Darkness * The Passion of Anna...
(1901–1996), Swedish film actress - Theodor von HolstTheodor von HolstTheodor Richard Edward von Holst was a nineteenth-century British literary painter.Von Holst was born in London, the fourth of the five children of Matthias and Katharina von Holst. Von Holst's drawing talents were noticed by the artist Henry Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence. Lawrence even bought...
(1810–1844), English painter - Timothy HolstTimothy HolstTimothy J. Holst was a ringmaster with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The son of a postman and a nurse, Holst was born in Galesburg, IL. A lifelong Mormon, he served as a missionary in Sweden. He attended Ricks College and Utah State University, studying drama.Holst joined Ringling Bros...
(1947–2009), American ringmaster - Toke HolstToke HolstToke Holst is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF. He joined the club from league rivals Team Tvis Holstebro in 2004....
(b. 1981), Danish handballer - Waldemar HolstWaldemar HolstWaldemar Holst was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
(1907–1975), German Korvettenkapitän
von Holst
- Erich von HolstErich von HolstErich von Holst , was a German behavioral physiologist who was a native of Riga, and was related to historian Hermann Eduard von Holst...
(1908–1962), German behavioral physiologist - Erik von HolstErik von Holst----Erik von Holst was an Estonian/German sailor and ice sailor who represented Estonia in the 1936 Summer Olympics in the men's olympic monotype class...
(1894–1962), Estonian/German ice yacht designer and sailor - Hermann Eduard von HolstHermann Eduard von HolstHermann Eduard von Holst was a German-American historian.-Biography:Holst was a Baltic German born at Fellin in Russian Livonia. He was the seventh of ten children of a Lutheran minister...
(1841–1904), Estonian-German-American historian - Hermann V. von HolstHermann V. von HolstHermann V. von Holst was an American architect practicing in Chicago, Illinois and Boca Raton, Florida, from the 1890s through the 1940s, best remembered for agreeing to take on the responsibility of heading up Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural practice when Wright went off to Europe with Mamah...
(1874–1955), American architect - Johan Hübner von HolstJohan Hübner von HolstJohan Hübner von Holst was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
(1881–1945), Swedish sport shooter
Other
- Maria van der Holst-BlijlevensMaria van der Holst-BlijlevensMaria van der Holst-Blijlevens is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-References:*...
(b. 1946), Dutch sprint canoer - Niels Holst-SørensenNiels Holst-SørensenNiels Holst-Sørensen is a former Danish athlete and air force officer. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force from 1970-1982 and Denmark's military representative to NATO from 1982-1986...
(born 1922), commander-in-chief of the Danish Air Force and European champion athlete - Jon Holst-ChristensenJon Holst-ChristensenJon Holst-Christensen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.-Summer Olympics:Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund...
(b. 1968), Danish retired male badminton player - Joachim Holst-JensenJoachim Holst-JensenJoachim Holst-Jensen was a Norwegian film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1927 and 1960.-Selected filmography:* Emergency Landing * Circus Fandango * Nine Lives -External links:...
(1880–1963), Norwegian film actor - June Holst-RonessJune Holst-RonessJune Bernice Matilda Holst-Roness was a former mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone under the APC government of Siaka Stevens. June Holst-Roness was the first female mayor of Freetown, and because of her hard work in office, the city was twinned with Hull, England.-Background:Dr. June Holst-Roness was...
(d. 2008), mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
See also
- Holst Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
- Holst's FrogHolst's FrogHolst's Frog, Rana holsti, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to Japan.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Holst Singers
- 3590 Holst3590 Holst3590 Holst is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 5, 1984 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...