Larsson
Encyclopedia
Larsson is a Swedish
patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Lars
". There are various spellings. Larsson may refer to:
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
meaning "son of Lars
Lars
Lars is a common male name in Nordic and German-speaking countries. In Sweden, people named Lars are commonly nicknamed Lasse.-Origin:Lars is derived from the Roman name "Laurentius", which means ”from Laurentum” or "crowned with laurel." Lawrence and Laurence are of the same origin.Lars was also...
". There are various spellings. Larsson may refer to:
In acting
- Babben LarssonBabben LarssonBarbro 'Babben' Larsson is a Swedish actress and comedian. Larsson was born in Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced dialect. Now living in Solna with her daughter, she attended the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Stockholm in 1980. She has been active in the S.U.C.K. since 1988 and...
, Swedish actress and comedian - Chatarina LarssonChatarina LarssonChatarina Larsson , a Swedish actress born on 2 April 1947 in Stockholm.Larsson's first appearance was with her father, in Lisebergsteatern in 1964, in the variety show Far i luften. She studied at drama school in Malmö from 1967-1970, and later worked at Stockholms stadsteater from 1970-1976, and...
, Swedish actress - Phil LarssonPhil LarssonPhil Larsson is an American Improvisation comedian and actor.Larsson was originally from Milwaukee and raised in the small town of Hartford, Wisconsin. His first show was in 1984 with the Milwaukee based TheaterSportz troupe .In 1986, Larsson started Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Troupe in...
, American improvisational comedian and actor
In sports
- Bo LarssonBo LarssonBo "Bosse" Göran Larsson is a former Swedish football midfielder/striker.Bosse Larsson was one of the national team profiles during the 1970s...
, Swedish football player - Erik August LarssonErik August LarssonErik August Larsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s...
, Swedish skier - Henrik LarssonHenrik LarssonHenrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...
, Swedish international football player - Magnus LarssonMagnus LarssonPer Henrik Magnus Larsson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Larsson turned professional in 1989 and won his first top-level singles title at Florence in 1990. His first doubles title was also won in Florence, in 1991.Some of the most significant highlights of Larsson's career came...
, Swedish tennis player - Sebastian LarssonSebastian LarssonSebastian Bengt Ulf Larsson is a Swedish footballer who plays for Premier League club Sunderland and the Sweden national team. Larsson is renowned for being a set piece specialist.-Arsenal:...
, Swedish football player - Markus LarssonMarkus LarssonMarkus Larsson is a Swedish alpine skier who took part in the Winter Olympics in 2010 in Vancouver.-World Cup victories:- External links :*...
, Swedish alpine skier - Gustav Erik LarssonGustav Erik LarssonGustav Erik Larsson is a Swedish professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour . He is a very skilled time trialist, which he showed in the 2008 Olympics, where he won a silver medal....
, Swedish cyclist
In artistry
- Carl LarssonCarl LarssonCarl Larsson was a Swedish painter and interior designer, representative of the Arts and Crafts Movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes...
, Swedish painter and interior designer - Karl Larsson (artist), Swedish-American artist
In literature
- Åsa LarssonÅsa LarssonÅsa Larsson is a Swedish crime-writer. Although born in Uppsala, she was raised in Kiruna in the far north. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Larsson was a tax lawyer, a profession she shares with the heroine of her novels, Rebecka Martinsson...
, Swedish crime-writer - Stieg LarssonStieg LarssonKarl Stig-Erland Larsson , who wrote professionally as Stieg Larsson, was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously...
, Swedish journalist and crime-writer
In music
- Jørgen LarssonJørgen LarssonJørgen Larsson is a musician, sound artist and curator from Bergen, Norway.He is an MFA from The Art Academy in Trondhjem, Norway since 2004...
, Norwegian musician, sound artist, and curator - Lars-Erik LarssonLars-Erik LarssonLars-Erik Larsson was a notable Swedish composer of the 20th century.-Biography:Lars-Erik Vilner Larsson was born in Åkarp in 1908...
, Swedish composer - Lisa LarssonLisa Larsson- Biography :Larsson studied in Basel and since 1993 appeared in the Internationales Opernstudio of the Zurich Opera House under conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Christoph von Dohnányi....
(born 1967), Swedish singer
In other fields
- John LarssonJohn LarssonJohn Larsson is the Swedish-born 17th General of The Salvation Army .The son of officer parents, he spent his early years in Sweden, Denmark, Chile and Argentina...
, the 17th General of The Salvation Army - Virginia Larsson, Canadian politician and activist
- Hans LarssonHans LarssonHans Larsson was a Swedish Professor of Philosophy at Lund University, Sweden and a Member of the Swedish Academy , chair no. 15. He was known in Sweden as Kloke-Hans .Prof. Larsson was a humanist and an author...
(1862-1944) was a Swedish Professor of Philosophy at Lund University, Sweden