Nissen
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Nissen may refer to:
People named Nissen include:
- a creature in Norse mythology, see TomteTomteA tomte , nisse or tonttu is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore. The tomte or nisse was believed to take care of a farmer's home and children and protect them from misfortune, in particular at night, when the housefolk were asleep...
- a DanishDanish languageDanish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
patronymicPatronymicA 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 meaning "son of Nis" (Danish short form of NicholasNicholasNicholas or Nikolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος , a combination of the words for "victory" and "people" . The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people"...
) - a building shaped like a tube cut in half along the middle and made from corrugated iron sheets, see Nissen hutNissen hutA Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure made from a half-cylindrical skin of corrugated steel, a variant of which was used extensively during World War II.-Description:...
- The Nissen BuildingNissen BuildingThe Nissen Building is a 238 ft 18-story skyscraper in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, built in 1927. It was the tallest building in North Carolina from 1927 to 1929, when it was succeeded by the Reynolds Building, also in Winston-Salem...
in Winston-Salem, North CarolinaWinston-Salem, North CarolinaWinston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
People named Nissen include:
- George NissenGeorge NissenGeorge P. Nissen was an American gymnast and inventor who developed the modern trampoline and made trampolining a worldwide sport.-Background:...
(1914-2010) inventor of the modern Trampoline - Georg Nikolaus von NissenGeorg Nikolaus von NissenGeorg Nikolaus von Nissen was a Danish diplomat and music historian...
(1761–1826), Danish diplomat and writer, known as a biographer of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Hans-Hermann NissenHans-Hermann NissenHans-Hermann Nissen was a German operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with Wagner roles, one of the leading Wotan and Hans Sachs of the inter-war period....
(1893-1980), German bass-baritone - Hans Joerg Nissen (born 1935), German archaeologist.
- Peter Norman NissenPeter Norman NissenPeter Norman Nissen , a Canadian-American mining engineer, developed the prefabricated shelter called the Nissen hut in 1916.-Early years:...
(1871–1930), Canadian mining engineer. - Rudolf Nissen (1896–1981), German surgeon and inventor of the Nissen fundoplicationNissen fundoplicationNissen fundoplication is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernia. In GERD it is usually performed when medical therapy has failed, but with paraesophageal hiatus hernia, it is the first-line procedure...
. - Sönke Nissen (1870–1923), German industrialist and philanthropist.
- Steven E. Nissen (born 1949), heart specialist and chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.