Westergaard
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Westergaard ˈvɛstɐɡɒː is a Danish
surname
, literally meaning west farm. Note that the double a is equivalent of å in common nouns and is retained from the pre-1948 orthography in proper nouns only. The form Vestergaard is a more common cognate.
It may refer to:
Denmark
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surname
Surname
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, literally meaning west farm. Note that the double a is equivalent of å in common nouns and is retained from the pre-1948 orthography in proper nouns only. The form Vestergaard is a more common cognate.
It may refer to:
- Niels Ludvig Westergaard (1815-1878), Danish orientalist
- Harald Ludvig WestergaardHarald Ludvig WestergaardHarald Ludvig Westergaard was a Danish statistician and economist known for his work in demography and the history of statistics....
(1853–1936), Danish statistician and economist - Kurt WestergaardKurt WestergaardKurt Westergaard is a Danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban. This cartoon was the most contentious of the 12 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons, which met with strong and sometimes violent reactions from Muslims worldwide...
(born 1935), Danish cartoonist - Peter WestergaardPeter WestergaardPeter Talbot Westergaard is an American composer and music theorist. He is Professor Emeritus of music at Princeton University.-Biography:...
(born 1931), American composer and music theorist