Famous People with Name Kjeld

Kjeld Thorst            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Kjeld Thorst: was a Danish footballer. During his club career he played for Aalborg Boldspilklub. He earned 26 caps for the Denmark national football team, and was in the finals squad for the 1964 European Nations' Cup. His son Søren Thorst also became a noted player for Aalborg Boldspilklub albeit as a defender.

Kjeld Petersen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Kjeld Petersen: was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1945 and 1962.

Kjeld Nielsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Kjeld Nielsen: was a Danish athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 1500 metres event, Nielsen placed sixth in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. He also participated in the 5 miles race but was again eliminated in the first round.

Stine Brun Kjeldaas            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Stine Brun Kjeldaas: is a snowboarder from Kongsberg, Norway, now living in Oslo. She joined the BBC commentary team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Johan Gustav Christoffer Thorsager Kjeldahl            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Johan Gustav Christoffer Thorsager Kjeldahl: was a Danish chemist who developed a method for determining the amount of nitrogen in certain organic compounds using a laboratory technique which was named the Kjeldahl method after him. He was given the job to determine the amount of protein in the grain used in the malt industry. Less protein meant more beer. Kjeldahl found the answer was in developing a technique to determine nitrogen with accuracy but existing methods in analytical chemistry related to proteins and biochemistry at the time were far from accurate. He found that ammonium salts can be produced by the reaction between organic compounds and sulfuric acid; this step is a digestion. Ammonium salts produced from this step were collected and, in a second process, reacted with lye. The ammonia produced in this step was distilled and dissolved in a standardized solution of hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid. Finally, this solution was back titrated with caustic soda to indirectly measure nitrogen.

Søren Kjeldsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Debmark

Søren Kjeldsen: (born on 17 May 1975) is a Danish golfer. He turned professional in 1995.

Miki Kjeldsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Miki Kjeldsen: is a Danish footballer currently under contract with Romanian side FC Astra Ploiesti.