Famous People with Name Edvard

Edvard Hjelt            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Edvard Hjelt: was a Finnish politician and a member of the Senate of Finland. Hjelt was also an educator and a chemist, working with Emil Fischer and Adolf von Baeyer, and earning a Ph.D. in 1880. His professional publications were in the fields of inorganic, organic,

Edvard Grimstad            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Edvard Grimstad: is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.Grimstad was a member of Råde municipality council from 1971 to 1983, serving as mayor in 1975–1976 and deputy mayor in 1979–1983. From 1983 to 1987 he was a member of Østfold county council, having been a de

Edvard Hagerup Grieg            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Edvard Hagerup Grieg: was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the Romantic period. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.The original family name was spelled Greig, originally from Scotland. After the Battle of Culloden in 1746, his great-grandfather traveled widely, settling in Norway around 1770, and establishing business interests in Bergen. Grieg was raised in a musical home. His mother, Gesine B. Hagerup, became his first piano teacher, who taught him to play from the age of 6. He studied in several schools including Tank's School, and often brought in examples of his music to class.

Edvard Westerlund            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Edvard Westerlund: was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Edvard Hultgren            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Edvard Hultgren: was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Douglas Lewis.

Tommy Edvardsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Tommy Edvardsen: is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Moss FK.He started his senior career at Vålerenga IF. He got fourteen Norwegian Premier League games in 2003, scoring once. He also played in the UEFA Cup.[2] In 2004 he only got one game, as he was

Edvard Magnus Edvardsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Edvard Magnus Edvardsen: was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1965, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served five terms in the position of deputy representative, from 1945 to 1965.