Famous People with Name Henrik

Henrik Blakskjær            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Henrik Blakskjær: is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the Soling Class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Jesper Bank and Thomas Jacobsen.[1]

Henrik Nicolai Clausen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Henrik Nicolai Clausen: was a Danish theologian and national liberal statesman; born in the island of Lolland.He wrote, besides other works, Romanism and Protestantism (1825); Popular Discourses on the Reformation (1836); a commentary on the synoptical Gospels, and Christian Dogmatics (1867).In 1840 he was chosen a deputy to the States, and near the end of 1848 was appointed a member of the Cabinet of Moltke II. Died 28 March 1877.[1] He was a member of the National Constitutional Assembly from 1848 to 1849, of the Folketing from 1849 to 1853 and of the Landsting from 1853 to 1863.[2]

Henrik Svensmark            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Henrik Svensmark: is a physicist at the Danish National Space Center in Copenhagen who studies the effects of cosmic rays on cloud formation. His work presents hypotheses about solar activity as an indirect cause of global warming; his research has suggested a possible link through the interaction of the solar wind and cosmic rays. His conclusions have been controversial as the prevailing scientific opinion on climate change considers solar activity unlikely to be a major contributor to recent warming, though it is thought to be the primary driver of many earlier changes in climate.

Henrik Ruse            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Henrik Ruse: was a Dutch officer and fortification engineer. Following a period when he served in various armies in Germany and Italy, he wrote a well-researched book documenting the latest trends in fortification systems across Europe.[1] As a result, he was entrusted with commissions for improving defences in his native Amsterdam,

Henrik Brenkman            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Henrik Brenkman: was a Dutch jurist and colleague of Cornelius Bynkershoek.He is best known for his work on the textual history of the Corpus iuris civilis. His main work, the Historia Pandectarum, concerned with the Florentine Manuscript, remains of significance today.