Famous People with Name Paulsen

Jan Paulsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jan Paulsen: is a retired badminton player from Denmark. Paulsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Henrik Svarrer. They lost in the quarterfinals to Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi, of China, 15-11, 12-15, 17-14.

Ove Vilhelm Paulsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Ove Vilhelm Paulsen: was a Danish botanist. He studeied at the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugen Warming. He was a keeper at the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen from 1905 to 1920, when he became professor of botany at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen, a position he held until 1947. He studied the flora of Denmark, plankton of the North Atlantic and the flora of Central Asia. He went on expeditions to Northern Persia and Pamir as early as 1898-1899[1]. During his travels through Pamir, he was accompanied by the Danish explorer Ole Olufsen.[2] Ove Paulsen visited North America with the second International Phytogeographic Excursion and subsequently described the biome zonation from east to west in a paper[3].

Geir Borgan Paulsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Geir Borgan Paulsen: is a Norwegian weightlifter and IFBB Pro bodybuilder active in the 1990s. His highest placings in professional bodybuilding were at the 1991 Night of the Champions on New York, placing third, and at the Master's Olympia in 2002, also placing third. He was

Axel Paulsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Axel Paulsen: was a Norwegian figure skater and speed skater. He is the inventor of the figure skating Axel jump. Paulsen first publicly executed the Axel jump in 1882 at the World Championships in Vienna while wearing speed skates. At the Vienna World Championships Pa

Fridtjof A. Paulsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Fridtjof A. Paulsen: was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he finished fourth in the 10000 metres event and seventh in the 5000 metres competition.