ABRAHAMSEN, DAVID — (1903–2002), U.S. criminologist and psychiatrist. Born in Trondheim, Norway, Abrahamsen worked in Oslo and London. In 1940 he moved to the United States, where from 1948 to 1952 he served as director of scientific research at Sing Sing Prison. He … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abrahamsen — This long established surname, recorded in such spellings as Abram, Abrahamer, Avraham, Abramsky, D Abramo, Brahms, Abrahamsson, Abramovitz and over seventy other spellings is of pre 12th century origin. Found in almost every European country… … Surnames reference
Odd Abrahamsen — (1924 – 2001) was a Norwegian poet, born in Fredrikstad. Among his collections are Om det finnes en stillhet (1962), Nedslag (1971) and Makten skal tie (1944).[1] He was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1983.[2] He received the… … Wikipedia
Olaug Abrahamsen — (6 July 1928 – 4 January 2010) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Lyngdal as a daughter of farmer Ola Steinsland (1902–1985). She had modest education, but attended Kvås Folk High School from 1945 to 1946 and… … Wikipedia
Hans Abrahamsen — (born December 23, 1952) is a Danish composer. Born in Copenhagen, Abrahamsen first got to know music through playing the French horn at school. He later went on to study music theory at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. His music is inspired by … Wikipedia
Lars Kristian Abrahamsen — (1855 1921) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. A district stipendiary magistrate by profession, he served in Gunnar Knudsen s first and second Governments (1908 1910 and 1913 1920). He was Minister of Trade 1908 1910, Minister of… … Wikipedia
Point Abrahamsen — (coord|54|3|S|37|8|W|) is a point which separates Lighthouse Bay and Prince Olav Harbour, the two western arms of Cook Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by DI personnel in 1929 and probably named for Captain Abrahamsen, manager of … Wikipedia
Isak Abrahamsen — (born April 28, 1891 ndash; died April 22, 1972) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men s team, free system event.External links*… … Wikipedia
Knut Leo Abrahamsen — (née le 2 septembre 1962) est un ancien spécialiste du Combiné nordique norvégien. Palmarès Championnats du monde de junior de combiné nordique 1982 à Murau Autriche: Médaille d … Wikipédia en Français
Magnetic Surveying in Archaeology (book) — Magnetic Surveying in Archaeology (Wormianum, 2008, ISBN 978 87 89531 29 8) is a book written by Russian archaeologist T. N. Smekalova together with O. Voss and S. L. Smekalov. In the book researches collected information about magnetic… … Wikipedia