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Qvist is a surname of Scandinavian origin. People with the surname include: Anders Qvist (born 1987), Danish professional football defender; Arthur Qvist (1896–1973), Norwegian horse rider and Olympic athlete; also Norwegian Commander of the Norwegian Volunteer SS Legion in World War II; Eetu Qvist (born 1983), Finnish former ice hockey player
Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called `t Quistken. [1] The surname is also common in coastal Ghana, originating during the colonial era from Gold Coast Euro-African unions. People with the surname include:
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Maria Qvist was born as the oldest of 11 siblings; her father was a soldier. Many girls at that time and with similar family backgrounds did not receive a formal education after elementary school. But after school, she visited an introductory course in Malmö for teachers in small, rural schools.
Pages in category "Surnames of Scottish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 580 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen (born January 4, 1961, in Roskilde, Denmark) is a Danish theologist who since 2014 has been serving as the General Secretary of DanChurchAid. [1] In 2018 she was elected Moderator of ACT Alliance – a global alliance of 146 churches and related organisations working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and ...
Qvist completed a substantial number of prospects for Johan Jacob Bruun's Novus Atlas Daniæ in 1761. These are believed to be his first independent works. He worked for the Royal Bank in around 1765–85. He created most of the engravings for Bruuns work as well as some of the leads for Danske Atlas. He created four of the prints for Erik ...