Christensen (surname)
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Christensen ˈkʁɛstn̩sn̩, is a Danish
(and Norwegian
) patronymic
surname
, literally meaning son of Christen, a sideform of Christian. The spelling variant Kristensen has identical pronunciation. Christensen is the sixth most common name in Denmark
, shared by about 2% of the population. In Norway and Sweden
the name can also be spelled Christenson or Kristenson.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Christensen and Kristensen in Denmark
and Norway
(2007):
Immigrants to English
-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christenson
or Kristenson.
Christensen, as a person, may refer to:
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
(and Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
) patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, literally meaning son of Christen, a sideform of Christian. The spelling variant Kristensen has identical pronunciation. Christensen is the sixth most common name in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, shared by about 2% of the population. In Norway and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
the name can also be spelled Christenson or Kristenson.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Christensen and Kristensen in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
(2007):
| Christensen | Kristensen | source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 128,168 | 63,487 | Statistics Denmark |
| Norway | 6,399 | 7,022 | Statistics Norway |
Immigrants to English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christenson
Christenson
Christenson is a patronymic surname and an anglicized form of the Danish Christensen.See also*Christensen *Kristensen...
or Kristenson.
Christensen, as a person, may refer to:
- Alex ChristensenAlex ChristensenAlex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96...
(born 1967), German musician - Anita ChristensenAnita ChristensenAnita Christensen, is a world champion female professional boxer.She posted a 19-2-0 record as an amateur boxer, and was the 1998 Nordic 57-kg Women's Champion before turning professional....
(born 1971), Danish professional boxer - Bekim ChristensenBekim ChristensenBekim Christensen is a Danish retired professional road bicycle racer. He was regarded as a loyal and hardworking domestique, only winning one minor race himself before his retirement in 2004....
(born 1973), Danish cycle racer - Benjamin ChristensenBenjamin ChristensenBenjamin Christensen was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Häxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael , in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the...
(1879–1959), Danish actor and director - Bent Christensen Arensøe (born 1967), Danish football player
- Bo ChristensenBo ChristensenBo Christensen is an Oscar winning Danish film producer.Christensen is best known for producing Babette's Feast , for which he won the Best Foreign Film Oscar and the BAFTA Best Foreign Film award in 1988....
(born 1937), Danish film producer - Bruce ChristensenBruce ChristensenBruce Ray Christensen is a former Major League Baseball shortstop for the California Angels. He was drafted by the Angels in the 17th round of the 1966 amateur draft. In his only major league season, 1971, he got into a total of 29 games, 24 at shortstop, and was in the starting lineup 15 times...
(born 1948), American baseball player - Carina ChristensenCarina ChristensenCarina Christensen is a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party. She was the Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II from 15 December 2006 to 23 November 2007. She replaced Lars Barfoed after he had been criticized for poor official...
(born 1972), Danish politician - Carl Frederik Albert ChristensenCarl ChristensenCarl Frederik Albert Christensen was a Danish systematic botanist. He graduated in natural history from the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugenius Warming. He was first school teacher in Copenhagen, later superintendent at the Botanical Museum. He was a specialist in ferns and published...
(1872–1942), Danish botanist - Carl Christian Anton ChristensenCarl Christian Anton ChristensenCarl Christian Anton Christensen was a Danish-American artist who is known for his paintings illustrating the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Of him it has been said that he "did more than any other person to capture the images of the history of Mormon migration to...
(1831–1912), Danish-American artist - Carl Peter Hermann ChristensenCarl Peter Hermann ChristensenCarl Peter Herman Christensen was the last executioner in office for the government of Denmark. He was hired by justice minister, Peter Adler Alberti and held the office from August 27, 1906 until April 1, 1926.He never conducted any executions...
(1869–1936), last executioner in office for the government of Denmark - Carlos Hugo ChristensenCarlos Hugo ChristensenCarlos Hugo Christensen was a major Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer....
(1914–1999), Argentina film director and producer - Casper ChristensenCasper ChristensenCasper Lindholm Christensen is a Danish comedian. He has hosted many shows including Casper & Mandrilaftalen, the Danish airing of Shooting Stars and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush , and the Danish version of Deal or No Deal...
(born 1968), Danish comedian - Charlie Christensen (born 1958), Swedish cartoonist, best known for the strip Arne AnkaArne AnkaArne Anka is a Swedish comic strip drawn by Charlie Christensen under the pseudonym Alexander Barks from 1983 to 1995. The title character closely resembles Donald Duck...
- Christen Christensen (politician)Christen Christensen (politician)Christen Christensen was a Norwegian military officer and politician.He was born in Førde, but the family soon moved to Lærdal. As a military officer he became a lieutenant in 1845, and later colonel...
(1826–1900), Norwegian military officer and politician - Christen Christensen (shipowner) (1845–1923), Norwegian ship owner
- Clayton M. ChristensenClayton M. ChristensenClayton M. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Technology & Operations Management and General Management faculty groups. He is best known for his study of innovation in commercial enterprises...
(born 1952), American academic - Conrad ChristensenConrad ChristensenConrad Christensen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event....
(1882–1951), Norwegian Olympic gymnast - Corine ChristensenCorine ChristensenCorine Christensen was a prostitute and neuro-linguistic programming student, who was murdered in California on November 3, 1986. With her boyfriend, James Marino, she also supplied drugs to Richard Bandler, the co-developer of NLP...
(1955–1986), American murder victim - Cuckoo ChristensenCuckoo ChristensenWalter Niels "Cuckoo" Christensen born in San Francisco, California was a baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds .Christensen led the National League in on-base percentage in 1926...
, born Walter Niels Christensen (1889–1984), American baseball player - Dan ChristensenDan ChristensenDan Christensen, the American abstract painter, was born in Cozad, Nebraska on October 6, 1942, he died in Easthampton, New York on January 20, 2007....
(1942–2007), American artist - Diana Christensen, fictional character in the film NetworkNetwork (film)Network is a 1976 American satirical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a fictional television network, Union Broadcasting System , and its struggle with poor ratings. The film was written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet...
(1976) - Don R. ChristensenDon R. ChristensenDonald Ragnvald Christensen was an American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor. He was sometimes credited as "Don Arr"....
(1916–2006), American animator and cartoonist - Donna Christian-ChristensenDonna Christian-ChristensenDonna Marie Christian-Christensen, formerly Donna Christian-Green , is the non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives .-Early life:...
(born 1945), U. S. Virgin Islands physician, journalist and politician - Eigil Friis-ChristensenEigil Friis-ChristensenEigil Friis-Christensen is an expert in space physics, and Director of the Danish National Space Center.- Career :Friis-Christensen received a Magisterkonferens in Geophysics from University of Copenhagen in 1971. In 1972, he was a geophysicist at the Danish Meteorological Institute...
, Danish physicist - Else ChristensenElse ChristensenElse Christensen , also known as the “Folk Mother”, was a pioneering Danish figure in the emergence of Asatru and Odinism in the post-World War II era....
(1913–2005), Danish paganist - Emil ChristensenEmil ChristensenEmil Pathric William Christensen , alias HeatoN, is a former Swedish professional Counter-Strike player, formerly playing as captain of the gaming team Ninjas in Pyjamas...
(born 1984), Swedish computer game player - Eric Christensen (1923-1990), Secretary General and Head of The Civil Service, The Republic of the Gambia
- Erik ChristensenErik ChristensenErik Christensen is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player - Erik Christensen (snowboarder)Erik Christensen (snowboarder)Erik Christensen is a professional snowboarder who was born in Holladay, Utah and still lives there. He has a very active social life and is nicknamed EC and Harry. He is currently sponsored by Nitro, SPY, Tech Nine, DaKine, and Billabong. He was recently welcomed onto the SPY international...
, a professional snowboarder who was born in Holladay, UtahHolladay, UtahHolladay is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 26,472 at the 2010 census, a significant increase from 14,561 in 2000. The city was incorporated on November 29, 1999 as Holladay-Cottonwood, and the... - Erika ChristensenErika ChristensenErika Jane Christensen is an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic , Swimfan , How to Rob a Bank , and The Perfect Score , among others. She also co-starred in the short-lived drama Six Degrees on ABC...
(born 1982), American actress - Flemming ChristensenFlemming ChristensenFlemming Christensen is a Danish former football player and former manager of Danish 1st Division club AB. In his active career, Christensen played for Danish clubs AB and Lyngby BK, as well as French club AS Saint-Etienne and FC Aarau from Switzerland...
(born 1958), Danish football player - Frank ChristensenFrank ChristensenFrank Langton Christensen was an American athlete. After receiving all-state honors at Granite High School in baseball, football, and basketball, Christensen played fullback at the University of Utah. "Crashing Chris" was the university’s first three-time All-American...
(1910–2001), American businessman and college athlete - Frank J. ChristensenFrank J. ChristensenFrank J. Christensen is one of the most powerful and politically connected labor leaders in Illinois. He is the longest-serving Business Manager of Elevator Constructors Local 2 in its history...
(born 1961), American Labor Leader - Fred J. ChristensenFred J. ChristensenFred Joseph Christensen Jr. was a fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. A member of the 56th Fighter Group in England, Christensen scored 21.5 aerial victories...
(1921–2006), American fighter pilot and Air Force officer - George Christensen (1909–1968), American football player
- Harold Christensen (1904–1989), American ballet personality
- Hayden ChristensenHayden ChristensenHayden Christensen is a Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House, for which he was nominated for a Golden...
(born 1981), Canadian actor - Heather ChristensenHeather ChristensenHeather Christensen is an American glamor model, noted for her work in various Playboy publications.She was Playboy Special Editions Model of the Year for 2001. In 2002, she posed as a mermaid in the Wet and Wild 2002 edition.Christensen was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Tampa,...
(born 1979), American model - Helena ChristensenHelena ChristensenHelena Christensen is a Danish fashion model, Victoria's Secret Angel, beauty queen, and photographer. She has also served as creative director for Nylon magazine, designed clothing, and supported funding for breast cancer organizations and other charities.-Early life:Christensen was born in...
(born 1968), Danish supermodel - Hjalmar ChristensenHjalmar ChristensenHjalmar Christensen was a Norwegian writer. In February and March 1890 he was romantically attached to Dagny Juel.Kjende personar i Førde:...
(1869–1925), Norwegian writer - Inger ChristensenInger ChristensenInger Christensen was a Danish poet, novelist, essayist and editor considered the foremost Danish poetic experimentalist of her generation.-Life and work:...
(born 1935), Danish writer - Ione ChristensenIone ChristensenIone Jean Christensen, is a former Canadian Senator.The daughter of former North-West Mounted Police constable Gordon Irwin Cameron, and Dawson City born Martha Ballentine Cameron, her family moved to Whitehorse in 1949. Christensen graduated from high school in 1953...
(born 1933), Canadian politician - J. C. ChristensenJ. C. ChristensenJens Christian Christensen , most often called J. C. Christensen with the 'J' pronounced as an 'I', was a Danish politician normally considered the most important Danish political figure between circa 1900 and 1920.Born into a West Jutland peasant family and starting as a herd boy he was educated a...
(1856–1930), Danish politician - James C. ChristensenJames C. ChristensenJames C. Christensen is an American artist. His main body of work, mostly paintings, is heavily influenced by fantasy themes. Even his small body of religious work shows heavy fantasy influence. Christensen says his inspirations are myths, fables, fantasies, and tales of imagination.Christensen...
(born 1942), American artist - Jesper ChristensenJesper ChristensenJesper Christensen is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including The Interpreter and Revelations. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr...
(born 1948), Danish actor - Jesper Bøje Christensen (born 1944), Danish musician
- John ChristensenJohn ChristensenJohn Hansen Christensen is a former field hockey player who was a member of the New Zealand national team that won the gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.-References:...
(born 1948), New Zealand field hockey player - Jon ChristensenJon ChristensenJon Christensen is a Norwegian jazz percussionist.In the late 1960s he played alongside Jan Garbarek on several recordings by the composer George Russell....
(born 1943), Norwegian jazz musician - Jon Lynn ChristensenJon Lynn ChristensenJon Lynn Christensen is a former member of the United States House of Representatives.Christensen graduated from St. Paul High School, earned his undergraduate degree from Midland Lutheran College, and his Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in Houston...
(born 1963), American businessman and politician - Jørn ChristensenJørn ChristensenJørn Christensen is a Norwegian artist, actor, and record producer. He is known as a prominent and original guitarist of many leading Norwegian bands. Some of the more important projects have been those in conjunction with Ola Snortheim, the force behind Langsomt Mot Nord, which Christensen came...
(born 1959), Norwegian music figure - Julie ChristensenJulie ChristensenJulie Christensen is an American singer, born in Iowa and resident of Ojai, California. She has worked with musicians including Leonard Cohen, Todd Rundgren, Robben Ford, Iggy Pop, Public Image Limited, Van Dyke Parks, John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Steve Wynn and k.d. lang.From 1983 to 1987...
, American singer - Julie Christensen, fictional character in the film Final Destination 3Final Destination 3Final Destination 3 is a 2006 supernatural slasher film, and the third film in the Final Destination series. The film was directed and written by James Wong, who co-wrote and directed the first film, and was produced by Craig Perry. It was released in North America on February 10, 2006...
(2006) - Kayte ChristensenKayte ChristensenKayte Lauren Christensen is an American Color commentator and former professional basketball player who has competed internationally and for the Phoenix Mercury,Houston Comets and Chicago Sky in the WNBA....
(born 1980), American basketball player - Kerry ChristensenKerry ChristensenKerry Christensen is an American yodeler . He yodels in both western and Alpine styles. He also plays the accordion, the zither and the alphorn and is very good at imitating chickens....
(born 1954), American yodeler - Kim Christensen (born 1979), Danish football player
- Kim Christensen (born 1980), Danish football player
- L. Royal Christensen (1914-1997), Lasker AwardLasker AwardThe Lasker Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine. They are administered by the Lasker Foundation, founded by advertising pioneer Albert Lasker and his wife Mary...
-winning American microbiologist - Lars ChristensenLars ChristensenLars Christensen was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica.-Career:...
, Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate - Lars Lindberg ChristensenLars Lindberg ChristensenLars Lindberg Christensen is a science communicator heading the ESO education and Public Outreach Department in Munich, Germany. He is responsible for public outreach and education for the VLT, La Silla, for ESO’s part of ALMA, E-ELT and ESA’s part of the Hubble Space Telescope, the International...
, Danish academic - Lars Saabye ChristensenLars Saabye ChristensenLars Saabye Christensen, born 21 September 1953 in Oslo, is a Norwegian author.Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major role in his work...
(born 1953), Norwegian author - LaVar ChristensenLaVar ChristensenLaVar Christensen is a American politician from Utah, serving as a state representative from the state's 48th district January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006; January 1, 2011. Christensen was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Utah's 2nd congressional district...
, American politician - Leif ChristensenLeif ChristensenLeif Christensen was a Danish classical guitarist.Christensen was born in Århus, Denmark, where he studied theory and history of music at the University of Århus and guitar at the Royal Academy of Music. He then studied with Konrad Ragossnig at the Basel Music Academy, after which he returned to...
(1950–1988), Danish musician - Lew ChristensenLew ChristensenLewellyn Farr "Lew" Christensen was a ballet dancer, choreographer and director for many companies. He was largely associated with George Balanchine and the San Francisco Ballet, which he directed from 1952–1984...
(1909–1984), American ballet personality - Martin ChristensenMartin ChristensenMartin Christensen is a Danish professional footballer, who curretntly plays for the Danish Superliga team HB Køge. He played 28 games and scored three goals for various Danish national youth teams from 2005 to 2008....
(born 1987), Danish football player - McKay ChristensenMcKay ChristensenMcKay Christensen is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.Christensen played for three different ballclubs during his career: the Chicago White Sox , Los Angeles Dodgers , and New York Mets . He made his Major League Baseball debut on April 6, 1999...
(born 1975), American baseball player - Morten Christensen (tennis) (born 1955), Danish tennis player
- Morten Stig ChristensenMorten Stig ChristensenMorten Stig Christensen is a former Danish handball player.In 1976 he was a squad member of the Danish team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He was a reserve player and did not play in a match....
(born 1958), Danish handball player and sports broadcaster - Mose ChristensenMose ChristensenMoses "Mose" Christensen was an American musician, and founder and conductor of the Oregon Symphony .-Biography:...
(1871–1920), American musician - Niels ChristensenNiels ChristensenNiels Christensen was a Danish-American inventor whose principal invention was the O-ring, the ubiquitous hydraulic seal.-Early years:...
(1855–1952), Danish-American inventor - Parley Parker Christensen (1869–1954), American politician
- Pernille Fischer ChristensenPernille Fischer ChristensenPernille Fischer Christensen is a Danish film director and the older sister of actor Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out in the movie business when she was 20 years old as an assistant to Tómas Gislason. During that time, Gislason was closely connected to Lars von Trier, and she got to...
(born 1969), Danish film director - Peter ChristensenPeter ChristensenPeter Christensen is a Danish politician representing the Liberal Party Venstre. He is an electrician by profession and has been a Member of Parliament since November 20, 2001...
(born 1975), Danish politician - Phil ChristensenPhil ChristensenPhil Christensen is a geologist whose research interests focus on the composition, physical properties, processes, and morphology of planetary surfaces, with an emphasis on Mars and the Earth...
, American geologist - Ole ChristensenOle ChristensenOle Christensen aka. Ole EU is a Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Social Democrats, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.He is also a substitute for the...
(born 1955), Danish politician - Ove ChristensenOve ChristensenOve Christensen is an Association football manager, who is the head coach of Viborg FF in the Danish 1st Division. He has managed a number of Danish Superliga clubs, and won the Danish women's championship with Fortuna Hjørring....
(born 1950), Danish football coach - Raymond T. Christensen (born 1961), Corporal, United States Marines Corps
- Søren ChristensenSøren ChristensenSøren Christensen is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland.-External links:*** at Danmarks Radio...
(born 1986), Danish football player - Søren Peter ChristensenSøren Peter ChristensenSøren Peter Christensen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.-External links:*...
(1884–1927), Danish Olympic gymnast - Steen ChristensenSteen ChristensenSteen Viktor Christensen is a Danish criminal, who was sentenced in Denmark in 1992 to twelve years in prison for numerous bank robberies, hostage taking, and rape...
(born 1964), Danish criminal - Theodor Christensen (1905–1988), Schutzstaffel official
- Thomas Guldborg ChristensenThomas Guldborg ChristensenThomas Guldborg Christensen is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division club Herfølge Boldklub....
(born 1984), Danish football player - Tim ChristensenTim ChristensenTim Christensen is a Danish singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass guitar, drums, Mellotron, harmonium, keyboard, piano and organ...
(born 1974), Danish musician - Todd ChristensenTodd ChristensenTodd Jay Christensen is a former professional American football player and a current sports broadcaster for the MountainWest Sports Network.-Early life:...
(born 1956), American football player and sports broadcaster - Tonja Christensen (born 1971), American model
- Tom ChristensenTom ChristensenTom Christensen is a former Canadian politician and lawyer. He has served as British Columbia's Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, as Minister of Education and as Minister of Children and Family Development....
, Canadian politician - Ute ChristensenUte ChristensenUte Christensen is a German actress.- Selected filmography :*1980 - Derrick - Season 7, Episode 1: "Hanna, liebe Hanna"*1981 - Tod eines Schülers*1983 - Ich heirate eine Familie...
(born 1955), German actress - Villy ChristensenVilly ChristensenVilly Christensen is an ecosystem modeller with a background in fisheries science. He is known for his work as a project leader and core developer of Ecopath, an ecosystem modelling software system widely used in fisheries management. Ecopath was initially an initiative of the NOAA, but since...
, Canadian fisheries scientist - Ward ChristensenWard ChristensenWard Christensen, born in West Bend, Wisconsin, U.S., is the founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system ever brought online...
, founder of the first online bulletin board system - Willam ChristensenWillam ChristensenWillam Farr Christensen was an American ballet dancer, choreographer and founder of the San Francisco Ballet and Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is known for bringing the complete version of the Russian ballet The Nutcracker to the United States, as well as staging the first American...
(1902–2001), American ballet personality