Famous People with Name Christen

Christen August Hesselbo            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Christen August Hesselbo: was a Danish pharmaceutical botanist and bryologist.The standard author abbreviation Hesselbo is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

Christen Friis Rottbøll            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Christen Friis Rottbøll: was a Danish physician and botanist and pupil of Carolus Linnaeus.He studied at the University of Copenhagen, first theology, then medicine, in which in took his doctorate degree in 1755 (De morbis deuteropathicis seu Sympathier). He then travelled abroad 1757-1761 to further his studies of medicine, and to study chemistry and botany - the latter subject at Uppsala University with Linnaeus. From 1761, he was executive at the Botanic Garden in Copenhagen, and succeeded Georg Christian Oeder as its director i 1770. He was appointed professor at the Chair of Medicine in 1776 and received the title of "royal adviser" (konferensråd) in 1784.

Christen K. Wiese            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Christen K. Wiese: was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Christen Christensen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Christen Christensen: was a Norwegian pair skater. He represented Oslo Skøiteklub. His pairs partner was Randi Bakke. They are the 1933 World bronze medalists. They finished fifth at the 1923 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1934 World Figure Skating Championships. T