Episode 2174
Grieg (surname)
Mon, 2023-Apr-17 00:06 UTC
Length - 1:59
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The random article for Monday, 17 April 2023 is Grieg (surname).
Grieg is a Norwegian surname originating from the Scottish surname Greig, notably Alexander Greig, great-grandfather of Edvard Grieg. The spelling "Grieg" reflects the Scots pronunciation of "Greig" at the time the name migrated. (In Scots, ei is regularly pronounced 'ee', e.g. heid [=head].) Notable people with this surname include the following:
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Norwegian composer and pianist
Harald Grieg (1894–1972), Norwegian publisher
John Grieg (1856-1905), Norwegian printer, publisher and bookseller
Nina Grieg (1845-1935), Danish-Norwegian lyric soprano
Nordahl Grieg (1902-1943), Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist and journalist
Otto Grieg Tidemand (1921-2006), Norwegian politician
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:06 UTC on Monday, 17 April 2023.
For the full current version of the article, see Grieg (surname) on Wikipedia.
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