Bo S. Lindstrom, Author at

Academic Historian

Bo S. Lindström is an emeritus professor in Production Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. He formerly had a chair of Production Engineering at the Linköping University, Sweden. He was Dean of the School of Mechanical and Materials Processing at KTH for 12 years and is internationally active in CIRP, The International Academy for Production Engineering, Paris. He has been devoted to jazz music since his teens and has co-written Traveling Blues – The life and music of Tommy Ladnier as well as four volumes of Jazz Puzzles with Dan Vernhettes. He has written Oh Joe, Play that Trombone – The Life and music of George L Brashear.

Nyamko Ana Sabuni (1969– )

Nyamko Ana Sabuni is a Swedish politician and former government cabinet minister. She was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, on March 31, 1969. The family relocated in exile after her father, Maurice Sabuni, a left-wing politician from Congo (formerly Zaire) had been frequently jailed. The Sabuni … Read MoreNyamko Ana Sabuni (1969– )

Malou Mercedes Hansson (1983- )

Malou Hansson, a Miss Universe competitor in Puerto Rico in 2002, was crowned Miss Sweden earlier that year. She had just turned 19 at the time. Miss Sweden was born Malou Mercedes Hansson on February 2, 1983, in Järfälla, a Stockholm suburb. Her mother is … Read MoreMalou Mercedes Hansson (1983- )

Lola Odusoga (1977- )

Eighteen-year-old Lola Odusoga was crowned Miss Finland in 1996 (Miss Suomi in Finnish). Her full maiden name is Iyabode Ololade (Lola) Remilekun Odusoga and she was born on June 30, 1977 in the coastal city of Åbo (Turku), Finland. Her father was born in Nigeria … Read MoreLola Odusoga (1977- )

Lionel Charles Ferbos (1911-2014)

New Orleans, Louisiana, trumpeter Lionel Charles Ferbos was born in the city’s Creole 7th Ward on July 17, 1911. His father was Louis Ferbos, a tinsmith, and his mother was Rosita Ferbos. Lionel had two siblings. As a child, he had asthma and was advised … Read MoreLionel Charles Ferbos (1911-2014)

Thomas James Ladnier (1900–1939)

Jazz trumpeter Thomas “Tommy” Ladnier was born in Florenville/Mandeville, Louisiana, on May 28, 1900. His father was Alfred Ladnier, and his mother was Willie Williams Ladnier. He played in local bands beginning in 1914, and one of his teachers was trumpeter Bunk Johnson. In 1917, … Read MoreThomas James Ladnier (1900–1939)