2010 deaths

Hans_Høegh

Hans Høegh (1 September 1926 – 31 October 2010) was a Norwegian businessman and organizational leader.
Høegh was President of the Norwegian Red Cross from 1975 to 1981. Thereafter he was General Secretary of the League of Red Cross Societies in Geneve. From 1988 to 1993 was Høegh Assistant Secretary General in the United Nations. He served as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the Promotion of the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons between 1988 and 1993.

Tor_Tank-Nielsen

Tor Tank-Nielsen (9 July 1918 – 8 March 2010) was a Norwegian businessperson.He was born in Kristiania. He studied chemical engineering and graduated in 1940. In 1941 he was hired in the company M. Peterson & Søn, and after a series of promotions he became CEO in 1981.He is one of two honorary members in the Industrial Association of the city of Moss, the other one being Erik Mollatt.

Skandor_Akbar

Jimmy Saied Wehba (September 29, 1934 – August 19, 2010) was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar (which translates as "Alexander the Great"). Akbar led the villainous stable Devastation, Inc. in Bill Watts's Universal Wrestling Federation during the promotion's heyday in the 1980s, as well as other regional territories, including World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation.

Raoul_Grassilli

Raoul Grassilli (25 October 1924 – 24 July 2010) was an Italian actor.
Born in Bologna, Grassilli graduated from the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1948, and started his career on stage with Ruggero Ruggeri. Active among others in the theatrical companies of Alida Valli, Tino Buazzelli, Gino Cervi and Giorgio Strehler, he is best known for his roles in several RAI TV-series, starting from Anton Giulio Majano's Il Caso Maurizius (1961).

Grete_Prytz_Kittelsen

Grete Prytz Kittelsen (born Adelgunde Margrethe Prytz, June 28, 1917, Oslo, died September 25, 2010, Oslo), was a Norwegian goldsmith, enamel artist, and designer. She is one of the most well-known Norwegians in the Scandinavian Design movement, and has been referred to as the "Queen of Scandinavian Design". Through her work she contributed to internationalisation, innovation and scientific research. She was one of the few Norwegian practitioners who shaped the Scandinavian design style in the post-war era and is the periods’ most renowned Norwegian practitioner. Kittelsen's aim was to make beautiful and user-friendly everyday objects available for everyone. She had a vast and varied production. With her enamelled objects and jewellery she has been a pioneer in design in the post-war era and a model for the next generation of designers. Today her pieces constitute design icons and are sought-after collectables.