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The Engelstad Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, was established in June 2002 to continue the philanthropic efforts of Ralph Engelstad. [4] It was originally developed with the purpose of promoting medical research, improving the lives of people living with disabilities and creating new possibilities for high-risk individuals.
Ralph Louis Engelstad [1] (January 28, 1930 – November 26, 2002) was an American businessman who owned the Imperial Palace casino-hotels in Las Vegas and in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Fredrik Engelstad (born 12 March 1944) is a Norwegian sociologist. He has written several books. He is the son of writer Carl Fredrik Engelstad and physician Vibeke Engelstad, and a nephew of archivist Sigurd Engelstad. He is married to professor Irene Johnson. [1] Engelstad earned the mag.art. degree in 1974 and the dr.philos. degree in 1989. [2]
Engelstad is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915–1996), Norwegian writer, playwright, and journalist
Carl Johan Fredrik Engelstad (11 November 1915 – 1 October 1996) was a Norwegian writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director. Personal life [ edit ]
Vibeke Engelstad (née Smidt; 27 April 1919 – 8 July 2004) was a Norwegian physician and specialist in psychiatry. [1] Engelstad was born in Sandefjord to bishop Johannes Smidt and Jofrid Grimstvedt. [2] She was a sister of literary historian Kristian Smidt, [3] and was married to journalist and writer Carl Fredrik Engelstad. [1]
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Sigurd Engelstad (2 August 1914 – 16 January 2006) was a Norwegian genealogist and archivist. [1] Engelstad was born in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. [2] He was the son of jurist Sigurd Engelstad (1878–1916) and older brother of writer Carl Fredrik Engelstad. Through Carl Fredrik, Sigurd was the uncle of professor Fredrik ...