Niels Åge Nielsen | |
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Born | 25 June 1913 |
Died | 16 January 1986 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Danish |
Occupation | Philologist |
Employer | Aarhus University |
Political party | Communist Party of Denmark |
Niels Aage Anton Nielsen [a] (born in Vejle 25 June 1913, died 16 January 1986) was a Danish professor of Nordic languages at Aarhus University. [1] He was also a leader in the Danish resistance movement. [2]
Nielsen was the son of master carpenter Niels Nielsen (1883-1962) and his wife Ella Kirstine Rasmussen (maiden name) (1892-1979). [3]
He took his high school diploma at Marselisborg Gymnasium in 1933, and in 1942 he obtained a master's degree in arts from Aarhus University. Later, he held various teaching positions at the same university, until he became a professor of Nordic languages at Odense University in 1966. However, he returned to his former university in 1972. [4]
He mostly devoted his attention to studying Danish dialects, especially the different dialects in Jutland and the history of the Danish language. [5]
Niels Aage Nielsen was also a high-ranking communist member of the Danish resistance movement during the German occupation of Denmark. [6]
Danish resistance movement on Wikipedia
Niels Åge Nielsen in the database of the resistance movement at the website of Frihedsmuseet. Niels Åge Nielsen 1913-1986 (in Danish)
Niels Åge Nielsen | |
---|---|
Born | 25 June 1913 |
Died | 16 January 1986 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Danish |
Occupation | Philologist |
Employer | Aarhus University |
Political party | Communist Party of Denmark |
Niels Aage Anton Nielsen [a] (born in Vejle 25 June 1913, died 16 January 1986) was a Danish professor of Nordic languages at Aarhus University. [1] He was also a leader in the Danish resistance movement. [2]
Nielsen was the son of master carpenter Niels Nielsen (1883-1962) and his wife Ella Kirstine Rasmussen (maiden name) (1892-1979). [3]
He took his high school diploma at Marselisborg Gymnasium in 1933, and in 1942 he obtained a master's degree in arts from Aarhus University. Later, he held various teaching positions at the same university, until he became a professor of Nordic languages at Odense University in 1966. However, he returned to his former university in 1972. [4]
He mostly devoted his attention to studying Danish dialects, especially the different dialects in Jutland and the history of the Danish language. [5]
Niels Aage Nielsen was also a high-ranking communist member of the Danish resistance movement during the German occupation of Denmark. [6]
Danish resistance movement on Wikipedia
Niels Åge Nielsen in the database of the resistance movement at the website of Frihedsmuseet. Niels Åge Nielsen 1913-1986 (in Danish)