Aage Berntsen
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Born | Særslev, Denmark | 16 May 1885
Died | 16 April 1952 Hovedstaden, Denmark | (aged 66)
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Sport | Fencing |
Aage Berntsen (16 May 1885 – 16 April 1952) was a Danish fencer, poet, doctor and artist. He competed in five events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
He was son of the Danish prime minister Klaus Berntsen and his brother was the fencer Oluf Berntsen.
Among his poetry and writings he is best known for the text for Fynsk Foraar with music by Carl Nielsen.
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aage Berntsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Aage Berntsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
External links[]
- Aage Berntsen at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1952 deaths
- Danish male fencers
- Olympic fencers of Denmark
- Danish male poets
- Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Danish poets
- 20th-century Danish male writers
- Danish fencing biography stubs