Aage Berntsen Explained

Aage Berntsen
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:16 May 1885
Birth Place:Særslev, Denmark
Death Place:Hovedstaden, Denmark
Sport:Fencing
Club:Akademisk Fægteklub
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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.

Notes and References

  1. Aage Berntsen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120613/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/aage-berntsen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 April 2010.
  2. Web site: Aage Berntsen . Olympedia . 12 August 2021.