Sorgenfri Cemetery
Sorgenfri Cemetery (Danish. Sorgenfri Kirkegård) is a municipal cemetery operated by Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in Sorgenfri in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark.
History
The cemetery was established in 1903. It has later been expanded several times.[1]
Description
The main entrance to the oldest section of the cemetery is located at Lottenborgvej, just west of Lottenborg Inn. Just inside the cemetery is a chapel from 1905. In front of the chapel is a statue of a mouning woman. It was created by the sculptor Olga Wagner. Together with her husband, the sculptor Siegfried Wagnerm she lived in a house across the street from the cemetery entrance.
List
| Interment | Lived | Profession | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Arnholtz | 1901–1973 | writer,linguist | Ref |
| Jørgen Bo | 1919–1999 | Architect | Ref |
| Sven Sophus Elskær | 1926–1984 | Furniture designer | Ref |
| Kaj Engholm | 1906–1988 | Illustrator | Ref |
| Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard | 1890–1979 | Bishop | Ref |
| Mogens Glistrup | 1926–2008 | Politician | Ref |
| Olaf Hagerup | 1889–1961 | Botanist | Ref |
| Niels Helweg-Larsen | 1911–2008 | Publisher and writer | Ref |
| Svend Høhsbro | 1911–1998 | Architect | Ref |
| Aksel Jørgensen | 1883–1957 | Painter | Ref |
| Erik Kofoed-Hansen | 1897–1965 | Fencer | Ref |
| Claus Kähler | 1918–2002 | Businessman, civil engineer and writer | Ref |
| Aage Lippert | 1894–1969 | Illustrator | Ref |
| Aage Lundvald | 1908–1983 | Illustrator, cartoonist and composer | Ref |
| Ivar Nørgaard | 1922–2011 | Politician | Ref |
| Kirsten Passer | 1930–2012 | Actress | Ref |
| Mikael Pasternak | 1895–1967 | Illustrator and painter | Ref |
| Erik Piper | 1745–1827 | Politician | Ref |
| Carl Schepler | 1870–1942 | Merchant and founder of the Irma | Ref |
| Erik Seidenfaden | 1881–1958 | archaeologist and naval officer | Ref |
| Keld Sengeløv | 1953–2006 | Director-General of DSB | Ref |
| Niels Verner Skak-Nielsen | 1922–2013 | Economist and National Statistician | Ref |
| Niels Skovgaard | 1858–1938 | Painter and sculptor | Ref |
| Bi Skaarup | 1952–2014 | Archeologist and food historian | Ref |
| Thorkil Vesth | 1952–2014 | Pianist and composer | Ref |
| Olga Wagner | 1873–1963 | Sculptor | Ref |
| Sigfried Wagner | 1874–1954 | Sculptor | Ref |
References
- ↑ "Lottenborg". Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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