Jens Ernst Wegener

Jens Ernst Wegener (5 October 1781 - 15 October 1846) was a Danish educator and pedagogical writer. He was principal of Jonstrup Seminarium outside Copenhagen from 1819- to 1838. He was the father of painter Gustav Theodor Wegener.

Constantin Hansen: Konsistorialråd J. Ernst Wegener
Constantin Hansen's portrait of Wegener's eldest daughter, Hanne Wanscher, née Wegener, 1835

Early life and education

Wegener was born in Odense, the son of Casper Frederich Wegener and Maren Jensdatter Staal.[1] He later moved to Copenhagen.

Career

Wegener succeeded Jacob Saxtorph as principal of Jonstrup Seminarium in 1819. He retired in 1838.[2] Hans Christian Andersen mentions him in Mit livs rejse.[2]

Family

He married husband of Birgitte Maria Bindesbøll, a sister of the architect Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll. They had four children: Karen Johanne Juliane Wegener, Gustav Theodor Wegener, Marie Sophie Lovise Lund and Jacobe Henriette Catharina Wegener

References
  1. "Jens Ernst Wegener". geni.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. "Mit livs eventyrlanguage=Danish". Hans Christian Andersen. Retrieved 12 February 2019.


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