Holger Marius Nielsen
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Holger Marius Nielsen was an official of the Danish Ministry of Education.
He was one of the editors of the Dictionary of the Danish Language (Ordbog over det Danske Sprog), which was edited and published from 1919 till 1956. He was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog
in 1965 after having been the chairman of a ministerial working group preparing a new bill on the education of Danish teachers in primary school. The bill was adopted by the Danish Parliament in 1966. He retired from his duties with the Ministry of Education in 1973.
Holger Marius Nielsen was the son of Peder Adolf Nielsen (1872–1962) and Caroline Marie Nielsen (1873–1937). He grew up with his two brothers, Axel Nielsen
(1902–1970) and Povl Erik Nielsen (1909–1995) in Glostrup
, 10 kilometres west of Copenhagen. He married Ellen Ingeborg Marie Andersen (1904–1983) and had two children, Jørgen Erik Nielsen
(1933–2007) and Inge Lise Nielsen (born 1935).
He was one of the editors of the Dictionary of the Danish Language (Ordbog over det Danske Sprog), which was edited and published from 1919 till 1956. He was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog is an Order of Denmark, instituted in 1671 by Christian V. It resulted from a move in 1660 to break the absolutism of the nobility. The Order was only to comprise 50 noble Knights in one class plus the Master of the Order, i.e. the Danish monarch, and his sons...
in 1965 after having been the chairman of a ministerial working group preparing a new bill on the education of Danish teachers in primary school. The bill was adopted by the Danish Parliament in 1966. He retired from his duties with the Ministry of Education in 1973.
Holger Marius Nielsen was the son of Peder Adolf Nielsen (1872–1962) and Caroline Marie Nielsen (1873–1937). He grew up with his two brothers, Axel Nielsen
Axel Nielsen
Axel Vilfred Nielsen was a Danish astronomer at the Ole Rømer Observatory in Aarhus from 1927 until his death in 1970....
(1902–1970) and Povl Erik Nielsen (1909–1995) in Glostrup
Glostrup
Glostrup Kommune is a suburban municipality and town in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand approx. 10 km west of Copenhagen in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 13 km², and has a total population of 20,673 . Its Zip code is 2600...
, 10 kilometres west of Copenhagen. He married Ellen Ingeborg Marie Andersen (1904–1983) and had two children, Jørgen Erik Nielsen
Jørgen Erik Nielsen
Jørgen Erik Nielsen, Dr. Phil. was an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen.Nielsen graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1959. In 1976 he was awarded the D.Phil...
(1933–2007) and Inge Lise Nielsen (born 1935).
Sources and links
- Ordbog over det danske sprog
- Lov nr. 235 af 8. juni 1966 om uddannelse af lærere til folkeskolen