Jorgen Henning Holmgaard

Background

Holmgaard, Jorgen Henning was born on May 3, 1946 in Svendborg, Denmark. Son of Knud A. and Esther (Holmgaard) Frederiksen.

Education

Master of Arts, U. Copenhagen, 1972.

Career

Associate professor, U. Roskilde (Denmark), 1972-1977; professor comparative literature, U. Aalborg (Denmark), since 1977. Consultant Medusa Publications, Copenhagen, since 1975. Visiting scholar Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• Jorgen Henning Holmgaard has been listed as a noteworthy Comparative literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lst Lieutenant Royal Danish Air Force, 1965-1969. Member Modern Language Association.

Interests

• Avocations: history, traveling.

Connections

Married Alice R. Jakobsen (divorced 1983). Children: Nanna, Toke. Married Bente L. Kindberg, since 1984.

Father:

Knud A. Frederiksen

Mother:

Esther (Holmgaard) Frederiksen

Spouse:

Bente L. Kindberg

Spouse:

Alice R. Jakobsen

child:

Nanna Holmgaard

child:

Toke Holmgaard