Background
Blixen-Finecke, Karen Christentze was born on April 17, 1885 in Rungsted, Denmark. Daughter of Wilhelm and Ingebrog (Westenholz) Dinesen.
Blixen-Finecke, Karen Christentze was born on April 17, 1885 in Rungsted, Denmark. Daughter of Wilhelm and Ingebrog (Westenholz) Dinesen.
Studied with private tutors. Student schools Lausanne, Oxford. Studied Academy Art, Copenhagen, 1903-1905, painting Simon & Menard, Paris.
Ingenio et arti; recipient Holberg medal, Denmark. Honorary member American Academy Arts and Letters. Author: Seven Gothic Tales, 1934.
Out of Africa, 1937.
Winter’s Tales, 1942. Last Tales, 1957; Anecdotes of Destiny, 1958. Shadows on the Grass, 1961.
Address: Rungstedlund, Rungsted Kyst, Denmark.
Member American Academy Arts and Letters.
Married Bror Frederik Blixen-Finecke, January 14, 1914.