Background
Eskelund, Karl I. was born on January 15, 1890 in Steenstrup, Denmark. Son of Peder Nielsen and Elisa (Meisling) Eskelund.
Eskelund, Karl I. was born on January 15, 1890 in Steenstrup, Denmark. Son of Peder Nielsen and Elisa (Meisling) Eskelund.
Doctor of Law, U. Copenhagen, 1915.
Journalist, Politiken, Copenhagen, 1915, parliamentary correspondent, 1917-1930. Chairman Journalists Union, 1930-1938, chairman International Union Journalists, 1937-1938. Chief press department Foreign Office, 1938-1945.
Consul. general, Wellington, New Zealand, 1945-1949, charge d’affaires, 1946-1949.
Deputy chief Danish Embassy, Bonn. Germany, 1950-1951; Danish minister, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1951-1955. Deputy delegate Denmark to United Nations, 1955-1956.
Ambassador, Denmark to United Nations, 1956-1958. Danish Ambassador to Yugoslavia, from 1958.
Address: Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Married Lotte Pernat, July 5, 1945.