Background
Nielsen, Kirsten was born on October 12, 1943 in Svendborg, Fyn, Denmark. Daughter of Verner Gustav Thorvald and Else Marie (Foss) Schroll.
Nielsen, Kirsten was born on October 12, 1943 in Svendborg, Fyn, Denmark. Daughter of Verner Gustav Thorvald and Else Marie (Foss) Schroll.
Master of Arts in Religious Studies, French, Aarhus University, Denmark, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Theology, Aarhus University, Denmark, 1976. Doctor of Theology, Aarhus University, Denmark, 1985.
Assistant professor Institute Religionsvidenskab, University Aarhus, 1971-1976. Associate professor Institute Religionsstudier, University Aarhus, 1976-1995. Professor Institute Gammel og Ny Testamente University Aarhus, since 1995.
Dean of faculty University Aarhus, 1984-1989. Member Committee for Translating the Old Testament into Modern Danish, 1976-1992.
Member Dansk Teologisk Society (board directors), Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift (board directors).
Married Leif Nielsen, July 29, 1967.