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Kjaer, Niels was born on April 27, 1949 in Aarhus, Denmark. Son of Torvald and Ruth Hedvig (Meyer) Kjaer.
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Niels Kjaer
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Niels Kjaer, Danish theologian, scholar, poet. Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, 1975. Named Honorary Officer, Dickinson-Higginson Press, 1986. Member Emily Dickinson International Society (charter, director Emily Dickinson center 1990-2002), Emily Dickinson Society Japan (honorary), Danish Writers' Union.
Education
Master of Divinity, University Aarhus, Denmark, 1975.
Career
Perpetual curate Lutheran Church Utterslev, Copenhagen, 1975-1977. Vicar Lutheran Church Lyø, Faaborg, Denmark, 1978-1999. Scholar, since 1999
Consultant Projekt-Teatret, Odense, Denmark, 1990-2001.
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Member Emily Dickinson International Society (charter, director Emily Dickinson center 1990-2002), Emily Dickinson Society Japan (honorary), Danish Writers' Union.
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Married Elisabeth Øllgaard, August 10, 1973 (divorced July 24, 1989). Children: Mette, Annemari. Married Jenny Thaysen, March 22, 2003.
Children: Silas, Ruth.
