Background
The son of Captain Carl Bruun, Bruun was born in Holmen, Copenhagen.
The son of Captain Carl Bruun, Bruun was born in Holmen, Copenhagen.
After matriculating from Herlufsholm School in 1891, he completed his studies at Copenhagen"s Technical University in 1898, immediately being commissioned to work for the Danish Board of Maritime Works (Vandbygningsvæsenet) where he was assigned to work in Esbjerg Harbour in 1899.
From 1904, his responsibilities covered the design of harbour facilities in Skagen in the north of Jutland which were completed in 1907. In this connection, he studied the habours in the Faroe Islands, draughting a report on his findings.