Background

Blixen-Finecke, Karen Christentze was born on April 17, 1885 in Rungsted, Denmark. Daughter of Wilhelm and Ingebrog (Westenholz) Dinesen.

Education

Studied with private tutors. Student schools Lausanne, Oxford. Studied Academy Art, Copenhagen, 1903-1905, painting Simon & Menard, Paris.

Career

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.

Achievements

• Karen Christentze Blixen-Finecke has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Academy Arts and Letters.

Connections

Married Bror Frederik Blixen-Finecke, January 14, 1914.

Father:

Wilhelm Dinesen

Mother:

Ingebrog (Westenholz) Dinesen

Spouse:

Bror Frederik Blixen-Finecke