Background
Matthiessen, Poul Christian was born on February 1, 1933 in Odense, Denmark. Son of Jens Peder Ejvind and Laura Christine (Nielsen) Matthiessen.
Matthiessen, Poul Christian was born on February 1, 1933 in Odense, Denmark. Son of Jens Peder Ejvind and Laura Christine (Nielsen) Matthiessen.
Master in Economics, Copenhagen University, 1957. Doctor of Science in Economics, Copenhagen University, 1970.
Research assistant Copenhagen Telephone Сompany, 1958-1963. Lecturer statistics and demography University Copenhagen, 1963-1970, professor demography, 1971-1995. President The Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, 1993—2002.
Also board directors. Board directors Carlsberg Aktieselskab, Copenhagen, chairman board, 1993—2003. Member Think Tank on Integration in Denmark.
Author: Infant Mortality in Denmark 1931-1960, 1964, Growth of Population: Causes and Implications, 1965, Demographic Methods, volunteer I-III, 1970, Some Aspects of the Demographic Transition in Denmark, 1970, The Limitation of Family Size in Denmark, 1985, World Population Growth, 1999, Population and Society, 2004, The Immigration and Labour Market, 2002.
Board directors Danish Museum National History, Frederiksborg Castle, 1993-2002, Den Berlingske Foundation, since 1999. Member Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Academy Europaea, European Population Committee.
Literature, history', architecture.
Married Ulla Bay, December 13, 1986.