Background
Kjaergaard, Thorkild was born on March 15, 1945 in Nørre Felding, Jutland, Denmark. Son of Aage and Ingrid (Nielsen) Kjaergaard.
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Kjaergaard, Thorkild was born on March 15, 1945 in Nørre Felding, Jutland, Denmark. Son of Aage and Ingrid (Nielsen) Kjaergaard.
Diploma in European Studies, College d'Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 1969. Graduate, Copenhagen University, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Copenhagen University, 1991.
From researcher to associate professor Copenhagen University, 1975-1982. Researcher European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 1983-1986. Curator Frederiksborg Castle Museum National History, Hillerød, Denmark, 1989-1998.
Administrator The Foundation Cultural Bridge 2000, 1998. Director Castle Museum, Sønderborg, Denmark, since 1999. Visiting associate professor history Kansas University, 1987.
Member The Futures Council (The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies). Member Danish Society Agrarian History, Association Castles and Museums Around the Baltic Sea (president 1991-1994).
Married Anne Horner, January 8, 1975 (deceased March 1975). 1 child, Andreas; married Gerd Malling, May 26, 1978.