Background
Hempel, Valdemar was born on December 8, 1919 in Kolding, Denmark. Son of Soren Christian and Ingeborg (Knipschildt) Hempel. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1951.
Hempel, Valdemar was born on December 8, 1919 in Kolding, Denmark. Son of Soren Christian and Ingeborg (Knipschildt) Hempel. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1951.
New Brunswick, Niels Brock School, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1942. Master of Arts, San Francisco State University, 1961.
Division director Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, 1947-1966. Chief editor L.W. Singer Company, New York City, 1966-1968. Executive editor District of Columbia Heath & Company, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1968-1974.
Public Val Hempel Company, 1974-1980. President Hempel & Hempel, communications consultant, Carmel Valley, California, 1980-1991. Adjunct professor University Oregon, 1989.
Honorary faculty United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1961. Member faculty University Oregon, 1989.
Executive trustee American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1972-1981. Member of advisory county Stateof California. Member Modern Language Association.
Son of Soren Christian and Ingeborg (Knipschildt) H. M. Helen Elizabeth Benthen. 1 daughter by previous marriage, Johanna.