Sorgenfri Cemetery

Sorgenfri Cemetery (Danish. Sorgenfri Kirkegård) is a municipal cemetery operated by Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in Sorgenfri in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark.

History

The cemetery was established in 1903. It has later been expanded several times.[1]

Description

The main entrance to the oldest section of the cemetery is located at Lottenborgvej, just west of Lottenborg Inn. Just inside the cemetery is a chapel from 1905. In front of the chapel is a statue of a mourning woman. It was created by the sculptor Olga Wagner. Together with her husband, the sculptor Siegfried Wagnerm she lived in a house across the street from the cemetery entrance.

List

Interment Lived Profession Ref
Arthur Arnholtz1901–1973writer,linguistRef
Jørgen Bo1919–1999ArchitectRef
Sven Sophus Elskær1926–1984Furniture designerRef
Kaj Engholm1906–1988IllustratorRef
Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard1890–1979BishopRef
Mogens Glistrup1926–2008PoliticianRef
Olaf Hagerup1889–1961BotanistRef
Niels Helweg-Larsen1911–2008Publisher and writerRef
Svend Høhsbro1911–1998ArchitectRef
Aksel Jørgensen1883–1957PainterRef
Erik Kofoed-Hansen1897–1965FencerRef
Claus Kähler1918–2002Businessman, civil engineer and writerRef
Aage Lippert1894–1969IllustratorRef
Aage Lundvald1908–1983Illustrator, cartoonist and composerRef
Ivar Nørgaard1922–2011PoliticianRef
Kirsten Passer1930–2012ActressRef
Mikael Pasternak1895–1967Illustrator and painterRef
Erik Piper1745–1827PoliticianRef
Carl Schepler1870–1942Merchant and founder of the IrmaRef
Erik Seidenfaden1881–1958archaeologist and naval officerRef
Keld Sengeløv1953–2006Director-General of DSBRef
Niels Verner Skak-Nielsen1922–2013Economist and National StatisticianRef
Niels Skovgaard1858–1938Painter and sculptorRef
Bi Skaarup1952–2014Archeologist and food historianRef
Thorkil Vesth1952–2014Pianist and composerRef
Olga Wagner1873–1963SculptorRef
Sigfried Wagner1874–1954SculptorRef

References

  1. "Lottenborg". Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2017.


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