Christian Albert Clemmensen
Christian Albert Clemmensen (19 February 1869 – 27 February 1937) was a Danish journalist and prolific writer of books on Danish industrial and cultural history. He was president of the Danish Union of Journalists in 1890–1899.
Early life and education
[edit]Clemmensen was born in Copenhagen on 18 February 1869, the son of Sergant Mads Clemmensen (1831–1915) and Sidsel Clemmensen (née Albrechtsen; 1829–1909). He graduated from Østre Borgerdydskole in 1887. He taught Latin and French privately in 1890–1899.[1]
Career
[edit]Clemmensen worked as a journalist for Samfundet in 1899–1905 and frp in 1905 for Nationaltidende (from 1931 Dagens Nyheder). He was president of the Danish Union of Journalists in 1926–1930 and a board member of Dansk Arbejde.[1]
He wrote an extensive number of books on Danish commercial and cultural history.
Selected written works
[edit]- Haandværkerforeningen i Kjøbenhavn. Bidrag til Foreningens Historie i Aarene 1890-1915, Haandværkerforeningen (1915)
- Omkring Københavns Kvægtorv (1929)[2]
- Vægter-Bogen (1926,)
- Tivoli gennem 75 Aar (1918)[3]
- Forlagsboghandler G. E. C. Gad (1930)
- Johannes Neye. 1881-5. Oktober-1931 (1931)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "C.A. Clemmensen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 17 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Omkring Københavns Kvægtorv". Storytel (in Danish). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Tivoli gennem 75 Aarlanguage=Danish". Arnold Busck. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Johannes Neye". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2020.