Hans Hartvig Møller (sometimes also written as ''Hans Hartvig-Møller'') (

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1873-1953) was the Rector (1909-1943) of Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium (GHG) founded in 1894 and originally a private school exclusively for boys, the founder of

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in Denmark, and one of the founders of Danish Scouting. The ''Elevråd''

was first established in Denmark in 1909 at Hellerup Gymnasium at the behest of newly appointed

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Hartvig Møller. Hans Hartvig Møller: "Selvstyre i skoler". In Einar Sigmund (ed.): ''Skole og samfund. Norsk pedagogisk revy for opdragelse og undervisning, 3. årgang (Hæfte Nr. 5), 1922''. Kristiania. (pp. 170-179) The first Danish scout organisation ''

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'' was founded December 16, 1910 by Hans Hartvig Møller, Cay Lembcke, Oscar Hansen, P. Nørgaard and E. Bøcher, and the first

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for boys was organized by Hartvig Møller November 20, 1909 at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium. In 1922 his daughter

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was the first female student of Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium. One road, ''Hartvig-Møllers Vej'' situated near Gunderød in

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, is named in honour of Hans Hartvig Møller.

Works

* Hans Hartvig Møller: "Elevraad". ''Vor Ungdom, 53. Aargang, 1931-32, hæfte X, marts 1932''. (p. 457)

References

Scouting pioneers Scouting and Guiding in Denmark 1873 births 1953 deaths People from Sønderborg Municipality {{Scout-bio-stub