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 headmaster 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 '' Det Danske Spejderkorps'' was founded December 16, 1910 by Hans Hartvig Møller,

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, 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 Kirsten 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