Holger Marius Nielsen (1905–1993) was an official of the Danish Ministry of Education. He was one of the editors of the ''Dictionary of the Danish Language'' (Ordbog over det Danske Sprog), which was edited and published from 1919 until 1956 in 28 volumes and is available on the internet. He was awarded the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...

in 1965 after having been the chairman of a ministerial working group preparing a new bill on the education of Danish teachers in primary school. The bill was adopted by the Danish Parliament in 1966. He retired from his duties with the Ministry of Education in 1973. Holger Marius Nielsen was the son of Peder Adolf Nielsen (1872–1962) and Caroline Marie Nielsen (1873–1937). He grew up with his two brothers,

Axel Nielsen Axel Vilfred Nielsen (13 December 1902 – 24 February 1970) was a Danish astronomer at the Ole Rømer Observatory in Aarhus from 1927 until his death in 1970. In 1921, while still a student, Nielsen established his private observatory "Spica" ...

(1902–1970) and Povl Erik Nielsen (1909–1995) in

Glostrup Glostrup is a Danish town in Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated population of 22,357 . During the 20th century Glostrup developed from ...

, 10 kilometres west of Copenhagen. He married Ellen Ingeborg Marie Andersen (1904–1983) and had two children,

Jørgen Erik Nielsen Jørgen Erik Nielsen, Dr. Phil. (23 September 1933 – 10 January 2007) was an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. Nielsen graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1959. In 1976 he was awarded the D.Phil. degree for ...

(1933–2007) and Inge Lise Nielsen (born 1935).

Sources and links

* Ordbog over det danske sprog
Lov nr. 235 af 8. juni 1966 om uddannelse af lærere til folkeskolen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Holger Marius Danish knights 1905 births 1993 deaths People from Glostrup Municipality