Jens Ernst Wegener (5 October 1781 - 15 October 1846) was a

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educator and pedagogical writer. He was principal of Jonstrup Seminarium outside

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from 1819- to 1838. He was the father of painter Gustav Theodor Wegener.

Early life and education

Wegener was born in

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, the son of Casper Frederich Wegener and Maren Jensdatter Staal. He later moved to

Career

Wegener succeeded Jacob Saxtorph as principal of Jonstrup Seminarium in 1819. He retired in 1838.

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mentions him in ''Mit livs rejse''.

Family

Wegener married Birgitte Maria Bindesbøll (17971856), a sister of the architect

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. They had four children: Karen Johanne Juliane Wegener, Gustav Theodor Wegener, Marie Sophie Lovise Lund and Jacobe Henriette Catharina Wegener. His daughter Johanne (Hanne) was married to the paper merchant and art collector

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References

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19th-century Danish educators 19th-century Danish writers 19th-century male writers People from Odense 1781 births 1846 deaths {{Denmark-writer-stub