Nils Ufer (17 June 1939 – 2 January 1993) was a Danish journalist and editor. He received the

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for his coverage of the Tamil scandal for ''

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'' in 1992, and also wrote the five-hour single-character play ''Mens vi venter på retfærdigheden'' about the affair.

Early life

Ufer was born in

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, the son of artist Johannes Ufer and secretary Gunhild Ufer, née Sørensen.

Career

Ufer began his career as a journalist at '' Fyns Tidende'' in Odense. He worked for ''

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'' from 1964 to 1974. In 1968, he covered the Paris student riots for the newspaper. He left ''Dagbladet Information'' to assume a position as editor of the

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magazine '' Corsaren'' in 1984 but returned to the newspaper in 1985. In 1987, Ufer joined ''

''. He played a central role in the uncovering of the Tamil scandal. He won the

posthumously for his coverage of the scandal in 1992.

Acting

Ufer appeared as an actor in six Danish feature films in the period 1969-1974: * '' Den gale dansker'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' Kære Irene'' (1971) * '' Revolutionen i vandkanten'' (1971) * '' Mor, jeg har patienter'' (1972) * ''

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(1974)

Personal life

Ufer died unexpectedly in 1993. He is buried at

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in Copenhagen.

Written works

* ''Den nøgne journalist'' (1988) * ''Det skjulte folk'' (1991)

References

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