Peter William Jerndorff (24 November 1842 – 23 December 1926) was a Danish stage actor and opera singer. Amongst the roles he created were Dr. Rank in Ibsen's 1879 play ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' (Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having bee ...

'' and Leonard in

Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...

's 1906 opera ''

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''. Towards the end of his career he taught diction and acting and appeared in Carl Dreyer's 1922 silent film ''Der var engang'' (''Once Upon a Time''). His students included the Danish opera singers

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and

Vilhelm Herold Vilhelm Christoffer Herold (born March 19, 1865, in Hasle, Bornholm – died December 15, 1937, in Copenhagen) was an operatic tenor, voice teacher, and theatre director. Herold created the role of David in Carl Nielsen's opera '' Saul og David ...

. Jerndoff died in

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, the city of his birth, at the age of 84.Blangstrup Christian (ed.) (1915–1930
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Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon ''Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon'' is a Danish encyclopedia that has been published in several editions. The first edition, ''Salmonsens Store Illustrerede Konversationsleksikon'' was published in nineteen volumes 1893–1911 by Brødrene Sal ...

'' 2nd Edition Vo]. 13, p. 32 Emmons, Shirlee (1990). ''Tristanissimo: The Authorized Biography of Heroic Tenor Lauritz Melchior'', p. 336. Schirmer Books.

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