Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen (2 January 1945 – 2 April 2023) was a Danish art historian.
Nørregård-Nielsen was born in . He was an alumnus of
Ribe Katedralskole and wrote several memoirs. In 2001, he was awarded the
De Gyldne Laurbær
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prize for ''Riber Ret''. His 1995 book, ''Golden Age of Danish Art'' reviews early nineteenth-century art.
He was Chairman of the
New Carlsberg Foundation Board until the end of 2013.
He was also an adjunct professor of art history at the
Aarhus University
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. He was awarded the
Ingenio et Arti gold medal in 2013.
Nørregård-Nielsen died on 2 April 2023, at the age of 78.
Awards
Nørgaard-Nielsen received the
N. L. Høyen Medal in 2003.
See also
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Danish Culture Canon
The Danish Culture Canon () consists of 108 works of cultural excellence in eight categories: architecture, visual arts, design, design and crafts, film, literature, music, performing arts, and children's culture. An initiative of Brian Mikkelsen i ...
References
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1945 births
2023 deaths
Danish art historians
Danish art critics
Danish Culture Canon committee members
Academic staff of Aarhus University
Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog
Recipients of Ingenio et Arti