Brief Life History of Knud
When Knud Andersen was born on 28 April 1916, in Arden, Nordjylland, Denmark, his father, Niels Johan Christian Andersen, was 26 and his mother, Christiane Annie Kirstine Nielsen, was 26. He lived in Store Arden, Store Arden, Hindsted, Ålborg, Denmark for about 5 years. He died on 13 December 1983, in Århus, Denmark, at the age of 67.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Knud Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1925"
- Knüd Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1930"
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World Events (7)
1917
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
1939
Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.
1940
Germany invades Denmark.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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