Knud Andersen

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

Knud Andersen
1916–1983
Kate Dandanell Jensen
1920–2008

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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