Famous People with Name Jens

Jens Martin Knudsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jens Martin Knudsen: was an internationally renowned Danish astrophysicist, particularly well known in his home country.Originally educated as a school teacher, but in 1962 got his degree in physics and mathematics from the University of Copenhagen. From 1970 to 1973 he worked for UNESCO as a teacher of mathematics in Brazil and Turkey. In later years he became known as Marsmanden (the Martian) on account of his great enthusiasm towards recent missions to the planet Mars. In 2002 he was appointed Honorary Professor of Planetary science at the University of Aarhus. At his death he was also Professor Emeritus at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen.

Jens Ferdinand Willumsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jens Ferdinand Willumsen: was a Danish artist who was associated with the movements of Symbolism and Expressionism. Although he was Danish, Willumsen lived almost half of his life in France. Besides painting, Willumsen had interests in sculpture, architecture, ceramics, and photography, and was an accomplished engraver.

Jens Dyrløv Eriksen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jens Dyrløv Eriksen: is a male badminton player from Denmark.In men's doubles, Eriksen and his partern Martin Lundgaard Hansen had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Qi Han of the United States in the second.

Jens Fink-Jensen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jens Fink-Jensen: is a Danish poet, author, photographer, composer and architect.Jens Fink-Jensen was born December 19, 1956(1956-12-19) in Copenhagen, Denmark. From 1968 to 1972 Fink-Jensen attended school in Store Heddinge where he was a classmate with the Danish poet Søren Ulrik Thomsen.

Jens Immanuel Baggesen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jens Immanuel Baggesen: was a Danish poet.Baggesen was born at Korsør. His parents were very poor, and before he was twelve he was sent to copy documents at the office of the clerk of the district. He was a melancholy, feeble child, and before this he had attempted suicide more than once. By dint of indomitable perseverance, he managed to gain an education, and in 1782 entered the university of Copenhagen.