Aage Berntsen (16 May 1885 – 16 April 1952) was a Danish fencer, poet, doctor and artist. He competed in five events at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He was son of the Danish

prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

Klaus Berntsen Klaus Berntsen (12 June 1844 – 27 March 1927) was a Danish politician, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was Council President of Denmark from 1910 to 1913. He served as minister of defence from 1910 to 1913 and again from 192 ...

and his brother was the fencer

Oluf Berntsen Oluf Berntsen (5 November 1891 – 26 June 1987) was a Danish fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was son of the Danish prime minister Klaus Berntsen and his brother, Aage Berntsen, also competed in fencing a ...

. Among his poetry and writings he is best known for the text for

Fynsk Foraar ''Fynsk Foraar'' (Springtime on Funen), for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Opus 42, is Carl Nielsen's last major choral work. Written to accompany a prizewinning text by Aage Berntsen, it was first performed in Odense's Kvæghal (Cattle Hall) on 8 ...

with music by

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 ...

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* 1885 births 1952 deaths Danish male fencers Olympic fencers of Denmark Danish male poets Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish poets 20th-century Danish male writers People from Nordfyn Municipality {{Denmark-fencing-bio-stub