Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer and referee. He competed at the

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

and

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. Leidersdorff, a Jewish sportsman, received the B.T. Gold medal in 1945 as Danish sportsperson of the year. He appeared in a short documentary film, ''Olympiadetræning'' (also known as ''Training for the Olympics in 1948''). Described by the

Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon ''Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon: uppslagsverk för sport, gymnastik och friluftsliv'' () is a Swedish-language sports encyclopedia, published in six volumes between 1938 and 1946, with a supplemental volume in 1949. Since 2017, it is digitise ...

as the

Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; ) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe, as well as the Arctic Ocean, Arctic and Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic oceans. It includes the sovereign states of Denm ...

foremost

foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ma ...

and

sabre A sabre or saber ( ) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the Early Modern warfare, early modern and Napoleonic period, Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such a ...

fencer, he won multiple national and Nordic championships in fencing. He operated a fur shop, Aage Leidersdorff Pelse, in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

at Østergade 15. The business was founded in 1908 by his father, also named Aage Leidersdorff (born 1882). (photo includes a sculpture of Aage Leidersdorff, probably the father) During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, he was evacuated to Sweden along with other Danish Jews.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leidersdorff, Aage 1910 births 1970 deaths Danish male fencers Olympic fencers for Denmark Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers from Copenhagen Jewish Danish sportspeople Furriers Danish tailors 20th-century Danish sportsmen