Carl Peter Herman Christensen (13 August 1869 in

Særslev Særslev is a village in Denmark with a population of 801 (1 January 2023),BY3: Popu ...

– 9 October 1936) was the last

executioner An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who executes a sentence of capital punishment on a legally condemned person. Scope and job The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorising or order ...

(skarpretter) in office for the government of

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. He was hired by

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Peter Adler Alberti Peter Adler Alberti (10 June 1851, in Copenhagen – 14 June 1932, in Copenhagen) was a Danish politician and swindler, known for the Alberti scandal of 1908. Family life On 6 October 1876 in the Church of Holmen the 25-year-old barrister (ove ...

and held the office from 27 August 1906 until 1 April 1926. He never conducted any executions. His predecessor,

Jens Carl Theodor Seistrup Jens may refer to: * Jens (given name), a list of people with the name * Jens (surname), a list of people * Jens, Switzerland, a municipality * 1719 Jens, an asteroid See also * Jensen (disambiguation) * Jenssi Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) i ...

, was the last active executioner in office in Denmark.

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