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Jørn Lund

Danish linguist (born 1946)

Jørn Lund (born 30 January 1946) is a Danish linguist who is professor of Danish language at Danmarks Lærerhøjskole, and since 2013 chairman of Dansk Sprognævn (the Danish council for regulation of the Danish language). He is the author of the Great Dictionary of Danish Pronunciation (1990, with Lars Brink) and the two-volume Standard Danish (Dansk rigsmål) (1975, also with Lars Brink), as well as a number of popular books about the Danish language.²

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Born Jan 30, 1946.¹

About

He was also the chairman of several government councils for language and cultural politics, notably the council that produced the Danish Culture Canon in 2007. Since 1980 he is a member of the Danish Academy. from 1991 to 2001 he was the Editor in Chief of Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (The Great Danish Encyclopedia). He is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He writes a weekly column in the Danish newspaper Politiken.

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Companies

RungstedlundfondenBoard member Aug 10, 1999 to now¹⁵
Politiken-FondenBoard member¹⁶
Tiderne SkifterBoard member Dec 1, 1995 to May 23, 2000¹⁷

Early life and education

1964Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium³

Career

Occupation: editor, linguist, philologist, professor.⁹

Since 2003Board member, Politiken Holding⁷
2002 to 2011Director, Society for Danish Language and Literature⁸
1995 to 2000Board member, Tiderne Skifter⁶
1980 to 1991Full professor⁸
Date not recordedWorked at University of Copenhagen⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Danish Pedagogical University⁴
Date not recordedBoard member, Politiken-Fonden⁵

Known for: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi.¹⁰

Personal life

BornJan 30, 1946, Viborg^{11 12}
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark¹³

Awards

2009Holberg Medal¹⁴
2009The Native Danish Language Award¹⁴
1998Den faglitterære pris¹⁴
1997Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog¹⁴
1991Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit¹⁴

Sources

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WikidataJørn Lund on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: Worked at University of Copenhagen, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: Board member, Politiken-Fonden, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: Board member, Tiderne Skifter, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: Board member, Politiken Holding, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: Full professor, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Altinget
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WikidataJørn Lund: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJørn Lund: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataRungstedlundfonden, Board member
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WikidataPolitiken-Fonden, Board member
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WikidataTiderne Skifter, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsJørn Lund photo by Mogens Engelund, CC BY-SA 3.0