Cristen Mikkelsen Kold
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Christen Mikkelsen Kold (sometimes spelled Kristen or Cristen; March 29, 1816 — April 6, 1870) was a Danish
teacher, notable for creating the Danish high-school system.
Kold was born in Thisted
, Jutland
.
Unsatisfied with the education system of Denmark at the time, he founded a school in Ryslinge in 1851, which later became a model for the folk high-school system. His work has to be seen in context with that of N. F. S. Grundtvig.
Kold died in Dalum
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
teacher, notable for creating the Danish high-school system.
Kold was born in Thisted
Thisted
Thisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has a population of 13,005 and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland....
, Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
.
Unsatisfied with the education system of Denmark at the time, he founded a school in Ryslinge in 1851, which later became a model for the folk high-school system. His work has to be seen in context with that of N. F. S. Grundtvig.
Kold died in Dalum
Dalum
Dalum is a locality situated in Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 635 inhabitants in 2005....
.