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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ollerup

Ollerup is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality.

Notable people

  • Nanna Kristensen-Randers (1864–1908) a Danish lawyer and folk high school administrator; from 1894 she assisted in running Ollerup Højskole
  • Niels Bukh (1880–1950) a Danish gymnast and educator who founded the first athletic folk high school in Ollerup
  • Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen (1892 in Ollerup – 1975 in Ollerup) a Danish Neoclassical architect
  • Count Eigil Knuth (1903–1996) a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer; in 1932, he graduated as a gymnastics teacher from Ollerup Physical Training College
  • Mogens Møller (1934–2021) a Danish minimalist painter and sculptor, from 2004 to 2007, he helped carry out comprehensive decoration work at the Ollerup School of Gymnastics

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