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Birgitte Possing was born on 8 May, 1952 in Kolding, Denmark, is a Danish historian (born 1952). Discover Birgitte Possing's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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Kolding, Denmark |
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Denmark
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Birgitte Possing Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Birgitte Possing worth at the age of 71 years old? Birgitte Possing’s income source is mostly from being a successful historian. She is from Denmark. We have estimated Birgitte Possing's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Birgitte Possing (born 1952) is a Danish historian who has specialized in historical biography.
Born in Kolding on 8 May 1952, Birgitte Possing, one of four children, was the daughter of a nurse and a dentist.
Both were from Copenhagen but had moved to Kolding on the east coast of Jutland to bring their children up near the surrounding woods and seashore.
She studied history and ethnography at Aarhus University, graduating as Cand.mag. in 1979.
After teaching for a year at the Nordic Folk High School for Women (Den Nordiske Kvindehøjskole) in Visby, she turned to research and lecturing, spending four years (1986–1990) at the Royal Danish School of Educational Studies (Danmarks Lærerhøjskole) in Copenhagen.
In the late 1990s, while collaborating with Kvinfo on Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon covering women's biographies, Possing identified 1,140 Danish women of historical importance who had not been included in the authoritative biographical dictionary Dansk Biografisk Leksikon.
From 1991 to 1998, she was chief archivist and head of the Manuscript Department at the Royal Danish Library where she was responsible for the registration of literary sources.
In 1992, paying special attention to aspects relating to gender, she earned a doctorate with Viljens styrke, a biography of the pioneering feminist and educator Natalie Zahle.
Possing has headed the manuscript department of the Danish National Library and coordinated research at the National Museum of Denmark.
She later earned a doctorate from the University of Copenhagen (1992).
After two years serving as director of research at the National Museum (1998–2000), she was appointed director of the Danish Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities.
After gaining the status of professor at the University of Southern Denmark in 1999, in 2000 she was appointed senior research fellow at the Danish National Archives.
From 2000 to 2004, she was director of Danmarks Humanistiske Forskningscenter (Danish Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities) after which she was appointed senior researcher at the Danish National Archives.
Since 2006, she has been an affiliated professor at the University of Copenhagen.
In connection with her biography of Natalie Zahle, Possing commented: "I came across her archive while trying to find out why the distribution of power and gender had been the way it was in Denmark. I discovered that all the women who were pioneers in Denmark came from her school — all those who made their mark in science, politics, education and business. I thought something must have happened that we haven't had explained. So I decided to restore her legacy."
Birgitte Possing has published ten books and more than 60 articles, including:
Among Possing's awards and distinctions are:
