Aino Kann Rasmussen (born 14 December 1937, Hellerup)[1] is a Danish archaeologist, curator and former chair of the Velux Foundation.[2]
Aino Kann Rasmussen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 December 1937 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist Curator |
Education and career
editRasmussen studied archaeology under Peter Glob at Aarhus University, where she participated in the Danish archaeological expedition to Bahrain. After obtaining her master's degree, she became an inspector first at the National Museum of Denmark and later Esbjerg Museum in Jutland. In 1986, she left the museum sector to work at the fine art auction house Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner.[2]
Rasmussen's father was Villum Kann Rasmussen, the founder of Velux and other Danish window manufacturing companies. She served as the director and chair of the board of the Velux Foundation, the nonprofit foundation established by her father, from 1981 until 2007.[2] She also wrote a biography of her father, Ét forsøg er bedre end tusind ekspertantagelser: V. Kann Rasmussen & Co (1991).[3]
She was appointed a Knight (Ridder) of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2002.[4]
Publications
edit- Bramming station 1874-1974, 1974
- One experiment is better than a thousand expert views : 1941-1951 : V. Kann Rasmussen & Co., 1991
References
edit- ^ "Aino Kann Rasmussen – Altinget: forskning". Altinget.dk (in Danish). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Klogt og munteret skal det gå". Berlingske (in Danish). 12 December 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Kann Rasmussen, Aino (1991). Ét forsøg er bedre end tusind ekspertantagelser: V. Kann Rasmussen & Co. Copenhagen: V. Kann Rasmussen Industri.
- ^ "Inspektør for Esbjerg Museum Aino Kann Rasmussen, portrætfoto, ca. 1973". Arkiv.dk. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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