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Aage Westenholz

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Aage Westenholz

Birth
Tyrsting, Horsens Kommune, Midtjylland, Denmark
Death
23 Dec 1935 (aged 76)
Hosterkob, Rudersdal Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Burial
Hørsholm, Hørsholm Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark Add to Map
Plot
3689, Westenholz family plot.
Memorial ID
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He was the maternal uncle of famous Danish author Karen Blixen aka Isak Dinesen.

Extensive bio in Danish:
https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Aage_Westenholz

Photo of the gravestone shared by his parents Regnar & Mary and his half-brother Thomas:
https://gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=regnarwestenholz

Info in link below about the volunteer armed corps which he founded in 1908.
The incription states that persons from this corps erected his gravestone.
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korps_Westenholz

7 children by Ellen Margareta:
https://www.gruthansen.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I0171&tree=tree1
He was the maternal uncle of famous Danish author Karen Blixen aka Isak Dinesen.

Extensive bio in Danish:
https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Aage_Westenholz

Photo of the gravestone shared by his parents Regnar & Mary and his half-brother Thomas:
https://gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=regnarwestenholz

Info in link below about the volunteer armed corps which he founded in 1908.
The incription states that persons from this corps erected his gravestone.
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korps_Westenholz

7 children by Ellen Margareta:
https://www.gruthansen.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I0171&tree=tree1

Inscription

REJST AF DANMARKS FRIVILLIGE KORPS

Gravesite Details

The Westenholz family plot is not in very good condition. Also: The names and dates on the large stone that Aage shares with his wife Ellen are very difficult to read, thus, I had to rely on data in his bio (see link above).



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  • Created by: S. Jensen
  • Added: Apr 21, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239084729/aage-westenholz: accessed ), memorial page for Aage Westenholz (18 Apr 1859–23 Dec 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239084729, citing Hørsholm Cemetery, Hørsholm, Hørsholm Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark; Maintained by S. Jensen (contributor 49261656).