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School Years in Aarhus (1891–1893)

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Although August loved the sea, a love he maintained throughout life, it became clear to him that he wished to study at the university. However, he had to wait until after he was sixteen before he was permitted to take the preliminær examen, allowing him to enter Aarhus Cathedral School.

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  1. AK to Mimi, Sept. 7, 1893.

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  2. AK to Mimi, Dec. 1, 1893.

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  3. Viggo Sorensen: En Videnkabsmands Hjem (A scientist’s home). In Danske Hjem ved Aarhundredeskiftet,Ny Samling. (Danish homes at the turn of the century). Hirschsprungs Forlag, Copenhagen, 1949. In this article Sorensen’s son, Viggo, gives a lively description of his parents’ home.

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  4. AK to Mimi, Nov. 23, 1893.

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  5. AK to Mimi, April 4, 1894, Author’s emphasis.

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  6. AK to Mimi, May 18, 1894.

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  7. AK to Mimi, June 1, 1894.

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  8. AK to Viggo, summer 1894. The examination, candidatus magisterii or cand. mag. as it is commonly called, permits the candidate to teach in the higher school, the gymnasium. The magister conference, which is somewhat more than a master’s degree in the U.S., prepares the candidate for scientific research.

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  9. AK to Mimi, Sept. 9, 1894.

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  10. AK to Mimi, Feb. 21, 1895.

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  11. AK to Mimi, March 11, 1895.

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  12. AK to Mimi, May 22, 1895.

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Schmidt-Nielsen, B. (1995). School Years in Aarhus (1891–1893). In: August and Marie Krogh. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7530-9_4

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