Victor Georg HANSEN

Victor Hansen was a distinguished jurist and a Danish High Court judge from 1941-59. He also did pioneering research and writing in entomology. He wrote a 20-volume work on Danish fauna, and in 1950 was made a honorary professor and given an honorary doctorate at Københavns Universitet for his work on insects.

Hansen was chairman of the Danish Idræts Federation amateur and order committee for 37 years, 1933-70. He was chairman of arbitration courts in agriculture, banking and healthcare and was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from 1934-60, serving as chairman from 1950-60.