Christian Albert Clemmensen
# Christian Albert Clemmensen

Christian Albert Clemmensen (19 February 1869 – 27 February 1937) was a Danish journalist and prolific writer of books on Danish industrial and cultural history. He was president of the Danish Union of Journalists in 1890–1899.

## Early life and education

Clemmensen was born in Copenhagen on 18 February 1869, the son of Sergant Mads Clemmensen (1831–1915) and Sidsel Clemmensen (née Albrechtsen; 1829–1909). He graduated from Østre Borgerdydskole in 1887. He taught Latin and French privately in 1890–1899.

## Career

Clemmensen worked as a journalist for Samfundet in 1899–1905 and frp, 1905 for Nationaltidende (from 1931 Dagens Nyheder). He was president of the Danish Union of Journalists in 1926–1930 and a board member of Dansk Arbejde.

He wrote an extensive number of books on Danish commercial and cultural history.

## Selected written works

* Haandværkerforeningen i Kjøbenhavn. Bidrag til Foreningens Historie i Aarene 1890-1915, Haandværkerforeningen (1915)
* Omkring Københavns Kvægtorv (1929)
* Vægter-Bogen (1926,)
* Tivoli gennem 75 Aar (1918)
* Forlagsboghandler G. E. C. Gad (1930)
* Johannes Neye. 1881-5. Oktober-1931 (1931)
