Aase Bredsdorff

Aase Dilling Bredsdorff (née Larsen; 20 January 1919 – 20 March 2017) was a Danish librarian who specialized in promoting literature for children and young people. As a public library inspector, she was instrumental in bringing about administrative and legislative changes leading to more active use of children's books in schools and libraries. Internationally, she chaired IFLA's committee for children's libraries (1965–1971) and in 1966 became Denmark's representative on the International Board on Books for Young People.

Early life and education Born on 20 January 1919, in Hillerød, Bredsdorff was the daughter of the haulier Hjalmar Dilling Larsen (1892–1972) and Jessie Petra Marie Thomsen (1893–1987). After matriculating from Frederiksborg Latin School, she served an apprenticeship with Copenhagen Libraires becoming a librarian in 1944. During the German occupation of Denmark, she was active in the Danish resistance as a member of Frit Danmark's libraries group.

Personal life On 20 March 1940, Bredsdorff married her librarian colleague Viggo Vilhelm Bredsdorff (1918–2000) with whom she had two sons. After her retirement in 1981, together with her husband she undertook valuable voluntary work for Amnesty International.