About Jens Jersild
Lived 1903 – 1978 (aged 74–75). Jens Jersild was a writer and police officer.
Jens Jersild (1903–1978) was a Danish law-enforcement officer and author who, as the chief of Copenhagen's Morality Police, persecuted homosexuals under his position from 1951 until his retirement in 1971. He was known as one of the most prominent anti-gay figures of his time.
A prominent voice in Danish popular discourse, Jersild gave lectures and made multiple media appearances as an expert on the topic of sexual crimes across the country. He is also the author of Boy Prostitution (1956). Jersild was an advisor in the production of crime movie Bundfald (1957), as well as other films.
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Who was Jens Jersild?
Danish law-enforcement officer and author
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Jens Jersild was born in 1903.
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Jens Jersild died in 1978.
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Jens Jersild was a writer and police officer.
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