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Folmer Wisti

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Name
  
Folmer Wisti


Died
  
October 16, 2000

Born
  
May 8, 1908
Denmark

Occupation
  
Associate professor and philologist

Folmer Wisti f . Visti Folmer Jensen (May 8, 1908, Vroue, Denmark – October 16, 2000) was a Danish director, associate professor and philologist. He was the first Slavic philologist from Aarhus University. Wisti was the instigator and leader of the Danish Cultural Institute (originally Danish Society) from 1940 to 1983. In 1974, he founded the Foundation for International Understanding, today known as the Folmer Wisti Foundation for International Understanding.

From 1976, he was also the organizer of conferences Europe of the regions as well as the information sheet, Regional Contact.

References

Folmer Wisti Wikipedia