Researching Knut Jensen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 194 people with the Jensen surname? In that year Jensen was ranked number 3385 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Knut Jensen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Knut Jensen and the Jensen Genealogy
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Jensen Forums
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Some Famous People called Knut Jensen
Knut Erik Jensen
Knut Erik Jensen (born 8 October 1940 in Honningsvåg, Finnmark) is a Norwegian film director, best known for his documentary Cool and Crazy. After studying French, Russian and history, he attended the London Film School. In 1978, he joined the staff of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), and has since then made documentaries and short films for NRK as well as independently. Jensen has also directed three feature films: Stella Polaris (1993),Burnt by Frost (1997) and Passing Darkness (2000).
In 2008 Jensen was made a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
Source: Knut Erik Jensen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jensen
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