Folmer Wisti

Folmer Wisti (May 8, 1908 – 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.

Folmer Wisti
BornMay 8, 1908
Vroue, Denmark
DiedOctober 16, 2000(2000-10-16) (aged 92)
OccupationAssociate professor and philologist

From 1976, he was also the organizer of conferences Europe of the regions as well as the information sheet, Regional Contact.[1][2]

Bibliography
  • Grænseløs kulturudveksling -Det Danske Kulturinstitut i 70 år, af dr.phil. Niels Finn Christiansen (suppleret af billedfortællinger ved cand.mag. Kenn Schoop), 2009.
  • Portræt: Thomas kluge, 1998, Det Nationalhistoriske Museum Frederiksborg

References
  1. Glover, Nikolas (January 2011). National Relations: Public Diplomacy, National Identity and the Swedish ... - Nikolas Glover - Google Books. ISBN 9789185509669. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. Manniche, Peter (2013-10-22). Denmark: A Social Laboratory: Independent Farmers and Co-Operatives, Folk ... - Peter Manniche - Google Books. ISBN 9781483180465. Retrieved 2015-03-04.


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