Jens Juel (1897–1978)
Danish estate owner (1897–1978)
Jens Juel (28 April 1897 – 25 December 1978) was a Danish estate owner, chamberlain and Member of the Royal Hunt. He was from 1938 the owner of Petersgaard at Vordingborg, including the vast Pedersgaard Forest District. He was a board member of the Danish Forrest Association (1959–1965). He served as director both of Den Suhrske Stiftelse (1940–1962) and of Det Classenske Fideicommis (1948–1974).
Early life and education
Juel was born on 28 April 1897 at Meilgaard, the son of Niels Joachim Christian Gregers Iuel and Clara Anna Sofie Treschow. He graduated from Stenhus Boarding School at Holbæk in 1915. He studied farming at Krabbesholm, Brattingsborg and Petersgaard. From 1922 to 1939, he served as inspector at Krabbesholm and Lindegård.
Career
In 1938, he succeeded Ida Marie Suhr, a younger sister of his maternal grandmother, as the owner of Petersgaard. The estate comprised the vast Petersgaard Forest District.
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