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Henrik Kauffmann

Henrik Kauffmann

Former Ambassador of Denmark to the United States
Henrik Kauffmann was the Danish ambassador to the United States during World War II, who signed over part of Greenland to the US. Wikipedia
Born: August 26, 1888, Frankfurt, Germany
Died: June 5, 1963 (age 74 years), Skodsborg Spa Hotel, Skodsborg, Denmark
Spouse: Charlotte MacDougall (m. 1926–1963)
Previous office: Ambassador of Denmark to the United States (1939–1958)
Grandparent: Heinrich Kauffmann
Education: Copenhagen University (1911) and Metropolitanskolen (1906)