Ingenio et Arti

Ingenio et Arti (from Latin: For Science and Art[1]) is a Danish medal awarded to prominent Danish and foreign scientists and artists.[2] The honour, a personal award of the Monarch, was instituted by King Christian VIII in 1841[3] and could be awarded to women as well as men, as for example to Bertha Wegmann in 1892.[4]

The medal is awarded irregularly,[1] on average less than twice per year,[3] and was most recently (as of 2013) awarded to Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen mag.art., art historian, writer and until the end of 2013 Chairman of the New Carlsberg Foundation.[5] Other recipients include artists Anna Ancher and Bjørn Nørgaard, writer Karen Blixen and ballet dancer Kirsten Simone.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "For videnskab og kunst medaljen Ingenio et arti" [For science and art: the Ingenio et Arti medal]. Litterære priser, medaljer, legater mv [Literary prizes, medals, scholarships, etc] (in Danish). litteraturpriser.dk. Retrieved 5 September 2010. List of recipients. Self-published, but with references.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Medals". Official site. Danmarks Nationalbank. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ingenio et Arti". SkibDen.dk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Online medal-database of medals from the Kingdom of Denmark. Self-published.
  4. ↑ Durholm, Emilie Boe Bierlich. "Bertha Wegmann 1847–1926". Hirschsprung Museum. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. [In 1892 Bertha Wegmann] became one of the first women to receive the Gold Medal of merit Ingenio et Arti. An example of an early female recipient.
  5. ↑ Remar, Dorte (27 December 2013). "Alting hænger så vidunderligt sammen" [Everything fits together so wonderfully]. Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 25 January 2014.

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