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HISTORISKE PERSONER HISTORICAL FIGURES –
(DK) Den mest kendte historiske person i Assens er nok Koelbjergmanden, som er det ældste skeletfund i Norden. Findestedet ligger i en lille privat skov i et idyllisk bakket terræn mellem landsbyen Andebølle og Vissenbjerg. I mange år mente man, at dette exceptionelle fund stammede fra en kvinde, men i 2017 offentliggjorde man resultatet af en DNA-undersøgelse, der viste, at skelettet stammede fra en mand. Koelbjergmanden levede for ca. 10.500 år siden under Maglemose-kulturen, som er en del af jægerstenalderen efter den sidste istid. Peter Willemoes var en dansk søofficer, som blev berømt for sin heltemodige indsats i Slaget på Reden ud for København i 1801. Han blev født i Assens i 1783 og døde i kamp med den engelske flåde som 24-årig i 1808. Der er rejst en statue af Willemoes på havnen i Assens, og hans fødehjem er nu en del af Museum Vestfyn. Den danske maler Dankvart Dreyer blev født i Assens i 1816 og døde som kun 36-årig i Barløse lige uden for Assens i 1852. Han blev optaget på Kunstakademiet i København og var meget lovende. I sine senere år malede han næsten udelukkende sine meget karakteristiske landskabsmalerier. Eline Hansen blev født i Assens i 1859. Hun var læreruddannet og blev en pioner inden for skolekøkkenundervisningen. Hun var en udpræget personlighed, der forstod at gøre sig gældende både i og uden for skolen. Hun var medstifter af dansk kvindesamfund og meget aktiv i kvindebevægelsen. Hun kæmpede for kvinders valgret og mente, at “Vil Kvinderne have Rettigheder, maa de ogsaa tage deres Del af Pligterne!”.
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(UK) One of the most well-known historical figures associated with Assens is likely the Koelbjerg Man, who is the oldest skeletal remains found in the Nordic region. The discovery site is in a small private forest in a picturesque hilly terrain between the villages of Andebølle and Vissenbjerg. For many years, it was believed that this exceptional find was that of a woman, but in 2017, the results of a DNA analysis revealed that the skeleton belonged to a man. The Koelbjerg Man lived around 8,000 B.C. during the Maglemose culture, which is a part of the Mesolithic period after the last Ice Age. Peter Willemoes was a Danish naval officer renowned for his heroic actions in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. He was born in Assens in 1783 and died in combat with the English fleet at the age of 24 in 1808. A statue of Willemoes stands in Assens harbor, and his birthplace is now part of the Museum West Funen. The Danish painter Dankvart Dreyer was born in Assens in 1816 and died at the age of 36 in Barløse, just outside Assens, in 1852. He was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and showed great promise. In his later years, he primarily painted his distinctive landscape paintings. Eline Hansen was born in Assens in 1859. She was a trained teacher and a pioneer in school kitchen education. She was a strong-willed personality who made her mark both within and outside the school. She co-founded the Danish Women’s Society and was very active in the women’s movement. She advocated for women’s suffrage, believing that “If women want rights, they must also take on their share of responsibilities!”
