Steen Hasselbalch
1881–1952 (age 71)
Biography
Steen Hasselbalch directed a publishing house with an eye for both new voices and the classics, ensuring that literature and scholarship reached readers across the city and beyond.
He supported writers through editing and encouragement, believing that a well-turned book could nourish civic conversation, and his care for the written word is commemorated at Mariebjerg Cemetery.