Toksvig

Last updated March 07, 2019

Toksvig is a Danish language surname. Notable people with the name include:

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status. Also, minor Danish-speaking communities are found in Norway, Sweden, Spain, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Due to immigration and language shift in urban areas, around 15–20% of the population of Greenland speak Danish as their first language.

Claus Toksvig (1929–1988), Danish broadcaster and member of the European Parliament for Denmark
Sandi Toksvig (born 1958), Danish-British writer, performer, and presenter
Signe Toksvig (1891–1983), Danish author of fiction and non-fiction, including a definitive text on Hans Christian Andersen

Claus Toksvig was a Danish journalist and broadcaster who, as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's first ever permanent foreign correspondent, is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest figures in Danish broadcasting history.

Sandra Birgitte Toksvig, is a British-Danish comedian, actor, presenter and producer on British radio, stage, and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the Women's Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels, and books for children. She was arguably the first woman in British public life to come out as a lesbian, in 1994.

Signe Toksvig (1891–1983) was a Danish writer. Her articles were published in the New York Times, the Nation, The Atlantic, and other periodicals. She also published several books, including biographies of Hans Christian Andersen and Emanuel Swedenborg. Her life and work, and obstacles she encountered, has also been the focus of scholarship by others. All her writings were in English.

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