Jørgen Friis Bak

I'm a Dane and several of the links on this page leads to information in Danish. You might also be interested in reading my more comprehensive Danish homepage.

Born January 18, 1954 in Rodskov
Baptized Jørgen Bak February 28, 1954
Married January 17, 1984 to Karin, divorced April 1, 1996
Father to Kristian and Astrid
Since 1985 I have lived in Beder, Denmark

I grew up in Rodskov and attended a small local school with only the first three classes, so I moved to Hornslet School. I attended High School in Risskov and studied Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics at the University of Aarhus from 1972 to 1979.

In 1979 i received a fellowship and worked for 5 years at CERN in Geneva after which I moved back to Aarhus. Gradually I switched to administrative duties and is today IT officer at the University of Aarhus.

The first lunar landing in 1969 was a major event in my life - this was the first step towards the stars. In recent years have I have made a minor contribution to the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal by reading the material and spotting a few errors.

Member of

British Interplanetary Society
The Danish Astronautical Society
Danish Physical Society
Editorial board of KVANT, Fysisk Tidsskrift
Danish Science Journalists Association
Association for the support of the Steno Museum
DIS-Danmark (Computing in Genealogy)
Editorial board of 'Lokal Hukommelse' (the local community)
Board of Beder Skole

If you care to read more you can visit my 'hJØRGENe'!