Finn Boenning Larsen

Finn Bönning Larsen (born September 5, 1920 - August 10, 2009 ) was a Danish manager.

Life

Finn Bönning Larsen was of Danish and Hungarian origin. He was the European director of the former Brazilian airline Varig , based in Frankfurt .

According to his daughter Corinna, he helped persecuted Jewish families to flee to Sweden during World War II . In Frankfurt am Main, he has been involved in voluntary functions for decades. Among other things, he was chairman of the Frankfurt roller and ice sports club and the figure skating community. The building of the Frankfurt ice rink and the reconstruction of the old opera are thanks to his initiative . From 1985 to 1994 he was honorary managing director of the Frankfurter Sportstiftung .

Larsen was married to Ingrid Sauer, with whom he had the children Corinna (* 1964) and Sven Erik (* 1967). Corinna married Prince Casimir zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (* 1976), a man from the former German nobility , and later became internationally known as the close friend of King Juan Carlos I of Spain .

Honors and awards (selection)

Plaque of Honor of the City of Frankfurt am Main (1982)

Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Commander's Cross of the Pro Merito Melitensi Order of Merit of the Sovereign Order of Malta

Order of Knights of the Kingdom of Denmark

Brazilian honorary citizenship

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Corinna en '¡Hola!': “No soy la mujer fatal con la que me han querido identificar”. In: Te interesa , February 27, 2013, accessed July 4, 2020 (Spanish).
↑ The city commemorates Finn B. Larsen, winner of the Frankfurt plaque of honor. City of Frankfurt am Main, August 14, 2009, accessed on February 6, 2010 .
↑ 50 years of the Frankfurt Sports Foundation. In: Skyline Sports , issue 1/2018 (PDF; 9.1 MB), pp. 9–13 (here: p. 11).
↑ Dirk Müller-Kästner. Ex-Sodenerin stirs up all of Spain ( Memento from August 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive ). In: Höchst Kreisblatt , April 21, 2012.
↑ Hans-Christian Rößler: Former King Juan Carlos leaves Spain. In: Frkf. General Currently , August 3, 2020, accessed on August 4, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Larsen, Finn Boenning
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Larsen, Finn B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish manager
DATE OF BIRTH	5th September 1920
DATE OF DEATH	August 10, 2009

[Hola13-1] Corinna en '¡Hola!': “No soy la mujer fatal con la que me han querido identificar”. In: Te interesa , February 27, 2013, accessed July 4, 2020 (Spanish).

[2] The city commemorates Finn B. Larsen, winner of the Frankfurt plaque of honor. City of Frankfurt am Main, August 14, 2009, accessed on February 6, 2010 .

[3] 50 years of the Frankfurt Sports Foundation. In: Skyline Sports , issue 1/2018 (PDF; 9.1 MB), pp. 9–13 (here: p. 11).

[4] Dirk Müller-Kästner. Ex-Sodenerin stirs up all of Spain ( Memento from August 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive ). In: Höchst Kreisblatt , April 21, 2012.

[5] Hans-Christian Rößler: Former King Juan Carlos leaves Spain. In: Frkf. General Currently , August 3, 2020, accessed on August 4, 2020.