Aage Friis

Aage Friis (16 August 1870 [1] – 5 October 1949) was a Danish historian and professor at the University of Copenhagen.

The German-Danish noble family Bernstorff presented one of its main themes in the history of the early modern period; his two-volume work Die Bernstorffs und Dänemark were written in Danish and also translated into German.

He appeared as a Danish biographer of the career of German chancellor Otto von Bismarck prior to his political rise.

He also maintained a professional working relationship with German professor and historian Friedrich Meinecke (1862–1954).

[4] Aage Friis was a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters from 1920.