Baron Hans Gustaf von Blixen-Finecke (25 July 1886 – 26 September 1917) was a Swedish officer and equestrian who won a bronze medal in dressage at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
[4] He was the twin brother of Bror von Blixen-Finecke, a famed professional hunter in Africa who was married to writer Karen Blixen née Dinesen from 1914 to 1925.
Hans had experienced a failed love affair with Karen, who then accepted an offer of marriage from his twin brother.
[2][3] Hans von Blixen-Finecke Sr. died in an aeroplane crash on 26 September 1917 and was buried at Gärdslöv Cemetery in Trelleborg Municipality.
[8] In the film Out of Africa, which is based on Karen Blixen's memoir of the same name, Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer plays Hans von Blixen-Finecke.