Povl Bentzon

Povl Bentzon (31 August 1858 - 9 February 1943) was a Danish engineer and land surveyor.

He then enrolled at the College of Advanced Technology from where he graduated as a construction engineer in 1884.

He was chairman of the over-valuation regarding compensations in connection with reinforcement works around Copenhagen and member of the Gudenå Hydropower Commissions.

During the First World War, the government greatly benefited from his organizational skills and assigned him the position of chairman of the fuel board 1917–20, where he oversaw the entire country's supply of domestic fuel.

[3] In the Land Surveuor's Association he was a board member from 1892 tp 1908 and its chairman 1903–06 and 1920–24.

[2] At the Land Surveuor Association's 50th anniversary in 1925, he was appointed an honorary member.