Aksel Nielsen

For the Danish footballer, see Aksel Nielsen (footballer).
Aksel Nielsen
Born(1901-01-11)January 11, 1901
Mariager, Denmark
DiedOctober 18, 1984(1984-10-18) (aged 83)
Denver, Colorado
NationalityDanish-American
OccupationBanker
Known for1953 Advisory Commission on Government Housing Policies and Programs
SpouseHelen Maurer
Children1

Aksel Nielsen (January 11, 1901 – October 18, 1984) was a Danish-American philanthropist, founder of the Mortgage Banking Association’s School of Mortgage Banking,[1] a member of the Civil and Defense Mobilization Board and close friend and financial adviser to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.[2]

  1. ^ "Colorado Mortgage Lending Industry Newsletter". Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association. Archived from the original on 2008-06-27.
  2. ^ "The Presidential Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower". Johns Hopkins University Press. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16.