Bi Skaarup | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1952 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | March 15, 2014 (aged 61) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation(s) | Archeologist, food historian |
| Years active | 1984–2014 |
Bi Skaarup (September 9, 1952, in Copenhagen – March 15, 2014, in Copenhagen[1]) was a Danish archeologist, author, food historian and lecturer. She was employed at Museum of Copenhagen from 1985 to 2006 as curator, and was responsible for parts of the excavations during the construction of Copenhagen Metro and wrote several articles about the subjects.
In 1995–96 she helped to develop the medieval restaurant The Golden Swan at the Danish open-air museum Middelaldercentret at Nykøbing Falster. She worked as a consultant until her death.[2][3]
In 2006 she moved to Falster with her husband to do courses and lectures in historical cookery.[3]
She wrote multiple cookbooks about historical food, and was appointed president of the Danish Gastronomic Academy, which she became a member of in 1991. She participated in numerous television programs about historical cooking, especially on the Danish television channel dk4 together with the journalist Frantz Howitz. She died in the spring of 2014 after long illness. She was mentioned as a pioneer in her work with the history of food.[4]
- ^ Tingstrøm, Claus (March 18, 2014). "Dødsfald". Lolland-Falsters Folketidende. Folketidendegruppen.
- ^ "Bi Skaarup" (in Danish). Saxo.dk. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ a b "Bi Skaarup" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ Boyhus, Else-Marie (March 20, 2014). "Mindeord over middelalderarkæolog Bi Skaarup". Lolland-Falsters Folketidende. Folketidendegruppen.