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the__alchemisttoday at 12:38 PM1 replyview on HN

Niels Bohr, the Great Dane, was one of these skid greasers! He worked with the queen of Sweden, and also used his academic contacts in various countries to secure jobs/visas.


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embedding-shapetoday at 2:16 PM

> He worked with the queen of Sweden

Interesting connection, as her father was a foreign member of the Nazi party (while living in Brazil) and had lied about his Nazi affiliation in the past. When he moved back to Germany, he joined the main party.