Born to an aristocratic Swedish family, he married his Danish cousin Karen Blixen (better known by her pen name Isak Dinesen) in 1913 and they moved to Kenya, where they bought a coffee plantation.
He was born to an aristocratic Swedish family. He married his Danish cousin Karen Blixen (better known by her pen name Isak Dinesen) in 1913. They moved to Kenya. They bought a coffee plantation.