Where are Niels Bohr's ashes buried?

Niels Bohr’s ashes are buried in Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Bohr died in Copenhagen on 18 November 1962, aged 77, and was buried in the historic cemetery in the Nørrebro district. Assistens Cemetery was founded in 1760 as an overflow burial ground for the crowded churchyards inside Copenhagen’s fortified city.

The cemetery later became associated with prominent Danish cultural and scientific figures. Hans Christian Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard, and physicist Niels Bohr are among those buried there. Its leafy grounds are both an active cemetery and a major public green space.

A common mix-up is Vestre Cemetery, another large Copenhagen burial ground established in the late nineteenth century. Vestre is important in its own right, but it is not Bohr’s burial place. The word “Assistens” can also mislead readers because it is a generic Danish term used for cemeteries created to assist existing burial sites.