Herman D. Koppel was born on October 1, 1908 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a composer, known for North Sea Boys (1950), Ditte, Child of Man (1946) and Storbyens symfoni (1935). He was previously married to Inge Vibeke Kabel and Edel Vibeke Clausen-Bruun. He died on July 14, 1998 in Denmark.