Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger: Quick Facts

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Born	November 14, 1779 • Denmark • (Birthday tomorrow)
Died	January 20, 1850 (aged 70) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Works	“Aladdin” • “Helge” • “Nordiske Digte” • “Poetiske skrifter” • “The Golden Horns”
Movement / Style	Romanticism

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Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, oil painting by F.C. Groger, 1815; in the National Historical Museum at Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Den.

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