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Also Known As	Georg Morris Cohen Brandes
Born	February 4, 1842 • Copenhagen • Denmark
Died	February 19, 1927 (aged 85) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Works	“Main Currents in 19th Century Literature”
Subjects Of Study	Scandinavian literature • det moderne gennembrud • literature • Julius Caesar • Michelangelo • Voltaire • naturalism

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