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Facts

Born November 18, 1743 • Copenhagen • Denmark • (Birthday in 5 days)
Died March 17, 1781 (aged 37) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Works “Fiskerne” • “Rolf Krage” • “Rungsteds lyksalighder” • “The Death of Balder”

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Johannes Ewald, engraving by Johan Frederik Clemens, 1779.
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Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson.
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Johan Nordahl Brun
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Marie-Joseph de Chénier, lithograph by François Le Villain, 19th century.
Marie-Joseph de Chénier
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Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, oil painting by F.C. Groger, 1815; in the National Historical Museum at Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Den.
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger
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Hauch, Johannes Carsten
Johannes Carsten Hauch
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Drachmann
Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann
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Wessel, Johan Herman
Johan Herman Wessel
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Klaus Rifbjerg
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Christiern Pedersen
Danish humanist
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Henrik Hertz
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Peter Andreas Heiberg
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Calderón de la Barca, Pedro
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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William Congreve, oil painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1709; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
William Congreve
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W.H. Auden
W. H. Auden
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Graham Greene
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Bertolt Brecht
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Ludvig Holberg
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