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Born September 12, 1865 • Denmark
Died April 11, 1931 (aged 65) • Gentofte • Denmark
Notable Works “Naturbørn”
Movement / Style Symbolism
Subjects Of Study Charles Baudelaire • Heinrich Heine • Percy Bysshe Shelley
Jens Peter Jacobsen, detail of an oil painting by E. Josephson, 1879; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg, Denmark.
Jens Peter Jacobsen
Danish author
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Tom Kristensen
Danish author and critic
Hans Adolf Brorson, engraving by M. Bernigeroth.
Hans Adolf Brorson
Danish clergyman and author
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Johannes Jørgensen
Danish author
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Mu Dan
Chinese poet and translator
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Richard Howard
American author
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Jan Kasprowicz
Polish writer
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Attilio Bertolucci
Italian poet, literary critic and translator
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov, portrait by an unknown artist.
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov
Russian author
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Einar Benediktsson
Icelandic poet
Johannes Ewald, engraving by Johan Frederik Clemens, 1779.
Johannes Ewald
Danish poet
N.F.S. Grundtvig
N.F.S. Grundtvig
Danish bishop and poet
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, oil painting by F.C. Groger, 1815; in the National Historical Museum at Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Den.
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger
Danish author
Hauch, Johannes Carsten
Johannes Carsten Hauch
Danish author
Drachmann
Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann
Danish author
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Poul Martin Møller
Danish author
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Johannes V. Jensen
Danish author
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Halfdan Rasmussen
Danish poet
Thomas Kingo, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National History Museum at Frederiksborg, Denmark.
Thomas Kingo
Danish author
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Inger Christensen
Danish poet

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