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Born January 15, 1900 • Tórshavn • Denmark
Died March 12, 1991 (aged 91) • Tórshavn • Denmark
Notable Works “The Lost Musicians”
Jens Peter Jacobsen, detail of an oil painting by E. Josephson, 1879; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg, Denmark.
Jens Peter Jacobsen
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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Tom Kristensen
Danish author and critic
Bernhard Severin Ingemann, detail of a pencil-and-watercolour drawing by H. Olrik, 1860; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg, Denmark.
Bernhard Severin Ingemann
Danish author
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Klaus Rifbjerg
Danish writer
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Jeppe Aakjær
Danish author
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Sven Holm
Danish writer
Gjellerup
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
Danish writer
Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg, Baron Holberg
Scandinavian author
Andersen, Hans Christian
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish author
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
Martin Andersen Nexø.
Martin Andersen Nexø
Danish author
Henrik Pontoppidan, 1917.
Henrik Pontoppidan
Danish author
Isak Dinesen, 1959
Isak Dinesen
Danish author
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Sophus Claussen
Danish poet

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