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Born July 24, 1857 • Fredericia • Denmark
Died August 21, 1943 (aged 86) • Denmark
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1917)
Notable Works “De dødes rige” • “Landsbybilleder” • “Lucky Per” • “Mands Himmerig” • “Skyer” • “Undervejs til mig selv”
Movement / Style det moderne gennembrud • realism

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