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Born June 19, 1880 • Iceland
Died August 31, 1919 (aged 39) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Works “Eyvind of the Mountains”
Gudmundur Kamban
Icelandic author
Matthías Jochumsson
Icelandic author
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
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
Johan Ludvig Heiberg, detail of a lithograph, 1869, after a portrait by David Monies, c. 1844; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg, Denmark.
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
Danish author
Leif Panduro
Danish writer
Kaj Munk
Kaj Munk
Danish playwright
Wessel, Johan Herman
Johan Herman Wessel
Danish author
Klaus Rifbjerg
Danish writer
Hans Christian Branner
Danish author
Henrik Hertz
Danish author
Gustav Wied
Danish author
Kjeld Abell
Danish dramatist
Peter Andreas Heiberg
Danish author
Davíð Stefánsson
Icelandic author
Russel Crouse
American dramatist