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Also Known As Kaj Harald Leininger Munk
Born January 13, 1898 • Maribo • Denmark
Died January 4, 1944 (aged 45) • Silkeborg • Denmark
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Klaus Rifbjerg
Danish writer
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
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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
Wessel, Johan Herman
Johan Herman Wessel
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Hans Christian Branner
Danish author
Henrik Hertz
Danish author
Gustav Wied
Danish author
Kjeld Abell
Danish dramatist
Peter Andreas Heiberg
Danish author
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Spanish author
Gil Vicente
Portuguese dramatist
Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg, Baron Holberg
Scandinavian author
Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Icelandic writer
Gudmundur Kamban
Icelandic author
Gómez Manrique
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