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Georg Brandes

1842 - 1927

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Georg Morris Cohen Brandes (4 February 1842 – 19 February 1927) was a Danish critic and scholar who greatly influenced Scandinavian and European literature from the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century. He is seen as the theorist behind the "Modern Breakthrough" of Scandinavian culture. At the age of 30, Brandes formulated the principles of a new realism and naturalism, condemning hyper-aesthetic writing and also fantasy in literature. His literary goals were shared by some other authors, among them the Norwegian "realist" playwright Henrik Ibsen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Brandes is the 870th most popular writer (down from 780th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 91st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Danish Writer.

Georg Brandes was a Danish critic and writer who is most famous for being the first to introduce Henrik Ibsen to the European public.

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Among writers, Georg Brandes ranks 870 out of 7,302. Before him are Vātsyāyana, Sam Shepard, Zhang Sanfeng, Arthur Adamov, Periander, and Douglas Adams. After him are Thietmar of Merseburg, Thomas Harris, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Guido Cavalcanti, Ibn al-Muqaffa', and Miep Gies.

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Among people born in 1842, Georg Brandes ranks 20. Before him are Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Arrigo Boito, Hermann Cohen, Osborne Reynolds, James Dewar, and Vasily Vereshchagin. After him are Sophus Lie, Okita Sōji, Ambrose Bierce, Édouard Lucas, Jean Gaston Darboux, and Carl von Linde. Among people deceased in 1927, Georg Brandes ranks 14. Before him are Albrecht Kossel, Gaston Leroux, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Hugo Ball, Andranik, and Jerome K. Jerome. After him are Kang Youwei, Paul Sérusier, Carl David Tolmé Runge, Michael Ancher, Yusef of Morocco, and Armand Guillaumin.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Georg Brandes ranks 104 out of 1,032. Before him are Tove Ditlevsen (1917), John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850), Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796), and Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847). After him are Bille August (1948), Sophia Brahe (1556), Sven Hassel (1917), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Christina of Denmark (1521), and Absalon (1128).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Georg Brandes ranks 10. Before him are Johannes V. Jensen (1873), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Karen Blixen (1885), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), and Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847). After him are Sven Hassel (1917), Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Adam Oehlenschläger (1779), Jeppe Aakjær (1866), and Aksel Sandemose (1899).

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