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Ludvig Holberg

1684 - 1754

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Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano–Norwegian dual monarchy. He was influenced by Humanism, the Enlightenment and the Baroque. Holberg is considered the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature. He was also a prominent Neo-Latin author, known across Europe for his writing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludvig Holberg is the 527th most popular writer (down from 491st in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Norway (down from 29th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Ludvig Holberg is most famous for his satirical comedies.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ludvig Holberg ranks 527 out of 7,302. Before him are Michel Houellebecq, Boris Vian, William S. Burroughs, Novatian, G. K. Chesterton, and Jacinto Benavente. After him are Georg Trakl, Tennessee Williams, Jules Michelet, J. M. Barrie, Vasily Grossman, and Richard Bach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1684, Ludvig Holberg ranks 3. Before him are Catherine I of Russia, and Jean-Antoine Watteau. After him are Maria Barbara Bach, Tokugawa Yoshimune, Francesco Durante, Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Johann Gottfried Walther, Jean Astruc, Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Jean-Baptiste van Loo, and Kimpa Vita. Among people deceased in 1754, Ludvig Holberg ranks 4. Before him are Mahmud I, Abraham de Moivre, and Christian Wolff. After him are Henry Fielding, Maria Anna of Austria, Jacopo Riccati, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Henry Pelham, Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, Safdar Jang, and Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ludvig Holberg ranks 41 out of 1,039. Before him are Jo Nesbø (1960), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Inge I of Norway (1135), Lars Onsager (1903), Jostein Gaarder (1952), and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932). After him are Olaf II of Denmark (1370), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Christian Lous Lange (1869), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), and Magnus V of Norway (1156).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Ludvig Holberg ranks 7. Before him are Henrik Ibsen (1828), Knut Hamsun (1859), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Ivar Aasen (1813), Jo Nesbø (1960), and Jostein Gaarder (1952). After him are Jon Fosse (1959), Jonas Lie (1833), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), and Dag Solstad (1941).

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