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N. F. S. Grundtvig

1783 - 1872

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Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (Danish: [ˈne̝kolɑjˀ ˈfʁeðˀʁek ˈse̝vəʁiˀn ˈkʁɔntvi, - ˈfʁæðˀʁæk -]; 8 September 1783 – 2 September 1872), most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. He was one of the most influential people in Danish history, as his philosophy gave rise to a new form of nationalism in the last half of the 19th century. It was steeped in the national literature and supported by deep spirituality. Grundtvig holds a unique position in the cultural history of his country. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. N. F. S. Grundtvig is the 783rd most popular writer (up from 910th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 101st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Writer.

N. F. S. Grundtvig was a Danish theologian and poet who is most famous for his hymns, which he wrote in Danish.

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Among writers, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 783 out of 7,302. Before him are Arrigo Boito, Anna Seghers, Ninon de l'Enclos, Valerius Maximus, Otto of Freising, and Achim von Arnim. After him are Ben Jonson, Jerome K. Jerome, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Gnaeus Naevius, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, and Tao Yuanming.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 6. Before him are Stendhal, Simón Bolívar, Hortense de Beauharnais, Washington Irving, and Agustín de Iturbide. After him are Vasily Zhukovsky, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Friedrich Sertürner, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, and Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. Among people deceased in 1872, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 10. Before him are Charles XV of Sweden, Giuseppe Mazzini, William John Macquorn Rankine, Théophile Gautier, Benito Juárez, and Stanisław Moniuszko. After him are Franz Grillparzer, George Robert Gray, Aleksis Kivi, William Webb Ellis, Ljudevit Gaj, and Mary Somerville.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 93 out of 1,032. Before him are Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Allan Simonsen (1952), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), and Canute Lavard (1096). After him are Hans Christian Gram (1853), Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), Eric I of Denmark (1055), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), and John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 7. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857), Sigrid Undset (1882), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), and Karen Blixen (1885). After him are Tove Ditlevsen (1917), Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847), Georg Brandes (1842), Sven Hassel (1917), Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), and Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950).

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