Literature · 1857–1943

Henrik Pontoppidan — Age & Birthday

Born: 24 July 1857 · Died: 21 August 1943 · Age at death: 86

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Henrik Pontoppidan died aged 86. He was born on 24 July 1857 and died on 21 August 1943.

Nobel Prize-winning Danish novelist known for his realist fiction

Did you know?He shared the 1917 Nobel Prize in Literature with fellow Danish writer Karl Gjellerup during the middle of the First World War.

Henrik Pontoppidan (Danish:; 24 July 1857 – 21 August 1943) was a Danish realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark." Pontoppidan's novels and short stories — informed with a desire for social progress but…

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Age at death: 86
Years since death: 83

Born: July 24, 1857 · Fredericia, Denmark
Died: August 21, 1943
Nationality: Danish
Known for: Literature

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Father: Dines Pontoppidan
Spouses: Antoinette Kofoed, Mette Marie Hansen

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