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N. F. S. Grundtvig

1783 - 1872

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Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (Danish: [ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈfʁeðˀˌʁek ˈse̝vəˌʁiˀn ˈkʁɔntvi]; 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of N. F. S. Grundtvig has received more than 241,776 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). N. F. S. Grundtvig is the 1,046th most popular writer (up from 1,067th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 117th in 2019) and the 10th 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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  • 39

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  • 5.74

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  • 3.67

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 1,046 out of 5,755Before him are Bharata Muni, Khachatur Abovian, Robert de Montesquiou, Natalie Clifford Barney, D. T. Suzuki, and Meša Selimović. After him are Ernst Barlach, Fredric Brown, Edmund Spenser, Mori Ōgai, Kobayashi Issa, and Emil Ludwig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 9Before him are Hortense de Beauharnais, Washington Irving, Agustín de Iturbide, Hugh Glass, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, and Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia. After him are Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Vasily Zhukovsky, Friedrich Sertürner, Catharina of Württemberg, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Among people deceased in 1872, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 11Before him are Charles XV of Sweden, Théophile Gautier, Benito Juárez, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Franz Grillparzer, and Kawakami Gensai. After him are William Webb Ellis, William John Macquorn Rankine, Stanisław Moniuszko, Prince Albert of Prussia, Zeng Guofan, and Ljudevit Gaj.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 114 out of 893Before him are Hans Christian Gram (1853), Harald Bohr (1887), Sophia Brahe (1556), Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), Allan Simonsen (1952), and Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968). After him are Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Boetius of Dacia (1240), Gudfred (800), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), and Haakon III of Norway (1182).

Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 10Before him are Karen Blixen (1885), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), Sven Hassel (1917), Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847), and Georg Brandes (1842). After him are Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Aksel Sandemose (1899), Ole Nydahl (1941), and Adam Oehlenschläger (1779).