Bernhard Severin Ingemann

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Bernhard Severin Ingemann, detail of a pencil-and-watercolour drawing by H. Olrik, 1860; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg, Denmark.

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Born	May 28, 1789 • Denmark
Died	February 24, 1862 (aged 72) • Sorø • Denmark • (Anniversary in 2 days)
Notable Works	“Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow”
Movement / Style	Romanticism

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