Herman Bang

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7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World

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Plato and Aristotle: How Do They Differ?

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

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Brain Games: 8 Philosophical Puzzles and Paradoxes

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Born	April 21, 1857 • Denmark
Died	January 29, 1912 (aged 54) • Ogden • Utah
Notable Works	“Denied a Country” • “Håblose slaegter” • “Ida Brandt” • “Stille existenser” • “Tine”

Gustav Wied

Danish author

Hans Christian Branner

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Martin Andersen Nexø

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Henrik Pontoppidan

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Jens Peter Jacobsen

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Isak Dinesen

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Meïr Aron Goldschmidt

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Sven Holm

Danish writer

Peter Seeberg

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Peter Høeg

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Gunnar Gunnarsson

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Hans Christian Andersen

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Johannes Carsten Hauch

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Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann

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Poul Martin Møller

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Johannes V. Jensen

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Tom Kristensen

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Leif Panduro

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Steen Steensen Blicher

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Bernhard Severin Ingemann

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