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Also Known As	Jens Immanuel Baggesen
Born	February 15, 1764 • Denmark
Died	October 3, 1826 (aged 62) • Hamburg • Germany
Notable Works	“Labyrinten”

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Inger Christensen

Danish poet

Johannes Ewald

Danish poet

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann

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Ingeborg Bachmann

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Émile Deschamps

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Danish bishop and poet

Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger

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Jens Peter Jacobsen

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Poul Martin Møller

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Halfdan Rasmussen

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Tom Kristensen

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