Biography
Henrik Pontoppidan 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." He was the youngest and in many ways the most original and influential member of the Modern Break-Through.
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1857-07-24
Deathday1943-08-21 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceFredericia, Danmark
RelationshipsMette Marie Hansen (1881-12-02 - 1892-01-01)
SpouseAntoinette Kofoed
FatherDines Pontoppidan
SiblingsMorten Pontoppidan, Erik Pontoppidan, Knud Pontoppidan
CitizenshipsKingdom of Denmark
ResidencesFredericia · Randers, Denmark
AwardsNobel Prize in Literature
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