Died 1930-04-22.
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Jeppe Aakjær
Jeppe Aakjær was a Danish poet and novelist, a member of the 'Jutland Movement' in Danish literature". A regionalist, much of his writings was about his native Jutland. He was known for writings that reflected his concern for the impoverished and for describing rural existence.
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culture · Danish poet (1866–1930) · journalist · writer · poet · novelist · also Jeppe Aakjær, Jeppe Aakjaer, Aakjær
Born 10 September 1866 · Died 22 April 1930 · Q211039
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1913· 1 entry
Was able to tour Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and England, with his son
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1911· 2 entries
Published his most controversial work, Af Gammel Jehannes hans Bivelskistaarri: En bette Bog om stur' Folk (From Old Jehanne's Bible Stories: A Little Book about Big Folk, 1911), where he retells biblical stories per
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Released what he felt was his best play, Naar Bønder elsker: Skuespil i femn Akter (When Peasant's Love: Play in Five Acts, 1911), which did not receive as good a reception as his earlier plays
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1910· 1 entry
Jeppe started what would become an annual event, the Jenlefest, a folk festival
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1907· 1 entry
Turned a swath of land that he had purchased in 1905 into his farm, Jenle
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1906· 1 entry
Aakjær received the fellowship, Anckerske Legat (Anckerske Scholarship), and commenced to tour Europe with his friend Lauritz Larsen
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1905· 1 entry
And 1906, he released a series of poetic pieces: Fri Felt: En Digstamlin (Open Field: A Poem Collection, 1905), Rugens Sange og Andre Digte (Songs of the Rye and Other Poems, 1906)
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1901· 1 entry
But was rejected by the Folketeater (People's Theater) in Copenhagen
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1899· 2 entries
Wrote his first major literary piece, Bondens Søn (The Peasant's Son), in which in an autobiographical manner relates the story of a poor Jutlander, Jens
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After switching again, this time to Provinspresse, a social democratic publication, he became a parliamentary correspondent and started to make more of a name for himself
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1895· 1 entry
Received his studentereksamen (bachelor's degree) and in 1896 his candidatus degree
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1892· 1 entry
Again decided that the life of a teacher was not for him
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1886· 1 entry
Left Copenhagen to spend time with his family on the farm and on other farms
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1884· 1 entry
His parents allowed him to travel to Copenhagen
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1882· 1 entry
When a teacher by the name of Niels Jakobsen started teaching at the school at Fly
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1866· 1 entry
Born 1866-09-10.
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