Died 1919-10-13.
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Karl Adolph Gjellerup
Karl Adolph Gjellerup was a Danish poet and novelist who together with his compatriot Henrik Pontoppidan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917. He is associated with the Modern Breakthrough period of Scandinavian literature. He occasionally used the pseudonym Epigonos.
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culture · Danish writer · poet · writer · novelist · playwright · theologian · also Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Karl Gjellerup, Karl Adolf Gjellerup, Gjellerup
Born 1857 · Died 13 October 1919 · Q131487
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature — for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (1917).
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Born 1857.
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