Pontoppidan, Henrik — born July 24, 1857, Fredericia, Den. died Aug. 21, 1943, Ordrup, near Copenhagen Danish realist writer of novels and short stories. He studied engineering and worked as a teacher before taking up writing. His works, typically written in a cold,… … Universalium
Pontoppidan, Henrik — (1857 1943) A Danish novelist and short story writer, Pontoppidan came from a staunchly Lutheran background, against which he rebelled with gusto. After studying engineering and teaching at a folk high school, he published the short story… … Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater
Pontoppidan,Henrik — Pon·top·pi·dan (pŏn tŏpʹĭ dăn , dän ), Henrik. 1857 1943. Danish writer known for his three novel series The Promised Land (1891 1895). He shared the 1917 Nobel Prize for literature. * * * … Universalium
Pontoppidan — Pontoppidan, Henrik … Enciclopedia Universal
Henrik Pontoppidan — (* 24. Juli 1857 in Fredericia; † 21. August 1943 in Kopenhagen) war ein dänischer Schriftsteller. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Henrik Pontoppidan — Henrik Pontoppidan. Henrik Pontoppidan (n. Fredericia, Dinamarca, 24 de julio de 1857 † Copenhague, 21 de agosto de 1943). Novelista danés, ganador del Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1917. Contenido … Wikipedia Español
Henrik Pontoppidan — (24 juillet 1857 – 21 août 1943) est un écrivain réaliste danois. Il est issu d une famille ancienne dont un ancêtre au XVIIème siècle avait pris le nom latinisé de Pontoppidan parce qu il était régisseur du domaine de Broby (bro = pons, by =… … Wikipédia en Français
PONTOPPIDAN (H.) — PONTOPPIDAN HENRIK (1857 1943) L’un des paradoxes qu’impose l’étude de l’œuvre de Pontoppidan, romancier danois qui se définissait lui même comme «un simple soldat dans l’éternelle lutte pour la libération de l’esprit humain», est qu’il ait pu… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pontóppidan — Pontóppidan, Henrik, dän. Romanschriftsteller, geb. 24. Juli 1857 in Fredericia; schrieb: »Mimoser« (1887), »Muld« (1891), »Den gamle Adam« (1894), »Der forjœttede Land« (1893) u.a … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Henrik Pontoppidan — Infobox writer name = Henrik Pontoppidan imagesize = 150px birthdate = birth date|1857|7|24|mf=y birthplace = Fredericia, Denmark deathdate = death date and age|1943|8|21|1857|7|24|mf=y deathplace = Charlottenlund nationality = Danish genre =… … Wikipedia
Henrik Pontoppidan, 1917.Courtesy of the Nobel Foundation, Stockholm