Henrik Pontoppidan
Danish writer
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." Wikipedia
Born: July 24, 1857, Fredericia, Denmark
Died: August 21, 1943 (age 86 years), Charlottenlund, Denmark
Children: Karen Pontoppidan, Steffen Broby Pontoppidan, Johanne Elisabeth Pontoppidan, and more
Spouse: Antoinette Caroline Elise Kofoed (m. 1892–1928) and Marie Hansen (m. 1881–1892)
Siblings: Knud Pontoppidan
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