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| Born | 3 December 1684 Bergen, Denmark-Norway (now Norway) |
| Died | 28 January 1754 (aged 69) Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway (now Denmark) |
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| Nationality | Dano–Norwegian[1] |
| Citizenship | Denmark-Norway[2] |
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Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano–Norwegian dual monarchy. He was influenced by Humanism, the Enlightenment and the Baroque. Holberg is considered the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature.[3][4] He was also a prominent Neo-Latin author, known across Europe for his writing. He is best known for the comedies he wrote in 1722–1723 for the Lille Grønnegade Theatre in Copenhagen. Holberg's works about natural and common law were widely read by many Danish law students over two hundred years, from 1736 to 1936.[citation needed]
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- ^ Billeskov Jansen, F. J. "Ludvig Holberg" (in Danish). Gyldendal – Den Store Danske. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ Andersen, Jens Kr. "Ludvig Holberg – Forfatterportræt" (in Danish). Arkiv for Dansk Litteratur. Archived from the original on 2007-08-04. Retrieved 2006-09-02.
- ^ Brandes, Georg (1884). Ludvig Holberg – et festskrift (in Danish). Copenhagen: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. p. 1.