Birth and Life

Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

writer

Date of birth 20. 1. 1873
Country of birth Denmark

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Work, awards, recognitions, ...
Nobel Prize in Literature 1944

Death

Date of death 25. 11. 1950
Cemetery Bispebjerg Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark
GPS coordinates of the cemetery 55.714827, 12.525528

Details:
No grave, just an area where ashes were scattered.

Summary from Wikipedia

He was born in Farsø, a village in North Jutland, Denmark, as the son of a veterinary surgeon[3] and he grew up in a rural environment. While studying medicine at the University of Copenhagen he worked as a writer to fund his studies. After three years of studying he chose to change careers and devote himself fully to literature. Literary works Johannes V. Jensen in 1902.

Author of contribution: Janez, published 10. 1. 2016

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Location of the cemetery

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