Ludvig Holberg

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Ludvig Holberg was an 18th-century Danish-Norwegian writer, playwright, historian, and philosopher, often regarded as the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature.

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Ludvig Holberg canonical 9
Ludvig Holberg Hansen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Enlightenment thinker ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
historian ⓘ
human ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
satirist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
birthName Ludvig Holberg ⓘ
burialPlace Copenhagen ⓘ
citizenship Denmark–Norway ⓘ
countryOfDeath Denmark–Norway ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1684-12-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1754-01-28 ⓘ
describedAs founder of modern Danish literature ⓘ
founder of modern Norwegian literature ⓘ
educatedAt University of Copenhagen ⓘ
employer University of Copenhagen ⓘ
familyName Holberg ⓘ
fieldOfWork drama ⓘ
history ⓘ
literature ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
essay ⓘ
satire ⓘ
utopian fiction ⓘ
givenName Ludvig ⓘ
hasWorkInTheCollection Royal Danish Library ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ
Latin literature ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Danish ⓘ
movement Enlightenment ⓘ
name Ludvig Holberg ⓘ
nationality Danish-Norwegian ⓘ
notableIdea use of satire to promote rationality and social reform ⓘ
notableWork Den politiske Kandestøber ⓘ
Erasmus Montanus ⓘ
Jeppe på Bjerget ⓘ
Niels Klims underjordiske Rejse ⓘ
Peder Paars ⓘ
occupation academic ⓘ
historian ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
writer ⓘ
period 18th century ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bergen ⓘ
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
placeOfDeath Copenhagen ⓘ
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
positionHeld professor at the University of Copenhagen ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holberg Prize → namedAfter → Ludvig Holberg ⓘ
Hansen → hasNotableBearer → Ludvig Holberg Hansen ⓘ
linked to: Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg → name → Ludvig Holberg ⓘ
Ludvig Holberg → birthName → Ludvig Holberg ⓘ
Holberg Suite → dedicatedTo → Ludvig Holberg ⓘ
Holberg Suite → inspiredBy → Ludvig Holberg ⓘ