About Frederik Hegel
Lived 1817 – 1887 (aged 70). Frederik Hegel was a Danish publisher and director.
Frederik Vilhelm Hegel (11 May 1817 – 27 December 1887) was a Danish bookseller and publisher. He was born in Fredensborg. He started working for the bookstore Gyldendalske Boghandel at the age of fifteen, and took over the company in 1850. Under his leadership Gyldendal published many of the most important Norwegian writers, including Bjørnson, Ibsen, Kielland, Lie and Asbjørnsen. Hegel also published a number of dictionaries, periodicals and school books.
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Who was Frederik Hegel?
Bookseller and publisher (1817-1887)
When was Frederik Hegel born?
Frederik Hegel was born on 11 May 1817 in Fredensborg.
When did Frederik Hegel die?
Frederik Hegel died on 27 December 1887 in Copenhagen.
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Frederik Hegel was a publisher and director.
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Frederik Hegel was Danish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frederik Hegel. https://biography.guide/frederik-hegel/
MLA: "Frederik Hegel." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frederik-hegel/.
Chicago: "Frederik Hegel." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/frederik-hegel/.
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