Jenny Blicher-Clausen

Jenny Frederikke Blicher-Clausen, pen name John Bentsen, (1865–1907) was a Danish writer who is most notable for her poetry, especially for her first publication Digte (Poems, 1885) and for Violin. She also wrote plays, including Christian den Anden (Christian II, 1889) which was performed at Copenhagen's Dagmar Theatre. She gained popularity not only in Denmark but in Germany, Sweden and Finland. The composer Rued Langgaard was inspired to put some of her poems to music.

Biography Born on 29 July 1865 in Durup Parish, Sallingsund Municipality, Jenny Frederikke Blicher was the daughter of the parish priest Jens Mathias Blicher (1822–1893) and his wife Frederikke Severine née Balle (1833–1910). In March 1892, she married the cleric Henrik Nikolaj Clausen (1858–1901). They had one daughter, Inga (born 1897).