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Ludvig Bødtcher

1793 – 1874

Danish writer

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About Ludvig Bødtcher

Lived 1793 – 1874 (aged 81). Ludvig Bødtcher was a Danish poet and writer.

Ludvig Bødtcher, portrait by Christian Albrecht Jensen from 1836. Thorvaldsens Museum Ludvig Adolph Bødtcher (22 April 17931 October 1874) was a Danish lyric poet.

He was born and died in Copenhagen. Thanks to an inheritance, he lived in Italy from 1824 for about ten years, where he acted as confidant and guide to the Danish writers Hans Christian Andersen and Henrik Hertz. His most famous poem Mødet med Bacchus, 1846 (”The Meeting with Bacchus”) also deals with Antique mythology. Normally classified an aesthetic like Christian Winther and Emil Aarestrup he is today little known to most Danes.

Some sources give his name in the German form Ludwig Bödtcher.

Selected works Digte, ældre og nyere (Poems old and new) (1856). Republished in 1870 with 14 additional poems.

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Important facts

Born
22 April 1793, Copenhagen
Birth century
18th century
Died
1 October 1874, Copenhagen
Occupation
Poet, writer
Nationality
Kingdom of Denmark
Awards
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Also known as
Ludvig Bodtcher, Ludvig Bödtcher

People in Ludvig Bødtcher's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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Hans Christian Andersen
1805 – 1875
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 Portrait of Christian Albrecht Jensen
Christian Albrecht Jensen
1792 – 1870
Painter
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Christian Winther
1796 – 1876
Poet
 Portrait of Henrik Hertz
Henrik Hertz
1797 – 1870
Poet
 Portrait of Emil Aarestrup
Emil Aarestrup
1800 – 1856
Poet

Contemporaries

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Gaspard de Prony
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William Hyde Wollaston
1766 – 1828
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Joseph Fourier
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Alexander von Humboldt
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Georges Cuvier
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ludvig Bødtcher?

Danish writer

When was Ludvig Bødtcher born?

Ludvig Bødtcher was born on 22 April 1793 in Copenhagen.

When did Ludvig Bødtcher die?

Ludvig Bødtcher died on 1 October 1874 in Copenhagen.

What was Ludvig Bødtcher's occupation?

Ludvig Bødtcher was a poet and writer.

What nationality was Ludvig Bødtcher?

Ludvig Bødtcher was Danish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ludvig Bødtcher

· Wikidata: Q1230738

· DBpedia: Ludvig Bødtcher

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