About Per Aage Brandt
Lived 1944 – 2021 (aged 77). Per Aage Brandt was a Danish linguist, poet, translator, jazz musician, romanist and writer.
Per Aage Brandt (; 26 April 1944 – 11 November 2021) was a Danish writer, poet, linguist and musician, born in Buenos Aires. He got his Master of Arts in Romance Philology from the University of Copenhagen & held a Doctorate of Semiotics from the Sorbonne University (1987).
Brandt published a large number of books on the subjects of semiotics, linguistics, culture, and music as well as poetry.
He made his debut as a poet in 1969 with the poetry collection Poesi and has since then written several poetry collections and essays. He has translated Molière and Marquis de Sade, amongst others, and in 2000 he translated (or "re-wrote" in Danish) the poetry collection Cantabile by Henrik, the prince consort of Denmark. Some of his translations were subsequently set to music in Frederik Magle's symphonic suite Cantabile.
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Who was Per Aage Brandt?
Danish writer and linguist
When was Per Aage Brandt born?
Per Aage Brandt was born on 26 April 1944 in Buenos Aires.
When did Per Aage Brandt die?
Per Aage Brandt died on 11 November 2021 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
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Per Aage Brandt was a linguist, poet, translator, jazz musician, romanist and writer.
What nationality was Per Aage Brandt?
Per Aage Brandt was Danish.
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