About Thor Lange
Lived 1851 – 1915 (aged 63). Thor Lange was a Danish linguist, translator, academic, journalist, biographer and diplomat.
Thor Næve Lange (9 April 1851 – 22 February 1915) was a Danish author.
Biography He was born in Copenhagen. About 1877 he went to Moscow as Danish consul. His works include translations from ancient Greek, Old French, and Russian, and he made a good translation of Longfellow's Golden Legend (3d ed. 1891). He also compiled Skildringer fra den russiske Literatur (1886). His original volumes include: En maaned i Orienten; Flygtize Skizzer (1887); Skitser og Phantaseir (1890); and a collection of his poems, Gennem farret Glas (1894).
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Who was Thor Lange?
Danish writer (1851-1915)
When was Thor Lange born?
Thor Lange was born on 9 April 1851 in Copenhagen.
When did Thor Lange die?
Thor Lange died on 22 February 1915 in Napadivka.
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Thor Lange was a linguist, translator, academic, journalist, biographer and diplomat.
What nationality was Thor Lange?
Thor Lange was Danish.
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