Ludwig Holgerg

Baron Ludwig Holberg (1684-1754) was an eminent Danish author, born at Bergen, in Norway. He graduated at Copenhagen, where, after travel, he became professor of Metaphysics. Subsequently he held in turn the chairs of Eloquence and of History. He was an author of great versatility, excelling as a writer of satires, comedies, and as historian of Church and State. His autobiography is an interesting work, and many of his plays and other works are among the accepted classics of Danish literature.

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