Holger Drachmann
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Poet and painter (1846-1908)
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Holger Drachmann was a Danish journalist, poet, painter, and playwright born in Copenhagen in 1846. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Frederik Ferdinand Helsted, Carl Baagøe, and Carl Frederik Sørensen. A member of the Skagen Painters and associated with the Modern Breakthrough movement, he wrote in Danish and produced works including *Alkibiades, eller, Grækere i forfald*, *Skildringer*, *Autour du Cap Horn*, *Østen for sol og vesten for maane*, and *Digte 1880-1906*. His writings also encompassed lyric poetry and plays.
Drachmann was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and is described in sources such as *Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition. His works are held in the collection of the Skagens Museum. He had one sibling, Erna Juel-Hansen, and taught Carl Locher. He died in Hornbæk in 1908.
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- Born
- 1846
- Died
- 1908
- Works
- 85
Top works
- Alkibiades, eller, Grækere i forfald
- Skildringer
- Autour du Cap Horn
- Østen for sol og vesten for maane ; Digte 1880-1906
- Skuespil
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Holger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Hornbæk
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Student of
- Carl Frederik Sørensen
- Genre
- lyric poetry
- Movement
- Modern Breakthrough
- Image
- Holger Drachmann, fra Klæbels samling - Restoration.jpg
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- Commons category
- Holger Drachmann
- date of birth
- 1846-00-00
- date of death
- 1908-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Holger Drachmann
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons Creator page
- Holger Drachmann
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- described at URL
- danskforfatterleksikon.dk/1850bib/dholgerdrachmann.htm
- birth name
- Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann
- name in native language
- Holger Drachmann
- student
- Carl Locher
- has works in the collection
- Skagens Museum
- member of
- Skagen Painters
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Encyclopedic overview
Holger Drachmann
Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (9 October 1846 – 14 January 1908) was a Danish poet, dramatist and painter. He was a member of the Skagen artistic colony and became a figure of the Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough Movement.
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