Svend Grundtvig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Svend Grundtvig

Folklorist, author

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1824

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1883

Profession: university teacher, literary critic, anthropologist, children's writer, literary historian, collector of fairy tales

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Svend Grundtvig

  • Svend Hersleb Grundtvig (9 September 1824, Copenhagen – 14 July 1883, Frederiksberg) was a Danish literary historian and ethnographer.
  • He was one of the first systematic collectors of Danish traditional music, and he was especially interested in Danish folk songs.
  • He began the large project of editing Danish ballads.
  • He also co-edited Icelandic ballads.
  • He was the son of N.
  • F.
  • S.
  • Grundtvig.

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