Rudolph Sophus Bergh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolph Sophus Bergh

Danish composer and zoologist

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1859

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

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1924

Profession: composer, zoologist, musicologist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Rudolph Sophus Bergh (22 September 1859 – 7 December 1924) was a Danish composer and zoologist.
He was the son of physician and zoologist Rudolph Bergh.
He received his general education at the Metropolitanskolen and then studied music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and zoology at the University of Copenhagen.
He later taught histology and embryology at the university and published two books in his field: Forelæsninger over den almindelige Udviklingshistorie (1887) and Forelæsninger over den dyriske Celle (1892).
In 1898 he was appointed a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
In 1903 he abandoned his science career and moved to Germany to focus solely on his work as a composer.
After World War I he returned to his native country to teach at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.



Description	Danish photographer
Date of birth/death	8 December 1863	11 January 1933
Location of birth/death	Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies	Copenhagen
Work period	1888-1913
Work location	Copenhagen
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